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Chew Valley Sailing Club visit
Late in May on a fabulous sunny day, several members of Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club called in to the club for a picnic lunch. Julie Tomkinson and I made pots of tea for our very appreciative visitors. They thought our club was in an idyllic setting and were quite envious of our vast race area. )<2129113>( Chew Lake, at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills is the fifth largest man
Published 15:47 on 13 Jun 2026
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RYA Training offer
Dear members, I was contacted recently by James Watts, Head of Windermere Outdoor Activity Centre located on Rayrigg Road just north of Bowness. This water sports centre is run by Greenwich Leisure Limited on behalf of Westmorland and Furness Council with the purpose of encouraging community access to the lake and improving water safety. SWSC is part of that community. James is offering a variety of sailing opportunities including RYA courses all
Published 15:14 on 3 Jun 2026
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Waterhead Race 2026
Come to South Windermere SC for our annual Waterhead Race on Sunday 7th June, starting at 1100. The one race a year that takes in the whole of Lake Windermere with a course length of approximately 20 miles, all of which give stunning views of the fells whilst practising dealing with wind shifts, dodging ferries and tourists in hire boats. There's a forecast for pleasant winds and only a little water coming from
Published 13:33 on 1 Jun 2026
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Eiger Race and More this Weekend
Join us this weekend for more Saturday morning Messing About and a short Saturday afternoon Eiger Race, a short race held at a time when we expect a good breeze. Like all races it is just fun racing with your mates. The trophy is a lump of the actual Eiger North face. Longer races continue into Saturday afternoon and Sunday when the weather is forecast to be warm (perhaps happily cooler than at the
Published 06:45 on 26 May 2026
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Bank holiday weekend racing
We have rescheduled the racing programme for the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend to ensure everyone who wishes to race is able to do so. We have combined the Saturday and Sunday race programme, and will run the Saturday B Series ( 2 x Average Lap time races), in combination with Whitsun Meeting that was scheduled for Sunday 24th May. The first race will start at 13.30hrs on Saturday 23r, and subsequent races will
Published 16:56 on 17 May 2026
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Discover Sailing day, Saturday 16th May
SWSC will be holding an open day with taster sails on Saturday, 16th May, 10am to 3pm. This is part of the RYA's Discover Sailing initiative! Club members will be on site to share more information about all things sailing and our club community. No advance booking is required. Buoyancy aids are provided for sailing and being on the jetty. We recommend wearing comfortable clothes and footwear that you don't mind
Published 07:06 on 8 May 2026
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Does your sail have a number?
Once again we have a great forecast for sailing this weekend... Messing about is fully crewed, but we need some help on Saturday afternoon to run races, and also on Sunday when we currently need three more volunteers. Getting the results from racing on to the web site does sometimes present some challenges, whch is why we have a set of forms to be completed for each race. The sign on sheet allows
Published 07:19 on 7 May 2026
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Easter Sunday racing cancelled
Due to the Amber weather warning associated with Storm Dave, the Easter Sunday racing has been cancelled.
Published 20:57 on 4 Apr 2026
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March sailing and racing
The first Messing About in Boats of the season took place this morning, 28th March along with a blustery Eiger Race. Due to forecast strong winds on Sunday, the Grassholme Race has been postponed until later in the season
Published 14:59 on 28 Mar 2026
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New Club Launch
Commodore Christine delivered the club's new boat to Lakeside this afternoon. This weekend, 21st and 22nd March, come and check out the new Race Committee boat, benefit from essential training on Saturday morning starting at 1000 hrs, visit our new club site during the afternoon from 1400 and race on Sunday in a gentle breeze, ready to race at 1100. This week enthusiastic members have being preparing their boats in the dinghy
Published 16:30 on 19 Mar 2026
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Video: Roger Barnes of the DCA visits the club
On a rare sunny afternoon on Saturday 28th February 2026 we were honoured by a visit from Roger Barnes, the President of the Dinghy Cruising Association . The moderate westerly winds provided perfect conditions for James Woolgrove to take Roger for a cruise in our own Wayfarer, Cassiopeia. As a boy, Roger had spent many happy family holidays sailing from Blake Holme, across the lake from us. Roger
Published 19:20 on 1 Mar 2026
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SWSC Open Day - Discover Sailing!
SWSC will be holding an open day with taster sails on Saturday, 16th May 2026, from 10am to 3pm. This is part of the RYA's Discover Sailing initiative. All ages are welcome. Advance booking is not required and it is free to attend. Club members will be on site to share more information about all things sailing and our club community. Members will also be on hand to explain rigging and the
Published 22:00 on 22 Feb 2026