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Ways of viewing the 2023 schedule
- View the 2023 schedule on Google calendar, and add to your calendar
- Download a copy of the 2023 programme here
- Download the 2023 schedule for Calendar on MacOS X, Google Calendar or Outlook on Windows in iCalendar format. (Note: For the Cadets and Families sessions, see www.wyc.org.uk/cadets/Events)
- View the 2023 racing schedule below.
2023 Sailing schedule
| Date | HW (clock time) | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer, Organiser or Supporting class | Assistant RO (Spare Safety Boat Crew) | Club Race Safety Boat Crew 1 | Club Race Safety Boat Crew 2 |
| March | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sat 11th Mar | 1506 | 1000 | Working party | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 12th Mar | 1532 | 1100 | Race Officer training | Steve Gray | Christian Brewer | - | - |
| Sun 12th Mar | 1532 | 1400 | April showers 1 | Christian Brewer | Steve Gray | Jamie Pope | N/A |
| Sat 18th Mar | 0938 | 1100 | April showers 2 | Nigel Brown | Amanda Higgins | Ravi Singh-Verma | N/A |
| Sun 19th Mar | 1056 | 1100 | April showers 3 | John Phelan | David Carew Jones | Matt French | N/A |
| Sat 25th Mar | 1519 | 1400 | April showers 4 | Ed Wilson | Amy Moore | Tim Bentham | N/A |
| Sun 26th Mar | 1645 | 1400 | April showers 5 | Matt Crockatt | Finn Crockatt | Adam Freeman | N/A |
| Sun 26th Mar | 1645 | 1630 | AGM | - | - | - | - |
| April | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sat 1st Apr | 1035 | 1000 | Wanderer Training | Richard Maltby | - | - | - |
| Sat 1st Apr | 1035 | 1100 | April showers 6 | David Sansom | Chris Gerry | Adam Clegg | N/A |
| Sun 2nd Apr | 1137 | 1100 | April showers 7 | Duncan Oliver | Trevor Sharp | Jon Viner | N/A |
| Fri 7th Apr | 1434 | 1400 | Easter nip 1 | Andrew Provan | Louise Provan | Pete Townsend | N/A |
| Sat 8th Apr | 1508 | 1400 | Easter nip 2 | Mike Hanson | Sally Newcombe | Mark Skipper | N/A |
| Sun 9th Apr | 1538 | 1400 | Easter nip 3 | Paul Kelly | Tracy Vaughan Gough | Jonathan Purday | N/A |
| Mon 10th Apr | 1608 | 1400 | Easter nip 4 | Simon Hadley | Nikki Hadley | Mark Grinter | N/A |
| Sat 15th Apr | 0859 | 845 | Cadet session 1 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 15th Apr | 0859 | 1000 | April showers 8 | Niall Martin | Sandy Carter | Peter Carter | N/A |
| Sun 16th Apr | 1031 | 900 | Improver session 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 16th Apr | 1031 | 1100 | April showers 9 (ends) | Chris Jarrett | Jonathan Loynes | Dominic Wade | N/A |
| Sat 22nd Apr | 1511 | 1130 | Cadet session 2 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 22nd Apr | 1511 | 1400 | Spring 1 | Marc Dumas | David Sansom | Guy Smedley | TBA |
| Sun 23rd Apr | 1542 | 1400 | Spring 2 | Charlie Campion | Tim de Klerk | Jack Kelly | Mathew Boarman |
| Wed 26th Apr | 1722 | 1745 | Improver session 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 26th Apr | 1722 | 1830 | Wednesday evening 1 | Stephen Baker | Mei Baker | - | - |
| Fri 28th Apr | 1911 | 1630 | Cadet session 3 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 28th Apr | 1911 | 1745 | Cadet session 3 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 29th Apr | 0817 | 1000 | Spring 3 | Ben Spratling | Oliver Goggi | Miles Ogborn | TBA |
| Sun 30th Apr | 0943 | 900 | Improver session 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 30th Apr | 0943 | 1100 | Spring 4 (CB) | Harry Newton | N/A | Jeremy Scott | Bill Rich |
| May | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Mon 1st May | 1044 | 1100 | RNLI pursuit race (CB) | Mike Oliver | N/A | Nick Fehnle | Daniel Beacon |
| Sat 6th May | 1402 | N/A | Coronation - no racing | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 7th May | 1440 | 1400 | Spring 5/6 (CB) | Jon Bentman | N/A | Jonathan Carter | Richard Cartwright |
| Mon 8th May | 1517 | 1400 | Spring 7/8 (CB) | Adam Whitehouse | N/A | David Oxberry | Ian Massingham |
| Mon 8th May | 1517 | 1430 | Cadet session 4 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 10th May | 1639 | 1900 | Wednesday evening 2 | Small cat fleet | - | - | - |
