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Cruiser Racing at Medway Yacht Club
Cruiser Racing, that great oxymoron. Surely you either go cruising or you go racing. Not so. Have you ever been sailing down the river or estuary when you see another boat in front and start tweaking the sails to see if you can catch up? If so, then you could well have the racing bug. It just needs developing.
How do I start racing?
If you want to dip your toe into racing, try one of the Wednesday Evening Series which are relaxed informal races around a few buoys. You can participate with white sails or use your spinnaker if you like. This would be a great introduction. You just need to turn up at the pontoon on a Wednesday evening when we are racing by 1800hrs, complete an entry form and you are good to go. A bit of notice to the Class Captain would be helpful contact via: office@medwayyachtclub.com
You might find the downwind legs a bit slow under just white sails, so you want the extra excitement of using a cruising chute or even a spinnaker to speed things up. This in turn leads to needing extra crew to handle the extra sails and you might even want to practice a bit.
Is training available? Medway Yacht Club is an RYA affiliated training centre. Find a course on our website via this link: Sail – Medway Yacht Club
I donโt own a yacht?
Find crew opportunities available via link to MYC website, cruiser class captain, join cruiser racers WhatsApp group or contact us at office@medwayyachtclub.com