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Welcome to Ripon SC

A warm welcome awaits you at Ripon SC, whether you are a seasoned club racer, or a complete novice.

The family friendly nature of the club, and our success in developing junior and youth sailors is recognised by our British Youth Sailing ‘Recognised Club’ status. Club members are able to enjoy access to the facilities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and there’s a packed programme of on and off the water activities. Racing takes place on Wednesday afternoons and evenings throughout the summer, and on Sundays all year round. We are also an RYA Teaching Establishment, and offer a wide range of dinghy and powerboat related courses to our members. For prospective members, we can offer taster sails by prior arrangment. Contact the Training Team here

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Latest news

DISCOVER SAILING

On Monday 5th May we will join many other RYA affiliated clubs hosting a 'Discover Sailing' event. We haven't run this event for a couple of years and hope that 2025 will bring a fresh influx of new sailors to join us. This is always a big day in the club diary and we need YOUR help to make it a success. We need volunteers More »

23 Mar 2025

Tony Cawood 1945 -2025 - Funeral arrangements

Further to the announcement of the death of Tony Cawood on Thursday 6th March, aged 80 years, his family have announced details of the funeral as follows: Tuesday 25th March at 11.40a.m., Stonefall Crematorium, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, HG3 1DE. Family flowers only. Tony was one of the founder members of the club, a past Commodore and part of the team who managed the refurbishment of the club in 2014. Tony More »

10 Mar 2025

Racing Rules Refresher and we need your trophies back!

Just a reminder that the annual Racing Rules Refresher will be held on Saturday 15th March, commencing at 17.00hrs. The talk will be presented by Oscar Shilling and will cover the changes in the new 2025-28 RRS as well as going over the basics of the rules, so there will be something for everyone. As usual, there will be a Fish & Chip supper, paid for on the night. Please indicate your interest for Fish More »

5 Mar 2025

Icicle Series 3&4 Rescheduled to Sunday 2nd March

Following the bad weather on Sunday 23rd February, when racing was cancelled, the forecast for Sunday 2nd March is looking good, so we have rescheduled Icicle 3&4 in the hope we can go sailing! We have an RO, so if we can get a race team together, the event will run. If it's still a bit chilly for you and you want to get your duties in, now is a good opportunity, especially if you More »

25 Feb 2025

Upcoming events

Mar 28

10:00 - IOM RC Yacht Racing

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Mar 29

09:30 - Rostered Safety Cover, Leisure…

Mar 29

10:00 - Dinghy Refresher day with Inst…

A refresher day for our novice sailors.
Mar 29

10:00 - York University Race Training

Mar 29

10:00 - Leeds University Race Training

Mar 30

10:00 - York University Beginners and…

Mar 30

11:00 - Methusaleh and In-betweeners'…

Information on events like this can be found
Apr 2

10:00 - DF65 RC Yacht Racing

Find out more about this rewarding and competitive branch of
Apr 2

10:00 - York University Beginners and…

Apr 2

14:00 - Wagalers Spring Series 3 + 4

Information on Wednesday racing can be found here.
Apr 4

10:00 - IOM RC Yacht Racing

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Apr 5

09:30 - Streaker Open Meeting

Further details on Open Meetings can be found
Apr 6

10:00 - York University Beginners and…

Apr 6

11:00 - Spring Series 7, 8 + 9

Information on the Spring Handicap Series can be found
Apr 9

10:00 - DF65 RC Yacht Racing

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