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The month of May saw a lot of good sailing weather, which has meant dinghy and yacht sailors alike have been able to get out on the water. We have also seen members windsurfing, out on paddle boards, working on their boats or simply relaxing on the beach. It has been so good to see people 'for real' and I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped

Published 15:00 on 4 Jun 2020
NOTICE FOR RETURN TO SAILING

We are keen to encourage and support our members back onto the water, but this will only be possible with members' co-operation. It is essential that as a club, we adhere to current government advice, particularly with regard to social distancing, hygiene and the potential impact on the emergency services. It is also essential that we are seen to be keeping within these guidelines by the general public. In

Published 09:47 on 15 May 2020
QUIZ NIGHT

Monday 11th May saw another lively and very closely fought quiz night. Despite the change from our usual day, we still had eleven teams - including two joining us for the first time - the Halls and the Starrs. There were four rounds: Geography and History, Famous names, Sayings and their origins, and Colours - with a bonus point round of photographs of well-known people when they were younger. On the

Published 10:57 on 12 May 2020
LOSSC Commemorates VE Day

While club members could not be at the Club in person to commemorate VE Day, LOSSC Commodore, Barry Easton-Corke, assisted by long-standing club member Ric Hanslip, made sure the Signal Station was appropriately dressed to show our respects for the men and women who fought and lived through the war.

Published 21:40 on 10 May 2020
LOSSC and VE Day

LOSSC Trustee Jerry Wells wrote the following to commemorate VE Day - a very interesting and evocative insight into VE Day in Lee 75 years ago. It was late in the afternoon of 7th May 1945 that the BBC interrupted its scheduled radio programmes to announce that Nazi Germany had signed the document of unconditional surrender and that the war in Europe would end at one minute after midnight the

Published 20:55 on 10 May 2020
LOSSC Virtual Regatta Number 2

After an initial race in 49ers, which was won in a convincing manner by Kim Clarke, we returned to the preferred boat for the series the J70. We had the best turnout so far with 19 boats entered for the race but unfortunately we didn't get everyone down in the results as the game had a blip and spat us out. Some people also lost a few races due to connection issues, presumably

Published 20:50 on 10 May 2020
Virtual Racing

For the first Monday night virtual racing things were a little confused for some including the organiser (I had never done it before the real thing is much easier!) The plan was to run 4 races rather than the 5 or 6 originally planed following a chat with Ed Child from Florida who had recently taken part in another event. The racing was in J70's of Cagliari and after a few issues getting

Published 17:22 on 28 Apr 2020
LOSSC Social Programme - Quiz Night 21 April

Following the success of our first Quiz night, we will be holding a second Quiz on Tuesday 21 April at 8.30pm. For the first quiz we had ten teams competing, including sailing and social members. There was some lively banter, some (hopefully) interesting questions, and just two points between the top two teams. Questions covered the natural world, geography, film and tv, food and drink, and sport. Well done to everyone who

Published 09:35 on 16 Apr 2020
LOSSC Social Programme

We might not be able to go sailing or to meet up in person, but as the next best thing, we're offering a virtual programme of social activities to help us all get through the next few weeks. First up is a virtual quiz, which is being held at 8.30 pm on Tuesday, 14 April. The venue will be the Corona Arms (aka your own living room - which has the added

Published 17:52 on 11 Apr 2020
COVID-19

In light of government and RYA advice regarding Coronavirus, the Management Committee have made the difficult decision to cancel forthcoming races, training and social events at the Club with immediate effect. Neither club boats nor patrol boats will be available for use until further notice. Although initially it appeared that members might still be able to take out their own boats, this is no longer the case. The Signal Station changing

Published 16:38 on 19 Mar 2020