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Frostbite Series 2019
PSC's 61st Frostbite Series runs over 10 Sunday mornings from 6 Oct through to 15 Dec. Dinghies and dayboats welcome. Courses set in Portsmouth Harbour. Documentation and harbour chartlet here https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/page/frostbite-series-2019-documentation-1 Frostbite race one was sailed in beautiful conditions - blue skies and a blustery Force 5 from the NW. Unfortunately the majority of the Frostbite 'regulars' were elsewhere but this was a great opportunity for Chris Smith's
Published 22:59 on 3 Oct 2019
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Keelboat Racing 12, 19 and 26 Oct.
It is intended to provide keelboat racing in the vicinity of Spit Sand, two starts each Saturday 12, 19 & 26 Oct. This will be integrated with the Autumn Series for the Parhelion trophies. Details here - https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/racing/auutmn-series-for-the-parhelion-trophies-1
Published 20:07 on 2 Oct 2019
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Windy weekend afloat and on the Rowans Hospice Charity Cycle Ride!
A team of hardy PSC members defied the wind and rain this weekend to take part in the Rowans Hospice charity ride. This event is now a regular fixture in the PSC calendar. Donations can be made here - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/liz-wiffin4?fbclid=IwAR3Df6Jc6fHfGwFzC7CGSgRfxNRZAOwPntpwZx7rxm5LLkxNuvwgNY0TrWo&utm_campaign=pfp-share&utm_content=Liz-Wiffin4&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_source=Facebook Rowans Cycle ride - some of Team PSC pictured above. Force 5/6 South Westerlies reduced entries for Saturday's Autumn
Published 21:06 on 29 Sep 2019
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Racing, Eating, a Rally and lots of Fun
It has been a very busy few weeks at Portsmouth Sailing Club ... We hosted the Imperial Poona Yacht Club for 'tiffin' following their fifth annual sailing match with the Victory Class - details here https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/221818/Imperial-Poona-YC-v-Victory-Class-and-Portsmouth-SC Five Squibs from the PSC fleet headed over the Solent to Wootton Creek to compete in the annual Merrydown Regatta - https://www.rvyc.org.uk/article/merrydown-race-report-2019-1 Congratulations to David Lloyd and Mark Stones for their
Published 19:40 on 22 Sep 2019
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Autumn 2019 Series for the Parhelion Trophies
Details here - https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/page/auutmn-series-... Enter here - https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/booking/type/racing
Published 21:52 on 4 Sep 2019
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A Great Cowes Week and more this summer/autumn!
Portsmouth SC members were well represented at a windy Cowes Week 2019! Five PSC Squibs competed with David Lloyd gaining one race win and second overall for the series. Chris Rust and James Vineer were fifth. In the Victory Class PSC members Geoff Dixon and David Price with third crew member Hugh Winter won their Class in Zelia, 70 years old this year! They also won the Westmacott Trophy, competed
Published 22:38 on 1 Sep 2019
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A Busy Summer At PSC With Lots More To Come!
This has been a busy summer so far and despite the extensive renovation and refurbishment work that has been taking place on the Clubhouse (now almost complete) members have enjoyed a number of social events including a Gin Tasting (thanks Portsmouth Distillery), Cocktail evening and meat raffles. The cruising fraternity have enjoyed rallies to Cherbourg, Swanwick, Island Harbour and Littlehampton and the racing sailors have made an impression at a number of events;
Published 15:00 on 10 Aug 2019
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International Tempest Class Southern Championships
Portsmouth SC hosted the Tempest 'Southerns' over the weekend 11/12 May. Competitors travelled from across the country (as far north as Warrington and the Peak District) and were launched using the PSC crane at the Camber. With the club house refurbishment underway the fleet were based in Hornet SC throughout the weekend but a PSC race team organised racing from committee boat Mary Siobhan. Saturday's breeze was extremely fickle and
Published 14:38 on 18 May 2019
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Spring Series 2019 Series Complete
The Spring Series results are here https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/parhelion-2/results-club-irc-1 and here https://www.portsmouthsc.co.uk/parhelion-2/results-nhc-3 This was a challenging series for both competitors and the race management teams with the first Saturday lost to gale force winds and the following two plagued by not enough! It was good to see a couple of new boats amongst the regular competitors but special mention must go to long-time
Published 22:20 on 19 Apr 2019
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Sailing 2019 Update!
Documentation for this year's Spring Race series for the Parhelion trophies will be published shortly. Dates shown in the calendar area of this website. Racing will follow a similar pattern to previous years although we hope, if conditions suit, to get out into Hayling Bay for some of the racing in order to provide a little more variety. There are no increases to entry fees, however, in order to encourage a
Published 19:21 on 5 Feb 2019
