13th December 2020. It was a cold and relatively crisp Sunday morning, as I drove to the boat club for my first visit since the last round of government ordained hibernation. I was looking forward to it, notwithstanding a slight lingering sense of shame at my only having come to... read more →

Sunday 6th December 2020. This was the first race after lockdown 2.0 with a slightly wonky start courtesy of Henry the safety boat...nevertheless, we got out and drifted down river with little to no wind.  Henry, Marc, Renato and Jakob in Lasers, Sara in her Solo and James & Toni... read more →

Sunday 1st November 2020. In the race box:  Joseph Cabon & Anthony Wort On the safety boat:  Sara Bennett & Toby Hunston The river was showing its favourite grey, choppy surface as the six single-handers launched their boats. The wind was WSW as expected but somewhat weaker than forecast.  Everyone... read more →

Sunday 27th September. They got knocked down, but they got up again … Before setting off, RO Sally set a long triangular course almost down to the Crabtree and back towards the club, 6 laps in total. She also gave a useful reminder on some racing rules on rounding the... read more →

Sunday 20th September 2020 The date had a nice equilibrium, the weather was set fair and as if to add some extra interest to a downriver race the wind was the opposite of prevailing. All this was holding out the promise of a good day on the water for the... read more →

Sunday 13th September. A great turnout with 12 boats under sunny skies and a steady gentle breeze. Jakob had an excellent start, Allan and Sally a terrible one, but they both managed to make their way through the fleet.  Jakob and Renato vied with each other throughout, but Jakob was... read more →

Sunday 6th September 2020. On a historic day, SBSC returned to the normality of trophy races after a summer filled with an infinite number of joyful and eventful little races. Welcome to the Cambell 2020 series. After a plethora of BBQs this Summer the Race officers had no other option... read more →

How can sailors pass half a month stuck in their homes? At Jerome’s urging, we set out to cross the virtual Atlantic in “Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator” The game runs 24/7 - so when you’re awake and your computer is on, you can trim your sails and watch the... read more →

Jakob caught the action round the buoys in this video (remember when we could sail?!) Watch the video here.    

Goodwin 3, Sunday 8th February 2020. With the wind from the SW and the air sparkling in occasional sunshine, four Lasers & two Solos took to the water on Saturday afternoon last.  Bunched at the start, all boats remained close until stretching out at the second buoy - the gaps... read more →