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- June 23, 2022
Enterprise Open Tideway Pursuit – Graham Douglas’ report
Sunday 19th June 2022 A unique race in the Enterprise 2022 calendar. Perhaps the spiritual home of the boat’s designer,..
read more - May 31, 2022
Trip to the London Apprentice – 29 May 2022
The last weekend of May was chosen for our rare, day-long upriver sail to the London Apprentice in Isleworth. A..
read more - May 30, 2022
Bevington – James’ race report
28th May, 2022. The Race on Saturday commenced in near perfect conditions, with a sunny blue sky studded with clouds..
read more - May 16, 2022
Bevington series 8th May – Luis’ report
Sunday 8th May 2022 Race Officer: Luis and Bruce R. Safety Boat: Fleur and Agnes It was a lovely early..
read more - May 10, 2022
May Day Race – Andrea’s report
May Day Race Report Sunday 1st May 2022 Race Officers: Jane S & Andrea S Safety Boat: Sina S & Manuel..
read more - March 7, 2022
Sunday 6th March Goodwin 4 – Giles’ report
Sunday 6th March. Despite the forecast and the sunshine, the weather was Baltic – much colder than it seemed and..
read more - March 5, 2022
End of year supper – Digby Koe’s review!
I hadn’t been intending to come to the boat club supper this year. It was largely due to the fact..
read more - February 21, 2022
Just for fun races; Manuel’s report
Sunday 13th February – Short fun races. RO Lucy and Jane SH SB 1 James F and Manuel, SB 2..
read more - January 21, 2022
Goodwin 2 Race – Mike’s report
Sunday 16th January. Eleven boats rigged for a local race in a cool and calm 4-11 kts and 6 celsius...
read more - January 17, 2022
Goodwin trophy downriver race 1 – Fleur’s report
Sunday 9th January The first sail of the year started well with the sun shining and a gentle westerly wind..
read more - December 7, 2021
Campbell 9 – Don’s report
Sunday 5th December 2021. What do you do on a cold wet miserable Sunday, apart from snuggling under a warm..
read more - November 25, 2021
Campell 7 – Tom’s report
Sunday 21st November. The first emotion I felt when I looked at Windguru on Sunday morning was envy … 12..
read more - November 8, 2021
Campbell 6 Downriver – James’ report
Sunday 7th November, 2021. Seven sailors made it to the start line on a mild and sunny November morning (an..
read more - October 12, 2021
Campbell 2 – Isabelle’s report
26th September 2021 Race Officers: Luis Quiroga & Isabelle Duff SB: Sina Stapelfeldt & Dan Bignold Surprisingly mild and bright..
read more - September 24, 2021
Bernard Driver Cup – Ben’s report
Sunday 5th September 2021 Bernard Driver Cup Race Officers – Jane SH & Ben Ridgwell SB1 – Eric Morgan &..
read more - September 2, 2021
Bevington Downriver – Eric’s report
Sunday 29th August 2021. Bevington trophy Downriver race. Race Officer & SB 1 – Jane SH and Henry Koe. SB..
read more - August 27, 2021
Bevington 10 – Joseph’s report
22nd August 2021 In the race box: Joseph Cabon On the safety boat: Sara Bennett & Allan Munro-Faure A three-buoy,..
read more - August 16, 2021
Bevington 9 – Jane SH’s report
Sunday 8th August 2021 Race Officer: Jane S-H with valuable assistance from Elaine Safety Boat: Gary & Kev It was a..
read more - August 2, 2021
Bevington 7 – Richard’s report
Bevington Downriver Series Race 7: 4 July 2021 There was a promising wind forecast for the 7th Bevington Downriver Series and..
read more - August 2, 2021
The Ruby Bell Race – Graham’s report
Sunday 1st August. The Ruby Bell. So called because it is a race that was first sailed to commemorate the..
read more - June 25, 2021
The John Cope Cup – Luis’ report
Sunday 20th June – John Cope Cup downriver race Race Officer /SB1 Jane SH and Luis (new member) Safety Boat 2..
