South Woodham Ferrers Eyott Sailing Club

06/10/2026

Weekend Race Report
We took advantage of a late tide on Saturday to squeeze another Saturday series race in. Very light winds again but the 4 boats made it round Olympic and Miles and got back before high water which meant the OOD could watch Strictly. Great to see Robyn and John out on the water too and all capped off with a beautiful sunset. Thanks to Grace, Oscar and Idris for covering duties.

04/10/2026

Saturday 26th September was the Peter Dale personal handicap race, which took place in sunny conditions with light winds. Three boats competed and a big congratulations to Ray and Linda for taking the win. Thanks to John and Nigel for doing safety boat and OOD.

Was also great to see some new members joining following the successful taster day that happened after the race.

04/10/2026

Congratulations to Nigel Darby (3rd) and Andy Dale and Amanda Harris (5th) for their performance at the Comet Duo 'Worlds' last weekend at Cransley SC. Full write up here:

Has it really been ten years since the first Worlds were held at Cransley SC (a wonderfully picturesque reservoir in the heart of rural Northamptonshire)?

06/09/2026

Weekend Race Report
A late tide race squeezed into the program! Just enough time to get boats packed away before dark. Turned out to be a beautiful evening as the sun set. Enough wind at the start of the race but it fell away leaving to a finish near Ditch and a bit of towing home. We also had a third generation sailor helming an Oppie for the first time. Proud mum and grandparents moment!

Well done to William for the win and thanks to Sylvia, Grace and Mark for covering duties.

01/09/2026

Bank Holiday Weekend Sailing Report
We had 2 races this weekend enjoying the F2-4 westerly winds. Sunday was the Manticore race where John and Nigel had a close fought battle. Well done Nigel for taking the win. Thanks to Bob, William and Steve for covering duties. Pictures from the Sunday race.

On Monday we had the Eyott Bottle crewed race with a long course and dropping wind making it a challenging finish for those at the back of the fleet. Well done to John for a convincing win. Thanks again to Bob and Ray and Andy for covering duties.

20/08/2026

Eyott Week Day 5 Race Report and Overall Results
The final race was another enjoyable affair with low winds at the start making life tricky for the comets in the third start to get out of the creek. Well done to Anette for crossing the line first, but first place on adjusted time went to Michael. Thanks to Sylvia, Mark and Margaret for covering duties.

Eyott week was capped off with the traditional BBQ, though to be safe in the heat the meat was cooked in a kitchen, thanks to Grace and family for taking this on. Well done to the prize winners: Alexander first helm, Bethany first crew, Tierney biggest crab!

https://www.sailwave.com/results/EyottWeek2026Results.htm

17/08/2026

Eyott Week Day 4 Report
The temperature finally dropped for day 4 and together with F1-3 N-NE winds this led to conditions for another enjoyable race. Well done to John for taking a close win from Alexander. Thanks to Bob, Grace and Oscar for covering duties.

15/08/2026

Eyott Week 2026 Race 3 Report
A very different race on day 3 of Eyott week. Very hot and light winds meant that everyone came together on the way out to the main river which made for some fantastic photos. Flukey winds out on the main river too meant a shortened course and a bit of towing to get people home. Thanks to Liesl and Bob for OOD and for Nigel and Andy for manning a very hot safety boat. Well done to Penny for the win.

14/08/2026

Eyott Week 2026 Race 2 Report
Another great day on the river in heat, with an easterly F2 wind. 12 boats raced around another challenging course, this time going to upper buoy. Well done to Andy for taking another win. Thanks to Idris for OOD and William and Liesl for manning a hot safety boat. Special thanks to William for these excellent photos. Enjoy!