News & Reports Archive

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 [...]

Covid 19 Coronavirus update 22-May-20

Latest planning for our return to recreational sailing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Thank you for your responses to the survey and for your comments and observations. Subject to Bristol Water [...]

Covid 19, corona virus update- looking forward 12-May-20

I am writing on behalf of the Directors and General Committee. As will be the case with you all, we are excited at the imminent prospect of being able to [...]

Covid 19, Coronavirus Update email 05-May-20

How is this ongoing crisis impacting on our Sailing Club? Whenever I write something for the newsletter, it becomes out of date almost immediately – but my aim is to [...]

Sailing and Social Report 28-Apr-20

That is a man desperate for a sail! Two weeks have flown by (!) since the last News, and dare I even think the country’s mortality figures look a little [...]

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