13th December 2020. It was a cold and relatively crisp Sunday morning, as I drove to the boat club for..

     What started off as an idea to sail solo around the UK evolved into a 3-week bike adventure..

Sunday 6th December 2020. This was the first race after lockdown 2.0 with a slightly wonky start courtesy of Henry..

Watch this video edited by Mike de Selincourt and remember the moments sailing helped take your mind off 2020 for..

Sunday 1st November 2020. In the race box:  Joseph Cabon & Anthony Wort On the safety boat:  Sara Bennett &..

Sunday 27th September. They got knocked down, but they got up again … Before setting off, RO Sally set a..

Sunday 20th September 2020 The date had a nice equilibrium, the weather was set fair and as if to add..

Sunday 13th September. A great turnout with 12 boats under sunny skies and a steady gentle breeze. Jakob had an..

Sunday 6th September 2020. On a historic day, SBSC returned to the normality of trophy races after a summer filled..

Last Updated: 6 October 2020 Due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, sailing activities are being restricted. As the situation develops, the..

How can sailors pass half a month stuck in their homes? At Jerome’s urging, we set out to cross the..

We’re in lockdown, and we can’t sail. …Or can we?..

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..

Sunday 29th December 2019 – Downriver race. As Ratty said to Mole, “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing–absolutely nothing –half..

RACE REPORT In the race box:  Joseph Cabon & Elaine Agius In the safety boat: Jen Black & Sara Bennett..

Sunday 20th October 2019 The Campbell Downriver originally looked like there was going to be no wind. Then it looked..

Sunday 27th October It was a beautiful, bright and cool day at Putney reach for this year’s Bernard Driver trophy..

Sunday 22nd September 2019 A rainy day found the club in a dither: do we stay indoors and watch the..

A farewell to much-loved member Leo, deserved a fitting event. Led by Chris B (race officer extraordinaire) with Ray and..

A merry band of sailors with courage and stamina made the trip to Strand on the Green for the annual..

Sunday 25th August 2019  Race Officers and SB1: Jane and Sina SB2: David F, Meredith and daughter Georgia It was..

Sunday 12th August. A windy summer’s evening, with forecasted gusts into F6 meant downriver racing was changed to local racing...

Bevington 12, Sunday 28th July 2019 Race Officers: John P and Martin G. Safety Boat: Hugh and Roland A grey..

SUNDAY 30th JUNE, BEVINGTON 9 Race Officers: John P and Abbi Safety Boat: Matthias and Sebastian It was a lovely day, it..

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon as the sailors gathered for Race 7 of the Bevington Series, which looked to..

Sunday 14th July Bevington Series Race 11 On Sunday at 10am with NNW Winds 8-9 mph gusting 14, preparations were..

Bevington Downriver Series Race 6 After a fairly strong wind on Saturday, there wasn’t much left for any of the..

It is always a pleasure to have the opportunity to enjoy a downriver race from the safety boat at the..

By Race Officer – James Munro-Faure My mummy woke me up from a deep sleep at home in my cot..

Campbell trophy, race no.13, 21 April 2019 In the Race Box: Joseph Cabon & Meredith Gunderson In the Safety Boat:..

Goodwin Series Race 12   When you are given the opportunity to pick the date of your sailing duty, you..

By Sara Bennett It’s quite extraordinary how the years rush by and one can suddenly reach yet another significant age..

It was a busy day on the river because of the rowing 8’s Head of River Race.     This..

Storm Freya loomed and the Thames was battleship grey. We planned a brief “round the buoys” with thoughts of early..

Race report – Goodwin 7 – 17.2.19   Ten boats took to the river for this race, no doubt drawn..

Despite incredibly strong winds all through Saturday, Sunday mercifully seemed calmer and the wind was doable for a downriver race. ..

After some gentle snow fell during the week it turned out Sunday was a beautiful sunny day with enough wind..

Campbell 4 – 27 January 2019, Erkka and Sina’s report It was a very windy Sunday, 19 gusting 29 knots..

