2025 Regatta Dates:
SYC Regatta 3 – 9 August / Town Regatta – 11 – 16 August
Handicap Racing
Latest news
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 LunchDelicious Roast Beef / Pork / Nutroast, served with all |
| Dec 15 |
12:00 - SYC Ramblers Christmas LunchDelicious Roast Beef / Pork / Nutroast, served with all |
| Dec 19 |
18:30 - Christmas Club NightDust 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 |
