If you are looking for the best sailing club in the area you have just found it. We offer:

• A family friendly location to race, learn or just potter
• A modern well maintained clubhouse with hot showers, a galley and bar
• Access 7 days a week
• Racing every weekend from March to January
• Wednesday evening racing throughout the summer
• RYA approved courses and training for members.

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It is with great sadness that we report the death earlier this week of Carol Ridout, the wife of the club's first commodore. Carol & Douglas were very active founder members of the club.

Mirror Open Meeting - Saturday 4th September Entry fee £10, first race 11am with briefing at 10.30am.  Three races will be sailed with 2 to count.  Qualifies for the North Eastern Travellers series - single handers welcome. The galley will be open and Dawn, our new Caterer, will be serving breakfasts, lunches, snacks and drinks through the day.  There will be a supper after sailing which can be booked at registration.  For further information please contact Bernard Clark on 01904 705126.

Open Meeting - Saturday 4th September. With so many Streakers racing regularly on Wednesday afternoons and Sundays we are expecting a record entry this year, make sure you don't miss out. More details here...

Rules & Rolls - (Supper) - Carol Haines will be visiting us again on Wednesday 22nd September to present another of her interesting and informative seminars on the racing rules of sailing. Rules examples - Are you making the most of our new rules page? rules page

August Bank Holiday Weekend This year we have a full weekend of activities for all the family Saturday 28th August - The 8 Hour race,cancelled and replaced with a series of 4 handicap races, a good entry and some excellent racing. Sunday 29th August - 3 personal handicap races, High winds reduced the entry but those who dared to enter spent their time swimming or having a a high speed off wind slay ride. Only 2 races sailed. Results here... Monday 30th August - Family Fun day, a day of informal (novelty) races for all the family, including the Dinosaur Race!

Sunday 22nd August - Holiday Series The last 3 races of the Holiday Series took place today in near ideal conditions, a decent breeze and bright sunshine brought a good entry out for both the fast and slow fleets. A few images to record the days racing can be found here...

The RYA has reiterated to the Government its belief that there is no demonstrable security case to support the extension of the e-Borders programme to the recreational boating sector and that the programme would not be the most appropriate, proportionate, effective or efficient mechanism for securing the sea border. Read more here...   Don't forget to cast your vote.

	RYA Junior Coaching Session The recent Junior coaching session was a great success, encouraging a few new faces out onto the water to be part of the ever expanding RSC junior and youth scene. Don't forget that the Junior Hart Cup series begins on Sunday the 5th of September

Bernard and Ellie Clark receiving the Classic Dinghy Open meeting trophy following an excellent weekend of racing at Norfolk Broads Yacht Club.  Mike McNamara and Felicity Foulds, sailing an Albacore, were second overall.

Your opinion matters - Andy Roberts & Mark MacKenzie have put together a short questionnaire to canvas your opinions on future development of Ripon Sailing Club. Please take a couple of minutes to reply to the e-mail when you receive it and record your views, your opinion is important to us. Members who do not have an e-mail address registered with us can complete a paper version of the form which will be available at the club.

Wednesday Evening Racing Remember that we have returned to the 60minute pursuit race format so this is a good opportunity for all the novice racers to have a go. Don't forget that a meal is available after racing!

Summer Holiday sailing events The intrepid RS owners have now finished their Eurocup event in Italy but many more of our members will be combining a weeks summer holiday with some dinghy acing, Bass Week, Salcombe week, Falmouth week, Topper Nationals etc etc, to keep up with their progress follow the links. If you are taking part in an event not listed here why not send us a report? holiday event report

New Catering arrangements - A new team of caterers has taken over the galley for a trial period, with the prospect of a quality and varied menu on offer it is important that members support this new venture, the galley will continue to be open on Wednesday evenings, Saturdays & Sundays to provide a full service to members and guests.

The Sea Cadets did a splendind job moving all the tree prunings out of the woodland to the bonfire area last Saturday afternon. Members are invited to help themselves to the firewood, but are asked to leave the bonfire area tidy.

Rules examples - A few more rule scenarios have been added to the rules page

The RYA has awarded the RS Tera Recognised Junior Class status in the UK deeming this exciting, modern class well placed to enable young sailors to progress their sailing and racing skills on the way to a lifetime in the sport. The RYA will now help support the Class in moving forward their training to provide more opportunities for junior sailing progression. Duncan Truswell, RYA Youth Racing Manager commented “The RS Tera, which is the first class to be recognised at this status since the inception of a revised policy in the spring of 2009, delivers a comprehensive programme of domestic competition for a wide range of abilities. The class has established itself as a popular and versatile training and race training boat which already has a strong representation within some key clubs and centres.” Read more here...

