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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
Optimist Open Event : 12th & 13th May 2018

Over 30 young Optimist sailors and their families descended on RVYC last weekend for the only island leg in the 2018 Rooster Optimist Travellers Series. The fleet was split in two – 20 in the regatta fleet for more novice racers, and the main (and highly-competitive) racing fleet of 13 boats. The event gave young island sailors the chance to compete against some of the most experienced Optimist sailors on the

Published 11:10 on 8 May 2018
Squib Gold Cup : May 5 & 6th 2018

A record 4 boats from the RVYC attended the prestigious Squib Gold Cup event hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club at Burnham over the early May Bank Holiday weekend- Chris and Ben Gibson in Wizard, Emma Baker and Sam Prime in Buccaneer, Martin Harrison and Tom Archer in Hussar and Stu Rix and Steve Warren-Smith in Aquabat, boosting the fleet to 35. Conditions were perfect with unbroken sunshine and a gentle easterly breeze on

Published 11:00 on 8 May 2018
Push The Boat Out 2018 : 5 May 2018

What an incredible day at the RVYC on Saturday ! A huge thanks to all the volunteers - boats and helms , rib drivers . registration team , beach masters and house team for supporting a superb Push The Boat Out Event 2018 . Over 70 people were out on the water in idyllic sunshine and light winds on both dinghies , cruisers , ribs and multihulls . It was lovely to see so

Published 10:01 on 16 Apr 2018
Commissioning Cup - 25 March 2018

After cancelling the winter dinghy regatta due to a blizzard, a slight breeze and still waters were a perfect start to the season for the Commissioning Cup race and attracted a good size fleet out of hibernation. This cup was presented by former Commodore, Ian Vallender, with the aim of getting people and boats out on the water right at the start of the season. Race officer, Chris Gibson, set an average lap course

Published 16:10 on 4 Apr 2018