Datchet Water Sailing Club

This coming Sunday (15th December) – before the club Christmas dinner – is one of the club’s quarterly special events. This year we have decided to use this opportunity to test out some “Sprint Racing”. The idea is to get … Continued

Datchet took home Green Club of the Year for the 2nd time at this years Club Mirror awards, held in Doncaster. This was largely due to the fantastic work that has been done on our water source heat pump and … Continued

Thanks to Roger please find below the latest results from the Fairweather Series and the Personal Improvement Ratings from the Spring Series.

Next Sunday, 23rd June, is part 2 of the Fleet Championships.  Part 1 was back in March but as it was 4 out of 8 races to count and we only completed 1 race at in March the championship is … Continued

Sunday’s racing started with seven Flying 15 hitting the start line with 12 knots of wind from the north. The first race saw many position changes up the first leg, with 4027 leading a closely bunched fleet around the top … Continued

Below is a note we are publishing explaining our launching procedures for the upcoming open meeting. Club members please note that we will be rigging in the car park beyond the club house launching from the pontoon normally used for … Continued

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The 2019 Fleet Championships will be run in a similar form to the last couple of years.   It is planned for two Sundays in between the Winter and Spring Series and the Spring and Summer Series.  Four races are … Continued

For many years the fleet has run an additional series over the summer months in order to encourage a greater turnout on certain dates.  This is known as the Fairweather Series. At the recent Fleet AGM we decided to experiment … Continued

Charles Apthorp has volunteered to lead a training session for DWSC Flying Fifteen Sailors on Saturday 16th March to help prepare us for the sailing season ahead. After an initial on-shore briefing and discussion, exercises will be performed afloat which … Continued