Reports 2025

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.

Yet another scorcher of a day at Gunfleet Sailing Club on Sunday 29 June 2025 meant a good turnout of dinghies for the Personal PY Trophy race; a race that provides a unique handicap to everyone’s boat, based on the helm’s performance in the previous races since the start of the season.

Gunfleet Sailing Club’s Wednesday evenings continued on 25 June 2025 with the first race in the Summer Series.  A fresh force four, touching five, south-easterly breeze greeted the sailors who rigged-up accordingly, but as the minutes ticked away so the wind strength began to drop and by the time the race got underway the wind had fallen to force three.

Gunfleet Sailing Club held another race with a twist on Sunday 22 June 2025, for the Ken Dye Cup, and with fourteen dinghies entering it proved to be an exciting event.

The seventh and final race in Gunfleet Sailing Club’s series for the Tony Chadd Trophy took place on Wednesday 18 June 2025 with John Tappenden winning it in his RS Aero but Ken Potts, also in an RS Aero, taking overall honours.  

Ideal conditions greeted the Gunfleet Sailing Club members when they took part in the second of the 3-in-1 races on Sunday 15 June 2025; three short, back to back, races over the same course with all three results counting, this time for the Hertford County Shield.

The sixth race in Gunfleet Sailing Club’s series for the Tony Chadd Trophy took place on Wednesday 11 June 2025 with RS Aeros taking the top three places.

Gunfleet Sailing Club hosted the Comet class dinghy 2025 National Championships, a three-day event attracting entries from as far afield as Liverpool, Bristol, Lyme Regis and Inverness.  Twenty nine boats took part in a very mixed bag of weather.

Gunfleet Sailing Club members faced a strengthening wind from the south-west as they arrived on Sunday 1 June 2025 to take part in the race for the Jubilee Trophy; John Tappenden gaining a clear victory in his RS Aero after a gruelling two laps.

The fourth race in Gunfleet Sailing Club’s series for the Tony Chadd Trophy took place on Wednesday 28 May 2025 with Ken Potts continuing to dominate the top position.

Gunfleet Sailing Club members faced a strong south-westerly wind on Sunday 25 May 2025 when they arrived to take part in the race for the Bill Geddes Trophy, and with gusts up to 31 mph it deterred a number of sailors from taking to the water.

Early arrivals at Gunfleet Sailing Club, for the third race in the Tony Chadd series last Wednesday evening 21 May 2025, were met by a stiff north-easterly force five wind and a sea of white caps, as the top of the tide edged ever nearer.  Undeterred, Team Aero all rigged “5” sails, whilst the Lasers sported 4.7s or radials.  As the competitors launched they already sensed a slight decrease in wind strength but time was against any thought of a rig change.

Gunfleet Sailing Club held the first of its pursuit races on Sunday 18 May 2025, for the Ken Potts Trophy, with a comfortable victory going to Paul Stanton in his Laser.