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Taking Part
The Club organizes a series of sailing events to promote
sailing and engineering and appeal to a range of sailing
skills and aspirations. The main centre of activity is
around the Solent and members boats range from trailer
sailors to ocean going yachts.
In addition to our Channel Squadron there is a NW Squadron
comprising flotillas in North Wales, Northern Ireland
and the Clyde.
Sailing has been an important sphere of Club activities
for the past 30 years and has led to many friendships
as well as providing much enjoyment to members, families
and friends.
All members of The Institution are most welcome to join
our rallies. Look over the programme and see what type
of event would suit you best and come and see if you enjoy
it.
Events
Events include passage races, nautical quests, rallies
and dinners. In addition to local rallies the Club has
had joint rallies with the REYC to Antwerp and the Normandy
Landing Sites; and with the Offshore Cruising Club to
France and regularly cruises the Channel Islands meeting
members of CIGPE and inspecting many of the engineering
works and places of interest in the Islands.
Other activities have included cruises to St Katherine's
Dock in London, to France and Brittany and to the West
Country. Club members have crossed the Atlantic and Pacific,
visited St Petersburg cruised the Mediterranean, as well
as the coast of Britain and Ireland.
Voyage Vache
For many years on the first weekend in December, the
Club has sailed to Cowes on the Voyage Vaches when we
joined the Ingenieures de France at a dinner. Last year
we coupled this with a race from Portsmouth to Cowes.
Trophies
There are three trophies. The Smeaton Trophy and the
Telford Goblet is for members and staff of the ICE who
enter or skipper a yacht competing in the Round the Island
Race. The Elvera Cup is for the most interesting log of
a cruise in the current year by a member of the Club.
The Smeaton Trophy is awarded to the yacht, which has
the lowest quotient determined by dividing the boats finishing
position in its class or sub-class by the number of starters
in that class or sub-class. The Telford Goblet is awarded
annually to the highest placed yacht in the IRC class.
Crews and Skippers
This year we are starting a “crews available / crews
wanted” register. So whether you are an experienced or
a novice sailor, but would like to do some sailing, let
me know, and we’ll try to find you on a boat.
Further Information
If you need any further information on any matter, but
particularly on crewing opportunities, how to enter for
trophies or the programme generally, please contact Roger
Hyde.
Roger Hyde
Tel : (01483) 572377 (07986) 630310 (mob)
Email : sailing@ceclub.org.uk
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