read more - May 17, 2021
Bevington Race 3 – Sara’s report
Sunday 15th May. We had a good turnout of 6 sailors for the downriver race on Sunday – 5 Lasers,..
read more - May 17, 2021
Bevington Race 2 – Joseph’s report
Sunday 9th May. Race Officer: Joseph Safety boat: Esteban & Sara With wind from SSW at 13mph gusting 25mph, three..
read more - April 27, 2021
Short races – Sunday 18th April
Another lovely afternoon’s racing with Sara & Allan in Solo’s, Renato in a Laser, Sina & Elaine in a 420..
read more - April 25, 2021
Fun races! 11th April 2021
Results: 1 x Sausage – Henry 1 x Triangle – Jakob (close!) 2 x Triangle – Renato 1 x Reverse..
read more - December 23, 2020
Campbell Trophy Race 7 – Digby’s report
13th December 2020. It was a cold and relatively crisp Sunday morning, as I drove to the boat club for..
read more - December 17, 2020
An uphill race! Letty’s epic adventure on dry land in 2020
What started off as an idea to sail solo around the UK evolved into a 3-week bike adventure..
read more - December 9, 2020
Campbell Trophy Race 6 – Meredith’s report
Sunday 6th December 2020. This was the first race after lockdown 2.0 with a slightly wonky start courtesy of Henry..
read more - November 30, 2020
A breeze through some of the year’s best sailing!
Watch this video edited by Mike de Selincourt and remember the moments sailing helped take your mind off 2020 for..
read more - November 2, 2020
Campbell Trophy Race 5 – Joseph’s report
Sunday 1st November 2020. In the race box: Joseph Cabon & Anthony Wort On the safety boat: Sara Bennett &..
read more - October 4, 2020
Campbell Trophy Race 3 – Tracey’s report
Sunday 27th September. They got knocked down, but they got up again … Before setting off, RO Sally set a..
read more - September 28, 2020
John Cope Trophy – Graham Douglas’ report
Sunday 20th September 2020 The date had a nice equilibrium, the weather was set fair and as if to add..
read more - September 16, 2020
Campbell Trophy Race 2 – Steph & Esteban’s report
Sunday 13th September. A great turnout with 12 boats under sunny skies and a steady gentle breeze. Jakob had an..
read more - September 9, 2020
Campbell Trophy Race 1 – Renato’s report
Sunday 6th September 2020. On a historic day, SBSC returned to the normality of trophy races after a summer filled..
read more - May 25, 2020
SBSC Committee Coronavirus Update
Last Updated 12/8/21 The committee meet regularly to review the RYA and Government Covid-19 guidance as the situation develops. Updates..
read more - May 11, 2020
16 days across the virtual Atlantic – Mike’s race report
How can sailors pass half a month stuck in their homes? At Jerome’s urging, we set out to cross the..
read more - March 18, 2020
Sunday 8th March upriver – Jakob’s video
Jakob caught the action round the buoys in this video (remember when we could sail?!) Watch the video here. ..
read more - February 18, 2020
Goodwin 3, Sunday 8th February – Joseph’s report
Goodwin 3, Sunday 8th February 2020. With the wind from the SW and the air sparkling in occasional sunshine, four..
read more - January 5, 2020
Campbell 10, Sunday 29th December 2019 – Chris’ report
Sunday 29th December 2019 – Downriver race. As Ratty said to Mole, “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing –half..
read more - December 31, 2019
Campbell 8, 8th December 2019 – Joseph’s report
RACE REPORT In the race box: Joseph Cabon & Elaine Agius In the safety boat: Jen Black & Sara Bennett..
read more - November 4, 2019
Campbell Downriver – Richard’s report
Sunday 20th October 2019 The Campbell Downriver originally looked like there was going to be no wind. Then it looked..
read more - October 30, 2019
Bernard Driver Cup – Henry Cook’s report
Sunday 27th October It was a beautiful, bright and cool day at Putney reach for this year’s Bernard Driver trophy..
read more - September 23, 2019
Campbell 1 Downriver – Justin’s report
Sunday 22nd September 2019 A rainy day found the club in a dither: do we stay indoors and watch the..
read more - September 16, 2019
Leo has left the building (for now)
A farewell to much-loved member Leo, deserved a fitting event. Led by Chris B (race officer extraordinaire) with Ray and..
read more - September 2, 2019
Away match at Strand on the Green!