| Fri 12th May | 1830 | 1630 | Cadet session 5 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 12th May | 1830 | 1745 | Cadet session 5 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 13th May | 1948 | 1500 | Spring 9 (CB) | Vojtech Nemec | N/A | Rob Smith | David Marsh |
| Sun 14th May | 2108 | 1000 | Spring 10 (CB) | Tony Clements | N/A | Nicky Whately | Tracy Quinn |
| Sat 20th May | 1406 | TBA | Topper national series | Tom Bruton | N/A | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sun 21st May | 1442 | TBA | Topper national series | Tom Bruton | N/A | SB Team | SB Team |
| Wed 24th May | 1623 | 1745 | Improver session 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 24th May | 1623 | 1900 | Wednesday evening 3 | Laser fleet | - | - | - |
| Fri 26th May | 1742 | 1630 | Cadet session 6 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 26th May | 1742 | 1745 | Cadet session 6 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 27th May | 1832 | 1500 | Club championships 1/2 (CB) | Andy Jackson | N/A | Stephen Hodges | Peter Wilson |
| Sun 28th May | 1935 | 1500 | Club championships 3/4 (CB) | Steve Barnes | N/A | Adam Whitehouse | Marc Dumas |
| Mon 29th May | 0834 | 1000 | Club championships 5/6 (CB) | Kevin Hall | N/A | Adrian Lambourne | Roy Lovelidge |
| Tue 30th May | 0942 | 900 | Cadet session 7 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| June | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sat 3rd Jun | 1255 | 1100 | Spring 11/12 (CB) | Rick Perkins | N/A | Sarah Perkins | Paul McNally |
| Sat 3rd Jun | 1255 | TBA | Merlin training | Jon Bloice | - | - | - |
| Sun 4th Jun | 1337 | 1400 | Spring 13/14 (CB) | Stephen Nation | N/A | Veronica Moore | Donna Hender |
| Sun 4th Jun | 1337 | TBA | Merlin training | Jon Bloice | - | - | - |
| Fri 9th Jun | 1727 | 1630 | Cadet session 8 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 9th Jun | 1727 | 1745 | Cadet session 8 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 9th Jun | 1727 | TBA (am) | Laser training | Mike Oliver | - | - | - |
| Sat 10th Jun | 1824 | 1500 | Spring 15 (CB) | Ali Nicolson | N/A | Jo Phillips | Matt Low |
| Sun 11th Jun | 0719 | 1000 | Spring 16 (ends) (CB) | Stephen Nation | N/A | Kelvin Thursby | Roy Mansfield |
| Wed 14th Jun | 2242 | 1745 | Improver session 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 14th Jun | 2242 | 1900 | Wednesday evening 4 | General handicap | - | David Connor | N/A |
| Sat 17th Jun | 1305 | 1030 | Discover Sailing - 1030 to 1430 | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 18th Jun | 1342 | 1400 | Summer Sunday 1/2 (CB) | Zanna Gooch | N/A | Liz North | Rob Spaughton |
| Fri 23rd Jun | 1643 | 1700 | Cadet session 9 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 24th Jun | 1721 | 1400 | Summer Saturday 1/2 (CB) | Francis Stileman | N/A | Jason Rutt | Freya Rutt |
| Sun 25th Jun | 1800 | 1500 | Summer Sunday 3 (CB) | Andrew Folkard | N/A | Suzanne Folkard | Andrew Burns |
| Wed 28th Jun | 2042 | 1900 | Wednesday evening 5 | Combined Cats | - | - | - |
| July | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sat 1st Jul | 1138 | 1130 | Cadet session 10 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 1st Jul | 1138 | TBA | Laserfest | Tom Bruton | - | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sat 1st Jul | 1138 | TBA | EKYA Man of Kent Regatta (at Minnis May SC) | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 2nd Jul | 1230 | TBA | Laserfest | Tom Bruton | - | SB Team | SB Team |
| Fri 7th Jul | 1631 | 1630 | Cadet session 11 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 7th Jul | 1631 | 1745 | Cadet session 11 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 8th Jul | 1718 | 1400 | Summer Saturday 3/4 (CB) | Abby Zambinski | N/A | Angie Edler-Maidment | Matt Crockatt |
| Sun 9th Jul | 1807 | 1400 | Summer Sunday 4/5 (CB) | Pete Goodman | N/A | Andrew Haslam | Felix Goodman |
| Wed 12th Jul | 2102 | 1745 | Improver session 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 12th Jul | 2102 | 1900 | Wednesday evening 6 | Merlin Rocket | Julie Nuttall | - | - |
