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The Kirkcarrion Cup 2025
The Kirkcarrion Cup, this year scheduled for Sunday 21 September, is our annual competition for double handed boats. Racing double handers successfully requires effective communication and teamwork, alongside good humour and preferably balance! It's a challenge but rewarding with it (and also much more sociable, especially if the wind disappears!) If you don't have a double handed boat of your own, that's no problem - we will have the club double handers available
Published 20:45 on 9 Sep 2025
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The Grassholme Cup weekend is nearly here!
I hope you're looking forward to what is shaping up to being a fabulous weekend of sailing and socialising, including the Grassholme Cup races, our AGM and summer BBQ (please remember to book tickets for the BBQ!). You don't need to be an experienced racer to take part and we encourage all to give it a go. For those new to dinghy racing, we intend to award a new beginner's
Published 21:58 on 18 Aug 2025
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Start Sailing
Warm weather, light winds and plenty of sunshine made learning to sail easy this last weekend. In all eight newcomers to the sport achieved their level one certificates, and left on Sunday evenings with big smiles on their faces. They are all determined to come back and refine their newly acquired skills. Saturday was spent in double handers with an instructor on board to start with. By mid-afternoon the instructors had jumped ship and were
Published 16:19 on 15 Jul 2025
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Wednesday Evening Racing
Next Wednesday 28 May is the start of our first evening sailing series. We're hoping to run racing on three evenings this year: 28th May 11th June 9th July If it's successful and there's demand, we may add more! Thank you all who fed back in our online poll on timings and the racing schedule. Based on your feedback, we're proposing to hold two
Published 21:12 on 21 May 2025
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On the Water - Butterknowle Scouts
The first of the Club's community sailing sessions to place last Saturday, as Butterknowle Scouts (Beavers Section) rocked up with a group of kids eager to try sailing for the first time and to earn their Stage 1 Scout Sailing Badge. After a learning about the importance of buoyancy aids and wearing the correct clothing while on the water, the section split into threes. The first group of beavers headed off in the powerboat
Published 17:15 on 9 May 2025
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RYA Powerboat Skills Session - 17th May
The RYA North Team are coming along to Teesdale SWC on 17th May to run a Powerboat Skills Session from 10:30 - 16:00. The day will focus on good practice and safety boat skills. The session is open to anyone with a Powerboat Level 2 certificate or above (Teesdale SWCs Powerboat Instructors are also welcome to book). If you volunteer on the safety boat, and want to freshen up your knowledge or learn some
Published 15:51 on 29 Apr 2025
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Say Hello to the Hartley 12
Meet the latest addition to the club fleet - the Hartley 12. For some time, the club has had feedback from our adult learner sailors that they struggle sailing the Picos (which are really designed for teenagers) and find the big doublehander Bahias too complex and powerful to use. We've been on the lookout for a solution and we think we've found one! The Hartley 12 is a very stable and forgiving
Published 20:22 on 28 Apr 2025
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Out & About - New Season Begins
The new season has begun. On 6th April, members turned up to the Icebreaker to find it was... sunny! Those sailors who had thoroughly prepared for the elements soon found themselves overheating. A friendly (if shifty) breeze blew throughout the day, making for some tight tactical racing. Hot broth was waiting in the clubhouse for the hungry sailors at lunch time - our thanks to Andrew and Laura H. Mila also took the opportunity
Published 11:47 on 18 Apr 2025
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First watersports of 2025 and Racing Programme Released
This Sunday 6 April marks the beginning of the 2025 watersports season. Massive thanks are due to all the volunteers who helped out with our work parties, getting the club, grounds and boats ready for the season. It's shaping up to be lovely sunny weather with a gentle breeze (although I can't promise warm water at this time of year!). Whether you want to sail or paddle, please come and join in!
Published 20:05 on 1 Apr 2025
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2025 Membership Renewals
2025 is here, and that means we are moving towards the sailing season. As such, membership renewals have now gone live - and this year we are making some changes. There's no getting away from the fact membership fees have gone up in recent years in response to rising costs. However, we want sailing (and other watersports) to remain affordable. We've therefore added the option to pay your membership fee monthly by Direct Debit,
Published 14:47 on 8 Feb 2025
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Christmas Greetings
It has been a great year for the club, and we hope that you have enjoyed your time on and off the water at Grassholme. The new season starts on the 6th April and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at the club in 2025. In the mean time have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year.
Published 16:38 on 22 Dec 2024
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Laying-up Day - Pies and Peas
Hi all, Laura, our new Social Secretary, has been busy and has come up with the idea of a Pies and Peas Social after sailing on Laying-up Day (Sunday 27th October). It sounds like a great way to warm up after a day on the water! If your interested, the tickets are £6 and can be booked through the calendar section of the website: Pies and Peas Social
Published 14:16 on 5 Oct 2024