A merry band of sailors with courage and stamina made the trip to Strand on the Green for the annual..
read more - September 1, 2019
Bevington 16 – Meredith’s report
Sunday 25th August 2019 Race Officers and SB1: Jane and Sina SB2: David F, Meredith and daughter Georgia It was..
read more - August 19, 2019
Bevington 13 – Steffan’s report
Sunday 12th August. A windy summer’s evening, with forecasted gusts into F6 meant downriver racing was changed to local racing...
read more - August 6, 2019
Bevington 12 – John’s report
Bevington 12, Sunday 28th July 2019 Race Officers: John P and Martin G. Safety Boat: Hugh and Roland A grey..
read more - August 6, 2019
Bevington 9 – John’s report
SUNDAY 30th JUNE, BEVINGTON 9 Race Officers: John P and Abbi Safety Boat: Matthias and Sebastian It was a lovely day, it..
read more - August 1, 2019
Bevington 7 – Digby’s report
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon as the sailors gathered for Race 7 of the Bevington Series, which looked to..
read more - July 19, 2019
Bevington 11 – Katharine’s report
Sunday 14th July Bevington Series Race 11 On Sunday at 10am with NNW Winds 8-9 mph gusting 14, preparations were..
read more - June 10, 2019
BEVINGTON 6 – RICHARD’S REPORT
Bevington Downriver Series Race 6 After a fairly strong wind on Saturday, there wasn’t much left for any of the..
read more - June 5, 2019
Bevington 4 Downriver 26th May – Esteban’s report
It is always a pleasure to have the opportunity to enjoy a downriver race from the safety boat at the..
read more - May 21, 2019
Bevington 1 – Jamie’s Report
By Race Officer – James Munro-Faure My mummy woke me up from a deep sleep at home in my cot..
read more - May 10, 2019
CAMPBELL RACE 13 – JOSEPH’S REPORT
Campbell trophy, race no.13, 21 April 2019 In the Race Box: Joseph Cabon & Meredith Gunderson In the Safety Boat:..
read more - April 22, 2019
CAMPBELL RACE 12 – RICHE’S REPORT
Goodwin Series Race 12 When you are given the opportunity to pick the date of your sailing duty, you..
read more - April 12, 2019
Three score years and ten – celebrating our vice-commodore Sara!
By Sara Bennett It’s quite extraordinary how the years rush by and one can suddenly reach yet another significant age..
read more - April 7, 2019
CAMPBELL SERIES – ROB’S REPORT
It was a busy day on the river because of the rowing 8’s Head of River Race. This..
read more - March 20, 2019
Goodwin 9th – JOHN’S REPORT
Storm Freya loomed and the Thames was battleship grey. We planned a brief “round the buoys” with thoughts of early..
read more - February 18, 2019
CAMPBELL 7 – HENRY’S REPORT
Race report – Goodwin 7 – 17.2.19 Ten boats took to the river for this race, no doubt drawn..
read more - February 11, 2019
CAMPBELL 6 – SARA’S REPORT
Despite incredibly strong winds all through Saturday, Sunday mercifully seemed calmer and the wind was doable for a downriver race. ..
read more - February 7, 2019
CAMPBELL 5 – RENATO’S REPORT
After some gentle snow fell during the week it turned out Sunday was a beautiful sunny day with enough wind..
read more - February 4, 2019
CAMPBELL 4 – SINA’S REPORT
Campbell 4 – 27 January 2019, Erkka and Sina’s report It was a very windy Sunday, 19 gusting 29 knots..
read more - January 4, 2019
SECOND TO LAST RACE OF THE YEAR
The second to last race of the year. Sally was race officer supported by a very talented off shore racer..