| Sat 15th Jul | 1200 | 1100 | Summer Saturday 5/6 (CB) | David Connor | N/A | John Irwin | Chris O'Brien |
| Sat 15th Jul | 1200 | 1130 | Cadet session 12 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 16th Jul | 1249 | 1400 | Summer Sunday 6/7 (CB) | Paul Cross | N/A | Ina Kamps | Charlie Peel |
| Sat 22nd Jul | 1623 | 1400 | Summer Saturday 7/8 (CB) | Peter Heyes | N/A | Rebecca Tinham | Elizabeth Doggart |
| Sat 22nd Jul | 1623 | 1430 | Cadet - family fun day | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 23rd Jul | 1656 | 1400 | Summer Sunday 8/9 (CB) | Mark Fagg | N/A | Robert Slee | Kate Slee |
| Wed 26th Jul | 1850 | 1745 | Improver session 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 26th Jul | 1850 | 1900 | Wednesday evening 7 | Iggy McNally | - | - | - |
| Fri 28th Jul | 2059 | 1730 | Cadet session 13 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 28th Jul | 2059 | 1845 | Cadet session 13 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 29th Jul | 0959 | 1100 | Summer Saturday 9 (CB) | John Berrington | N/A | Joe Lovett | Katie Berrington |
| Sun 30th Jul | 1112 | 1100 | Dawes cup (CB) | Christian Brewer | N/A | Philippa Bloice | Jon Bloice |
| August | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Wed 2nd Aug | 1358 | 1400 | Whitstable week 1/2 (CB) | Andy Provan | John Boorman | Jason Wild | SB Team |
| Thu 3rd Aug | 1447 | 1400 | Whitstable week 3/4 (CB) | Simon Reynolds | John Boorman | Kerra Pearce | SB Team |
| Fri 4th Aug | 1533 | 1400 | Whitstable week 5/6 (CB) | Steve Gray | John Boorman | Harry Wilson | Angelyna Gheur |
| Fri 4th Aug | 1533 | 1430 | Cadet session 14 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 4th Aug | 1533 | 1600 | Cadet session 14 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 5th Aug | 1617 | 1400 | Whitstable week 7/8 (CB) | Mark Barnes | John Boorman | Toby Kamps | Gary Plant |
| Sun 6th Aug | 1658 | 1400 | Whitstable week 9/10 (CB) | Nigel Brown | John Boorman | Jon Dennis | Luke Westoby |
| Wed 9th Aug | 1916 | 1745 | Improver session 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 9th Aug | 1916 | 1900 | Wednesday evening 8 | Laser fleet | - | - | - |
| Sat 12th Aug | 1034 | 1100 | Summer Saturday 10/11 (CB) | Richard Maltby | N/A | David Blakey | Charlie Baker |
| Sun 13th Aug | 1141 | 1100 | Summer Sunday 10/11 (CB) | Richard Ledger | N/A | Ian Hender | Bob Bell |
| Mon 14th Aug | 1235 | TBA | CadetFest | - | - | - | - |
| Tue 15th Aug | 1317 | TBA | CadetFest | - | - | - | - |
| Thu 17th Aug | 1422 | TBA | CadetFest | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 18th Aug | 1453 | TBA | CadetFest | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 19th Aug | 1526 | 1400 | Town regatta/Tasar open | Charles Campion | N/A | Sonia McNally | Mike Hanson |
| Sun 20th Aug | 1559 | 1400 | Town regatta/Tasar open | Jon Silk | N/A | Sarah Oliver | Jon Bentman |
| Wed 23rd Aug | 1727 | 1745 | Improver session 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 23rd Aug | 1727 | 1900 | Wednesday evening 9 (ends) | Big cat fleet | - | - | - |
| Fri 25th Aug | 1907 | 1730 | Cadet session 15 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Fri 25th Aug | 1907 | 1845 | Cadet session 15 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 26th Aug | 0747 | 1000 | August regatta 1/2 (CB) | Phil Emery | N/A | Harry Newton | Peter Heyes |
| Sun 27th Aug | 0928 | 1100 | August regatta 3/4 (CB) | Robert Govier | N/A | David Figgis | Amy Moore |
| Mon 28th Aug | 1054 | 1100 | August regatta 5/6 (CB) | Rick Perkins | N/A | Paul Kelly | John Phelan |
| Wed 30th Aug | 1236 | TBA | Wanderer cruise | - | - | - | - |
| Thu 31st Aug | 1344 | TBA | Wanderer cruise | - | - | - | - |
| September | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Fri 1st Sep | 1429 | TBA | Wanderer cruise | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 2nd Sep | 1511 | 1130 | Cadet session 16 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 2nd Sep | 1511 | 1400 | Summer Saturday 12/13 (CB) | John Cooper | N/A | Zanna Gooch | Liz North |
