2024 UK Inands- ENTRIES OPEN
Entries are now open for the 2024 UK Inlands at Rutland SC Get more details and links here
“AQL” Spinnakers Gifted to Fleet-Owned Squibs
At least eight Squib fleets have seen the obvious benefits of having a fleet-owned boat or boats that can be made available for Squib test sails, to hire for racing/relaxation or for loan to worthwhile causes, such as youth participation in fleet activity. These...
2024 CHAMPIONSHIPS ROLL OF HONOUR
With a few great events still to look forward to it's a good time to check out who has been winning what this season. It's clearly been a great season for 'Team Spoof'. Here's the Squib Open Events honours-board so far. On the UK mainland the UK South Coast...
A Pioneering Burnham Yacht Comes Home
Pioneering Burnham racing yacht comes home By Nick Skeens A racing yacht that helped put Burnham on the sailing map has recently been brought back to Burnham to take part in this year’s Burnham Week regatta. Wouldn’t it?, the prototype wooden version of...
Welsh Squib Week
The SCYC Squib Welsh Open got underway on Sunday August 4th and the blustery conditions made for some exciting downwind action all day. Race 1. Harry VI was a little premature at the pin so Mayhem got away best, closely followed by Bacchante. Beating through...
Squib Promotion/Coaching Project
The Class has commissioned professional help to create some first-class video coaching modules on various elements of Squib-specific boat handling and tuning. Following a successful weekend filming with the Burnham fleet it is all at the editing stage and will be...
Entries are Now Open for the South Coast Champs in Weymouth
Weymouth Bay has given the Squib Class some of its best racing over the years and Weymouth Sailing club is preparing to host the Class once again, this time for the penultimate UK Squib area championships of the 2024 sailing season, on September 14th 15th. Joining...
2024 Irish Nationals
Howth Yacht Club welcomed 31 boats to the Provident Squib Irish Championships over the weekend of 26th – 28th July. Three boats from the UK joined the already high quality home fleet. Friday’s weather didn’t play ball and, after two abandoned races PRO Scorie Walls...
The 2024 Squib Championships
Going into the last race of the Squib Championships, two boats had dominated the racing: Micky Wright and Alex Porteous in Spoof from the Royal Corinthian YC had 20 points and Tom Jeffcoat crewed by owner Mark Hogan in RicO'Shea from South Caernarvonshire YC had 24...
Torquay to Host the 2025 Squib Championships.
The Royal Torbay Yacht Club is hosting the 2025 Squib Championships. This promises to be another memorable event at one of the South Coast's premier yachting destinations. Check out what Torbay has to offer on and off the water in the Club's promotional...
Irish Northern Championships 2024
The Squib Northern Championship went right down to the wire on the weekend of June 25th /26th when the far-travelled Ian Travers and Keith O’Riordan in Atomic from Kinsale Yacht Club won the final of five races to knock Dick Batt and Gordy Wright in Squib, the...
2024 Squib Championships Trophy Winners
Who won what this year? Here we see Micky Wright and Alex Porteous being presented with the Chris Hogan Memorial Trophy as the 2024 National Squib Champions. This is the full list of Trophy winners at this year's superb NSOA Championships, so brilliantly hosted by...
2024 UK EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS
Micky Wright and Alex Porteous, sailing Spoof 811, won the 2024 edition of the Squib East Coast Championship, hosted by Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, over the late May Bank Holiday weekend, 25th and 26th of May 2024. The light winds on the morning of Saturday forced...
The New NSOA Constitution
Download the new Constitution document : here
The NSOA Squib Training Scheme
We are now able to launch the application form for bursary funding for local fleet training/coaching. We would encourage you to think how you may be able to utilise this in your fleet to help upskill all ends of the fleet or indeed encourage new people into the class!...