Swimming - Whilst it is tempting to take a swim at this time of the year you are reminded that swimming is permitted only between the jetties, there must be no boats on the water and a buoyancy aid must be worn, children must be closely supervised by a responsible adult. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Stepping Stones- races 5 &6 take place on Sunday 1st August The first 4 races in this series have already attracted a fantastic entry with 11 youngsters taking part so far. Harriet Wafer is the series leader with Charlotte Scott and Ana Paterson chasing hard. Rob Paterson & Tim Wafer are doing a great job in managing the racing for this series. The day starts with a briefing and some racing tips before the youngsters take to the water in their Toppers, Tera and Optimists. Racing starts at 10.00am with 4 more races to come so if you have not already entered you can still qualify by taking part in the next 4 races. Races 5&6 on Sunday 1st August & races 7&8 on Sunday 15th August If you are bringing your child along to one of these sessions please come prepared to help as during the holidays there is always a shortage of adults to run these sessions. Summer Wednesdays Over the summer holidays we are organising informal camping/sailing on Wednesdays. Juniors can either take part in the ‘Waglers’ if they want to race or just potter, bring your tent/caravan/motor home and stay over. We are hoping to arrange RYA coaching on the 18th August with a follow up session on Sat 11th September, more details to follow. Bank Holiday Monday This is our Annual Family Funday Regatta, including a Dinosaur Race this year! See the attached poster for details. If you would like to help on the day please see Dennis down at the club.

Results: Junior Commodores Trophy      Commodores TrophyPHN   Commodores Std PY More images here...

Club branded clothing - a new range and a new way of buying club branded clothing, sailing wear and accessories via this website, more details can be found by clicking the adjacent Pro4sport logo.

Regatta 30/05/10 - Std handicap results ... Personal handicap results to follow. Strong wind all day didn't put James McKenzie off sailing all 3 races whilst older and more experienced helms called it a day after just 2 races.

The Draft Race Officers Manual is available in the members area, essential reading for all Race Officers before you carry out your duty

Junior Hoodies, now available to order, visit the clothing page for details and directions to an order form.

Topper Open Meeting - Saturday 8th May, Results here...

Ripon Sailing Club held their 25th annual ‘Oppie’ course over the Saturday and Monday of the bank holiday weekend, with over 30 children getting a taste of sailing and achieving RYA junior L1 and L2 awards. These courses, started at the club by Barbara Darling 25 years ago, have seen over 600 children introduced to the sport of sailing. Some have gone on to achieve national and international recognition and the club were delighted that Barbara and her husband David were able to join the celebrations this weekend. In recognition of the huge impact that the courses have had on the club and the wider sport of sailing Commodore Norman Rolfe conferred Honorary Membership on Barbara and David who were also presented with flowers and wine by junior club members Ellie and Joshua Clark.

Thefts from Boats and Sailing Clubs
There’s a growing problem in the UK with thefts of gear from boats and the attached link to marine insurer’s Noble Marine gives some hints and tips as to how you can protect your boat and equipment. Already this year we have had a number of reports of items which have gone missing from the club, including a rudder, a mainsheet blocks, various ropes etc. In addition to this we have ‘lost’ 2 jerry cans full of fuel and a training mark.

If you believe some of your property has gone missing please make sure you let us know so we can establish whether or not theft is on the increase.

The Committee have agreed to the purchase of a further CCTV camera, with a recording facility, to provide greater security in the boat park and boat house areas.

Noble Marine guidance on theft from dinghies.

The Eric Twiname Memorial Trust and 'Start to Win' Earlier this year, the Eric Twiname Memorial Trust was generously assigned the author's copyright of 'Start to Win', written by Eric Twiname in 1973. Out of print for over 20 years, Adlard Coles (now Adlard Coles Nautical, part of A & C Black Publishers) have recently republished this classic - now in its 3rd Edition and substantially re-designed, with a Foreward by Ben Ainslie and an updated Rules section by Bryan Willis to accord with the 2009-2012 ISAF Rules. Read more here.. Currently on offer with Amazon.com

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