Calling all Marconi Members – ever fancied a go at Gig Rowing? Marconi has a beautiful rowing gig Elettra which competes in the Harkers Yard series over the winter. This summer, we have scheduled a number of Thursday evening rowing sessions which are open to all members – no experience required. The first session took place last week. The weather was delightful and we had a very pleasant row around Osea Island in the evening sunshine. Future planned evening rows are published in the weekly newsletter together with details on what to bring and how to register to join in.…
Author: Jenny Ball
We look forward to again hosting a Summer TT for the Dart 15 and Shearwater fleets on 12th and 13th April. The event will comprise five regatta races and a separate Long Distance Race – hopefully around Osea and Northey Islands. Free onsite camping on Saturday night only and a Saturday evening meal available to sailors and non-sailors alike (pre booking required). The competitor briefing is at 10:30am and first race is scheduled for 12noon. The full schedule and all the information is here: https://www.marconi-sc.org.uk/dart-15-tt-and-shearwater-open/ Entries and meal bookings are here: https://clubshop.marconi-sc.org.uk/Events/Dart/TT We look forward to welcoming you!
The Harkers Yard Gig Association winter series concluded with a final event at Brightlingsea on Sunday 16th March. A series of ten regattas held at locations across the Rivers Stour, Blackwater, Colne and Crouch have showcased around twenty gigs competing in Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Races at each event. Marconi has participated in the series and in all three categories with our gig Elettra and our band of rowers, including colleagues from other rowing clubs. Marconi also hosted a very successful Round 4 event in November where we showcased our wonderful club and sailing / rowing waters. The Harkers Yard…
Over fifty hardy members took part in the Christmas Winter Walk on Sunday 22nd December 2024. A bright dry day with 30 – 40 knots WNW breeze made for “bracing” conditions! The group set off along the sea wall towards Stone with the wind helping everyone along. Destination was the aptly named Breezy Point at Stone where the group paused for a team photo before heading back into the teeth of the wind, descending to the farm track behind the sea wall for a little respite. On arriving back at the club, everyone adjourned to the nice warm bar to…
The club’s AGM and Prizegiving gave the usual annual opportunity to reflect on the key club activity for the year across the club management, site, equipment and the wide range of water based activity enjoyed by our members: rowing, windsurfing, cruiser racing, cruiser cruises, keelboats, cat and dinghy racing, cat and dinghy cruising, RYA training, sail training and events such as Cadet Week and East Coast Piers Race. Following the AGM, our annual prizegiving celebrated the winners of the cat and dinghy racing activities across the year. These include the Spring, Summer Morning, Summer Afternoon, Autumn, Bank Holiday and Wednesday…
On Sunday 1st December, club members sat down to a wonderful Christmas Dinner provided by our galley team, Nick and Tracey. The festive decorations created the perfect setting and guests were treated to a wonderful three course dinner. What a great way to kick off the Christmas season!
Twenty-one rowing gigs arrived at Marconi on Sunday 17th November for the latest round of Harker’s Yard Gig series. These beautiful rowing gigs are based at rowing clubs around all the Essex riverways and are a real sight to behold. Teams braved blustery conditions to compete in three races – Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Crews. The all-in start format made fantastic spectating for everyone ashore whilst the choppy and breezy conditions made the racing challenging for coxes and rowers alike! Marconi’s home team – Elettra – competed in all three races and posted their highest ever Mixed crew result coming…
It was a Marconi 1, 2, 3 at the Gill Dart 15 Inland Championships held at Grafham on 26th and 27th October. The event was the final TT in the Dart 15 Summer Series which took place at five different venues over the course of the summer, starting at Marconi back in April. Six boats represented Team Marconi at the event. The prolonged period of high pressure over the UK meant uncharacteristically mild and light wind weather compared to what Grafham in October usually provides. Lack of wind stopped play on Saturday, but there was enough to get four races…
Each year, the Helm of Year competition takes place between the winningest helm from each racing fleet in the Spring and Summer Series. This hotly contested battle of the fleets takes place in Picos to help level the playing field. This year, representatives from the Fast Cats, Dart 18s, Dart 15s, Cadets and Monohulls completed a regatta of five races in glorious sunshine with gentle winds on Saturday 14th September. The racing took place over a short committee boat course off Osea Island, out of the strongest part of the Blackwater tides, given the light wind conditions. Following each race,…
Marconi SC was pleased to again support the 2024 Bart’s Bash Race in aid of the Andrew Simpson Foundation and in honour of Andrew “Bart” Simpson. Around 25 cats and dinghies took part in the annual Barts Bash charity race on Sunday – a global sailing event in memory of Andrew “Bart” Simpson, an Olympic sailor who sadly lost his life in the run up to the 2013 America’s Cup. The race raises funds for Andrew Simpson Sailing Charity set up in his honour which helps young people across the UK take to the water. Race Officers Bryan and Julie…