PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR 2026
Our Events Programme for 2026 can be found here
Details of Forthcoming Events
July
Saturday 11th July – Summer Regatta / 60th Anniversary Celebrations
All club members – past and present – are warmly invited to participate in, or spectate at our annual Sailing Regatta and BBQ on Saturday 11th July featuring the hotly contested Trans-Tamar Model Boat Race!
It promises to be a lively afternoon for all, with plenty of fun, music, food and friendly competition.
This year will be extra special as we celebrate the club’s 60th Anniversary. Please help spread the word to past members who may like to come along and be part of the celebrations.
Assemble at 12:30 for a 1.00 start.
Exact timings to be confirmed but the event will include:
- It’s A Knockout team games including the knock-kneed fender bender relay and the Bucket head water challenge!
- Dinghy Race (with additional challenges!) – Toppers and Picos only.
- The Trans-Tamar Model Boat Race – Open to all – whether months in the making or assembled from the recycling that morning, bring your model sailing boat and see how it fares on its treacherous voyage across the Tamar! Who will claim the trophy this year?
- Homemade cookies and cakes plus refreshments – please bring bakes to share.
- Open mic Music Session – Fiddlers, guitarists, and all musicians, young and old are welcome to perform
- BBQ – the club BBQ will be fired up to cook your own food. The Club will supply onions, tomato and BBQ sauce, teas, coffees etc, please bring your own BBQ food, plates, cutlery, drinks, savoury sides/puddings to share. (A separate vegetarian BBQ area will be available)
Also, throughout the day, look out for the display of club photos through the decades.
Limited seating is available on the benches / tables outside – so to be sure of a seat – bring your own!
If you are able to lend a hand with setting up or helping out during the day, it would be greatly appreciated but we are sure that in true WQSC style, everyone will pitch in where they can.
For further information or offers of assistance please email the events team at social@wqsc.org.uk
We look forward to seeing you all there and hopefully with the Sun Shining!!
We shall be based in the Clarke’s paddock for It’s A Knockout team games and the The Trans-Tamar Model Boat Race. Then it’s up to the Hub Club for the evening BBQ.
Kind regards
Judy, Jane, Rosie D and Rob
Friday 17th July – Sunday 19th July – Anchorage Cruise
Sunday 26th July – X over sail with BBQ
August
Wednesday 12th August – Thursday 13th August – Anchor to view the British Fireworks Championships in Plymouth Sound
Saturday 15th August – Down river sail
Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th August – Anchorage Cruise for cruisers
Saturday 22nd to Monday 24th August – Swallows and Amazons Cotehele Dinghy Camp
As per previous years, we set sail from Weir Quay to explore the upper reaches of the Tamar; camp close to Cotehele Quay in a gorgeous riverside spot; swim in the river/play in the mud if weather permits; enjoy BBQs, campfires, marshmallows, games, and more. Note there are no facilities on site: we have use of the toilets at the Quay, approx. 5 mins walk from camp. There are no showers or washing facilities, though we do walk to a nice clean stream to rinse off in after playing in the mud!
You’ll need to supply your own tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat.
Cost: £55 per person (£27.50 for under 12’s), to include camping and all food apart from packed lunch on day 1. Apologies for the cost increase – everything has gone up this year!
Alternatively, adults/families are welcome to opt to self-cater throughout, in which case, cost will be £12 per head, to include use of the club BBQ.
As always, if you want to attend but cost is an issue, please do speak to me, in total confidence, as there is a limited number of bursary/pay what you can places generously provided by the Club.
Conditions of event
- Participants must be a minimum of 12 years old to attend camp unaccompanied.
- Ages 8 to 11 can sail unaccompanied but whilst ashore or participating in activities on land, must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or nominated adult, at all times.
- Due to the long days on the water, all participants must have a reasonable amount of dinghy sailing experience (eg. attended a minimum of half a dozen Friday evening sessions).
- Regret no under 6’s for this event at any time. Ages 6 and 7 are welcome in camp and for shore activities, again with a parent/nominated adult throughout.
- All sailors need to be WQSC Members for insurance purposes.
- Please expect to be asked to volunteer for jobs both with the advance organisation, and during camp – both for participants and for parents/guardians of juniors. I appreciate that many of you are fantastic at helping already – I just need to ensure the workload is more thinly spread!
- All overnight campers who are 18 and over must have a current DBS certificate. A pending application is no good: you must have received your certificate and have shown it to Phil Towers, Safeguarding Officer.
Permission forms will be going out later this month (July) so please don’t respond yet unless you have a query, in which case email suecoomber@talktalk.net.
Steve Kirby | Chief Instructor | training@wqsc.org
Saturday 29th or Sunday 30th August – August Day Sail
Saturday 29th or Sunday 30th August – Awayday to Cawsands with cruisers