Reports 2025

Fifteen dinghies took part in Gunfleet Sailing Club’s race on Sunday 24 August 2025 for the Toppo Single Helm Trophy, coupled with the race for those under 18 years of age for the Cadet Single Helm.

Gunfleet Sailing Club held its long distance race for the Jim Suckling Trophy on Sunday 17 August 2025 and, after some very close tussles, the winner was Tom Bartlett in his Topaz.

Gunfleet Sailing Club held the final 3-in-1 race of the season on Sunday 10 August 2025, three short back to back races for the Bill Clarke Shield, with nineteen dinghies taking to the water.  

Wednesday 6th August saw the last race in the Gunfleet Sailing Club’s evening Summer Series, with a win by John Tappenden cementing his position as overall winner of the seven-race series.

Gunfleet Sailing Club members enjoyed another race with a difference when they took part in the competition for the John Venables Trophy on Sunday 3 August 2025.  The course was set so that every race mark must be circumnavigated, with a common turning point between each one being the AWS buoy.

The sixth race in the Wednesday evening Summer Series, on 30 July 2025, was won by Tim Dye in his RS Aero; whilst a light and variable wind direction, coupled with a strong ebb tide made for somewhat disappointing conditions.

Fifteen dinghies took part in Gunfleet Sailing Club’s pursuit race for the Chase Trophy on Sunday 27 July 2025 with John Tappenden working his way through the fleet to take a convincing win.

The fifth race in the Wednesday evening Summer Series, on 23 July 2025, saw another close battle between the RS Aeros with John Tappenden claiming his third victory.

Gunfleet Sailing Club held the races split between medium/fast fleet boats, and those with a slower handicap on Sunday 20 July 2025.  After such a long spell of unbroken sunshine, high temperatures and light breezes, it was a bit of a shock to find grey skies, a noticeable fall in temperature, and a force four to five south-easterly wind; this coupled with a lumpy, grey North Sea.

Gunfleet Sailing Club continued its Wednesday evening Summer Series with its fourth race on 16 July 2025 against a backdrop of variable wind directions.

Gunfleet Sailing Club held its 2025 Regatta on Sunday 13 July in almost iddylic conditions although a little more wind would have been well received.  The breeze had originally been offshore but subsequently veered north-easterly and then continued to go east.

The third Wednesday evening race in the Summer Series took place at Gunfleet Sailing Club on 9 July 2025, with a comfortable win for John Tappenden in his RS Aero.

Gunfleet Sailing Club held one of its 3-in-1 races on Sunday 6 July, this time for the Tee Dee Challenge Trophy.  The forecast was for rain but, fortunately, it held off until after the race which was held amidst sunshine and blue skies.  

Gunfleet Sailing Club’s second race in its Summer Series, held on Wednesday evening 2 July 2025, was dominated by the enthusiastic RS Aero fleet that’s popularity amongst members continues to grow.