Itchenor Sailing Club

Huge congratulations to Itchenor member Sophie Ainsworth and Sophie Weguelin for taking the Bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships!

With the International14worlds fast approaching, Andy Fitzgerald has been looking back at the 1983 team and how this year's competition compares. Read his article here: https://bit.ly/1VX9cnS
Image of the winning 1983 team (Left to Right - Andy FitzGerald, Jon Perry, Mike Moss, Roger Yeoman, Will Henderson, Nick Burgin, Andy Squire, Phillip McDanell)

We couldn't have asked for better weather for our Junior Fortnight! A few more pictures of the action on the water last week.

Great start by Itchenor XODs at Cowes Week. The Caribbean weather suited Antigua Al with Mark and Jeremy in Foxglove who took first place ahead of Catherine sailed by Colin, Neil and Chris. With Astralita 4th, Lass 7th and Magic Dragon 8th it was an emphatic start to Itchenor’s defence of the Phillipson Shield.

A couple of our junior sailors in action at this year's Junior Fortnight! Image by Annabel Timberlake

Well done to our Itchenor members on their success at Cowes Classics Week! John Tremlett with Julie and Ian Andrew in Lass won the 46 strong XOD class while Gwaihir won the Swallows and only two points separated Penny, Betty and Query in the Sunbeams!

Congratulations to Seaview Yacht Club who celebrated their 125th Anniversary last weekend. ISC member Ashley Hatton sailed over to wish them well and can be seen raising the ISC club flag on dressed XOD Drover which was warmly welcomed!

Read all about our flagship family event Junior Fortnight and all the latest news at Itchenor in this month's Setting Sail column in the Chichester Observer
https://bit.ly/2NXBld0

Only a few days until the start of our flagship event for sailors of all ages, Junior Fortnight supported by Handelsbanken! We are looking forward to welcoming all our JF families back to the club.

Enjoy fun family sailing at Itchenor Sailing Club with our 2000 Dinghy Sailing Experience. A great opportunity to brush up your skills and enjoy an exciting programme of events without owning a boat. Find out more here - https://www.itchenorsc.co.uk/2000_dinghy_ sailing_experience…

The Sunbeam Dainty Dish race from Itchenor to Cowes takes place tomorrow, Saturday 21 July. Read about the background to the trophy at https://solentsunbeam.co.uk/the-backgroun d-to-the-dainty-d…/

Last Friday evening our Rowing Class enjoyed a beautiful trip to Pilsey Island!

Well done to Matt Mee and Emma Norris whose win at our RS200 Open Meeting marked their fourth title in the Rooster National tour.
Read the full report from the Open Meeting here: https://bit.ly/2NVJhfi

If you missed it last night, you can watch Itchenor member Ian Walker's interview with BBC South Today News filmed at our Schools Week Championships here. Tune in at 19.00 minutes to hear Ian talking about the challenges and opportunities within British Sailing.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/…/b…/south-toda y-evening-news-10072018

We're looking forward to another sunny weekend for our Swallow National Championships. Best of luck to all those competing.

We still have a few spaces left on our Junior Training Weeks on 16 and 23 July. These provide the perfect opportunity for juniors to learn or improve on existing sailing skills.
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2L92wjm

It's been an incredible week for our Schools Week Championships - beautiful conditions and fantastic racing. Well done to all our competitors and congratulations to our overall champions Norwich School for the fevas and Rugby School for the fireflies!
Thank you to all the team at Itchenor who helped make it happen and our sponsors JDX Consulting and MPI Brokers for their support.

Today marks the final day of racing at this year's Schools Week Championships, who will win the firefly regatta?
For the latest results, follow our Schools Week event page or @Itchenor1 on Twitter.
Images from MPI Brokers

We attended our friends wedding and had a lovely time , beautiful setting very nice staff

Very welcoming club. Big thanks from all from the ccrc

Thank you for providing us with a perfect setting for our pre-wedding dinner. The food cooked by Ann-Marie was fabulous and the staff were great, in especially Nick for all of his efforts to ensure it ran smoothly. In particular, I want to give a massive thanks to Amanda Bottomley, who is the wedding planner at the club, she helped us with our wedding (which was also held in Itchenor) and did an amazing job. If it was not for her sterling effort, the day would not have run as smoothly or as calmly as it did. Thank you!! Mel and Jack Talbot

Outstanding wedding venue. Not only is it set in a beautiful location but the dedicated, friendly, efficient team at ISC put it in a league if it’s own. The food and wine are exceptional and the fact that we could offer accommodation to our guests set this venue apart from anywhere else. Our special day couldn’t have been any more perfect.

Had our wedding there on 15/04/16 and visited yesterday on our 1st anniversary. Couldn't have been made to feel more welcome, Nick and the team were amazing on the day and it was lovely to pop in and see them and the club again. Such a special place.

Great racing for all ages from 8 to 80, and good social with cozy bar, good food and B&B

Best tea and cake anyone could wish for after a top days sailing at a one of a kind venue!

Beautiful venue with such a stunning location. Ideal for weddings!! I've photographed a few weddings at the Sailing Club and the rooms are always decorated beautifully with such attention to detail. The staff are amazing - so helpful and the food is always delicious!

We attended our friends wedding and had a lovely time , beautiful setting very nice staff

Very welcoming club. Big thanks from all from the ccrc

Thank you for providing us with a perfect setting for our pre-wedding dinner. The food cooked by Ann-Marie was fabulous and the staff were great, in especially Nick for all of his efforts to ensure it ran smoothly. In particular, I want to give a massive thanks to Amanda Bottomley, who is the wedding planner at the club, she helped us with our wedding (which was also held in Itchenor) and did an amazing job. If it was not for her sterling effort, the day would not have run as smoothly or as calmly as it did. Thank you!! Mel and Jack Talbot

Outstanding wedding venue. Not only is it set in a beautiful location but the dedicated, friendly, efficient team at ISC put it in a league if it’s own. The food and wine are exceptional and the fact that we could offer accommodation to our guests set this venue apart from anywhere else. Our special day couldn’t have been any more perfect.

Had our wedding there on 15/04/16 and visited yesterday on our 1st anniversary. Couldn't have been made to feel more welcome, Nick and the team were amazing on the day and it was lovely to pop in and see them and the club again. Such a special place.

Great racing for all ages from 8 to 80, and good social with cozy bar, good food and B&B

Best tea and cake anyone could wish for after a top days sailing at a one of a kind venue!

Beautiful venue with such a stunning location. Ideal for weddings!! I've photographed a few weddings at the Sailing Club and the rooms are always decorated beautifully with such attention to detail. The staff are amazing - so helpful and the food is always delicious!