Ogston Sailing Club

04/09/2026

For our ILCA sailors 😊

02/09/2026

Interesting article and definitely reflected at Ogston. After covid there was a dip in double handed boats racing regularly. Once again there is a great mix of double and single handers. Notable is the rise of the Enterprise fleet, with several boats regularly racing, but also Albacores, 2000's, Comet Trio"s, Feva'a an RS 200 and a Scorpion. There are mixed crews of parent and child, partners, friends, experienced/novice racers, and full crews of those new to racing. 😀

Return of the Doublehanders: It doesn't feel that long ago when they seemed to be going out of fashion... Read Mark Jardine's latest editorial, discussing positive trends in dinghy sailing. [Photo (c) Mark Jardine] https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/299348/?source=facebook

01/09/2026

Many will be aware of the famous Southport 24 hour race. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes beforehand (more later). But we found our trusty Enterprise was in need of repairs before the race in 2 weeks time. In step Glyn our commodore and of Peak Dinghies fame, and Russ. Repairs are underway, updates will follow. Many thanks to both.

01/09/2026

Our brilliant Sailability team lead by Dave Driffill have been working hard to ensure that one of our club challengers is ready to make the journey to the World Sailing inclusion championships including the Para inclusion multihull World championships (challenger) in Portimao Portugal.

We are really proud as a club to be able to loan a boat from our fleet for this event. The boat is now looking at its best with some tlc from the team. If you would like to know more about this event here is a link... https://www.sailing.org/our-sport/para/wsic/

31/08/2026

The club was alive for bank holiday Monday today. An extra on the water was suggested, and the results were clear... a fantastic time had by all. Huge thanks to all that came, arranged the session and covered safety. Some fantastic photos thanks to Heidi.

29/08/2026

Some hardy souls in our Novice race today, this series is for those who are new to racing. Some have learnt to sail this year! Of course they are welcome in the main club series events too but sometimes its just nice to practice in a quieter session. Huge well done all! 👌😀⛵️ (phone courtesy of Sean Smith)

22/08/2026

Fun and Free Friday... what wasn't happening!
Fridays are a social occasion on the water. Sailing, Paddleboarding, Windsurfing. On top of this we had a safety familiarisation course and our youth sailors has race training.

Youth Fleet Race Training was lead by Andy Gomm last night, with a great turnout of sailors. The focus was starts and where to start with different line bias. They did brilliantly. Thanks goes to Andy for leading the season. 😀

Erics famous BBQ to finish was a very welcome treat with a chat around the bar.

18/08/2026

Ladies Night, lovely evening with paddling, windsurfing and SUP yoga. Few less on the water than usual with it being holiday season and initially a very windy forecast, but lots of fun had. Thank you to our volunteers today helping to cover safety, instruct windsurfing, lead SUP yoga and run the bar.
As always a bring and share meal to follow. 😊

16/08/2026

Light winds today at Ogston but lots of people out to enjoy, racing, free sailing and Paddleboarding. Some of the youth enjoyed running around the mast between races, which did result in a splash at times, but impressive balancing! Great to see everyone enjoying the water in different ways 😀

15/08/2026

What a wonderful afternoon sailing, pursuit racing today, 2 races back to back.
With the ever popular Woolley Moor Show taking place, we were treated to an amazing air show, just at the end of the first race a Hurricane flying around the reservoir and less that an hour later a fantastic acrobatic display, with 2 planes demonstrating incredible skills... an absolute treat to watch over our heads! (I can't guarantee full concentration was on the race at that time).