Squibs

The National Squib is a 19 ft keelboat with distinctive have distinctive Mace (Tan/Brown) coloured sails. Designed by Oliver Lee in 1967 , the first fleet was formed at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club at Burnham. As one of the most popular one design keelboats across the country it enjoys one of the biggest fleets in UK & Ireland.

The RVYC Squib fleet have just under 50 club races a year in an active group of around 20 boats. The 2 race days are particularly popular with numbers at the startline seeing between 6 and 14. In addition to the club racing there are multiple Solent based Regattas which the class participates in, including Cowes Weeks 2026 bicentenary. So, even though a few of our top racers campaign on the mainland at the National events, there's plenty of racing to keep all the Squib owners busy from Spring to December.

The wooded foreshore and Wootton Creek give a wonderful backdrop for our racing and the Cowes Week & Round the Island Race provide us with the continual drama of the big events.

The RVYC Squib Fleet has some 20 yr old young guns, a couple in the top 10 of the National Championships and a solid group of corinthian & friendly racers of all ages.

If this sounds like you, please join us. We keep incontact over whatsapp & facebook so you are never far from knowing what's going on.

More Squib information can be found at the National Squib Owners Association website (http://www.squibs.co.uk/).Keep up

to date with the latest Solent and National Squib events scheduled for the 2026 season on the Squib notice board in the RVYC.

Charlie White

Squib Class Captain

Last updated 15:11 on 20 January 2026