Over the bank holiday weekend, six TSC members took part in the RYA Passage to Portland rally. This event took place at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) – the Olympic sailing venue. As part of the event there was a random draw to get a sail on the Boat Project. This unique project is part of…
We are lucky as East Coast sailors that there is a wealth of information available to support us online. With some fairly tricky pilotage for many of our harbours, it is a great help for us that there is an intrepid band of sailors who survey the harbours regularly and put the results online. Follow the links below for…
How well do you know your racing rules? The site below was recently recommended as a way to see how well you know your racing rules. It is a quiz with three different levels – easy, medium or difficult. Why not have a go and see how you get on? Follow the link below to access the main quiz…
Crash test boat Over the last year Yachting Monthly has been carrying out a unique experiment. They were given an old 40 foot Jeanneau SunFizz which they then, in the name of research, proceeded to destroy! After running the boat aground to see the best way to get off, they then decided to put a hole in the bottom,…
Any members heading for the Walton Backwaters might like to take heed of warnings that have been issued about the Walton Channel near Stone Point. The channel has narrowed considerably as a result of shingle accumulating on the NW corner of Stone Point. This also means that tidal streams in the area are often running in excess of 4…
If any members are planning a sail round Osea Island in the near future, they may want to take care crossing the Osea Causeway. In what was thought initially to be a case of fly tipping, 450 tons of rubble has been dropped on the causeway. See the East Coast Sailing website for pictures. A Notice to Mariners has…
The season is looming and this means that there are work parties required to get everything ship shape and Bristol fashion at the club. You don’t have to be a dinghy sailor or even have a boat to come and help with some pre season maintenance at the club. First priorities are boats and buoys but we also need…
Thought you might all like this to cheer up a winter evening ….. To watch the video directly on YouTube, just follow the link below: Go east
As we get closer to the start of the season, various shows are looming up. The boat show has been and gone, but there are some more coming up. How about? The RYA dinghy show – Alexandra Palace (3/4 March 2012) The Used RIB show – Hayling Island (30 March – 1st April) Or, if you’re more of a…
I guess we all know that we are lucky to be sailing in one of the best areas in the country, but when a colleague and his wife came to stay recently with their camera, the shots they came back with just brought this home to me. The picture on the right (© Rachel Reeves) shows West Mersea at its…
UPDATE 30/09/2022 Hi everyone, we have decided that tomorrow’s…
Tollesbury Sailing Club 2021 Smacks and Classics Race,…
