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Newsletter 10 06 26

Published 01:00 on 10 Jun 2026

Welcome to WKSC Newsletter

A round up of Club news this week... including sailing, training and upcoming social events. Also included are links to current boats for sale.

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A View from the Bridge

Well Friday and Saturday look like a bit of a blow. Do able for the more experienced sailors, but for everyone else, kick back and watch the world go by! And we have some stuff to keep you occupied!
Friday - Kids games in the Boatshed - I'm sure the adults will join in later! Start time 4pm, just bring yourselves & pay on the door (cash or card)!
Saturday is a chance to glam up and come to our 125th Anniversary Cocktail Party!!!
That should be an absolute blast!!!
Watch the sun setting over our famous River Dee Skyline with a cheeky drink and canapés! Tickets are still available online or behind the bar. (https://members.wksc.org.uk/ev...)
Sunday looks to be good sailing weather, see you on the water or at the 125th Anniversary Afternoon Tea!

Chris

Sailing and Club Calendar - What's on this week

X9 & X10 Fast Handicap Wednesday 10 June, 19:00

X9 & X10 Novice Handicap Wednesday 10 June, 19:03

X9 & X10 Slow Handicap Wednesday 10 June, 19:06

Radio Sailing Thursday 11 June, 14:00

Calday CCF 2026 Thursday 11 June, 16:00-18:00

X9 & X10 GP14 Thursday 11 June, 19:00

X9 & X10 Lightning Thursday 11 June, 19:03

Illusion Friday 12 June, 14:00

125th Kids Games BoatShed Friday 12 June, 16:00-21:00

Let's Launch 2026 Friday 12 June, 16:00-18:00

X9 & X10 Optimist & Junior Handicap Friday 12 June, 18:00

X9 & X10 Mirror Friday 12 June, 18:03

Saturday Morning Juniors (Second Course) 2026 Saturday 13 June, 09:20-12:00

Quasquicentenary Cocktail Party Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 June, 19:00-12:00

LONG DISTANCE RACE All Classes (T) Saturday 13 June

Summer 1 & 2 St/Hi/Fa Sunday 14 June, 09:00

Summer Tide 1 & 2 Fast Handicap (T) Sunday 14 June, 09:15

Summer Tide 1 & 2 Slow Handicap (T) Sunday 14 June, 09:18

125th Afternoon Tea Sunday 14 June, 13:00-16:00

ILCA/Laser Open Meeting (Tide) Sunday 14 June

Monday Nights Adults First Course 2026 Monday 15 June, 18:30-20:30

GC6 Monday 15 June, 20:00-22:00

Calday Grammar School Tuesday 16 June, 16:00-18:00

Y1 & Y2 Solo Tuesday 16 June, 19:00

Y1 & Y2 Laser Tuesday 16 June, 19:03

Y1 & Y2 Illusion Tuesday 16 June, 19:06

Gentlemen's Lunch Wednesday, 12:00 - 14:30

News & Notices

WKSC 125th Anniversary Merchandise - Available Click Here

Click here to see all WKSC Merchandise available to buy online

An order for 125th items has already been sent to our supplier, another will be done on the 29th June for anyone who has missed out.

WKSC 125th Anniversary Friday Boatshed Games - Friday 12th June 4 -9 pm

Everyone welcome including guests. Friday racing will still take place (weather dependant). £10 entry - Wristbands will be given out to allow people to come and go from the Boatshed from 4 - 9pm.

Click here to book online or pay on the evening.

WKSC 125th Anniversary Summer Cocktail Party - Saturday 13th June

Everyone welcome including guests.

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Click here to book online or tickets can be bought at the bar.

WKSC 125th Anniversary Afternoon Tea - Sunday 14th June

Everyone welcome including guests. Tickets close 12pm Thursday.

Click here to book online or tickets can be bought at the bar.

WKSC Snooker Players

The Galley

Paul is serving a delicious BBQ menu this week - Click here for the menu

Sailing Matters

Coming up:
SAT 13/6/26 LONG DISTANCE RACE

SUN 14/6/26 Tidal Racing Start of Summer Series + LASER OPEN MEETING

FRI 19/6/26 Star Classic Boat Challenge

SAT 20/6/26 Grand Mirror Day #3

SUN 5/7/26 Lightning Open Event

All lake races as per Sailing Programme in handbook

AWAY EVENTS:

11-14/6/26 GP14 National Championships Llandudno

4-5/7/26 Lord Birkett Trophy Ullswater YC

SAVE THE DATE REMINDER:

FRI 17/7/26 ROUND HILBRE RACE

SAT 18/7/26 DEE SC REGATTA

SUN 19/7/26 WEST KIRBY SC REGATTA

MON 10/8/26 - FRI 14/8/26 WKSC SAILING EXTRAVAGANZA WEEK
Note the great tides from Tue 11/8/26 onwards Tue HW 10:36 8.42M, Wed HW11:27 8.8M, Thu HW 12:12 9.03 & Fri HW 12:53 9.11M

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Lets start with the LONG DISTANCE RACE coming up this Saturday. Its an early start which has the advantage of making the most of the day! HW 09:48 8.7M The course and SIs will be determined on Friday with the weather forecast at the time. Start time is likely to be 08:30. The current forecast (as of Wednesday morning) makes it look too windy once again but lets wait and see.

