Author: Andrew Dowley

This Sunday sees the first of the ad hoc winter racing sessions. If you are interested in winter sailing at Marconi then put your email address, first and last name into the boxes below to sign up for the Winter Sailing mailing list. Details for Sunday Finally a break in the extreme winds we have had since the end of the season! Forecast is for a nice (but slightly chilly) Force 2-3 high tide 2.49pm on Sunday. We will be holding 2 informal Winter Races this Sunday (13th). The format: 2 back to back races starting committee boat style via…

The 2015 Marconi Sailing Club AGM will be held at Stansgate on Sunday 29th November.

Marconi Sailing Clubs brand new rowing gig Elettra has arrived!

Report by David Nickalls. On September 12th Jack Wardell and I went to Harlow Blackwater Sailing Club to compete in a Laser open meeting. We really enjoyed ourselves, there was bright sunshine for most of the day with quite a strong wind. As you can only sail at HBSC around high tide it had a very different feel to sailing at Marconi. The low tide toward the end of the racing meant that we had to be very careful coming in, and the launching arrangements made me appreciate the hard we have at Marconi. There were just under 20 entries,…

The 2015 Marconi Sprint 15 Open Meeting is taking place on the 26th and 27th September. View the notice of race and useful information.

Over 80 Cadets took part in Marconi Sailing Club’s annual Cadet Week 2015 last week to enjoy 6 days of fun and training on the River Blackwater. The club caters for sailors of all ages and experience levels and tailors the tuition accordingly. This year a number of new members took part for the very first time, after having signed up to join the sailing club after its successful Open Day back in May. Non-members were also welcomed to join the fun. Heavy winds at the beginning of the week saw a baptism of fire for many. On the Monday,…

Cadet Week is fast approaching and the weather man has promised a perfect force 3 and 25 degree heat every day*. If you’re new to Cadet Week then at Marconi Sailing Club we have two weeks of on site camping available, spaces are usually booked in March ahead of time. I believe at this stage there are some pitches available for the second week only. The first week has the below schedule (subject to change due to weather etc) and the second week is very relaxed with informal sailing activities for members. Over Cadet Week the following events happen: Saturday…

Marconi Sailing Club (MSC) on the Blackwater estuary played host Wednesday to twelve chernobyl children from Belarus, giving them an unforgettable lifetime experience, which for many of them was their first time on the sea. The chernobyl children: six boys and six girls aged between 8 and 13, are on a one-month recuperative holiday organised by the Chernobyl Children Lifeline charity and travelled with a doctor and interpreter.  They have all been patients at a Childrens’ Hospital near the ill-fated Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where local communities continue to be affected by health problems thirty years after the nuclear disaster.  All…

In the past Marconi Sailing Club have had the use of a rowing gig for many major events including open days and Cadet Week. With this going down so well and with a view of increasing on the water participation, Marconi have been successful in getting Sport England grant funding to purchase our own rowing gig. Based on a traditional 19th Century design The East Coast rowing gig provides people of all ages and abilities with an opportunity to get on the water. Built by the Pioneer Sailing Trust in Brightlingsea our rowing gig is expected to hit the waters…

76 boats made their way to Marconi Sailing Club for the 2015 East Coast Piers Race weekend. The East Coast Piers race is a long distance sailing event for fast dinghies and catamarans.  The race weekend raises money for The Cirdan Trust and Essex Air Ambulance. With a fantastic forecast and free camping available all weekend many competitors arrived on Friday evening to set their boats up. Saturday On Saturday two races were held inside the River Blackwater starting from 1pm, these were both medium distance to allow for a warm up ahead of Sunday. In the first race Olly…