Our dinghy park has been handed back to us, one year behind schedule, in a state that, whilst not grass, has the best chance of becoming grass that we could hope for! The entire surface that was occupied by the contractors has been covered with a layer each of; geotextile, subsoil, more geotextile, topsoil and […]
We’re saddened to have to share the news that club member Pete Allen passed away peacefully last week. Pete has been a long time member at Shoreham SC and he regularly provided much needed assistance manning the safety boats. Pete was a valued member of the club who will be sorely missed. Details of his […]
Our new RS200 fleet captain, Louise has organised an RS200 training day with experienced RS200 trainer and sailor Will Taylor. The training is scheduled for Saturday 29th June 2019 and will be cost £20 per boat – please contact Louise for further information – loubcarr@gmail.com
We have been successful in our bid to be included in the Tesco Bags of Help scheme. Our application is for some training boats for youngsters – moulded small single handers, which will be used by the Family and Improver group. As a minimum we will get £1000, which will go almost all the way […]
Its nice to say that we won’t be needing a working party to remove and replace the sleepers from the old slipway which is what normally happens at this time of year, but we still have plenty of jobs needing doing. Slipway – times to suit We’re looking for volunteers of two to ensure that […]
With the 2019 sailing season only four weeks away, we’re excited to have published the calendar, with some new additions and a return of the old favourites. The full calendar can be viewed here; Wednesday warm-up and wind-down race starting at 1830hrs (not included in the main Wednesday series’). A return of the Cooler series […]
Today we are one step (more like a leap and jump) closer to the reinstatement of the dinghy park. We had a meeting with the Environment Agency, Team Van Oord and the Port where we were presented with a proposed solution to the problem; Two french drains, running East-to-West and North-to-South The area where their […]
Not a lot to report but with just over 5 weeks until we gain a working dinghy park, we are waiting for the firm proposal from the Environment Agency as to how they will rectify the current muddy field. We do however have a meeting scheduled soon with our MP Tim Loughton, James Humphrys our […]
Another day, another update, and this update follows on from; Update 4 February Letter we sent to the Environment Agency, TVO and Mackleys. A meeting was called by the Environment Agency, which took place today. Jeff, Chas and Tony Parker (Port) met with Keely (EA) and Terry (TVO) and they have proposed to; Sort the […]
This update follows on from the letter we sent to the Environment Agency, TVO and Mackleys. Further to sending out our disgruntled letter, there has been a flurry of activity and responses – unfortunately a polite email response or phone call does not amount to the reinstatement of our grounds, or the resolution of our […]
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 […]
We’re really pleased to have received such a fantastic response to the early bird 10% discount on subscriptions for 2019 – in previous years we have offered 5%, but this year wanted to thank our loyal members given the disruption of last season. Orders have been coming in thick and fast through our new online […]
At Shoreham we have a number of very successful sailors who compete on the open circuits and at National sailing weeks and championships, here are just a few hilights from 2018 – if there is anyone that we have missed then please let us know by emailing ssccommodore@hotmail.com. Albacore 4th at Inland Championships: Louise Carr […]
This week the contractors have been on site for the reinstatement of our grounds. A huge thank you to the members that moved the boats at the weekend – they are all now located on the grass directly infront of the club. Members are encouraged to check their boats and ensure that they are securely […]
The Shoreham SC AGM is scheduled for Saturday 8 December at 5pm at the clubhouse (to be followed by the prizegiving and an end of season party. We will update this page with the relevant documentation as it become available. Committee vacancies: There are the following vacancies on the Shoreham SC committee for which we […]
The 3rd & 5th Lancing Sea Scouts Brown Leaf series was raced over two weekends on a course laid infront of the club. This years was a closely fought battle with Rhys Griffiths from Shoreham SC coming out on top. Well done to all the competitors and especially Ethan and Tom who were the runners […]
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 […]
Its that time of year when we get to join our friends at Lancing Sailing Club to take part in Barts Bash. Lancing will run two races back-to-back, starting at 1100hrs – so please make sure you leave plenty of time to sail there. The course will be trapezoid with average laps, and a 5, 4, […]