Author: Michaela Dowley

Michaela is the Commodore of Marconi Sailing Club and she sails either a Laser Radial or Tornado Sport.

After a great start to our season the previous weekend, winning the first two races in the East Anglian Offshore Racing Association series, our 2015 Fastnet crew was reunited and hopes were high for the 180 mile RORC North Sea race to Scheveningen in the Netherlands. The conditions were good for a Sigma 33, light airs and good weather, which suited the smaller boats, but we were competing against a lot of very fast people! Delayed in the lock leaving Shotley Marina, we headed for the start line as fast as we could, other latecomer boats speeding along with us. In the distance the start line…

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Thank you to all our members who attended the MSC AGM on Sunday. It was great to see so many people at the Club on a blustery winters day and taking an active interest in the progress of the Club over the past 12 months. Along with the annual dinghy racing prizes, I was pleased to award the following prestigious prizes during the AGM: Mamgu trophy for best log: Laura Ivermee for her entertaining account of Woozle Hunter’s participation in the 2015 Fastnet race Barograph trophy for outstanding committment to MSC: Peter Ward for his drive and inspiration in organising…

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Welcome to the new look website for MSC Our previous website has served us well since 2003 but we thought it was about time for a refresh! I hope you agree that this is a vast improvement on the old site. A major benefit of our new site is it’s accessibility on all types of devices, so now you check out the latest news, events, racing results and keep up to date with the weather at Stansgate on your tablet and mobile phone – take a look. In the new site you will be able to find all the same…

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