There are some great ones.
A Big thanks to Kevin for these photos. We have been very lucky in have Kevin available to take great photos so far around 2500 and counting
You can also check them out and download any you would like from our FLIKR page
If you would like to Download a photo please see instructions attached.
How To Downlaod a Photo from the GYGSC Flickr page 2015
May 28th
May 21st
May 15th
Gt Yarmouth and Gorleston Sailing Club would like to invite friends to a number of events the first on Monday 29th May.
Event Details.
Monday 29th May – Bank holiday open Day. – Start time 10:30
Come with or without you boat, and experience the joys of clean wind and open spaces, GYGSC – members will be available to offer an introduction to the Sea sailing experience.
Sunday 11th June – Lowestoft passage Race. – Start time 10:30
The planned race is to Lowestoft and back depending on favourable conditions
Thursday 15th June – Thursday Evening Regatta – Start time 7pm
This is likely to be 2 races over a shorter inshore course than Sundays and with usually lighter evening winds a great opportunity to race on the sea. The evening sailing tends to attract more Single Handers especially Lasers than the larger weekend courses.
Saturday 17th June Beach Regatta . – Start time 13:00 Briefing 12:00
Sunday 18th June Beach Regatta – Start Time 10:30
This is our main open event of the year with 3 races back to back races each day.
Sunday 16th July Britannia Pier Race. – Start Time 10:30
“It’s back”, race out to Britannia Pier and back.
If guests would like to leave their boats on site for the Week this should not be a problem.
Directions to GYGSC can be found here http://www.gygsc.co.uk/ (Club, Location)
Please feel free to display this advert 2017 Regatta Poster
There are some great ones.
A Big thanks to Kevin for these photos. We have been very lucky in have Kevin available to take great photos so far around 2500 and counting
You can also check them out and download any you would like from our FLIKR page
If you would like to Download a photo please see instructions attached.
How To Downlaod a Photo from the GYGSC Flickr page 2015
9th April SOS
Easter Monday
April 24th
Many thanks to Jayne and Mickey from Heart 2 Heart Norfolk for coming along to GYGSC to run a Defib and CPR course. The training was both very informative and enjoyable. I am sure we now all feel comfortable with using the a DEFIB if it is ever necessary. We would also like to say a huge thank you to Heart 2 heart for the Defib that has been installed next to the Club on the wall of the Pier Hotel. Jayne has raised money and installed many public access DEFIBs in Norfolk, read more about her inspirational work here.
Gt Yarmouth and Gorleston Sailing Club would like to invite friends to a number of events the first on Monday 29th May.
Event Details.
Monday 29th May – Bank holiday open Day. – Start time 10:30
Come with or without you boat, and experience the joys of clean wind and open spaces, GYGSC – members will be available to offer an introduction to the Sea sailing experience.
Sunday 11th June – Lowestoft passage Race. – Start time 10:30
The planned race is to Lowestoft and back depending on favourable conditions
Thursday 15th June – Thursday Evening Regatta – Start time 7pm
This is likely to be 2 races over a shorter inshore course than Sundays and with usually lighter evening winds a great opportunity to race on the sea. The evening sailing tends to attract more Single Handers especially Lasers than the larger weekend courses.
Saturday 17th June Beach Regatta . – Start time 13:00 Briefing 12:00
Sunday 18th June Beach Regatta – Start Time 10:30
This is our main open event of the year with 3 races back to back races each day.
Sunday 16th July Britannia Pier Race. – Start Time 10:30
“It’s back”, race out to Britannia Pier and back.
If guests would like to leave their boats on site for the Week this should not be a problem.
Directions to GYGSC can be found here http://www.gygsc.co.uk/ (Club, Location)
Please feel free to display this advert 2017 Regatta Poster
David Brief takes the spoils on the First day of the season and the “Start of Season Trophy”. 11 boats took to the water with a southerly F3/4 allowing the trapeze boats to get planning upwind. With a good tide running a few were caught out at the windward mark, including Phil in his contender in race 1 and that probably cost him a third. The Shadow or David and Rs800 of Jamie and Tamsin comfortably took 1st and 2nd in both races. The next 4 places in both races were much closer with Chris edging out the rest for 3rd in both races. The fleet decided that 2 races were enough and headed back in for a well earned rest. Thanks to Richard, Doug and Chris for a great days racing….
by Chris Sallis 1-2 April 2017
With a poor forecast and several regular D One sailors on ‘other duties’, a small fleet assembled at Oxford SC on the 1st and 2nd of April for the first event of the 2017 Travellers Trophy. Contrary to the forecast of light wind and rain the fleet headed out into a sunny force 3 on Saturday afternoon.
Race one got under way with Oxford local Terry Brookes nailing the first beat to round ahead of Paul Birbeck and Nick Crickmore. As these 3 took off downwind Chris Sallis gybe-set to hook up some good pressure on the left and pulled through to lead at the leeward buoy. Terry continued to chase but some loose covering saw Chris take the win.
Race two started in similar conditions with a tight first beat and downwind, this time Terry led at the bottom buoy followed by Nick and Chris. With the wind starting to swing left and right Chris found a passing lane on the upwind and managed to pull ahead into a comfortable lead with Terry taking second and Paul third.
Race three saw Terry going quickly on the first downwind and then extend his lead over Chris and Paul. So at the end of a great afternoons sailing Chris and Terry were separated by 1 point with Paul rounding out the top three.
Sunday started with a promising breeze but by the time the race got under way the conditions had got pretty funky with localised shifts and pressure all over the reservoir. Chris managed stand on from the start into a line of left hand pressure that he and Paul pulled away in. As the race progressed conditions got trickier and Paul who was having a great race got hung out to dry as the left-hand side glassed out and pressure came in from the right. This let Terry move through to 2nd but Chris had enough of a lead to get down to the finish and take the win.
With conditions not looking like improving the fleet had a quick on the water meeting and decided to head for the comfort of the club house. Everyone enjoyed a great event and had all benefited from some early season fleet racing. The Italian Nationals are being held at Santa Margherita Ligure near Portofino at the end of the month for those who fancy a weekend away and the next UK Travellers Trophy is at POSH on the 6th and 7th of May before the fleet heads for Lake Balaton in Hungary for the Gold Cup at the end of May.
Overall Results:
1st Chris Sallis
2nd Terry Brookes
3rd Paul Birbeck
4th Nick Crickmore
5th Gordon Davies
Ramp successfully down for the new season!
Thanks to everyone who came along to help. First race next Sunday, hope to see you there.
If you look in the back ground you can just see the new Prototype guest beach trolley, just slide you existing trolley on top and away you fly!
The 2017 season is almost here! (Well not quite!) To make sure you don’t miss the start of season below are the key dates for your diary.
Sunday 2nd April Lay Ramp
Saturday 8th April Work Party
Sunday 9th April Start of Season Regatta
A few Photos from the past, boards on the beach in 1953, a feisty day in 1966 and a Fryer Capsize!!!.
Blasts from the Past
