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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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RVYC Cadets to take part in Sports Relief Challenge on 23 March 2018 .
14 of our younger cadets took part in an exciting fundraiser in support of Sport Relief last Friday at Landrover BAR HQ in Portsmouth . It was a high energy event with our team on the spin bikes for 2 slots of 30 minutes with Rob Da Bank 's tunes keeping us going . Over 85,000 pounds was raised at the event and the cadets and their
Published 14:35 on 25 Mar 2018
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Cadet Fitting Out Supper 2018
The Club looked fabulous last Friday for the annual Cadet's Fitting Out Supper hosted by the Cadet Captains Luke Sheridan and Alex Downer . Over 50 cadets, ranging from 8 years to 18, donned their smart clothes for a themed evening based on the Winter Olympics . The cadets listened to an overview of the coming 2018 season and message from the Commodore which was then followed by an evening of games. A very enjoyable
Published 14:04 on 13 Mar 2018
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March 2018 programme
The fixture list for 2018 is now ready for collection at the Club. In the meantime, here is the March programme.
Published 00:00 on 1 Mar 2018
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Laser Winter Training 2018
Record-breaking numbers of Laser sailors from across the island have been working hard on the water to hone their racing skills through the winter months. Laser training, open to all island sailing club members, has been held at RVYC for many years, allowing young sailors to compete against each other and make friends with fellow islanders whilst the racing season takes a break. All the sailors have their eyes
Published 13:25 on 22 Feb 2018
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Cadet Sailing Quiz Fundraising Event : 2nd February 2018
What a fabulous Friday night at the RVYC ! We had a room full of eager cadets and parents ready for 6 rounds of questions to test our knowledge on knots, navigation , rules of the road & in fact anything to do with RYA knowledge . It was a close run competition with Girls Alound plus Mark the final champions . An auction & a raffle were also held to raise
Published 11:12 on 5 Feb 2018
