General Information – Shotwick Lake Sailing

News – Weds Talk 02 – Tactics & Strategy Around the Race Course

October 28, 2023 Simon Dolman

The 2nd of the Wednesday evenings on Tactics & Strategy Around the Race Course was hosted by Gaz Henshall and attended by racers hoping to gain that winning edge. As Gaz promised, we did indeed learn why our fellow racers: We also learnt why Mark Nield comes flying in on

Weds Talk 02 – Tactics & Strategy Around the Race Course

October 18, 2023 Gaz Henshall

Owing to the positive feedback we received for the 1st Wednesday Night Talks Session on Starting & 1st Beat T&S we have decided to put on another one. This will again be hosted by myself (Gaz Henshall) on Wednesday 25th October at approx 7pm. Have you ever wondered: 🤔 Well

Miracle Welsh Area Championships at Shotwick Lake 2023

October 14, 2023 Simon Dolman

Miracle Welsh Area Championships at Shotwick Lake 2023 10 Miracles entered the Welsh Area Championships hosted at Shotwick Lake Sailing Club on the 23rd and 24th September. This was one of the best turnouts for this event and it was great to welcome 3 visitors to compete with an up

Tactics & Strategy for the Start & 1st Beat

October 5, 2023 Simon Dolman

The first Wednesday evening event on Tactics & Strategy for the Start & 1st Beat was hosted by Gaz Henshall and attended by racers hoping to gain that winning edge. Bagging a corner – Reading shifts – Pinching – Geometry – Line bias – Boat speed – and loads of

RYA Level 2 – Basic Skills Course

September 18, 2023 Paul.Newman

We still have places on our upcoming dinghy level 2 training course. Build your confidence and develop your skills. This course will enable you to gain the skills needed to sail and make decisions and to be a competent sailor in good conditions. RYA Level 2 – Basic Skills (Intermediate)

The Boy Done Good! Kieran Sails The Aero Nationals

September 13, 2023 Simon Dolman

The Aero nationals took place in Tenby at the end of August. 54 Aeros took part split into two separate fleets. Due to the strong winds forecast, the majority chose the five metre sail leaving 23 in the seven fleet. The first three days favoured the heavier, experienced sea

Miracle Welsh Area Championships @ Shotwick Lake

August 29, 2023 Simon Dolman

We Want Your Feedback!

July 21, 2023 Gaz Henshall

We would like to hear your thoughts and feedback about our lovely Sailing Club. As a committee we always wish to try and improve the club and who better to tell us what is good and not do good about the club but the members themsevles. We would like to

Tired of dealing with weeds!

June 26, 2023 Simon Dolman

When everything was going great, there is nothing more frustrating than realising after a sensation of the ‘go slows’ and making all manner of adjustments to improve speed that you have the dreaded green stringy stuff hanging off your rudder. Nowadays we all check for weed as our first action

The Summer Series

June 23, 2023 Gaz Henshall

We are now heading into the summer series at the lake and with this comes a change. The morning’s races will be the same as they have been during the spring series, with 2 races back to back. The afternoon however will look a little different. Based on feedback received