Author: Pat Shaw

Over the last two seasons a small band of dedicated members have been steadily working towards gaining recognition from the RYA as a Dinghy Sailing Training Centre. We are now ready to offer members our first RYA Dinghy Sailing Course: RYA Level 2 Dinghy Course November 11th & 12th —- 2017. The course is fantastic value and this particular course is for members over the age of 16 only. The cost is £100 and to book your place you will need to email: training@marconi-sc.org.uk The course is already half booked so if you are interested please don’t delay. During the…

Fresh from their headlining performance at Woodfest 2017 Marconi SC are very excited to welcome 21st Century. For those of you, who like me are bit behind the times, 21st Century are, Conor Andrews, Joe Wright and Marconi SCs very own Max Jakes. They will be playing live on 16th September at Marconi SC following the helm of the year racing. Camping is available on the Saturday night with Barts Bash to look forward to on the Sunday morning, followed up with a spot on points racing in the afternoon. So should be a fun weekend and is the last…

Saturday 27th May 2017. No doubt you have heard of the forthcoming challenge to walk from Maldon to the sailing club along the sea wall – a distance of approximately 15 miles. Some of us have been “training” and doing winter walks once a month mostly along stretches of the Blackwater. We have been very lucky with the weather and the good company and have had some beautiful days of walking an average of 7 miles at a time. The organising is underway for the main event and it now time to step up to the mark and put your…

Sprint 15 Summer Traveller Event Marconi is again the host club for the first of the 2017 Summer Traveller Series for the Sprint 15s on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th April. Racing will consist of three races back to back on Saturday afternoon and two races on Sunday morning, including the figure of eight race round Osea and Northey Islands. Briefing is at 11am on Saturday with the first race starting no earlier than 12 noon. Galley service will be available all weekend – with an evening meal on Saturday.  There is also free onsite camping on Saturday night and…

Topper Traveller at Marconi Sailing Club 2nd October 2016 Following the Topper training day on the Saturday Marconi Sailing Club are pleased to welcome the Topper Fleet back for what we are sure will be another successful event. This is a great event for our own cadets to get involved with and offers them the chance to learn a great deal from the sailors that have been sailing Toppers for a while. So we want to see as many as possible of the Marconi Topper sailors out there joining the fun and if you normally sail a Laser 4.7 why not borrow a…

The following great Topper events are being held at Marconi in October – why not beg / (steal) / borrow a boat and get out there? Warm water, sensible wind, nice tide (as always!). •Saturday 1st October 2016 – ITCA East Topper Open Coaching Day •Sunday 2nd October 2016 – Marconi Topper Traveller SATURDAY 1ST OCTOBER – ITCA East Topper Open Coaching Day This event is being run directly ITCA East and therefore you will need to pre-book your coaching place direct using the following link. https://gbrtopper.ourclubadmin.com *Please note: it WILL NOT be possible to turn up on the day…

On Sunday 18th September, once again Marconi Sailing Club are joining forces with other clubs on the River Blackwater to offer a Barts Bash experience like no other. Those who have done it before will tell you just how much fun the start-line for the fast handicap fleet can be, especially if your watching from the relative safety of a support boat. If you like to take pictures of boats or people having a great time this is the place to be. As in previous years there will be three races, slow handicap with their own start line, fast handicap…

A Laser Open was held at Marconi on Sunday 5th June with six Marconi sailors joined by two visitors from Blackwater SC.  The day started with decent winds and a promising forecast of 9 – 11 knots from a NNE direction.  The fleet set off to the start area in conjunction with the Lark fleet who were competing in a two day event.  As the start sequence approached, it became clear that the wind was not going to stick to the forecast.  Following a significant shift to the left, the start had to be postponed to reset the course and…

4th & 5Th June Marconi Sailing Club We were delighted to host fifteen Larks for the Lark Helly Hansen Great 8 Open on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June.  With a series format of three races back to back on both days, the fleet headed out on Saturday in a steady, if gentle, northerly breeze on Saturday afternoon.  With the course set in the bay to the west of Marconi, the course took the fleet right across the channel, and the River Blackwater tide, between the Osea shore and Steeple Bay. With a settled breeze, three races were completed with…

Marconi Sailing Club are pleased to host a Helly Hansen Great 8 Lark Open on 4th and 5th June 2016.                                            Open to all Lark sailors! Marconi SC are pleased to host their first Lark Open and we would love to see participation from many of the clubs on the Rivers Blackwater, Colne and Crouch as well as from further afield, of course! Registration will open from 9:30am on Saturday morning with the first Briefing at 11 am and Race 1 starting…