Bosham Sailing Club Junior Regatta

Published 12:29 on 4 Jun 2025

Photo credit: Richard Kershaw.

A gob-smacking 90+ entries for the Bosham Sailing Club Junior Regatta, aligned with a late high tide and a wedding marquee on the meadow normally used for rigging and de-rigging created a unique challenge for the club to celebrate its newly acquired RYA Pathway Club status.

Needless to say the club responded to the demands of dealing with over 140 cadets with two race briefings for three race courses two nautical miles apart with incredible staff and parent volunteers hauling trolleys, getting wet, driving and crewing patrol boats, manning race teams, serving drinks and making sure there was food and ice creams for sailors who spent up to four hours on the water.

As to the racing, those out in the Chichester Channel had a very slow beat in 8kts against the tide to reach the race course. Much towing was required and then the wind dropped. The racing started and many of the more inexperienced sailors could not make against the tide. Lessons were learned about sailing in Chichester Harbour. As always the cream rose to the top and the best sailors made it look easy.

See the full article in YachtsAndYachting, by Mike Storey, by clicking here.

Last updated 12:30 on 4 June 2025