“Presented by Mrs Q M Hallam For an Annual Race of The Marconi Sailing Club” by Jenny Ball The Ladies Cup was inaugurated in 1958 and is, therefore, one of the club’s earliest trophies stretching back sixty-four years. At the time, the club was only six years old and still based at Heybridge before moving to its current position at Stansgate in the early sixties. The Cup was presented by Queenie Hallam, wife of Terry Hallam, then Vice Commodore. At the time, many of the women who sailed crewed for male helms – often their husbands or partners. Queenie’s trophy…
Author: David Ball
Members of Marconi Sailing Club planted 101 trees as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy – an initiative to encourage tree planting during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year. The trees – a mix of native species sourced from the Woodland Trust – were kindly donated to the club by members Ray and Maureen Ball. In addition to celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee, the trees will also commemorate the club’s own 70 th anniversary and help replace some of the trees sadly lost or damaged during recent storms. A small army of club members helped clear areas for planting along the full…
Sponsor Elettra’s Team to Reach £500 for the RNLI! UPDATE – Due the worsening Covid-19 situation the Maldon Little Ship Club (MLSC) have decided to postpone the 2022 race. It will no longer be on 3rd January, but hopefully take place later in the year. More information can be found here – https://www.mlsc.org.uk/article/sponsored-row-2022 . Please still consider sponsoring the MSC team. If and when the starting gun is fired Elettra will be there and your support for the RNLI will be more important than ever. UPDATE #2 – MLSC have since taken the very difficult decision to cancel for this year. We would…
Having been curtailed by lack of wind after only two races – part two of the Helm of the Year took place on Sunday 10th October after club racing. As a quick recap, the winningest helms from the Spring and Summer points racing are selected to represent their fleet in the Helm of the Year. It is raced in boats that none of the competitors normally race in (to try and even the playing field) and for a number of years now, it has been raced in Picos. We mustered a full line up for part two with just…