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2025 Regatta Dates:

SYC Regatta 3 – 9 August / Town Regatta – 11 – 16 August

Handicap Racing

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SYC Commodore's Atlantic Adventures and Challenges

Team JolieFs Atlantic Odyssey.   Nearly a week into their Atlantic crossing aboard  JolieF , the crew is making excellent progress in the ARC. After a light wind start, their tactical positioning paid off, catching the new SW breeze early and securing a spot in the top half of the fleet—impressive for a yacht with the fourth slowest handicap. Now in the trade winds and setting new speed records, More »

6 Dec 2024

South West Water Pursuit Race and Annual Prize Giving

Saturday saw 18 boats take to the water for the annual South West Water Pursuit Race. A fresh S-SW breeze, paired with low tide created a challenging start for competitors. The notorious Batson mud claimed several victims, with a few boats temporarily stuck before they could even reach the starting line. The race itself, however, proved to be less treacherous once underway. The 90-minute pursuit race, a perennial favorite among sailors, followed the course More »

6 Dec 2024

Winter Series Race 4 - Solo

Fifteen Solo sailors turned up for the 4 th  race of the Salcombe Yacht Club Winter series, possibly encouraged by a forecast of the wind shifting to the west and increasing.  The reality was a light westerly gradient wind that never reached the harbour, and a very light easterly breeze bouncing off the Portlemouth shore.  Due to the mill pond conditions and an hour of spring ebb tide remaining, the Race More »

18 Nov 2024

The Art of Drifting: Winter Series Race 4 Handicap

Despite a complete and utter lack of wind, two plucky Merlin Rockets and a lone 505 lined up for the fourth installment of the Winter Series on Saturday, determined to turn drifting into a fine art. Luckily, the tide had the decency to be at the end of its cycle, so things weren't  quite  as miserable as they could have been. That's not to say it felt like a walk in the park at the More »

18 Nov 2024

Upcoming events

Dec 14

11:00 - Winter Series, Race 7

Dec 15

12:00 - SYC Christmas Lunch

Delicious Roast Beef / Pork / Nutroast, served with all
Dec 15

12:00 - SYC Ramblers Christmas Lunch

Delicious Roast Beef / Pork / Nutroast, served with all
Dec 19

18:30 - Christmas Club Night

Dust off your Christmas Jumpers and join us for a
Dec 20

18:00 - Christmas Carols in The Bar

Dec 21

11:00 - Festive Series, Race 1

Dec 26

11:00 - Festive series, Race 2

Dec 26

12:00 - Boxing Day Soup and Pasty

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