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Race report : 25 June 2017

The first Wightlink Race of 2017 started in blustery conditions ranging from 13 to 21knots of wind that made for some exciting racing. Two cruisers, Mad Hatter and Nitric, had a close race round the cans with Mad Hatter sailing a better last leg to cross the line first. A fleet of 6 Squibs started the race with Aquabat, Steve Warren Smith in the lead after some close racing. He was passed on the final

Published 10:03 on 27 Jun 2017
Royal Perth Yacht Club , Australia

Emily Stone , Cadet Captain from 2014/15 represented the RVYC today at club racing at the Royal Perth Yacht Club. She was part of the RCS crew who won the race. The photo is of her receiving their burgee and the smaller pennant is the prize as the winning boat . Emily presented our Club burgee and gave a speech in the visiting Clubs Honour .

Published 13:20 on 22 Jun 2017
SVYC Prince Philips Cup on Saturday 10th June 2017

SVYC Prince Philips Cup on Saturday 10th June 2017 At the SVYC Prince Philips Cup on Saturday 10th June 2017, the RVYC went into bat so to speak, combining youth and experience to good effect. Andrew Porteus, Charlie White and Phil Russell were up against 7 other 3-man teams including Poona, Bembridge Sailing Club, Royal Thames, Royal Yacht Squadron, to name the 4 winning teams in order. These teams were able to

Published 08:53 on 14 Jun 2017
Race Report : Sunday 4 June 2017

The Squibs were first away on Sunday at 11:00 in champagne conditions with a decent F4 Westerly on an already ebbing neap tide. The leading duo of Whizzard and Osprey had a good ding-dong battle around the starboard-handed double triangular course with the Gibson brothers getting the better of Gear/McLaughlin on the final beat. Icarus and Kestrel had an even tighter battle for third and fourth with Russell/Stone eventually pipping Longford/White by a narrow margin.

Published 12:06 on 5 Jun 2017
Race Report : Sunday 21 May 2017

A promising forecast, a good fleet, and a full race team, what could possibly go wrong? The race had loose bungs, dirty bottoms, sore heads and wilful spinnakers to make life interesting. The wind settled to a good 8 to 12 knots from the SSE just as the countdown for the Squib fleet started, excellent starts from Steve Warren-Smith and Aquabat and Scott Holdstock in Jess left the younger Warren-Smith (Fred) struggling from

Published 09:46 on 22 May 2017
Race report Sunday 14 May 2017

Nine dinghies and four Squibs raced in Sunday's first race in the TST series. The Lasers were out in force again but only three finished due to one breakage, two being rescued and one forgetting to go through the lap line. Neil Griffiths' RS400 sailed well to overtake the Squibs who had started five minutes before on the same course. Griffiths was beaten on handicap by the Lasers with Charlie White taking first

Published 10:00 on 17 May 2017
Inter-club Scow racing

The embryonic Royal Victoria scow fleet were honoured to be invited to take part in the resurrection of the inter-club team racing event held at Bembridge on Saturday. Created several years ago at the instigation of Yarmouth Sailing Club members, David and Gwendolyne Hedly, the trophy was last raced for in 2009 when won by Brading Haven Yacht Club. David Mathias, John McDonnell, David Coombes and Andrew Porteous represented the club with Martyn Squibb

Published 14:34 on 15 May 2017
Race Report : Sunday 7th May 2017

Over 30 competitors and 3 classes (7 Squib, 9 fast handicap and 2 Oppies) set out for an 11am start on a falling & neap tide in a light northerly (1-10 knots). The Race office team had been asked to organise 2 races (IA 5 & IA6) to make up for previous races lost within the Island Ale Series. This meant that the races had to get off like clockwork to get everyone round before

Published 11:19 on 9 May 2017
Youth Powerboat Group

The Club's Youth Powerboat Group is in its third month now, meeting every other Saturday and offering the chance for our cadet members to learn about safe and controlled powerboating plus the opportunity to compete in the Honda RYA Youth Championship in August/September. For those that don't know, the Honda RYA event enables two age groups to compete on a challenging course driving safely and fast, with the winner in each age group given

Published 11:35 on 28 Apr 2017
Rooster Optimist Travellers Series

Over 30 young Optimist sailors and their families descended on RVYC last weekend for the only island leg in the 2017 Rooster Optimist Travellers Series. Principal Race Officer for the series, Ian Bullock, first gave a good in-depth briefing to the young sailors, some of whom were not familiar with sailing on tidal waters. The fleet was split in two – the regatta fleet for more novice racers, and the main (and highly-competitive) racing

Published 13:34 on 26 Apr 2017