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The First Sail of the Season.  Ramsgate Run, 25th May to 1st June 2021 Skipper: Tim Sandford                   Mate: Bruce Dudley Crew: Diane Roworth, Elena Piras, Robert Johnson, Eddie Kitchen. Sponsor: Whirlwind Charitable Trust Much to our surprise and disappointment on the Friday before we were due to meet we had notification that the race had […]

Pip Hare, ocean racer, vendee globe competitor and patron of Visa-gb, talks about why she is pleased to represent us. Please follow this link:  visa-gb intro

With Spring in the air and the gales lashing the rigging it’s time to brush up on our sailing plans for this year! At last shipmates we are on the very cusp of cruising, the sharpened edge of racing and the fulfilment of flotilla’ing! First up is the Royal escape, now renamed the Ramsgate Run as […]

Good morning shipmates, hope all is well as we march into April! Here’s a message from young Sue, our overworked membership sec, who’s been manipulating spreadsheets and doing her very best to squeeze every last bunk to make sure we get as many of our enthusiastic crew onboard. Royal Escape Race, Round the Island and […]

Yes folks we are live and strutting our stuff on YouTube, have a look at the films posted this includes the new Visa-gb audio described film, some short clips and Robert’s great films taken in Majorca in 2019.  Please hit the subscribe button and enjoy, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC16wjPQQ6Eowg-TlWyB1D4Q

Hello Shipmates, it’s good to talk! If the pen is mightier than the sword I guess a WhatsApp message is as good as a decent spinnaker in a following breeze.  So here’s a message from Super Sue, Membership sec, Vice Chair and all-round expert on keeping us all in touch, so read on: “One of […]

Ahoy Shipmates and a very happy new year to you all. It’s great to have seen off 2020 with a size 12 sailing boot in the stern quarters.  Our faces now turned to windward as we await nursey to arrive in full sail with hypodermic pointed at our quivering buttocks, ah the pain and the […]

Hello Shipmates. Are you ready for the world girdling dash around the globe? Well you should be, but if you’re not, this is the last call call to get in position to watch our plucky patron and 32 other super sailors take on the world.  They are at the start line, primed, crouching and just […]

Winter draws on shipmates – unpack the long johns and fire up the kettle, we’ve tales to tell and questions to ask. First and foremost is the latest update on our patron, and sailing superstar, Pip Hare who’s about to set off from the comfort of Poole and head to France for the start of the […]

In early 2019, I felt I needed a challenge and decided to pursue a personal dream of sailing – an unusual goal given that Warwickshire is so landlocked. Having consulted Google, I learned about the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) who provide opportunities to sail on tall ships.  I had a good look through their voyages […]