Gunner Sailing
The Royal Artillery Yacht Club aims to promote sailing amongst all ranks of the Gunners; providing opportunities, encouragement, funding and support to all members of the Royal Regiment and their families who wish to participate in the sport for adventurous training, competitive and recreational benefit.
The Club seeks to develop key skills and qualifications amongst its members in the three disciplines of Offshore, Dinghies & Dayboats and Windsurfing. It provides training in powerboat handling, management and safety. It does this by arranging training opportunities,
running centrally coordinated events and by providing expert advice, equipment and financial support to those who seek to develop their own sailing ambitions.
Royal Solent Yacht Club. The Royal Solent Yacht Club, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight offers reciprocal membership to Royal Artillery Yacht Club members including visiting hospitality at the Club, mooring and accommodation. A link for the Royal Solent Yacht Club website is shown at the sidebar.
Royal Southern Yacht Club. Full members/officers of the Royal Artillery Yacht Club (RAYC) may use the facilities of the Royal Southern Yacht Club (RSrnYC) up to 14 times a year as Visitors and attend any function organised by the RA Y C at the RSrnYC, such attendance not counting as one of the 14 visits. Terms of the reciprocal membership and contacts can be accessed by clicking here. A link for the Royal Southern Yacht Club website is shown at the sidebar.
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Yacht Booking System
- New online Yacht availability and booking system - Click here
The Committee decided at the last Committee Meeting on the 19th January 2010 that the current charter rates for our yachts would remain the same for the next 12 months. STOP PRESS
RAYC OFFSHORE REGATTA & SAIL TRAINING WEEK
The RAYC Sail Training Week and Offshore Regatta are separate events that join together in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, for the weekend 4 – 5 Sep. The STW runs from Tue 31 Aug – Sun 5 Sep and is undertaken as formal AT on Victoria 34 yachts from JSASTC in Gosport or Corp yachts based around the Solent and is open for all RA units to enter. The Offshore Regatta is an organised weekend of racing open to all non-JSASTC yachts. Sail Training Week. The aspiration this year is to deliver a structured STW. Details are still being developed and will be cascaded on the STW confirmatory exercise instruction. Four yachts are available to charter from JSASTC and will be allocated on a first come first served basis on receipt of the entry form at Annex A to the Calling Notice at the sidebar (do not approach JSASTC direct) and with the correct entry fee. Offshore Regatta Entry. The Offshore Regatta is open to individual and unit entries on non-JSASTC yachts (if you are a unit that wishes to race competitively then a list of service yacht club contacts is at http://www2.armynet.mod.uk/sports/asa/offshore/army_yachts.htm. The entry fee is £30 and the entry form can be found at Annex B to the Calling Notice at the sidebar . Any enquiries should be made to Maj A T Pickersgill, Rear Commodore (Offshore), tel 07766 57 66 44, Email: andrew.pickersgill@ virgin.net ROYAL ARTILLERY DINGHY REGATTA 2010
This event is postponed until September due to lack of entries. The intention this year is to remain with a 1-day regatta format. Racing will take place in Laser 2000 class dinghies, each boat requiring a helm (Qualified to level 2) and crew member. The instructions for this event, rules and entry forms are available at the side bar under Special Notices although they will be updated when the new dates are known. Please contact Rear Commodore Dinghies, Mr Russell webster if you have any queries on 07824364128 or by e-mail russell.webster595@ntlworld.com. St Barbara V Charter Requirements
Please refer to the sidebar for qualifications required for chartering St Barbara V under special notices "RAYC C Rating". Advanced Notice
the 2010 AGM is to take place on Friday 3rd September at 1730 hrs in the Royal Solent YC Yarmouth. The RA Offshore Regatta Dates are 4th & 5th September at Yarmouth. Membership
Membership application may be made to the Honorary Membership Secretary, Major Peter Crump(e-mail petersailcas@tiscali.co.uk). Forms are available on the following links: RAYC Application for Membership RAYC Membership Proposal Forms History
Those members who would like a copy of "The Royal Artillery Yacht Club - The Twenty Five Years from 1983 to 2008" please contact the Honorary Secretary, Major Peter Crump by e-mail petersailcas@tiscali.co.uk
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News - In Brief |
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ROYAL ARTILLERY KEELBOAT REGATTA - SEAVIEW 2010 |
| The RA Seaview Regatta was held on Tue 18 and Wed 19 May 10 at Sea View Yacht Club (SVYC), Sea View, IOW. |
| Results for the Keelboat regatta 2010: Steve Harfoot – Crane Mills – 14 Regt RA Mac McCormack – Commodores Trophy – RSA/14 Regt RA Maj Andrew Taylor – Mer Maiden Trophy – (14 Regt RA) Russ Webster – Friends Trophy Chris Copeland – Ryde Cup Chris Copeland – Seaview Trophy |
| A Glorious 2 days in perfect weather although it took a bit of finding on the 2nd morning for the air that was actually moving. It was roasting and yet exciting sailing. As usual John Webber and crew put up a marvellous fight against both Russ webster and Chris Copeland for the retired cup. |
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Exercise TRANSGLOBE |
| Three yachts named Adventure, Challenger and Discoverer crewed by Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force personnel representing all ranks, ages and gender, are undertaking an adventurous sail training exercise that will circumnavigate the globe under the banner Exercise TRANSGLOBE. There are 13 stages being sailed with crew changes on most legs, allowing over 500 service personnel, some of whom have recently returned from tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, to experience the thrills, spills and chills of ocean sailing. See link on sidebanner |