read more - December 30, 2018
Christmas Sunday sailing – Matt Richardson’s report
‘Twas the last Sunday before Christmas when 6 hardy sailors and 2 even hardier Safety Boat / Race Officers /..
read more - November 28, 2018
DON’S REPORT – NOV 18
Wow – the word of the day ! Wow ! What a transformation of our lovely club’s tired old kitchen..
read more - November 5, 2018
BONFIRE NIGHT 2018
Bonfire night went surprisingly well considering we didn’t have a bonfire. (The tide times didn’t work out for us to..
read more - November 5, 2018
CAMPBELL RACE – SARA’S REPORT
When I arrived at the club at some ungodly hour for the Ikea delivery the rain was bucketing down and..
read more - October 14, 2018
CAMPBELL 7 – RENATO’S REPORT
I just watched Molly’s game last week, not by far the best movie I have seen, but it inspired the..
read more - October 14, 2018
RUBY BELL 2018
Sunday 14th October Ruby Bell 2018 RO and SB1 Jane SH and Elaine, SB2 Mike de S and Ian P The..
read more - October 6, 2018
CAMPBELL DOWNRIVER – RICHARD’S REPORT
30 September 2018: The Campbell Downriver (aka The Campbell Upriver) Sunday was a perfect day for sailing, with the sun..
read more - October 6, 2018
BERNARD DRIVER 2018 – EMMA’S REPORT
Race Report for the Bernard Driver Trophy 2018 It was an overcast, blustery day as we gathered at South Bank..
read more - October 6, 2018
STRAND ON THE GREEN 2018 – JOHN’S REPORT
Report on the Strand Challenge In fact only six people turned up, Sara and Jane who took a GP and..
read more - October 6, 2018
BEVINGTON RACE 9 – JOSEPH’S REPORT
Bevington Trophy, 29 July 2018 Two safety boats were launched on this gusty day, with winds from 15mph to 30mph...
read more - October 6, 2018
BEVINGTON RACE 11 – IMOGEN’S REPORT
Sunday 12th August – Bevington Race 11 It was a good turn out with an eclectic mix of 5 boats..
read more - September 25, 2018
Henry Koe sails into the National Youth Squad!
We’re very pleased to report that Henry Koe, who’s 13 years old and one of our youngest members, has made..
read more - September 20, 2018
John Cope Cup – Sunday 16th September 2018 – Jerome’s report
Race Officers & SB1: Jane S-H and Jerome Safety Boat 2: Ray and Alexei Sunday was the John Cope Cup..
read more - September 12, 2018
Campbell Trophy Race 1 – Chris’ report
Race Officers: Jane SH and Chris B Safety Boat: Josh M and Trish G Sunshine and the last remains of..
read more - July 26, 2018
BEVINGTON 8 – ANA’S REPORT
Sunday 22nd July – Bevington Downriver Race Report After a debate about wind and whether or not to sail the decision to..
read more - July 13, 2018
GILES GOES SLEEP WALKING
“Well, that was a nice little walk! 😊” were the words I tweeted at 9am on Wednesday 27th June. Precisely..
read more - July 10, 2018
BEVINGTON 7 – DAVID’S REPORT
Sunday 8th July – Bevington Downriver Race 7 A magnificent day with variable winds but mostly NW averaging around 8-10 knots...
read more - July 7, 2018
BEVINGTON 5 – LEO’S REPORT
Very challenging day for planning the race. Little wind from NNE means we are good against the tide, but which..
read more - July 7, 2018
BEVINGTON 6 – JOHN’S REPORT
Brilliant sunshine, shorts and short sleeves all round, an 15mph E-SE wind base wind forecast with..
read more - June 19, 2018
BEVINGTON 4 – HENRY’S REPORT
It was an early 9:15 start for race 4 of the Bevington series, and with some members travelling to Greece..
read more - June 17, 2018
Tideway Championship SBSC 2018
After all the fab weather we have had recently it was a surprise to wake up to a drizzly early..