The second to last race of the year. Sally was race officer supported by a very talented off shore racer..

‘Twas the last Sunday before Christmas when 6 hardy sailors and 2 even hardier Safety Boat / Race Officers /..

Wow – the word of the day !  Wow ! What a transformation of our lovely club’s tired old kitchen..

Bonfire night went surprisingly well considering we didn’t have a bonfire. (The tide times didn’t work out for us to..

When I arrived at the club at some ungodly hour for the Ikea delivery the rain was bucketing down and..

I just watched Molly’s game last week, not by far the best movie I have seen, but it inspired the..

Sunday 14th October Ruby Bell 2018 RO and SB1 Jane SH and Elaine, SB2 Mike de S and Ian P The..

30 September 2018: The Campbell Downriver (aka The Campbell Upriver) Sunday was a perfect day for sailing, with the sun..

Race Report for the Bernard Driver Trophy 2018 It was an overcast, blustery day as we gathered at South Bank..

Report on the Strand Challenge In fact only six people turned up, Sara and Jane who took a GP and..

Bevington Trophy, 29 July 2018 Two safety boats were launched on this gusty day, with winds from 15mph to 30mph...

Sunday 12th August – Bevington Race 11 It was a good turn out with an eclectic mix of 5 boats..

We’re very pleased to report that Henry Koe, who’s 13 years old and one of our youngest members, has made..

Race Officers & SB1: Jane S-H and Jerome Safety Boat 2: Ray and Alexei Sunday was the John Cope Cup..

Race Officers: Jane SH and Chris B Safety Boat: Josh M and Trish G Sunshine and the last remains of..

Sunday 22nd July –  Bevington Downriver Race Report After a debate about wind and whether or not to sail the decision to..

“Well, that was a nice little walk! 😊” were the words I tweeted at 9am on Wednesday 27th June. Precisely..

Sunday 8th July – Bevington Downriver Race 7 A magnificent day with variable winds but mostly NW averaging around 8-10 knots...

Very challenging day for planning the race. Little wind from NNE means we are good against the tide, but which..

         Brilliant sunshine, shorts and short sleeves all round, an 15mph E-SE wind base wind forecast with..

It was an early 9:15 start for race 4 of the Bevington series, and with some members travelling to Greece..

After all the fab weather we have had recently it was a surprise to wake up to a drizzly early..

Race Report – 3rd June 2018 – To ‘The Ship’ and Back Sunday, 3rd of June, and a merciless sun..

You are about to read a rather sketchy race report as I have almost totally forgotten what happened all those..

Our Bob Jackson is as handy with paint (and app) as he is with a jib. The artist has an..

Bevington Downriver Race 3 The forecast was a mix of sunshine, blue skies and very little wind. Perfect weather for..

It was a glorious hot sunny day – the kind of day Southbank Sailing Club was invented for. We had..

29th April. Goodwin Number 12.   8 degrees. 12 knots gusting 24. 9 boats. 11 plucky sailors. A triangle. 5..

Sunday 22 April 2018 Downriver race Race officers:  Joseph Cabon & James Barker Safety Boat:  David Joo & Justin Lloyd..

One of our youngest and brightest sailors Henry Koe was on the water a few months ago competing in the..

We awoke to a bitterly cold and snowy Putney this morning. Would anyone be hardy/crazy enough to face the water?..

                 Report on the 5th Goodwin Feb 18   (Club opened at 13.30)..

The sunshine, strong breeze and (almost) freezing cold attracted ten sailors for the fourth race of the Goodwin series. The..

It was an early start on a cold winters day and a phenomenal ten boats took to the water for..

A really cold day greeted us yesterday for the 3rd race of the Goodwin Trophy series. It was to be..

It was the last day of the year 2017 and while many people were getting ready for the last moments..

The penultimate race of the Campbell series was off to a slow start. There was barely enough wind to move..

For no other reason than it’s a photo too lovely not to have permanent pride of place on our site...

