Category: Afloat

The start of what is officially Autumn brought a change in the weather – to bright sunshine and rising temperatures. It felt the least Autumnal it has for the last…

The planned cruise itinery of The Yealm and Fowey had been an enticing prospect for the Spring Cruise, but a combination of circumstances made some of the fleet make the…

On the 29th May the Spring Cruise fleet assembled in Portland Marina; 10 sailing and 1 motorboat.  A brisk easterly had been blowing for some time which resulted in the…

Seven yachts headed towards Gosport, to join two local boats, for the Summer Rally. Appropriately, the sun was blazing, to welcome everybody in plenty of time for tea and cakes…

Following straight on from the Fitting Out Supper, the Spring Rally saw a select fleet of yachts heading to the north of Southampton Water, to visit Hythe Marina. For once,…

The Club welcomed in the Near Year with a visit to Ocean Village in Southampton. The time of year dictated that warm drinks were needed, so plenty of mulled wine…

The last on-water activity of the year took us to the Isle of Wight, with the venue being East Cowes Marina. A sizeable fleet were in attendance, to enjoy a…

With the venue meaning a sail to the West for everyone, it was unsurprising to find a Westerly wind forecast, but fortunately it wasn’t quite on the nose so sailing…

After a couple of years of disruption, the Spring Cruise was set to return to it’s usual schedule, and begin with an easy sail to Yarmouth. The weather didn’t entirely…

With various delays meaning the traditional Frostbite Rally wasn’t happening until March, it seemed fair to give it a new name – so the Springbite Rally was born. This rename…