read more - June 11, 2018
RACE TO THE SHIP
Race Report – 3rd June 2018 – To ‘The Ship’ and Back Sunday, 3rd of June, and a merciless sun..
read more - June 11, 2018
BEVINGTON 2? – EMMA’S REPORT
You are about to read a rather sketchy race report as I have almost totally forgotten what happened all those..
read more - June 8, 2018
Bob Jackson on show
Our Bob Jackson is as handy with paint (and app) as he is with a jib. The artist has an..
read more - May 21, 2018
BEVINGTON 3 – RICHARD’S REPORT
Bevington Downriver Race 3 The forecast was a mix of sunshine, blue skies and very little wind. Perfect weather for..
read more - May 21, 2018
BEVINGTON 1 – JANE’S REPORT
It was a glorious hot sunny day – the kind of day Southbank Sailing Club was invented for. We had..
read more - May 1, 2018
GOODWIN 12 – JEN’S REPORT
29th April. Goodwin Number 12. 8 degrees. 12 knots gusting 24. 9 boats. 11 plucky sailors. A triangle. 5..
read more - April 30, 2018
GOODWIN ? DOWN RIVER – JOESEPH’S REPORT
Sunday 22 April 2018 Downriver race Race officers: Joseph Cabon & James Barker Safety Boat: David Joo & Justin Lloyd..
read more - April 26, 2018
HENRY KOE GETS 4TH IN SOUTH EAST WINTER OPEN
One of our youngest and brightest sailors Henry Koe was on the water a few months ago competing in the..
read more - March 26, 2018
GOODWIN 8 – CHARLOTTES REPORT
We awoke to a bitterly cold and snowy Putney this morning. Would anyone be hardy/crazy enough to face the water?..
read more - February 26, 2018
GOODWIN 5 – JOHNS REPORT
Report on the 5th Goodwin Feb 18 (Club opened at 13.30)..
read more - February 19, 2018
GOODWIN 4 – SINAS REPORT
The sunshine, strong breeze and (almost) freezing cold attracted ten sailors for the fourth race of the Goodwin series. The..
read more - February 7, 2018
GOODWIN 2 – AMYS REPORT
It was an early start on a cold winters day and a phenomenal ten boats took to the water for..
read more - February 5, 2018
GOODWIN 3 – SARAS REPORT
A really cold day greeted us yesterday for the 3rd race of the Goodwin Trophy series. It was to be..
read more - January 29, 2018
LAST RACE OF THE YEAR – RENATOS REPORT
It was the last day of the year 2017 and while many people were getting ready for the last moments..
read more - December 28, 2017
CAMPBELL 13 – SINAS REPORT
The penultimate race of the Campbell series was off to a slow start. There was barely enough wind to move..
read more - December 13, 2017
Southbank beginners’ sailing course!
For no other reason than it’s a photo too lovely not to have permanent pride of place on our site...
read more - November 26, 2017
Campbell Downriver Race – Tim’s Report
Weather – Sunny, cold Wind – F3/4 Course – There and Back Again Competing Boats – Albacore 1, GP14 1,..
read more - November 23, 2017
CAMPBELL 9 – JOHN’S REPORT
Sunday 18th November Campbell 9 Race Report A lovely brisk winter morning with not a breath of wind. The usual..
read more - November 23, 2017
CAMPBELL 8 – AMY’S REPORT
For the first weekend of November and a cold north-westerly breeze, there fourteen keen sailors arrived at the club to..
read more - October 31, 2017
CAMPBELL 7 – STEPH’S REPORT
Today’s sun, mild temperatures and strong wind brought out a great turnout for this time of year of 11 boats,..
read more - October 29, 2017
CAMPBELL 6 – JANE’S REPORT
It was a warmish autumnal day 15C with some sunny intervals and blustery. ..
read more - October 13, 2017
CAMPBELL 5 – JOE’S REPORT
Campbell Series Race 5 – Sunday 8 October 2017 A light wind, but rather more than forecast, greeted sailors on..