Weather – Sunny, cold Wind – F3/4 Course – There and Back Again Competing Boats – Albacore 1, GP14 1,..

 Sunday 18th November  Campbell 9 Race Report A lovely brisk winter morning with not a breath of wind. The usual..

For the first weekend of November and a cold north-westerly breeze, there fourteen keen sailors arrived at the club to..

Today’s sun, mild temperatures and strong wind brought out a great turnout for this time of year of 11 boats,..

It was a warmish autumnal day 15C with some sunny intervals and blustery.               ..

Campbell Series Race 5 – Sunday 8 October 2017 A light wind, but rather more than forecast, greeted sailors on..

The Campbell 4 Downriver Summer is definitely over. This race felt like (and actually was) an autumn race. It was..

Following successful events at Ranelagh and London Corinthian it was time for our leg of the Tideway! As if conforming..

Picture this… Graceland on the radio as we pull in to the sun dappled yard of the Hustler yacht station..

7 dinghies started Sundays venture under a somewhat gloomy sky.  The armada comprised 5 lasers (Amy, Elaine, Sally, Henry C..

The Thames barrier was up. The current was kind. The wind was building. 12 boats were launched under a rather..

                                       It..

Bank Holiday Monday was a beautiful day and boy (buoy?) did we make the most of it! The adventure was..

What a way to finish up this summer’s taster sails – we had 10 taster sailors and 8 have joined..

What a wonderful day to take to the water! The sunshine brought all sorts of sailors out of the woodwork..

After torrential rain for most of Saturday, Sunday’s weather looked much better and despite the holiday season being upon us,..

Saturday 29th July – fun on the river in the pouring rain doing a capsize drill. Our 4 plucky participants..

With the summer being pretty gosh darn excellent this year I thought it was time to lay on a spread..

The club was originally part of the London County Council sports club and I was allowed to join it about..

The “Ruby Bell” is a coveted trophy, awarded to the winner of a special Ruby Race each year. The Ruby..

Sunday 9 July 2017 Bevington 7 10 boats Sunday was a lovely warm and breezy day. 10 boats waited on..

Bevington Trophy race, 25 June 2017 A double-‘sausage’ course was laid, the first quite close to the line & the..

More than 10 boats started the race, that is a great achievement considering more than 10% of the members were..

Bevington 4 Downriver The wind was 10 gusting 18, so the Bevington Downriver looked like a great Sunday sail. Hot..

Sunday 28th May was set fair…but still. I mean STILL. Still…six boats were rigged by sailors who laughed in the..

It was Sunday 21st of May, a downriver Bevington, the jewel in the crown of the SBSC series. In the..

Sunday was a lovely day out at SBSC. The weather was rather cold and cloudy. The wind speed was apparently..

Looks good doesn’t it? A slice of what you’re missing if you don’t join in the fun of Saturday sailing..

To mark John Parke’s recent birthday we asked him to write about his long membership of our club. Who can believe..

This past Sunday morning the weather was actually fairly pleasant with sunny skies and a respectable temperature just around rigging..

“May Day Albacor-off No Handicap open invite special” The rules were: No handicap All classes valid 2 laps (or as..

Sunday 23rd April – St George’s Day, the London Marathon and the French first round of their General Election process. ..

Easter Sunday 16th April:Goodwin 12 Downriver race with club open at 10AM The race team: in safety boat 1 Race..

This Saturday saw a huge turnout for potential new members as well as an abundance of helms eager to help..

12 boats lined up for Goodwin 11 today, being one Enterprise, one Albacore, two Solos and the remainder being lasers..

A few small adjustments are being made to the handicaps for a couple of boat classes, effective from today (16..

I was surprised so many sailors turned up given the forecast was a measly 5-6 knots. But Southbank faith kicked..

Well I did ask that people arrive on time for Sunday’s race because of the late start time, but I..

Storm Doris had been and gone, but unsettled weather continued for race 7 of the Goodwin cup and the six..

