Another bid from Peter for this year’s Portland Trophy! Peter’s entertaining and well illustrated two week cruise to Normandy and Alderney, with motorcyclists along too!
Category: RNSA
Oct 16
RNSA (P) Autumn Series – Race 8
Much to the relief of the eight diehard vessels that came to the start line for the penultimate Wednesday race of the season, the band of torrential rain forecast to sweep down the Solent did not materialise until much later. In fact the light drizzle …
Oct 14
Plymouth Branch Annual Prizegiving – Thursday 6 Nov 14 1830
At the Royal Western Yacht Club. Presentation of the prizes for Offshore, Dinghies and Single Handed race series. Wine and nibbles will be available and the bar will be open. It would be nice to see as many members and competitors to round off the sa…
Oct 12
East Coast hold their AGM
Memebrs and friends gathered at the West Mersea Yacht Club on Saturday evening to review 2014 and make plans for 2015. The East Coast Branch met at West Mersea Yacht Club for its annual general meeting on 11th October 2014.
The Branch Captain/Chair a…
Oct 11
The Reluctant Anchor Watchman
A sardonic look at anchoring.
Why would anyone choose to pass by a marina and head for that quiet little anchorage that offers no facilities, no chance to charge the batteries at exorbitant cost and no bar where one can sit and covet the super yach…
Oct 05
RNSA win the ILEX Trophy
The annual battle between the Royal Engineers and Portsmouth branch was won by yachts Electron V, Excitable and Wild Blue competing in light conditions on the Solent. Full news item to follow.
Oct 02
RNSA (P) Autumn Series – Race 6
The shorts and T shirts remain on display as the unseasonably warm weather continues into October. Although as the nights draw in it is difficult to set a course that doesn’t have half the fleet finishing in the dark, fortunately they all made it back …
Sep 30
Photo-shoot in Weymouth Bay
RNSA Portland join the WPCA for their annual photo-shoot in Weymouth Bay At the end of the sailing season it is customary for the Weymouth and Portland Cruising Association to hold a Photo Shoot in Weymouth Bay.
This year RNSA Portland Branch requeste…
Sep 27
Jack needs help
A sailing expedition is planned in a Nicholson 55 leaving on the 17th November to the Isle of Wight before sailing to Caen on the 18th and returning to JSASTC on the 21st. Organised by Sgt Jack Hopkinson who is in aircrew training at $5 Sqn RAF Cranwe…