Blog Posts
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Advice from the Cruising Association
For our Cruising members, you may wish to see this information on the Cruising Association’s website page Save the Date – An Evening with RATS | CA (theca.org.uk) They propose that you save the date for an evening with the CA’s Regulatory & Technical Services group (RATS) at 1900 GMT hours on Thursday 21 March…
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Barn Dance on 9th March
With the wonderful Dartmoor Pixie Band Spring is on the way, the sailing season will be starting soon, and we’re kick-starting the year with a fantastic humdinger of a hoedown with a Barn Dance and Supper, including live music from the fabulous Dartmoor Pixie Band. The evening promises to be a great way to clear…
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Sailing Tectona – Our First Winter Talk
We had our first Winter Talk last Monday, given by Emma and Ben of the Community Interest Company (CIC) Sailing Tectona. At Sailing Tectona, Emma is the Business manager and a 1st Mate while Ben is the Operations Manager and a Skipper. Emma spoke eloquently about how Sailing Tectona is run by a team of…
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Wonderful Winter Walk!
On Saturday 6th January, we gathered at the Boat Shed before setting off on either of two walks: Afterwards, we shared soup, hot drinks and a lunch made up of contributions brought by everyone. What a lovely way to spend a sunny Winter’s day and weren’t we lucky with our weather!
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Our First Winter Talk
Sailing Tectona – Community Voyages and Tall Ship Rebuild by Emma Harley The first of our 3 Winter Talks and OPEN TO EVERYONE Monday January 15th at Bere Alston Bowling Club 1900 for 1930 start (£1 entry) Many of you will have seen this beautiful traditional sailing vessel in and around the Sound and this…
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Mirror Dinghy “Huggles” For Sale
Dick Brown’s daughter, Anna, is selling her Mirror Dinghy “Huggles”. For full details, visit the For Sale & Wanted page on the club website For Sale & Wanted – Weir Quay Sailing Club (wqsc.org) Anna will sell her in exchange for making a sponsorship payment to her in the London Marathon, where she is running…
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20 Year Celebration for the TTGC
Yesterday – 16th December – our fellow club on the Hub Club site, the Tamar and Tavy Gig Club, had a celebration to mark their first 20 years in existence. With a Christmas theme, they dressed up and took their gigs out on the river, followed by mince pies and mulled wine in the Boat…
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First Gabion Layer Now Complete
Last Sunday, a team from WQSC and the TTGC completed the filling of the first layer of gabion baskets on the edge of the parking area to the rear of the HC Boat Shed. The next tasks are: We will be calling for volunteers when the next baskets are ready to be filled.
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Equinox & Autumn Dinghy Series – Results
This year, James Platts created a number of Winter dinghy races – the Equinox Series and the Autumn Series. Having been delayed by bad weather, the series racing was completed last Sunday and the final results are given below. The races have been a great success and are a credit to the hard work and…
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Winter Dinghy Races
The dinghy Winter Series of racing is taking place now. The Equinox series has finished and the final race in the Autumn series takes place next weekend. The Chilly pursuit race will follow. Results and comments on the racing so far can be found on the Dinghy Sailing page of the club website. James PlattsRace…