Cruiser Captain Newsletter
CRUISER CAPTAIN NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the first Cruiser Captain Newsletter of 2025, I think that 2024 was a successful year for the Cruisers but we hopefully can do more this year.
The Rallies were well attended in 2024, and a good time was had by all, we had a pontoon party at Cowes although the weather wasnt brilliant as at Bembridge where most had a bumpy sail across! Hoping for better weather this year.
2025 Rallys confirmed
- Cowes Yacht Haven 31st May combined with Col Hicks & Old Fox races
- Bembridge 28th June
- Marchwood Yacht Club 30th August
2025 Rallys to be confirmed
- Island Harbour 26th July
This year we are looking at how we book the rallies through Sailing Club Manager, I will update everyone when I know more about this, the potential issue is that the Marinas need information on every boat before attending.
I would also like to encourage more people to attend our rallies, there are a core of boats who attend with most of these competing in the racing as well, I personally will attend the rallies when there is racing without competing in the races, I encourage others who dont race to also attend.
This year is our 80th Anniversary, the clubs regatta has been confirmed for the weekend of the 12th & 13th July, there will be a programme of cruiser and dinghy racing, entertainment in the evening and food available from the galley, lets make it a weekend to remember, more details will be published nearer the time.
We are also organising some club T-shirts, baseball caps, sweatshirts etc that you will be able to order with the club 80th anniversary motif on them, they will be available soon.
The calendar for the season is very busy, but it has been requested that we start to look at a trip to Cherbourg as a club, I would like to gauge the interest we have, at present we have 5 boats who would make the trip including myself, the date would be flexible depending on weather, tides etc, if you would be interested in this please let me know by emailing me on pincher02@icloud.com or speak to me when I am in the club.
If you require any further information or have ideas on how we can promote sailing activities, please contact me.
Colin Martin
Cruiser Captain
Last updated 14:55 on 23 February 2025