Rosie Hinge
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Bob Turner Memorial Bench
Anne Turner has presented a teak bench to the Hub Club site in memory of her husband, Bob Turner. The ceremony took place at our last Pop Up BBQ on Friday 26th July. Bob was instrumental in starting the Tamar and Tavy Gig Club and was a keen supporter of youth sailing at Weir Quay.
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The Dandy Hole has moved!
The new era of citizen charting, bought about by the latest chart plotters that can record and share their data, is enabling more up to date and detailed information for small boat navigation. The latest area to receive this treatment is the well loved Dandy Hole on the River Lynher. Local sailor Mike Rossiter has
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WQSC 2019 Regatta Dinghy Results
The results from the dinghy mini series at this years regatta are now available to view online. Go to https://wqsc.org/events/regatta-2019/ to download a pdf of the results Congratulations to Steve and Aaron Kirby for their series win! A special mention is also due to Bill Verity and Sophie Dandy for a well deserved 2nd place
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Tamar Bridge Race Results 2019
The Tamar bridge race is the longest running event in the WQSC calendar, a simple handicapped race from the slip down around the central pillar of the bridge and back.This years event was different to previous years in several ways.- The race was run around low tide. This seems to work well as the slower
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Darryl Mitchell.
Longstanding members of Weir Quay Sailing Club will be saddened to hear that former member Darryl Mitchell passed away on Tuesday morning. Darryl was an active cruiser for many years and owned or had a part share in a number of boats and Ian Kilpatrick tells me that Darryl was a member of WQSC when
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Is Dinky Dory #2 your tender?
An abandoned tender bearing the WQSC initials has been towed back to the Weir Quay Public Slipway after being found awash in Holes Hole. The fibreglass dory has clearly been adrift for a considerable amount of time and has sustained considerable damage. It is now in what might be described as a state of “uneconomic
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Weir Quay Cadets set sail on Leader
Our cadets’ Tall Ships trip got off to a flying start yesterday afternoon as the crew set sail from Brixham under sail. Leader was one of the largest of the Brixham sailing trawlers, known, despite their Ketch rig, as the ‘Big Sloops’. Leader, at 105 feet in length overall (LOA) including bowsprit, and displacing 110
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Another Steve Hipsey Mega Quiz!
Steve Hipsey’s unique approach to quiz organisation is famous throughout the area! Don’t miss the 2019 edition of his WQSC mega quiz. Monday 15th April @ 19:30, Bere Alston Bowling Club (Bar open from 19:00) Teams of up to six – £2.00 per member. The quiz is open to all, not just sailing club members,
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WQSC Members Survey 2019
We are launching a survey of Weir Quay Sailing Club members to coincide with the start of the 2019 membership year. Our last survey of members was carried out in 2006, just after the club had started sharing its old facilities with the Tamar and Tavy Gig Club. A lot has changed over the years