read more - October 9, 2017
CAMPBELL 4 – RICHARD’S REPORT
The Campbell 4 Downriver Summer is definitely over. This race felt like (and actually was) an autumn race. It was..
read more - September 24, 2017
Tideway Race @ SBSC
Following successful events at Ranelagh and London Corinthian it was time for our leg of the Tideway! As if conforming..
read more - September 18, 2017
A TRIP TO NORFOLK – by Ben Thomas
Picture this… Graceland on the radio as we pull in to the sun dappled yard of the Hustler yacht station..
read more - September 18, 2017
CAMPBELL 3 – LOTTIE’S REPORT
7 dinghies started Sundays venture under a somewhat gloomy sky. The armada comprised 5 lasers (Amy, Elaine, Sally, Henry C..
read more - September 10, 2017
CAMPBELL 2 – EMMA’S REPORT
The Thames barrier was up. The current was kind. The wind was building. 12 boats were launched under a rather..
read more - September 1, 2017
The big fat Southbank adventure – Bank Holiday Monday
Bank Holiday Monday was a beautiful day and boy (buoy?) did we make the most of it! The adventure was..
read more - August 20, 2017
Tasty Sailing…
What a way to finish up this summer’s taster sails – we had 10 taster sailors and 8 have joined..
read more - August 7, 2017
Bevington 10 – Jane’s report (written by Jamie)
What a wonderful day to take to the water! The sunshine brought all sorts of sailors out of the woodwork..
read more - August 2, 2017
Bevington 9 – Sara’s report
After torrential rain for most of Saturday, Sunday’s weather looked much better and despite the holiday season being upon us,..
read more - July 31, 2017
CAPSIZE DRILLS
Saturday 29th July – fun on the river in the pouring rain doing a capsize drill. Our 4 plucky participants..
read more - July 26, 2017
THE BIG FAT SUMMER BBQ
With the summer being pretty gosh darn excellent this year I thought it was time to lay on a spread..
read more - July 18, 2017
John Parke’s brief history of SBSC
The club was originally part of the London County Council sports club and I was allowed to join it about..
read more - July 16, 2017
The Ruby Bell Race 2017
The “Ruby Bell” is a coveted trophy, awarded to the winner of a special Ruby Race each year. The Ruby..
read more - July 14, 2017
Bevington 7 – Emma’s report
Sunday 9 July 2017 Bevington 7 10 boats Sunday was a lovely warm and breezy day. 10 boats waited on..
read more - June 28, 2017
Bevington 6 – Joseph’s Report
Bevington Trophy race, 25 June 2017 A double-‘sausage’ course was laid, the first quite close to the line & the..
read more - June 27, 2017
Bevington 5 – Renatos report
More than 10 boats started the race, that is a great achievement considering more than 10% of the members were..
read more - June 7, 2017
Bevington 4 – Richards report
Bevington 4 Downriver The wind was 10 gusting 18, so the Bevington Downriver looked like a great Sunday sail. Hot..
read more - May 30, 2017
Bevington 3 – Jane’s report
Sunday 28th May was set fair…but still. I mean STILL. Still…six boats were rigged by sailors who laughed in the..
read more - May 24, 2017
Bevington 2 – Ben and Sina’s report
It was Sunday 21st of May, a downriver Bevington, the jewel in the crown of the SBSC series. In the..
read more - May 23, 2017
Bevington 1 – Emmas report
Sunday was a lovely day out at SBSC. The weather was rather cold and cloudy. The wind speed was apparently..
read more - May 20, 2017
Swallows and amazons!
