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A Busy Autumn Sailing!

Following a hectic September at PSC (Squib South Coast Championships & Contessa National Championships) on the water activity has continued through October and November despite variable weather! The Saturday Autumn Parhelion Series completed on Saturday 27 Oct with series wins for Tinker T (IRC) and Muscadet de Havelet (NHC & Club) but unfortunately variable weather conditions meant that only 6 of 11 planned races were completed. Too much wind has also been an issue

Published 20:12 on 13 Nov 2018
Contessa 32 Championships

The Contessa 32 National Championships were hosted by Portsmouth Sailing Club over three days - Fri 28 to Sun 30 Sept. Six races were provided across the Eastern Solent and Hayling Bay for 13 yachts; the largest Contessa 32 fleet that has raced for many years. The championships were particularly competitive; for the penultimate race 6 yachts finished within 2 minutes and there was all to play for at the start of the final

Published 19:47 on 30 Sep 2018
Squib South Coast Champs and BART'S BASH 2018

The 5th race of the Squib South Coast Champs (16th Sep) was designated as a Bart's Bash 2018 Race. This race is currently shown as the 13th largest Bart's Bash race worldwide (by numbers of competitors). https://www.bartsbash.com/ Five Squib competitors also managed to win prizes in the Portsmouth Bart's Bash Prize Draw - well done all :)

Published 22:15 on 27 Sep 2018
Autumn Parhelion Series Underway ... Just!

The first race of the Autumn Parhelion Series is now complete .. but ...it took place on a grey drizzly Saturday morning in a dying SW'ly breeze. Eleven boats came to the start with Race Officer Darryl Bowles deciding to combine both Divisions. As can be seen from the results https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/parhelion-2/results... only three of the IRC and one of the Club fleet managed to complete the course, frustratingly all other

Published 20:07 on 23 Sep 2018
Squib South Coast Championships 2018 - Results and Photos

Championships results are here https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/squib-southern-cham... Yachts and Yachting article here https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/210308/Squi... There are many fantastic photos of the Championships here - https://www.psc-squib-champ-2018.louisgoldmanphotography.com/ Examples, all ©louisgoldmanphotography.com shown here...

Published 20:04 on 20 Sep 2018
Squib South Coast Championships 2018

Over the weekend 15/16 Sept the club hosted the National Squib South Coast Championships 2018. Twenty five competitors from across the country were blessed with good weather and the usual warm PSC hospitality; club members delivered excellent racing, efficient shore support with rapid launch and recovery before and after the event, comprehensive rib support and fantastic catering throughout the whole weekend. It was such a good event that we even made the national

Published 19:49 on 20 Sep 2018
A Busy Sailing September

There are a number of sailing events taking place at Portsmouth Sailing Club this month; the main ones being the Squib South Coast Championships, the Contessa 32 Nationals and the start of our Autumn Parhelion Series. Details for all these events, and online booking is available here - https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/page/racing For the Squib competitors please note the Safety Instructions!

Published 20:43 on 6 Sep 2018
Sailing Facilities Upgrade

PSC's new pontoon walkway and crane are now installed and fully operational! This is a huge step forward for PSC and will permit much easier access to the water. The walkway negates the requirement to scale a slippery vertical ladder to get to and from the pontoon and the crane will allow the launch and recovery of boats without the requirement to use the slip way. The crane will provide

Published 06:56 on 3 Aug 2018
QHM Reminder - The Small Boat Channel

We have been asked to publish the following note from QHM's Safety Team with respect to the Small Boat Channel and the changes that have been made following the arrival of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH; Ladies and Gentlemen. As regular users of the harbour it is worth an early season reminder, that with the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class Carrier, the General Direction

Published 15:14 on 6 Jun 2018
French Rally

The May Bank Holiday Weekend saw seven PSC yachts make their way to Cherbourg for our second rally of the season. Rally Master Peter Guy had clearly managed to put his school boy French language skills to good effect with the harbourmaster's team and we were provided with excellent berths a short walk from the Capitainerie du Port's office and, more importantly, very close to the bar and restaurant! The highlight of the

Published 18:41 on 8 May 2018