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Welcome to Blakeney Sailing Club

No matter the weather you will always find a warm welcome at the dinghy park at Blakeney. Do come along and say hello.

We sail in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The harbour is tidal but protected by a spit of land, which leads to Blakeney Point. It is an ideal location for sailing or the added challenge of racing. We also welcome kayaks/canoes and paddle boards.

Are you a seasoned sailor or you are just tempted to have a go? Have you got a boat or would you like help deciding which would most suit your needs? The club has members who have sailed at Blakeney for forty years and some who have only just started.

There is a comprehensive programme of events for members from March to October. In addition, during July/August we have we have mid-week holiday sailing, Fun Week and the annual regatta with a traditional bank start, which are open to non-members.

We do not have a Club House, but there is a dinghy park in which dinghies and kayaks/canoes can be stored and the club hut which is the meeting point for all events. We have two Patrol Boats for safety cover and a Committee Boat anchored in the race area.

The Club is run a committee which are all volunteers, and all members are expected to help out with Race Officer/Patrol Boat duties.

We also hold a number of social events throughout the year including BBQs, Prizegivings, winter pub series etc.

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13th July 2025Late Summer Series, Alan Collett writes:Yesterday Tom went out sailing and today Ian joined in the second race, both having enjoyed the “Discover Sailing” events at Blakeney Sailing Club. Both seemed to be at home on the water at Blakeney. Welcome to both.This morning’s races were from Lapwing, meaning the sailors had to sail against the tide and the NE wind to get to the start line, one requested a tow up the cut. The races started ten minutes late but given the circumstances the RO was happy.First race: With the wind NNE 7.5 – 10.5 mph, two laps were achieved, XP, 4P, 7P, 6P, 8S, Line. Mentioning no names, one competitor started 2mins 30sec after the race had begun! There were two great legs, reaching from buoy 4 to buoy 7, and downwind from buoy 6 to buoy 8. As they raced past the committee boat, they presented wonderful photographic opportunities. Second race:The wind had veered to N 7.5 – 12.5 mph, three laps being completed, though Alan and Alfie in their Mirror were finished after two laps and their time averaged. The course was designed to keep the fleet close together for as long as possible to enable close boat on boat encounters. The RO had not anticipated the leading pack heading off to buoy 9 rather than buoy 8, giving the slower boats a chance to catch up and have more close encounters there! Roger in his Phantom and Hugh and Angela in Seafly 477, took it in turns to lead from the front. The Lasers stayed remarkably close together until, buoys were missed out and/or the finish line not sailed through at the end of each lap. Honourable retirements were offered to the Race Officer who accepted them. I do not think it spoiled the pleasure that anyone had on this glorious day at Blakeney.Many thanks to Rosie, the Assistant RO, to John Seymour the PB helm and Dylan the crew/photographer. ... See MoreSee Less
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13th July 2025Late Summer SeriesSome photos, results and narrative to follow ... See MoreSee Less
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13th July 2025 Late Summer SeriesStart of Race Two ... See MoreSee Less
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13th July 2025Late Summer SeriesStart of Race One ... See MoreSee Less
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2025.07.12 What happened today from the Race Officer's viewpoint PLUS some lovely sketches left on the camera!Seven boats raced but others just enjoyed being on the water, at least until the wind dropped! These things happen, it’s what we know will happen now and then, just like forgetting to put the bung into the patrol boats. What could possibly go wrong?The first race started on time, from Cooke’s Posts. The length of the course was just right; 4P, 7S, 6S, 5S. 9S, Line. It gave enough time (wind 7.5-12.4mph) for the race officers to get to Lapwing and help Hugh and Bridget in the Patrol Boat to unpack the boat and put out a finish line. It was not long before Roger came through it. Nobody was confused that the inner and outer marker buoys had swapped places! George was late to the start line but caught up with the fleet. Ignoring handicaps, he was only just pipped at the post by Sam but clear ahead of Jane. For finishing positions after handicaps applied, please see the results.In the interlude between the races, Sam sorted out her strop and kicking strap, ably supported by the patrol boat.For the second race, the race officer was optimistic and wanted to set a four laps course but was persuaded by the assistants to reduce it to three. Simon and Steve in their Seafly got off to a cracking start, with Roger and Andrew close by. Apparently, there was a wind shift at just this moment leaving Alan and Angela in Seafly 477 and George in Solo 4435, both in irons. They eventually crossed the line one minute 23 seconds after the race started. The wind in fact dropped and varied between 4.9 and 8.7mph, resulting in the race being shortened to just one lap.Looking at the results of the two races, Andrew Bassett won both, two boats tied for second place and three tied for fifth place.For tomorrow’s races, starting at 08:15 from Lapwing, the predicted wind is 9-14mph NNEThanks to Hugh and Bridget in PB and to John Myers and Rosie Fergusson who assisted me today. ... See MoreSee Less
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