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BB Dragon Report

BB Dragon Report

Dragon Report Medway 2025 Where did 2025 go? The season started early with two boats - Taniwha and Gandalf - travelling to Burnham for the Easter Regatta. Strong winds made this challenging for the first sailing of the year, but a great get-together with the very...

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How To Stay Safe When You Go Afloat

How To Stay Safe When You Go Afloat

Do you have everything you need before setting off on a sailing trip. The RNLI have produced this helpful guide, click on the link (opens in a new page). How To Stay Safe When You Go Afloat

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Sonata Nationals 2025 Weymouth

Sonata Nationals 2025 Weymouth

              Castle Cove Sailing Club partnered by the West Portland National Sailing Academy hosted this years Sonata National Championship and they exceeded everyone's expectations for a great sailing event both on and off the...

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Medway YC Cruiser Class – St Katherine’s Dock Rally

Medway YC Cruiser Class – St Katherine’s Dock Rally

Medway YC Cruiser Class – St Katherine’s Dock Rally Over the August Bank Holiday weekend twenty two yachts from MYC CC made their way to St Katherine’s Dock in London which is a beautiful oasis situated just east (downstream) of Tower Bridge. The early birds departed...

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Sonata Summer Series Race 2 ~ Report

Sonata Summer Series Race 2 ~ Report

🌊 Sonata Shenanigans on the Medway – Race 2 Report 🌊 Conditions: Force 3 breeze, flooding tide, and a mischievous upriver start. Fleet: Watersong, Bluetack, Skipper, Red Dwarf, Screwloose Mood: Competitive with a side of drizzle cake. The second race of the summer...

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Ramsgate Week 2025

Ramsgate Week 2025

MYC Wins Big at 2025 Ramsgate Regatta Again! Zephyros won the Class 5 Cup for the week plus the Queen Elizabeth Cup for all the Cruisers and Class 5 at the 2025 Ramsgate Regatta. At the 2024 Ramsgate Regatta they won Class 5 for the week and the Gold Cup for all the...

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Medway Yacht Club – Sonata Late Spring Series

Medway Yacht Club – Sonata Late Spring Series

Race 3 (or 4… or 5?) – A Tactical Tale of Two Breezes This week’s race served up a classic Medway cocktail: warm sunshine, a gentle to moderate south-westerly breeze, and just enough tactical nuance to keep things spicy. With a spinnaker start on the cards, the fleet...

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Sonata Race Report – 7th June

Sonata Race Report – 7th June

7th June – Saturday – MYC and not a Dragon to be seen! With strong winds forecast, all were kept guessing prior to the race start; how do we rig, any room for a sixth (Screwloose), how many safety boats? Even the Wayfarers kept everyone guessing, will they, won’t they...

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