Push The Boat Out – Club Open Day

Posted by on May 10, 2016 in Sailing, Social |

Rotherham Sailing Club will be opening it’s doors on Sunday 22nd May to invite everyone in who fancies giving sailing a try. The day is completely free and kicks off at 1pm Try sailing with one of our experienced instructors Learn about the club Learn about the sailing courses we offer Learn about the powerboat courses we offer Just come and have a fun day by the water

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Report – Streaker Open at Rotherham Sailing Club

Posted by on May 3, 2016 in Sailing |

With a fine day with a force 3 west / north-west wind forecast, nine Streakers arrived at Rotherham Sailing Club’s Harthill reservoir for the latest Sail Register Northern Paddle Circuit open meeting; little did they know there would be wind from every direction but easterly. In the first race Graeme Bristow 1837 (Leigh & Lowton) sailing in his first Streaker Open, was followed up the first beat by Dave Smith 1888 (Welton) and James Wilson...

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Winter Series

Posted by on Oct 13, 2015 in Sailing |

The Winter Series starts on Sunday  November 1st and runs until Boxing Day. Each Sunday there will be 2 races , the first starting at 11am. On Boxing Day there will be 1 race starting at 11am It looks like a lot of people are planning on Sailing the series this year which is great. If you are planning on sailing or are happy to volunteer to do an OD duty please let Jane know any dates that you can`t do asap. If you know of any sailors from...

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Barts Bash 2015 Report

Posted by on Sep 22, 2015 in Sailing |

Barts Bash 2015 – Rotherham Sailing Club 12pm, September 20th, Harthill Reservoir. Our Bart`s Bash Team is already to go, the course has been set and measured, the wind speed checked and boats rigged. A  4.9 knot, south westerly,  gentle breeze, a cloudy sky with a glimmer of blue,  a heron watching on, and young grebes feeding sets the scene at our picturesque reservoir. The team, an eclectic mixture of sailors, young, older, experienced...

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Barts Bash at Rotherham Sailing Club

Posted by on Sep 2, 2015 in Sailing, Social |

  Following the decision to cancel the Streaker Open due to a shortage of water, club sailing will now be available again on Sunday 20th September. This is the day of the national event, Bart’s Bash. We’d like to encourage as many club members as possible to get on the water for this event, to show our support for this great charity, but would also remind members of the shallow water at the moment and the need for extra...

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