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Flag signals: the Newsletter of Ely Sailing Club August 2026
Dear all, And just like that, it's almost the end of August! We hope you've all had great summers so far and the good news is there's still lots to look forward to. August has been a busy sailing month for us. We've seen the start & end of the August mini pursuit series which has seen beautiful sunshine and variable winds. We'll be rounding off August with the Roswell Monster
Published 21:18 on 26 Aug 2026
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Flag signals: the Newsletter of Ely Sailing Club July 2026
Dear all, Firstly, welcome to all our new members, both those who did the course in July and the experienced sailors who have joined us. It's been great to see so many people out on the water recently, whether it's to practice, race or just relax and enjoy the proven health benefits of sailing. And huge thanks to everyone undertaking their duties that have enabled all our sessions to take place.
Published 20:39 on 29 Jul 2026
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2026 Youth League!
It was the first Saturday of July and all though the land, boats were coming to play, spars and smiles in hand. With 31 sailors from Ely, Cam, Graham and Hunts, it was a spectacular day and the most boats we've had at an Ely Youth League for a good while and we loved it. The gazebos were out, the suncream was on and... For once... The committee boat anchored first time!
Published 18:53 on 4 Jul 2026
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Flag signals: the Newsletter of Ely Sailing Club June 2026
Dear all, We're well into the sailing season now and June has been a busy month with lots of people out for social sailing in the nice weather as well as racing on Sundays. And of course there was an annual highlight in the 12h overnight race which saw fantastic weather, plentiful marshmallows and a great night all round - there's more photos and a
Published 10:54 on 29 Jun 2026
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2026 Overnight Race
It's that time of year, the summer solstice, longest day, party night or, as we call it at Ely SC the 12h overnight race. And conditions were, as ever, stunning. We started with optimism that we'd get enough people for 3 teams so Ian & Glenn set out in Soy, Phil & Brent in Santiago and Alayne & Catherine in Unnamed Blue Wayfarer. It was a simple course with a run,
Published 12:51 on 21 Jun 2026
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Flag signals: the Newsletter of Ely Sailing Club May 2026
Firstly, welcome our new members! It's great to have seen several of you from the first courses back already and we look forward to meeting those of you signed up for courses later in the year: remember that you're already welcome at social events and to come down and crew for someone. Coming up soon is the overnight race, a highlight of the sailing season. This is a 12h race from 18:00
Published 08:40 on 30 May 2026
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ESC Cadet Kieran wins at ILCA event
A huge congratulations to Kieran, one of our home-grown cadets for his incredible performance at Rutland, representing Ely on bigger waters. He's produced a fabulous piece for Yachts & Yachting which can be found here: https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/296114/ILCA... Go Kieran!
Published 17:03 on 20 May 2026
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Open Evening
The open evening is tomorrow, 18:30-20:00 & we'd be welcome to member support for this, the second of our discover sailing events - all the information is on our website calendar and open days page. After the event, the BBQ will be out for members to cook their own food on and enjoy dinner and a drink in the sun.
Published 18:25 on 7 May 2026
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Training Courses Available to Book
All of our beginner's courses for 2026 are now bookable on the website https://www.elysailingclub.org/booking/type/traini... . These courses are for those who have never sailed before, requiring absolutely no prior knowledge or experience. Further information on our courses can be found at https://www.elysailingclub.org/training/rya-sailing-courses
Published 09:11 on 4 May 2026
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Flag signals: the Newsletter of Ely Sailing Club April 2026
Despite the very gusty wind for the first couple of weekends of the season, sailing is back! Thankfully the weather has settled down, the sun has been shining and we've had some lovely sailing at last. Our talented cadets got the season off to a good start at the first Youth League event at Cam SC last weekend, taking second overall as a club. Congratulations in particular to Edward (3rd overall), Fergus
Published 18:47 on 30 Apr 2026
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Ely Sailing Club Open Events
FREE SAILING TASTER SESSIONS, MEMBERSHIP AND TRAINING COURSE INFORMATION. Are you looking for a new way to get outdoors and active or find something you can enjoy together with the family? Or just looking for a way to get involved in something locally? If the answer is yes, Ely Sailing Club is inviting you, your family and your friends to come and try sailing for FREE. Whether you're completely new to the sport
Published 18:50 on 5 Apr 2026
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2026 Easter Races
Happy Easter! It was certainly an egg-citing day and the conditions were, one could say, a little hare-y. 8 Brave sailors across 7 boats were at the club today to take part in the Easter Egg races - with the reactions of a bunny required, it's been a breezy day. After having defaulted to plan B early on when the race computer failed (old school here we come), it was go
Published 17:06 on 5 Apr 2026
