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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
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Cadet bursaries - kickstart your coaching career!
Cadet bursaries - kickstart your coaching career! Apply here for the 2025 coaching season South Cerney Sailing Club's 96 Cadet Squadron is pleased to announce the bursary awards for the next season. These awards help individuals to develop their instructing and coaching skills which benefit the cadet squadron. Now in their twelfth year, the coaching awards have proven successful in supporting the development of youth coaches and using their experience to improve
Published 00:00 on 21 May 2024
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Bye bye Pelican bye bye ....
Our cherished but old Committee Boat: Pelican, has been sold and is off to new adventures. The diesel engine was paving difficult to get services and the deck was becoming decrepit. Still, a bit sad to see the old girl go.
Published 16:25 on 15 May 2024
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Club Duties: Guidance and useful information is available
We've been at work building some useful guidance for those doing Safety Boat, Race Officer, Shore and Galley duties. Login to our website and visit the ' Information and Training Resources ' page, then select the topic of interest from the menu on the righthand side of the page.
Published 15:46 on 29 Apr 2024
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Club acquires a dinghy for cruising and confidence building
South Cerney Sailing Club has acquired a Gull Spirit sailing dinghy, which is a bit like a mini-wayfarer and, apparently, was a favoured boat by the dinghy sailing expert Margaret Dye ( Gull Sprint article ) . It will shortly be available to members both as a cruising dinghy around the Lake, and also as a great confidence building dinghy for those with a RYA qualification or some experience but who want to build
Published 07:59 on 28 Apr 2024