| Sat 2nd Sep | 1511 | 1400 | Wanderer nationals 1/2 | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 3rd Sep | 1552 | 1400 | Summer Sunday 12/13 (CB) | Howard Paterson | N/A | Sebastien Dont | Kelvin Tolson |
| Sun 3rd Sep | 1552 | 1400 | Wanderer nationals 3/4 | - | - | - | - |
| Wed 6th Sep | 1748 | 1700 | Improver session 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 9th Sep | 0840 | 830 | Cadet session 17 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 9th Sep | 0840 | 1000 | Summer Saturday 14 (ends) (CB) | Peter King | N/A | Henry Beams | Gary Speed |
| Sun 10th Sep | 1004 | 845 | Improver session 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 10th Sep | 1004 | 1100 | Summer Sunday 14/15 (ends) (CB) | TBA | N/A | TBA | Martin Feakins |
| Sat 16th Sep | 1426 | 1400 | KSSA Regatta | Andy Jackson | Louise Harnett | Yvo Meredith | Duncan Oliver |
| Sun 17th Sep | 1458 | 1400 | Autumn 1/2 (CB) | Steve Pimblett | N/A | Paul Moore | Richard Hensler |
| Sat 23rd Sep | 1845 | 1400 | Cadet session 18 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 23rd Sep | 1845 | 1500 | Autumn 3 (CB) | Peter Gowing | N/A | Jason Pain | Glenn Cook |
| Sat 23rd Sep | 1845 | 1530 | Cadet session 18 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 24th Sep | 0721 | 1000 | Autumn 4 (CB) | Alastair Gould | N/A | Neil Reynolds | John Crozier |
| Sun 24th Sep | 0721 | 1200 | Meeting of sailors | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 30th Sep | 1401 | 1130 | Cadet session 19 - beginners | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 30th Sep | 1401 | 1245 | Cadet session 19 - advanced | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 30th Sep | 1401 | 1400 | Dart/B14 open | Tom Bruton | N/A | SB Team | SB Team |
| October | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sun 1st Oct | 1443 | 1215 | Improver session 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 1st Oct | 1443 | TBA | Dart/B14 open | Tom Bruton | N/A | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sat 7th Oct | 1912 | 1500 | Autumn 5 (CB) | Phil Emery | N/A | Phoebe Paine | John Gibbons |
| Sat 7th Oct | 1912 | 1530 | Cadet session 20 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 8th Oct | 0749 | 1000 | Autumn 6 (CB) | John Cooper | N/A | Hilary Bradshaw | Martin Akers |
| Sat 14th Oct | 1322 | 1100 | Autumn 7/8 (CB) | John Gibbons | N/A | Martin Akers | Richard Newman |
| Sat 14th Oct | 1322 | 1130 | Cadet session 21 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 15th Oct | 1353 | 1400 | Autumn 9/10 (CB) | Jon Bloice | N/A | Philippa Bloice | Huw Reynolds |
| Sat 21st Oct | 1734 | 1400 | Cadet session 22 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 21st Oct | 1734 | 1500 | Autumn 11 | Richard Ledger | Rich Edwards | Harry Morrison | Richard Epps |
| Sun 22nd Oct | 1844 | 1500 | Autumn 12 (ends) | Ian Wild | Roy Davis | Luke Swain | Andrew Cranwell |
| Sun 22nd Oct | 1844 | 1730 | Prize giving | - | - | - | - |
| Sat 28th Oct | 1250 | 1100 | Cadet session 23 - combined | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 29th Oct | 1232 | 1100 | Winter 1 | Richard Jones | James Collins | Gareth Head | N/A |
| November | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sun 5th Nov | 1738 | 1400 | Winter 2 | Tony Dod | Alex Stevens | Adam Roake | N/A |
| Sun 12th Nov | 1144 | 1100 | Winter 3 | Kelvin Tolson | Mike Oliver | Bevis Field | N/A |
| Sun 19th Nov | 1640 | 1400 | Winter 4 | Max Hunt | Sonia McNally | Mick Davidson | N/A |
| Fri 24th Nov | 1640 | TBA | WYC Dinner Dance | - | - | - | - |
| Sun 26th Nov | 1123 | 1100 | Winter 5 | Kevin Hall | Bug Price | Ed Wilson | N/A |
| December | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sun 3rd Dec | 1620 | 1400 | Winter 6 | Andrew Guerin | Tom Rosier | Ali Nicolson | N/A |
| Sun 10th Dec | 1023 | 1100 | Winter 7 (ends) | Peter Gowing | Steve Gray | Alastair Gould | N/A |
| Sun 10th Dec | 1023 | 1300 | Winter series prize giving | - | - | - | - |
Race calendar
Click on the button at the bottom right of the calendar to add the 2023 dates to your Google Calendar. For the Cadets and Families sessions, see www.wyc.org.uk/cadets/Events