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Decisions Decisions
We are probably all aware of how important 'Branding' is for organisations. At South Cerney we have a well known brand but there are some minor inconsistencies that we would like to address. One of these is the club logo. Currently we have two logo's in use and we would like your help to decide which one we should adopt as the definitive club logo for use on communications, notices, etc:- The 'champions' logo
Published 18:01 on 20 Oct 2024
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South Cerney Sailing Club Annual General Meeting 2024
You are invited to attend the Club's AGM to be held at the Clubhouse and via Microsoft Teams on SUNDAY 8th DECEMBER 2024 AT 2.00 pm The AGM will take place on 8th December 2024 and all voting members are invited to submit items for the agenda and stand for election by 9th November 2024. The Executive Committee will consider items and publish an agenda by 16th November 2024.
Published 20:41 on 16 Oct 2024
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SCSC Solo Open Report
The South Cerney SC Solo open meeting took place on Saturday the 5 th October. This was a combined NSCA Midlands Series, sponsored by Allen and CB Coverstore, and NSCA Western Series, Sponsored by GOAT and Dinghy Shac event. The event saw 18 competitors from as far afield as Cornwall and Birmingham have a fantastic day in glorious sunshine and more importantly a good breeze (with some gusts to spice things up a bit).
Published 20:09 on 16 Oct 2024
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Swifty Pursuit
This is a reminder that we are just one week from the start of the new Sunday Swift Pursuit! This will be a friendly not too serious sail for everybody to enjoy, similar in spirit to The Hotdogs, a good race for less confident sailors and the bar will be open afterwards for a sociable drink after the race. With thanks to Paul Kimmens, the 45 min pursuit timer has been set up
Published 07:26 on 14 Oct 2024
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New club boat for hire
We are delighted to announce that we have a new boat added to our hire fleet. Mike Rees, a member of the club, has very generously donated a superb example of a Gul Calypso dinghy. The boat is free to hire to members and as like all of our club boats you are required to complete an induction prior to hiring. This new boat will replace our existing Gul.
Published 13:05 on 25 Sep 2024
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We have a Solo demonstrator available to Club Members!
Vernon P has facilitated the loan of a Solo dinghy to the Club as a demonstrator for anyone wishing to try one of these great sailing dinghies out. Why get one? They keep their value. There is great Solo class racing at the Club with a decent number turning out for each series. There is a wide variety of skill amongst the helms, so there will always be someone to
Published 15:44 on 15 Sep 2024
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Got a SUP or Kayak? Your life just got easier!!
Thanks to Andy and Rochelle H, South Cerney Sailing Club are the proud owners of an automatic pump for inflatable watercraft. This will take away the effort in hand-pumping watercraft an is a great asset to our members. More details on operation etc can be found here: https://www.southcerneysailingclub.org.uk/fleets/paddling-kayak-or-sup
Published 15:28 on 17 Aug 2024
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Improving and Maintaining our lovely Club
As a direct result of listening to members feedback, our SCSC Executive Committee requested the outstanding goodwill of some members to undertake focused maintenance and improvement work at our Club over early-August. This includes: Re-grading the beach to make it easier to haul dinghies from the water and into the dinghy park. Pulling at an angle also helps a lot, as you'll see: Repairing and adding to
Published 14:00 on 10 Aug 2024
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New mooring bouys
By popular demand we now have two new mooring bouys in the lake. The bouys have reasonably large anchor weights attached making them sufficient for mooring a sailing dinghy, paddle board, or RIB. The photo below shows the approximate positions. The video below explains how to use them.
Published 18:09 on 27 Jun 2024
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RS200
The club RS200 is ready for Summer and ready for hire. We've just purchased a shiny new trolley, fitted a new main halyard/cleat/pully, and fitted new toe straps. Towards the end of last year we purchased a new suite of sails and the slot gasket is going to be replaced shortly. This is a fantastic club boat and hire costs are ridiculously low at only £12.50 per session for juniors and £25.00 for adults.
Published 16:29 on 19 Jun 2024
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SUP Safari & Kayak Cruising
Our Lake is a fantastic place to undertake a SUP safari or Kayak cruise in its own right, as well as a great place to practice the skills for when we are paddling further from home. One favourite route is to: Launch from the dinghy beach, turn left and track along the bank underneath the dinghy park. A still day will allow you to see Dragonflies amongst the reeds and other insect life
Published 15:13 on 24 May 2024