Welcome to the July Solent Gaffers newsletter. We hope everyone is getting plenty of time on the water and making the most of it being that bit cooler there. There has been plenty of activity since the last newsletter, with more to come. We hope to see you on the water.
The full 2026 calendar is available here. Do mark the dates and keep a lookout for further details as plans develop.
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Recent highlights:
The highlight of the spring was, of course, our Yarmouth Regatta in May. Thanks to a huge effort from the organising team, over 70 boats had a fabulous weekend.
Photographs, reports and racing results are all available from the event page.
At the beginning of July a rather smaller group enjoyed a more relaxed, but very sociable, affair at the Folly pontoon on the Medina.
Mark Hickman of Tarifa captures the mood here.
Picking up the pace again, Dan Shaw of Nomad enjoyed his 17th Round The Island Race and makes the case for more of us joining in next year. Read his thoughts here.
You don’t need to be particularly interested in racing to enjoy one of the biggest sailing days out anywhere.
Completing the racing reports, Ivy Green is just back from her second year at British Classic Week.
Coming soon:
A select group are heading across the channel in mid-August. We’re hoping to give those leaving over the weekend of 14th August a sendoff from the Western Solent. Do let us know if you’re planning to join in. It will be an informal sail.
Then Hamble Classics is back for it’s 11th year, this time as a warm up for our Annual Race & Rally.
Details of the Annual Race & Rally, 11-13 September, are coming soon. Watch the event page and your email!
Looking further ahead, ideas for the winter are being explored and dates for 2027 firming up. Use the contact form, or email, if you have any suggestions.
The full 2026 calendar is available here.
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