Sailing
Portishead Yacht & Sailing Club (PYSC) will be the Organising Authority for racing from Sugarloaf Beach during the sailing season. Please see the Notice of Race below. This page shows the sailing program from today onwards. The time is the start of the race and you should be on the water before the preparatory signal.
The rescue boats will be on the water from the race start time to approximately High water if you would like to go cruising, please check the exact time with the OOD.
If you would like an electronic version of this programme, click here.
There is also a Google Sheets version.
Open Events are open to any one who can sail from other clubs.
Cruising These are where we don't go racing but have a lesiurely sail around the estuary.
Club Training These events are for club members to improve their sailing skills, come a long if you want to learn or feel you can help less experienced members.
| Date | Event | Type | High Tide | OOD | Rescue Helm | Rescue Crew | Galley |
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| Wed 12/08/26 19:00 | Training / Free Sailing(4) | TR | 20:01/13.2m | Jonathan Cooper | Rob Dutson | David Passmore | Volunteer |
| Thu 13/08/26 19:00 | Evening series(7) | CR | 20:48/13.8m | Chris Romans | Brenda Romans | Tim Soanes | Volunteer |
| Sat 15/08/26 09:00 | Eric Gadd Trophy(4) | GH | 09:57/13.6m | Christine Willcocks | James Willcocks | Anthony Willcocks | Volunteer |
| Sun 16/08/26 09:00 | Skool Series(4) | AL | 10:35/13.3m | Tony March | Steve Pascoe | Jeremy Hodgson | Volunteer |
| Sat 22/08/26 13:30 | Eric Gadd Trophy(5,6) | GH | 14:40/9.1m | Volunteer | Robin Schaefer | Volunteer | Volunteer |
| Sun 23/08/26 14:30 | Skool Series(5,6) | AL | 16:25/9.3m | Stephen Gill | Volunteer | Peter Hosking | Margaret Gill |
| Sun 30/08/26 13:00 | Cruise Down Tide(1) | CU | 16:24/1.9m | Volunteer | Paul Black | Peter Hosking, Volunteer | |
| Mon 31/08/26 09:00 | Skool Series(7) | AL | 10:02/12.6m | Steve Pascoe | Tony Barnes | Tony March | Volunteer |
| Sat 05/09/26 11:30 | Brunel Trophy(2) | PR | 13:27/10.1m | Volunteer | James Dobbin | Volunteer | Volunteer |
| Sun 06/09/26 13:00 | Sprint Regatta(0) | AL | 15:09/9.6m | Volunteer | Martin Gibson | Jeremy Hodgson | Volunteer |
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Assistant to OOD: Volunteer
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| Sat 12/09/26 12:00 | Cruise Down Tide(2) | CU | 15:39/0.4m | Stephen Brooks | Lee Fedder | Volunteer, Volunteer | |
| Sat 19/09/26 10:30 | Eric Gadd Trophy(7,8) | GH | 12:20/9.7m | David Passmore | Volunteer | Volunteer | Volunteer |
| Sun 20/09/26 11:30 | Island Race(2) | SS | 13:27/8.9m | Volunteer | Paul Coakley, Volunteer | Volunteer, Volunteer | Christine Jarvis |
| Sat 03/10/26 10:30 | Wessex Series(1,2) | STYLE | 12:12/10.9m | Paul Roberts | James Willcocks | Anthony Willcocks | Volunteer |
| Sun 04/10/26 11:30 | Winter series(1,2) | CR | 13:19/9.9m | alex barry | Tony Barnes | Volunteer | Christine Jarvis |
| Sat 17/10/26 09:30 | Wessex Series(3) | STYLE | 11:12/10.4m | Tim Soanes | Robin Schaefer | Alan Brownlie | Volunteer |
| Sun 18/10/26 10:00 | Winter series(3,4) | CR | 11:49/10m | Paul Roberts | Tony Barnes | Christopher Robinson | Christine Jarvis |
| Mon 26/10/26 19:30 | PYSC AGM at The Ship, Portishead | PYSC AGM at The Ship, Portishead | |||||
| Sat 31/10/26 09:00 | Wessex Series(4) | STYLE | 10:19/11.9m | Christine Willcocks | James Willcocks | Anthony Willcocks | Volunteer |
| Sun 01/11/26 09:30 | Winter series(5,6) | CR | 11:11/11.1m | Nigel Charman | Michael Goldsmith | Jonathan Cooper | Volunteer |