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International Tempest Class Nationals Hosted by Portsmouth Sailing Club 16-18 June 2023
Report by Derek Budden, PSC Sailing Secretary Friday 16th, the day started at 0900 to launch our boats. 8 Tempests and 1 Rib. We had Lunch in Hornet SSC, Then at 1400, 5 Tempests left for race 1. Our Visitors from Ullswater and Maidenhead were unable to compete on the Friday but happy to use in as discard. Tumbledown wind was loaned to a combination Royal Navy/Royal
Published 22:15 on 1 Jul 2023
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Spithead Spring Series 2023
https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/racing/spithead-series-spring-2023
Published 20:58 on 6 Mar 2023
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Portsmouth SC to host 2023 Tempest World Championship
Portsmouth Sailing Club are proud to be hosting the Tempest World Championships between 20th and 25th August 2023 Please see Tempest Worlds Championships Event Page for details.
Published 14:20 on 4 Mar 2023
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Frostbite Update
Big thanks to Derek Budden and the Tempest Fleet for running this week's Frostbite racing from Crazy Horse. Two good races for seven competitors - sadly no Squibs (Crane u/s) or Tempests as they were unable to launch due to Remembrance events at Hornet SC. Results are here Portsmouth Sailing Club : Frostbite 2021 Provisional Results (portsmouthsc.co.uk) And thanks Derek for the picture!
Published 10:32 on 20 Nov 2021
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Autumn Sailing Update
There has been lots of sailing in and around PSC over the past few weeks. The Spithead Series completed last Saturday and, unusually, there was a decent breeze that allowed two races to be completed (see picture courtesy of David Romano). Despite predominantly light breezes it has been a successful season with 14 yachts competing. We were particularly pleased to be able to welcome several newcomers to the series - we look
Published 17:40 on 5 Nov 2021
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Squib Fleet Win Club Team Trophy at National Inland Championships
Despite COVID, a very windy forecast and fuel issues, a team of PSC members competed in the Squib class National Inland Championships last weekend at Rutland Water. Boatyard manager, Joe Henry achieved a third overall but congratulations to all the PSC sailors whose combined efforts resulted in PSC winning the team trophy. This is a fantastic achievement for a club that only recently established a Squib fleet and certainly places us firmly on
Published 09:30 on 6 Oct 2021
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Autumn Spithead Update
The first two Saturdays of the Autumn Spithead Series delivered extreme contrasts in weather conditions. Light winds tested everybody's patience on day one but a gentle breeze finally enabled two races to be provided. Results are here - https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/autumn-spithead-ser... The delayed start did allow Mary Siobhan's skipper the opportunity to catch some mackerel for the race officer's tea - see picture! Unfortunately racing was abandoned on
Published 09:13 on 6 Oct 2021
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Summer Sailing Update
Despite the lack of news published here members have been very active on the water over the past few months. Highlights have included the Portsmouth Regatta - report here https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/238369/Port... the Round the Island Race and as usual, many members competed during Cowes Week, particularly in the Victory and Squib classes. Special mention should be made of members Joe Henry (our yard manager) and Hugh Pringle who achieved two wins in
Published 09:05 on 17 Aug 2021
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Spring Spithead Series - Final Races Abandoned
The final races of the Spithead Series, planned for Sat 8 May, were abandoned due to excessive winds and sea state. (See Bramblemet wind readings showing winds consistently over 25 kts and gusts over 35 kts). The committee vessel, Mary Siobhan, headed out into the race area but it was clear that the conditions were untenable for either anchoring the committee vessel or safe yacht racing. A disappointing end to the series.
Published 13:13 on 8 May 2021
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Spring Spithead Series Update
The second Saturday of our Spithead Series was a challenging one for competitors and the race management team! Many thanks to Mark Briggs and James Jopling for taking up the Race Officer duties and for achieving two races, despite the gentle breeze that died after race 1 and then, eventually, returned beyond expectations to allow a very quick second race around a short, light wind course! Provisional results are here - https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/spring-spithead-series-2021/spring-spithead-results
Published 11:33 on 18 Apr 2021
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Spring Spithead Series Week 1
We hope everybody enjoyed their first race of the year today despite the chilly temperatures and lack of the usual yellow racing marks. There was some great close racing, especially in the second race with three yachts finishing within twenty seconds of each other. Big thanks to Tim Johnson for acting as Race Officer and the rest of the race team onboard Mary Siobhan and of course to Phil and Chris who were laying
Published 15:34 on 10 Apr 2021
