THE 2023 WEYMOUTH NATIONALS – A SUMMARY
Squib Nationals at Weymouth Day 3 - The 65 boat Squib keelboat fleet with 800 nearest the committee boat, and 142 the black boat half way down the line - these finished second and first respectively © Christine Boyd Vincent Delany looks back at another great Squib...
2023 UK Championships Gear Guide
2023 UK SQUIB NATIONALS – WEYMOUTH
Final Championship News......... FRIDAY. A testing 20+ knot SouthWesterly and lumpy seas greeted the Squib fleet in Weymouth Bay. After one false start they were underway with Two Counts edging clear of nearest rival Ric'O'Shea as the race progressed. Behind them...
The 2023 Malaysian Championships
PENINSULAR SAILING CLUB (PSC ) Pulau Indah Marina , Malaysia 2023 NATIONAL SQUIB MALAYSIAN CHAMPIONSHIP PSC were delighted to see 10 Squibs taking part in the second National Championships, held over three days from Saturday 3 June.It was a great compliment to the...
UK East Coast Champs
A report from Max Evans 23 Squibs gathered at Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club over the Bank Holiday weekend to contest the East Coast Championships. Visitors had travelled from as far afield as Bangor in North Wales , Torbay and Bridlington to contest the event. There...
Burnham Gold Cup 2023
2023 Burnham Squib Gold Cup 25 entries, with 6 visiting Boats and some ‘ringers’ added in for a bit of spice.It was particularly good to see the great Stuart Mears (and Tristan Hutt) racing in Nenuphar, kindly loaned by Andrew Carley. At last, we had some sunshine to...
Lough Derg Training Day
Although early in the season we had a combined Lough Derg Yacht Club and Iniscealtra Sailing Club coaching session afloat on Lough Derg and ashore. It started with a briefing session with Tricia’s lemon drizzle cake. For lunch we had Anne’s home-made bread and soup....
Easter Weekend on the Crouch
The Burnham Squib Fleet’s 2023 Squib Season got under way with the 4 short races for the Cheeseboard Trophy. Everybody congregated at The Corinthian in the morning sun to set the course. This was agreed and everybody got under way for a 10.35 warning signal, with 11...
The Alchemy Rutland Invitational – 2023
Last weekend saw another round of early season activity with the now-traditional, if somewhat exclusive Alchemy Invitational Squib Weekend on Rutland Water. With its ultra-low entry limit of 10, ranging from all quarters of the UK including Bridlington, North Wales,...
UK Nationals – Event update
This promises to be an epic Championship week in Weymouth Bay this summer. The team at Weymouth Sailing Club have been working hard to ensure another superlative event at one of the UK's finest venues. If Weymouth bay is good enough for the Olympics, it's good enough...
Suffolk Squibs’ Measurement Day
On 22 March 2023 the Waldringfield and Haven Ports Squib Fleets organised a Weigh-In at the premises of EYE Ltd at Levington, East Suffolk . It took about three hours to give five Squibs a thorough health check. Four boats were officially re-weighed for new...
BROADLANDS REGATTA 2023
Friday 24th: After a week of rain, and a forecast of more rain and 30mph winds, the traditional start of the Regatta – The River Race – was not looking good. As it happened, Friday morning started off with bright sunshine and a clear sky – but with the wind blowing...
The RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show
This is an unmissable season-starter for many. This weekend saw another great showing for the Squib Class at the RYA Dinghy Show in Farnborough. Ths stand was in an excellent position at the heart of the action and saw a steady flow of interest from the faithful and...
Irish Squibs – 2023 Season Preview
Fiona Ward looks ahead to the coming season: After the hugely successful Combined Nationals venture in Kinsale we hope it won’t be another 4 years before we see all the Squib clans gathering again in Ireland As ever, the Welcoming Committee will be out in Killyleagh...
From a Foreign Correspondent
Greeting from the PSC, The Malaysia Squib fleet now comprises 14 boats and I think we will be back for more this year. We are busy putting together our 2023 programme but we now have confirmed dates for our MALAYSIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP on 2nd , 3rd and 4th June. ...