Looks good doesn’t it? A slice of what you’re missing if you don’t join in the fun of Saturday sailing..
read more - May 6, 2017
John Parke on the ebb and flow of 45 years at Southbank Sailing Club
To mark John Parke’s recent birthday we asked him to write about his long membership of our club. Who can believe..
read more - May 2, 2017
Goodwin 14 – Toms report
This past Sunday morning the weather was actually fairly pleasant with sunny skies and a respectable temperature just around rigging..
read more - May 1, 2017
May Day Albacor-off No Handicap open invite special
“May Day Albacor-off No Handicap open invite special” The rules were: No handicap All classes valid 2 laps (or as..
read more - April 24, 2017
Goodwin 13 – Sara’s report
Sunday 23rd April – St George’s Day, the London Marathon and the French first round of their General Election process. ..
read more - April 21, 2017
Goodwin 12 – Janes report
Easter Sunday 16th April:Goodwin 12 Downriver race with club open at 10AM The race team: in safety boat 1 Race..
read more - April 10, 2017
Taster Sail Session 8th April
This Saturday saw a huge turnout for potential new members as well as an abundance of helms eager to help..
read more - April 10, 2017
Goodwin 11 – Andy’s report
12 boats lined up for Goodwin 11 today, being one Enterprise, one Albacore, two Solos and the remainder being lasers..
read more - March 16, 2017
PY / Handicap Adjustments
A few small adjustments are being made to the handicaps for a couple of boat classes, effective from today (16..
read more - March 15, 2017
Goodwin 9 – Jane’s race report
I was surprised so many sailors turned up given the forecast was a measly 5-6 knots. But Southbank faith kicked..
read more - March 6, 2017
Goodwin 8 – Sara’s report
Well I did ask that people arrive on time for Sunday’s race because of the late start time, but I..
read more - March 6, 2017
Goodwin 7 – Henry’s report
Storm Doris had been and gone, but unsettled weather continued for race 7 of the Goodwin cup and the six..
read more - March 5, 2017
The pile-em high club – pancake day at Southbank
A devout group gathered to mark Shrove Tuesday at the club this week – or was it to wolf down..
read more - March 4, 2017
GAIL FORCE WINDS ALMOST CLAIM THE LIVES OF 3 SBSC SAILORS….
Wednesday the 1st of March 2017 was almost the end of days for 3 fearless sailors as they attempted to..
read more - February 26, 2017
Singapore Sling-overboard!
A SBSC Singapore contingent showed the locals a clean pair of heels last week at the Constant Wind Sailing Club...
read more - February 19, 2017
Goodwin 6 – Downriver, 19th Feb
Having delayed the race start time, panic swept the club as we rushed to avoid the tide turning before..
read more - February 15, 2017
Goodwin 5 – Joseph’s report
To misquote T.S.Eliot (horribly) : ‘A cold coming they had of it, Just the worst time of the year For..
read more - February 15, 2017
Goodwin 4 – Renato’s report
There is a Spanish saying that goes like this ‘Nadar para morir en la orilla’ which translates into ‘Swimming to..
read more - February 2, 2017
Armand Attard becomes most decorated sailor in South Bank history!
(Who better to tell us about the annual club dinner than Commodore of Vice, Sara Bennett…) ) Another great End..
read more - February 1, 2017
Goodwin 3 – 29th Jan 17
It was a rainy, windy, cold January Sunday – what’s better than coming down to the club to sail off..
read more - January 3, 2017
The first sail of 2017!
Considering how chilly it was, it was great to see so many sailors come down for yesterday’s sail. It was..
read more - December 14, 2016
The last wednesday sailing of 2016
Wednesday sailing came to its years end on this fabulously sunny December afternoon. Shame however that there was no wind..
read more - December 11, 2016
Campbell Race – Sunday 11th December
The morning sun shone warmly as a good turnout of southbankers enthusiastically launched their boats onto a windless Thames. Apart from..
read more - November 28, 2016
Campbell Race 9 – Sun 27th November
Something obviously stirred in our sailors this grey winter’s morning, because a fleet a dozen-strong turned out for the upriver..
read more - November 22, 2016
Campbell Race 8 – November 20th
With Storm “Angus” pummelling the UK’s coastlines, gusts of 106mph were recorded off the Kent coast and up to 59mm..
read more - November 9, 2016
Campbell Race 7- 6th November 2016
Following the bonfire extravaganza we had a great turnout for today’s downriver on a sunny and windy but cold day...
read more - November 8, 2016
Burning down the house!
