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Squib National Champion 2018

RVYC member Steve Warren-Smith, sailing Aquabat with Stu Rix, has won the 2018 Squib National Championship held during Cowes Week. A fantastic result, particularly in this 50th Anniversary year and with an enormous fleet of 99 - well done!

Published 13:29 on 13 Aug 2018
Optimist Nationals 2018 : RVYC Cadets competing

he 2018 British National and Open Championships took place in Pwllheli, Wales from 4-10 August and RVYC was represented by 4 cadets: Cam Blamey and Finn, Noah and Daisy Evans. In total there were 371 competitors from across the world with the USA, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong and Ireland sending their national teams to compete along with other competitors from Australia, South Africa, Belgium and Spain. As usual the fleets were split by age

Published 13:14 on 13 Aug 2018
Island Games Team Selection for 2019

Every two years, thousands of athletes from around the globe - from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic to the Caribbean - gather together to compete in the NatWest International Island Games. 2019's event takes place on Gibraltar from 6 to 12 July and once more, sailing is included in the sports agenda. Following a rigorous training and selection programme attended by members of several island clubs, sailing manager, Jon Evans,

Published 19:16 on 7 Aug 2018
Optimist Rooster Southern Traveller Series 2018

The 2017/18 Rooster Optimist Southern Traveller series , of which the RVYC open is a part, concluded recently at Hayling Island, having started in Burghfield back in September. Overall, 11 RVYC cadets participated with many taking the ferry to the mainland events (thanks Wightlink !). The events were held at Burghfield, Warsash, Chichester, RVYC, Parkstone, Hayling Island and Spinnaker SC. This gave the sailors a real test of sailing inland and on

Published 10:35 on 8 Jul 2018
Open Day for People with Disabilities : 30th June 2018

With flags fluttering on a sunny day, the Royal Victoria Yacht club in Fishbourne opened its doors on Saturday 30 June 2018 for its annual Open Day for People with Disabilities. We have a long-standing tradition of inviting people with disabilities to enjoy a day at the RVYC, dating back to 1981 when the late Betty Matthews organised the first event to mark the International Year of Disabled Persons. This year, over 190 guests

Published 09:52 on 3 Jul 2018
Team Racing at Seaview Yacht Club : 19 June 2018

The four-way team racing at Seaview Yacht Club proved to be an intense and exciting test of tactical racing, with a strong force 4 gusting to 5 and creating challenging conditions. Each yacht club had three boats. All RVYC Mermaids went three up (in the Light Green, Dark Green & White boats). This helped to even out the responsibilities making way for effective team racing through, excellent communication, trim, tactics and sportsmanship. The

Published 09:37 on 21 Jun 2018
RYA Honda Youth Powerboat Challenge update : June 2018

Since the start of the 2018 RYA Honda Youth Powerboat season in February we have had some diverse weather. We started with bitter north easterlies, passing through torrential south westerlies and last week's final practice was no exception. We saw 27 knots with wind over tide making the last week to practice their skill really tricky for the cadets. As is usual not everyone can make every week, and this is one of

Published 08:57 on 18 Jun 2018
MOCRA National Championships : May 26th - 28th 2018

The MOCRA National Championships were this year staged as part of the biennial International Paint Poole Regatta, excellently coordinated throughout by the Combined Yacht Clubs of Poole. MOCRA circuit stalwarts Nitric (Corsair Dash 750) and Tympanic (Dragonfly 28 Sport) were joined by class newcomers Aquafly (Dragonfly 28 Supreme) and the recently-built Grey Goose (Farrier F-31), alongside three boats from the rapid DIAM24 one-design class – Buzz Race Team

Published 10:21 on 11 Jun 2018
TST Series 7 & Cruiser Sunday B1 Race Report : 3rd June 2018

A beautiful summer's day saw eight Squibs come out to race and the wind gods just about mustered enough puff to get them around a single lap. Slow handicappers found it difficult to make progress against the fast-ebbing tide but the Charlottes in their Feva managed to complete their course while Sam Osborne's Tera had to retire. Before the Squibs started, a lone cruiser set off into the South Easterly breeze for her zig-zag course

Published 13:31 on 6 Jun 2018
Cadet Beach Clean & Support of Single Use Plastic Initiative

On Friday 18 May 2018 at 18:30 , The Royal Victoria Yacht Club announced its intention to work towards becoming a (single use) Plastic Free Club. Matt Harwood from Surfers Against Sewage is leading the initiative on the Isle of Wight and we signed up towards his 7 point pledge to reduce the use of plastic straws, plastic bottles, single use coffee cups , food containers and balloons within the bar and

Published 08:49 on 21 May 2018