• Last Sunday of Icicle Dinghy Series 6 Feb 22

    Posted on February 6, 2022

    The sixth and final Sunday of the Icicle Dinghy Race Series was handled in a low key manner. Racing was cancelled as the forecast had been saying winds over 20 Knots and gusting to over 40 Knots from the West. Instead we had a social gathering in the McRobert Room where we all were able […]

  • Canoe Kayak Rack extension complete Jan 22

    Posted on January 23, 2022

    Canoe extension rack finished Jan 22

  • 2021 Wayfarer cruising week report EDYC

    Posted on January 18, 2022

    Last summer 2021 Wayfarer cruising week report. Our club, EDYC, held a Wayfarer cruising week organised by John Miller during July 2021. This was reported to Wayfarers in general through the vehicle of the Wayfarer magazine, (https://wayfarer.org.uk/ ) with the article being written by John Miller. Photography was also attributed to John. There are five […]

  • Family Cruising Week EDYC July 2022

    Posted on January 14, 2022

    Family Cruising Week – EDYC –July 2022 The Plan Provisional Dates for your Diary Sunday 17 July to Saturday 23 July. Following the success of the EDYC family week last summer when we had 37 people and 18 club boats participating, in a series of cruises.  See the attached article from the National Wayfarer Magazine. […]

  • Covid Guidance Update 11 Jan 22

    Posted on January 13, 2022

    It is hard to keep up with the guidance changes – so here are some notes and a reference to RYANI guidance which is our specialist source in relation to sailing. It is strongly recommended that, given the high transmission rates of the Omicron Variant, everyone attending a sporting event should take a Lateral Flow […]

  • Icicle series SI amendment for 9 Jan 22

    Posted on January 8, 2022

    Amendment no 1 to SIs Version 3 On page 1 delete the words “There will be one race scheduled for this day as sunset is at 16:19” The full table is available as PDF link here

  • Protest ! – document help as well

    Posted on January 6, 2022

    Some document help in relation to race related protest management.

  • EDYC sailor in transatlantic sail 26 Dec 21

    Posted on January 4, 2022

    Laura Hampton took part in a transatlantic Sail 😀💪🏼⛵️ See the link below for more information, which makes an impressive read. https://www.sailworldcruising.com/news/245094/This-passage-across-Atlantic-has-changed-our-lives Pictures of Laura at EDYC Fair winds and fine sailing to Laura and friends.

  • First Icicle Races Sun 2 Jan 22 EDYC

    Posted on January 2, 2022

    Today Sun 2 Jan 2022 after following Gov and club guidelines that officials taking part in events take a covid lateral flow test before participating, in the interests of keeping both sailors and support teams as safe as possible. The club saw wind from the south west at 19 knots but gusting to 21 knots […]

  • 2021 Christmas Message from EDYC

    Posted on December 24, 2021

    EDYC Christmas Message 2021 Valued Members, I hope this message finds you all in good health. Put your feet up, take a pause from the Christmas preparations for a moment and reflect on what has been a very positive year at East Down Yacht Club. Early season, it was clear that we would have to […]