A devout group gathered to mark Shrove Tuesday at the club this week – or was it to wolf down..

Wednesday the 1st of March 2017 was almost the end of days for 3 fearless sailors as they attempted to..

A SBSC Singapore contingent showed the locals a clean pair of heels last week at the Constant Wind Sailing Club...

   Having delayed the race start time, panic swept the club as we rushed to avoid the tide turning before..

To misquote T.S.Eliot (horribly) : ‘A cold coming they had of it, Just the worst time of the year For..

There is a Spanish saying that goes like this ‘Nadar para morir en la orilla’ which translates into ‘Swimming to..

(Who better to tell us about the annual club dinner than Commodore of Vice, Sara Bennett…) ) Another great End..

It was a rainy, windy, cold January Sunday – what’s better than coming down to the club to sail off..

Considering how chilly it was, it was great to see so many sailors come down for yesterday’s sail. It was..

Wednesday sailing came to its years end on this fabulously sunny December afternoon. Shame however that there was no wind..

The morning sun shone warmly as a good turnout of southbankers enthusiastically launched their boats onto a windless Thames. Apart from..

Something obviously stirred in our sailors this grey winter’s morning, because a fleet a dozen-strong turned out for the upriver..

With Storm “Angus” pummelling the UK’s coastlines, gusts of 106mph were recorded off the Kent coast and up to 59mm..

Following the bonfire extravaganza we had a great turnout for today’s downriver on a sunny and windy but cold day...

I just wanted to post some photos which conjure the lovely atmosphere at our Bonfire Night celebrations. Warming mulled wine,..

Campbell Race 6 Campbell Race #6 commenced with Jen trying her hand at Race Officer for the day, ably assisted..

The Commodore leaves the country for a week and the Gods decide that there shall be no wind at all..

Sunday morning first thing was everything an autumn day should be – blue sky, a slight mist – but not..

Taking club holidays to new heights, Don Henderson, Trish Gutteridge and I, plus another friend from Cape Town have been..

This week we had sailing on the Wednesday and although it wasn’t scheduled it was  great success. Hakan a new..

Friday October 7th 2016 With a fizz stocked fridge, a 90s party mix cued up on spotify and enough canapes..

   (2nd October 2016) The Thames Barrier was up for testing, so the river was more like a trickle and..

Wednesday: the new Saturday.       The sun was shining, the wind was breezy and out came a bunch..

The countdown to the race began as soon as the last trolley was pulled from the water, during a lull..

A Tale of Two Safety Boats  On a lovely day in early September, the sun was out, people were enjoying..

Thanks Allan, and thanks to Andy, Roland, Anton, Massimo and Jan for joining me on the water for a delightful..

Campbell Trophy, race no.1, 4 September 2016 In the race box:  Joseph Cabon & Serena O’Keefe In the safety boat:..

Saturday had seen near gale force winds so as race officer I was somewhat pleased to see Sunday’s conditions much more..

I certainly remember arriving and being directed to Sina who had already begun to get things properly organised. I then..

What’s up sailors? Having a good end of the summer are we? Here is a little poster for our next..

A despatch from creator of your new Southbank website-slash-Indiana Jones, Max Newton, who has gone haring off on the 2016..

I thought you’d like to see this original Bob Jackson, capturing the 60th Anniversary Enterprise Tideway race, hosted by Southbank...

  If you think the Thames can get windy, spare a thought for Southbank social guru Sally Pearce on board..

Henry Koe sails off with silver at the London Youth Games! Henry, member of the Koe family sailing dynasty, has..

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Arriving at Southbank Sailing Club for the Enterprise 60th Anniversary Tideway Race, the first question was – which way does..

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In the race box:      Joseph Cabon and Elena Balycheva In the safety boat: John Parke and George Gaynor The wind..

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Race Officers: Ryan Fuller and Kate Paterson Safety Boat: Andrew Tasker and Ollie Bennett What a stunning day for sailing,..

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