News & Reports Archive

Sailing and Social Report 31-Dec-20

Phase 5 Return to sailing In view of the deteriorating Covid situation described in the government announcement 30-Dec-20, for the short term (hopefully) we have taken the responsible decision to [...]

Sailing and Social Report 11-Dec-20

The changeable weather has been frustrating for those who are able and wanting to get back to some sailing – either no wind or too much. The forecast for this [...]

Sailing and Social Report 01-Dec-20

Sailing Club News – Tuesday 01-Dec-20 Well, I am sure I don’t have to tell any of you the good news from tomorrow! My problem is working out exactly how [...]

Sailing and Social Report 20-Nov-20

Sailing Club News – Friday 20-Nov-20 We are over halfway through the lockdown ‘light’ – the end is in sight. Helen has assured me from her security patrols that the [...]

DragonFlite95 (Radio Controlled Yacht)

The very latest class of yacht to sail at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club is the DragonFlite 95 (DF95). She is 95cm in length, is a fast, easy to sail, [...]

Sailing and Social Report 06-Nov-20

Sailing Club News – Friday 06-Nov-20 Many of you must have a sense of déjà vu as we find ourselves back in Lockdown ‘light’. Well, ‘light’ in terms of schools, [...]

Sailing and Social Report 23-Oct-20

Sailing Club News – Friday 23-Oct-20 Warning from Bristol Water – they have detected a raised level of Blue/Green Algae in the lake. They advise taking extra care handwashing, showering [...]

Sailing and Social Report 09-Oct-20

Ollie Wilcox at Vilamoura Sailing Club News – Friday 09-Oct-20 This weekend would have seen the Club hosting one of our biggest events of the year, the Fireball Inland Championships [...]

Sailing and Social Report 25-Sep-20

Sailing Club News – Friday 25-Sep-20 We continued to enjoy some lovely September weather last weekend – mostly sunshine and a great breeze. The booking numbers have been consistently high [...]

Sailing and Social Report 18-Sep-20

Sailing Club News – Friday 18-Sep-20 So far, our trial of Return to Sailing Phase 3 appears to have been going well. We have seen some of the busiest sailing [...]

Sailing and Social Report 10-Sep-20

Sailing Club News – Thursday 10-Sep-20 The first weekend of our Phase 3 Return to Sailing seemed to go very well indeed. Day 1 of the powerboat training was apparently [...]

Sailing and Social Report 28-Aug-20

The newest boat at the Club??! Sailing Club News – Friday 28-Aug-20 Although I have been away enjoying a break in sunny (yes – sunny!) Scotland, I have still been [...]

Sailing and Social Report 15-Aug-20

Apologies for old photos- I'm still learning! Sailing Club news 15-Aug-20 A little bit of rain to water the garden and to drive me inside..... lots of short items in this [...]

Sailing and Social Report 03-Aug-20

Paul and Gabs Nichols Sailing Club News – Monday 03-Aug-20 Those that were at the Club this weekend enjoyed some sparkling sailing conditions. The racing session on Sunday morning saw [...]

Sailing and Social Report 28-Jul-20

Racing again! A Dinwoodie spinnaker gybe... Sailing Club News – Tuesday 28-Jul-20 Many of you have been enjoying a sail with some decent summer breezes to do the pushing. It [...]

Sailing and Social Report 13-Jul-20

Sailing Club News – Monday 13-Jul-20 The sunshine this weekend meant that lots of you booked to have a sail, though the winds were light and fickle. Both afternoon sessions [...]

Sailing and Social Report 04-Jul-20

Sailing Club News – Saturday 04-Jul-20 The most significant happening since the last news is that the Southern pontoon has been re-built at last! It is in exactly the same [...]

Sailing and Social Report 19-Jun-20

Sailing Club News – Friday 19-Jun-20 Once again it has been great to see so many of you enjoying the opportunity to have a sail. We very much hope that [...]

Sailing and Social Report 06-Jun-20

Sailing Club News – Saturday 06-June-20 As the Return to Sailing Phase 1 reaches its 4th day, it has been inspiring to see how much pleasure getting back on to [...]

Sailing and Social Report 28-May-20

Phew!! The weather was kind and our ‘trial’ day and first ‘return to sailing day’ went well. Thank you to so many of you for your thoughtful consideration for each [...]

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