By emailing your intention to race to results@wksc.org.uk (giving class, sail no, type (eg ILCA7, ILCA6 if a Laser) helm name, crew name(s)), you enable proper preparation of the race to take place. Sausage batches will be available after racing.

Sunday 14/6/26 is normal tidal sailing for all classes with a Laser Open Event taking place on the lake.

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Last week in review:

Wednesday 3/6/26 Evening Handicap Racing - Postponed 30kts gusts to 43kts

Thursday 4/6/26 GP, Lightning & Firefly - Postponed still blowing

Friday 5/6/26 Optimist, Junior Handicap and Mirror

Optimist - From Matt Geddes

Great to see the numbers who turned out this Friday.

Optimists on Friday evening

Friday evenings Optimist and Junior Handicap racing.

Alice, Henry and Henry opted out of racing in favour of just some fun free sailing (not that the racing is not fun!) Alice giving new addition Finn his first taste of Oppy sailing.

Mollie, Sophie, Daisy, Theo and Seb went racing.

This was just the second week racing for Seb and he showed great determination in getting around the course and by the 2nd lap of the 2nd race you could see it was really starting to click! A deserving recipient of this weeks Oppy Helm of the Week trophy. Well done Seb!

The race officer set a great little course in a tricky wind direction, thanks John. The first race (with cheeky extra 3rd lap thrown in) saw Theo come out on top hotly pursued by Mollie then Sophie, Seb and Daisy.

The 2nd race saw Theo make it 2 in a row with Daisy storming through to 2nd with Mollie on her tail. Sophie was 4th and Seb 5th.

Well done to all whether racing or not, great to see all the smiling faces enjoying our sport.

Junior Handicap - Two club Fevas sailed by Phoebe and Beatrice, and Esther and Freya and a Pico with Harry Shepherd racing.

Mirror - Matt and Margo Melling upheld the honour of the Mirror class last Friday evening, being the only competitors.

Sunday 7/6/26 Spring Lake 7&8 - Five Lasers blasted round the course in a SWF4-5. Ioannis Koutsokeras (ILCA6) won both races from Alex Elliott and Mike Betteridge, both in (ILCA6) in the first race and from Steve Jardine (ILCA7) and Alex in the second race. Good to watch !

Just a bit too early for the start - last Sunday Hcap racing (all Lasers!)

Lasers blasting down the lake last Sunday

Tuesday 9/6/26 Solo, ILCA and Illusion - Postponed W 20+ Kts

The only entertainment was Gavin Roberts progression into Wing Foiling (see pic). As they would say across the water Good man yourself Gav!

Yesterday evening - racing postponed but Gavin Roberts entertained us on his wing foiler.

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Other Sailing News:

The FIFE REGATTA this week till Friday

For those who have frequented the sheds at WKSC through last winter, they will have noticed Martin Hartleys Fife. She is a beautiful yacht, lovely graceful lines. Well … she is now sailing in the Fife Regatta that going on this week at Fairlie.

I was watching a film of a big Fife yacht tacking in a sailors breeze… just lovely - no wonder sailing/yachting is called the Beautiful Sport. Check it out on the internet.

Fifes at the FIFE REGATTA Fairlie (1 = Martin Harley) In mixed weather!

Martin Hartley at the helm of Fife 1 on the Clyde this week at the Fife Regatta

8 Metre Fifes racing at the Fife Regatta

The GP14 Nationals Llandudno 12-14/6/26 - Good luck to Jean-Louis Simons and David Bromilow who will be competing at Llandudno in the GP Nationals starting this Friday.

IC News: Steve Fleming has recovered his IC from Weymouth following vital repair work. He was re-assembling it all yesterday. Dan Skinner has also been sorting out a problem with Black Bettys mast step and has helped me with White Knights' top daggerboard plate (I haven't given up IC sailing just yet). Not far away is the Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy 4&5/7/26 at Ullswater. This Classic Race attracts an entry of some 230 boats. Our IC boys have entered and I understand that at least 10 x ICs are entered this year. I am booked on to the Ullswater Steamer with another IC sailor of a certain age where supporting the class through spectating is our objective.

Steve Flemings IC reassembled yesterday back after essential repair work at Weymouth.