News
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What's happening at SCSC in April?
Here is a 4:20 minute summary by our current Club Commodore on what is happening at our Sailing Club in April.
Published 16:00 on 13 Apr 2025
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RYA Adult and Youth Dinghy Courses at South Cerney Sailing Club.
South Cerney Sailing Club proudly presents our RYA Dinghy Course schedule for 2025. Full details are available here: https://www.southcerneysailingclub.org.uk/page/training We have have a great fleet of training boats and a kind, knowledgeable and skilled set of dinghy instructors.Members can now book the following RYA 2025 course dates: 24/25 May: RYA Adult L1 & 2, Youth Stage 1/2 28/29 June: RYA Adult L1 & 2
Published 15:14 on 4 Apr 2025
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Some great dinghy racing weather to be had ... come and join us!
Sunday 9 March had balmy Spring weather with a lovely breeze and a number of sailors were out for the last Chilli Dog race in the series. The Solo Fleet had tight racing with less only a few minutes between the first and last sailors and lots of changing positions. Watch here: Everyone arrived at the windward mark at the same time though Vernon's brand new boat meant
Published 15:47 on 9 Mar 2025
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New Weather Station
We are delighted to announce that our new weather station is up and running. Using the latest solid state anemometer technology we have an accurate view of current, and historic, wind speed and direction. The weather page on the website has been updated so that you can click to see current windspeed/direction or you can click to see the latest forecast from Windguru. You can also view the windspeed and direction by going
Published 14:17 on 5 Feb 2025
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South Cerney Sailing Club - our experimental YouTube Channel
We are experimenting with becoming YouTube celebrities! Visit the SCSC YouTube channels to see some videos about things happening at our lovely club! Follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/@SouthCerneySailingClub-ViceCom . As you'll see, Hollywood hasn't anything to be scared of yet!!!
Published 11:09 on 4 Feb 2025
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Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) Training
Are you not sure of the Rules? Do you need to brush up on the RRS? Do you want to be more confident when racing? Are you worried when someone shouts protest? Well we have the perfect thing for you to kick off your 2025 sailing season. Paul Kimmens has volunteered to run some basic rules training on Saturday 22nd March at 16:00 for a couple of hours. It's FREE
Published 14:52 on 9 Jan 2025
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New Signage
New Year, new signage All the club boat berths have new signs to make it easier to find club boats and return them to the correct berth after use. If anyone is feeling strong at the weekend the club wayfarers 'Blue Bob' and 'Blue Too' are currently in the wrong berths and need swapping.
Published 13:25 on 8 Jan 2025
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South Cerney Sailing Club at the West Lancashire Yacht Club 24-Hour Race
Over the weekend of Saturday 21 st September, the South Cerney Sailing Club team took to the waters of the Southport Marine Lake for West Lancashire Yacht Club's much-anticipated return of 24-hour race. Competing in a GP14 dinghy, the team faced not only the challenge of endurance but also the spirited competition from teams sailing both GP14s and Enterprise dinghies. The team included Ali Wallace, Ava Roberts, Richard Burton (Burt), Charles & Nicola Barrett,
Published 11:53 on 1 Nov 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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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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