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Solo Western Area Championships at Salcombe Yacht Club
On the weekend of October 28 th and 29 th Salcombe hosted the Western Area Championships for the Solo dinghy, the event sponsored by Coast and Country Cottages. Salcombe’s association with Solos dates back to the 1950s thanks to local boat builder and multiple national champion Alec Stone and it is still home to one of the largest Solo fleets in the country. The ranks of local sailors were joined by a healthy
Published 00:00 on 29 Oct 2017
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September 200 Club Winners
The winners of the draw for the 200 club in September were: 39 – Gerrald Woodruth – £150 85 – Andrew Arthur – £70 67 – Mike and Sue O'Brien – £30 Congratulations!!!
Published 09:00 on 26 Sep 2017
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Salcombe Yacht Club Autumn Series Race 4
An early autumn day, with a force two to three southeasterly and bright sunshine encouraged the Salcombe Yacht Club dinghy sailors to enjoy the harbour, now almost clear of the summer RIBs and Boston Whalers. Race Officer Andrew Wood set a course that maximised the upper reaches of the harbour, which were more perfectly aligned than the lower reaches; sadly in order to achieve a start to windward, it was necessary to negotiate the
Published 17:00 on 23 Sep 2017
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200 Club - Post Regatta Membership
This has been a great year for the 200 Club in which we have grown from 125 members this time last year to 146 members this year. We have paid out £1200 in prize money at time of writing but have still managed to grow the account. We have had four first-prize winners, six-second prize winners and six third-prize winners. The fund, grown over several years, has been central to funding the new Toppers
Published 11:00 on 13 Sep 2017
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Land Rover Tour of Rickham Farm
We are delighted that James and Ann Jones have invited members of Salcombe Yacht Club to visit their farm by open top Land Rover and trailer on Saturday 23rd September. The farm extends from the South Pool Creek at Yalton/Goodshelter across to Limebury Point, east to Gara and includes land above Decklers Cliff at West Prawle. So members will undoubtedly have seen it from the water. This is a chance to see what goes
Published 10:00 on 12 Sep 2017
