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Early Spring Series starts
Wow, one series down for 2026 and the next one comes along. Members only this one, the Early Spring Series. Simon Dolmon, fresh from his Winter break, is back and in fine writing fettle. Here is his report of the action on the lake today (Sun 8th March) for races one and two. And no spoiler, but the racing was as tight as ever. The morning began with a foggy start, but it soon More »
8 Mar 2026
Training
It might only be March but club training is well underway. Today was the turn of the safety boat helms as they undertook refresher training under the watchful eye of Chief Instructor Chris Snow. Chris was assisted by Jude Stratton who was completing her final observed training session before being signed off as a club instructor. Jude also completed multiple capsizes while acting as a rescue dummy for the refresher course! The growing number More »
7 Mar 2026
Work Party!
The March work party was a varied affair. A team of 18 members carried out grounds maintenance, the construction of a rack for boat storage, installation of computer cabling, inventory and clear out of the old equipment store, repairs to the store roof, raking and grading of the NW lake access ramp, carrying out maintenance on the club Hansa 303 Access dinghies, cleaning the pontoon and inventory and cleaning of the club trophies plus any More »
7 Mar 2026
Strength in depth
While it is always fun to see who will top the podium during a series the real strength of Shotwick Lake Sailing is the breadth and depth of sailing experience throughout the fleet. Total beginners compete alongside the experts many racing for the first time and some with only limited sailing experience. Dave Barker took up sailing in 2024, as a way of keeping active in retirement. With a barrel of enthusiasm and support More »
1 Mar 2026
Brass Monkey winners!
St David was hopefully watching on as the final two races of the Brass Monkey Open Series were completed. It has been a great series enjoyed by members and visitors alike. The reputation of Shotwick Lake Sailing, a friendly, welcoming and fun club, with competitive racing is spreading. At least one local club is giving our back-to-back format a go! With twice as many races this year the racing was tight and as More »
1 Mar 2026
Next Saturday Work Party
Following the fantastic turnout at the last work party Les is really excited to see how many members will turn up on Saturday (7th March) - will it be a new record? The work list is below, but first a special request. We know many members have special skills that could make a real difference, not only for the work parties but for some upcoming projects! So if you are a master tradesperson, project manager, More »
1 Mar 2026
Upcoming events
| Mar 15 |
10:30 - Early Spring Series - Race 3 &…Race Officer Mark H Assist Race Officer |
| Mar 22 |
10:30 - Early Spring Series - Race 5 &…Race Officer Conrad B Assist Race Officer |
| Mar 29 |
10:30 - Early Spring Series - Race 7 &…Race Officer Mr Miracle Geoff Assist Race |
| April 1-2 |
Junior fun daysThe second junior fun event. This time on the water, |
| Apr 1 |
19:00 - Windward Twilight Series - Rac…Race Officer Mark H Assist Race Officer |
| Apr 4 |
09:00 - Work PartyMonthly club working party, please come down and lend a |
| Apr 5 |
10:30 - Early Spring Series - Race 9 &…Race Officer Paul M Assist Race Officer |
| April 8-9 |
Junior fun daysOur third junior fun event - on the water, over |
| Apr 8 |
19:00 - Windward Twilight Series - Rac…Race Officer Gwyn J Assist Race Officer |
| Apr 12 |
10:30 - Early Spring Series - Race 11…Race Officer Vacant Assist Race Officer Ian |
