We’re delighted that the sailing season is nearly upon us, and will begin on Sunday 28th July, running through to Monday 12th August 2019. The full sailing and social calendar can be found on the tabs above.
We look forward to seeing you soon and are keeping our fingers crossed for some sunshine and a strong breeze!
We’re delighted to announce the 2018 programme of sailing and social events for Nefyn Sailing Club.
Sailing is due to begin on Sunday 29th July and the socials begin with the Hog Roast on Saturday 4th August. More information can be found here.
We’re looking forward to another wonderful summer and hope to see you there!
We’ve been blessed with some great weather over the last couple of weeks, and we enjoyed near perfect conditions for a junior sailing day yesterday.
With 3 Picos and 2 toppers to play in (kindly lent by NSC members!) the kids split into 2 groups and had a test sail in pairs.
The test sail was a benefit to everyone, as we could assess the level of sailing ability, and see if a race was feasible, while the kids were able to properly get out and test themselves.
So many memories (hazily returning for some!) to list; A poignant, witty and reflective remembrance of Margaret Harris, Ian Munro, Barbara Kershaw and Mike Jones from our President Richard George. The invasion of the Mary Berry’s! A beautiful Sunset to match the beautiful people!! Vice Commodore cleaning up at the 100 club (what’s the secret Adrian?!) A dancefloor full of energy and representatives of all generations of NSC members.
Richard George did a great job setting the tone of the evening and reflecting on the sad passing of club members this year
The Invasion of the Mary Berry’s in their lovely marigolds!!
A slightly subdued dancefloor towards the end of the night
Commodore works out how to deliver her speech in her new outfit
Mervyn and Lynn : )
Thanks to everyone who came along to make it such a memorable evening. Special Thanks to Nicky Dymock who pulled together a rocking setlist of Nefyn floorfillers, and our VP of Transport (who can take the roll permanently now – congrats) Amanda Davies who ran the Coach brilliantly.
As Lloyd Grossman used to ask on the hit (?!) daytime reality, C-list celebrity show Through the Keyhole – “Who lives in a house like this?”
Step outside into steady rain and balmy August temperatures of 13 degrees, you’re left wondering;
“Who is mental enough to sail on a day like this?”… I think we all know the answer.
Tough conditions again today. In a familiar pattern, the strong winds from the morning dropped slightly, while the sea state remained lumpy with some decent sized swell.
A straightforward 3 lap circuit of the bay was set for a North Westerly Force 3-4: Start – Point – Outer -Bodelias – Start.
On the water, Jon and Simon in the Hobie 16 blasted up to the first mark neck and neck with Hamish and Lisa in the Laser 2000 . Hamish and Lisa were able to sail a tighter course to the mark, while the Hobie required a couple of tacks to make progress upwind.
The Hobie soon pushed ahead on a broad reach to Outer, while Hamish and Lisa made good progress with the Spinnaker out.
Behind the two leaders, John and Holly enjoyed a battle from mark to mark with Paul Harris in the Laser.
Nick and Rachel coped admirably with the big sea in the RS Quba, especially having fun surfing the waves from Outer to Bodelias.
Lap 2 saw some minor drama as Hamish and Lisa were forced to abandon with a broken spinnaker rope. Some scandalous accusations were directed at the previous owners of the boat, but no root-cause has been confirmed yet!
Once back on dry land and the scores on the doors were added up, Holly (helm) and John (crew) were declared winners.
Well done to all – conditions looked very tough from the beach, and it took some great character to get out on the water and race.
Thanks to Gwillam for stepping in as OOD.
A trio of sailors contested the race today, in light airs but big swell, following a morning of high winds and surfing on the beach!
The club enjoyed a very nautical themed and lively Church Service this morning as vicar Richard Wood laid on a fun and inclusive service
The congregation became a Battleship grid, while Harry & Fin had to call grid references to see if they made a “hit” or a splash. In the event of a splash, they were squirted with a water pistol!
Many thanks to vicar Richard Wood for all the work that went into a very memorable and, at times poignant service as club members who had passed away this year were remembered, along with prayers for Iain Dymock and Brian Higson who are both battling serious illness.
Thanks also to everyone for the generous collection – half of which goes to the village while the remaining half is donated to the RNLI.
After a beautiful morning, and a sunny day, the weather turned sour and a thick fog with added drizzle set in just as the club marquee went up!
Small groups of gore-tex clad families started heading down to the sailing club hut at Continue reading
When the going gets tough, the tough get going, and there was some real character in tough conditions yesterday.
Despite the sun and flat water in the bay, a strong south-westerly built during the race and Continue reading
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