I just wanted to post some photos which conjure the lovely atmosphere at our Bonfire Night celebrations. Warming mulled wine,..
read more - November 7, 2016
Campbell Race 6 – Jens Report
Campbell Race 6 Campbell Race #6 commenced with Jen trying her hand at Race Officer for the day, ably assisted..
read more - November 6, 2016
The weekend of not sailing…
The Commodore leaves the country for a week and the Gods decide that there shall be no wind at all..
read more - October 24, 2016
Campbell 7, Downriver, 23rd October 2016
Sunday morning first thing was everything an autumn day should be – blue sky, a slight mist – but not..
read more - October 22, 2016
Botswana bound. Sara’s safari!
Taking club holidays to new heights, Don Henderson, Trish Gutteridge and I, plus another friend from Cape Town have been..
read more - October 13, 2016
Wednesday Sailing – October 12th 2016
This week we had sailing on the Wednesday and although it wasn’t scheduled it was great success. Hakan a new..
read more - October 8, 2016
The Race to Stay Upright – Website Launch Party
Friday October 7th 2016 With a fizz stocked fridge, a 90s party mix cued up on spotify and enough canapes..
read more - October 6, 2016
Campbell 4 – Joes report
(2nd October 2016) The Thames Barrier was up for testing, so the river was more like a trickle and..
read more - September 29, 2016
Midweek sailing 28th September – Jamie’s report
Wednesday: the new Saturday. The sun was shining, the wind was breezy and out came a bunch..
read more - September 18, 2016
Campbell 3 – Ollie’s Report
The countdown to the race began as soon as the last trolley was pulled from the water, during a lull..
read more - September 12, 2016
Downriver, 11th September – Graham’s race report
A Tale of Two Safety Boats On a lovely day in early September, the sun was out, people were enjoying..
read more - September 8, 2016
Midweek sailing, 7th September – Don’s report
Thanks Allan, and thanks to Andy, Roland, Anton, Massimo and Jan for joining me on the water for a delightful..
read more - September 8, 2016
Start of the Campbell series – Joseph’s race report
Campbell Trophy, race no.1, 4 September 2016 In the race box: Joseph Cabon & Serena O’Keefe In the safety boat:..
read more - September 3, 2016
Sunday 21st August – Sally’s race report
Saturday had seen near gale force winds so as race officer I was somewhat pleased to see Sunday’s conditions much more..
read more - September 2, 2016
The big pursuit race – Digby Koe’s report
I certainly remember arriving and being directed to Sina who had already begun to get things properly organised. I then..
read more - August 24, 2016
Website Launch Party – 7th October 2016
What’s up sailors? Having a good end of the summer are we? Here is a little poster for our next..
read more - August 19, 2016
Mad Max’s big (dry land) adventure
A despatch from creator of your new Southbank website-slash-Indiana Jones, Max Newton, who has gone haring off on the 2016..
read more - July 19, 2016
Original artwork
I thought you’d like to see this original Bob Jackson, capturing the 60th Anniversary Enterprise Tideway race, hosted by Southbank...
read more - July 18, 2016
Leave the mark to starboard?
If you think the Thames can get windy, spare a thought for Southbank social guru Sally Pearce on board..
read more - June 28, 2016
Henry Koe sails off with silver at the London Youth Games!
Henry Koe sails off with silver at the London Youth Games! Henry, member of the Koe family sailing dynasty, has..
read more - June 11, 2016
Enterprise 60th Anniversary Tideway Race
Arriving at Southbank Sailing Club for the Enterprise 60th Anniversary Tideway Race, the first question was – which way does..
read more - May 8, 2016
Bevington Race 2
In the race box: Joseph Cabon and Elena Balycheva In the safety boat: John Parke and George Gaynor The wind..
read more - July 19, 2015
Bevington Race 8
Race Officers: Ryan Fuller and Kate Paterson Safety Boat: Andrew Tasker and Ollie Bennett What a stunning day for sailing,..
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