Development

Letter to EA, TVO and Mackley

Members who have been to the club recently will have seen that our grounds are more akin to a muddy field than a dinghy park, and our committee have had to resort to writing the letter below to the decision-makers in the Environment Agency, and their contractors Team Van Oord and Mackley, with copies to […]

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Dinghy park reinstatement work

Exciting news, we have more information for you regarding the reinstatement of the dinghy park grass! The contractor will begin work on Monday 29th October. They’ll be removing material, de-compacting, laying topsoil, seeding, and so on. The small areas either side of the slipway will remain concrete, where the tap is, so we don’t end […]

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The official opening

There were celebrations last week at Shoreham Sailing Club as we officially opened our new slipway. Any excuse for a party (and a chance for Shoreham Bake-off winner Rhys Griffiths to create another wonderful slipway cake!)! We were pleased to welcome many members and other harbour users to join in the fun including representatives from […]

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Slipway update – June 22

Painfully slow progress continues on the slipway, but it still continues… If you have been to the club you will know that more deadlines have been missed and they are still here on the 22 June. The latest target they have given us is 13 July, and the sailing programme has been changed to reflect […]

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New faces for 2018

At our recent AGM we welcomed some new faces on the committee and look forward to working with them over the coming season (the contacts page has been updated accordingly). George Smith and Alice Crick will take on the role of Membership Secretary Lisa Whitney will take over from Ross Jackson as Sailing Secretary Paul […]

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New slipway work and boat removal

As part of the Adur Tidal Walls project, work will begin on the water frontage around the club in the next couple of months. We are in ongoing consultation with the Environment Agency, the designers and the contractors to finalise the details of our new concrete slipway, however what we do know is that the […]

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Junior racing

This season we will be trialling four junior racing days when we will run an inner-course on our standard racing course out at sea. Working with Adur Sailing Club, the Scouts, Sussex YC and our own improver team we are looking for a development pathway from sailing in the harbour to joining in with club […]

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RYA powerboat course – March

We’re delighted to be able to be offer club members the chance to do an RYA Powerboat 2 course which Sussex YC will be running for us on the 18th and 19th March. The course will be run over two days and is offered to members at £175. The club is prepared to offer £50 […]

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New 50 year lease

We’re excited to announce that the club is in the process of agreeing a new 50 year lease with Shoreham Port. Whilst we were keen to explore the possibility of purchasing the freehold (as identified in the clubs development plan), this was not available, but the proposed 50 year lease was warmly welcomed and will […]

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Committee vacancies

We are looking for personnel to fill the following positions; Membership secretary: The role includes updating and maintaining the membership database and being the first point of contact for new members – this includes sending membership renewals annually, chasing payments and maintaining records of and paying in subscription cheques. The membership secretary also maintains the […]

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Development survey results

Thanks to the 42 people that completed the club survey, the results of which have been really useful and will form the basis for the club’s development for the next five years. Below is a summary of your responses and we have selected a few of the many constructive comments. Thank you also to all […]

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Club development – have your say

The committee have started working on a Club development plan, and we can’t do it without your help – but don’t worry it should only take a few minutes of your time. The plan will cover the next five years and we are looking at where to focus our energies; Recreational sailing Coaching and training […]

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