View the full WYC Events Calendar
Our full calendar displays all social, cadet, sailing and training events.
The Whitstable Yacht Club sailing season runs from March to December. We run club series racing most Saturdays and Sundays throughout the season, on bank holidays and on Wednesday evenings in the summer. We also hold sessions for Cadets on Fridays or Saturdays from April to October, run Dinghy Cruises, Kayak and SUP sessions, Transition to Racing sessions and Improver sessions.
See below for our packed schedule of events for this year. You can also download a copy of our printed handbook by clicking here, or add the sailing schedule to your calendar using the Google Calendar or ICS files at the bottom of this page.
| 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 14 Mar | 09.02 | 10.00 | Working party | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 15 Mar | 10.16 | 11.00 | Early series 1 | David Connor | David Thornelow | Mike Hanson | N/A |
| Sun 22 Mar | 14.53 | 11.00 | Race officer training | Christian Brewer | Steve Gray | N/A | N/A |
| Sun 22 Mar | 14.53 | 14.00 | Early series 2 | Christian Brewer | Steve Gray | Marc Dumas | N/A |
| Sun 22 Mar | 14.53 | 16.00 | AGM | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 29 Mar | 11.06 | 11.00 | Early series 3/4 | Ali Nicolson | Andy King | Jo Phillips | N/A |
| April | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Fri 03 Apr | 14.39 | 14.00 | Easter regatta | Simon Hadley | Andy Hockey | Ruth Oliver | Joe Lovett |
| Sat 04 Apr | 15.05 | 14.00 | Easter regatta | Robert Govier | Matt Low | David Figgis | Susannah Baron |
| Sat 04 Apr | 15.05 | 10.00 | Cadets – parent rigging practice | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 05 Apr | 15.33 | 14.00 | Easter regatta | Tony Dod | Tim de Klerk | Gary Brownbridge | Jonathan Carter |
| Mon 06 Apr | 16.02 | 14.00 | Easter regatta | Niall Martin | Ian Dorsett | James Collins | Gareth Head |
| Sat 11 Apr | 07.29 | 10.00 | Early series 5 | Peter Gowing | Richard Jones | Martin Feakins | Bevis Field |
| Sun 12 Apr | 09.05 | 11.00 | Early series 6/7 | Ben Spratling | John Phelan | Andrew Memmott | Ben McVeigh |
| Sat 18 Apr | 14.12 | 14.00 | Topper training | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 18 Apr | 14.12 | 11.00 | Cruise 1 – Shipwright’s Arms (or Sun) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 19 Apr | 14.52 | 14.00 | Topper open (CB) | Andy Jackson | Steve Gray | Anthony Middleton | Harry Morrison |
| Sun 19 Apr | 14.52 | 11.00 | Cruise 1 – Shipwright’s Arms (or Sat) | – | – | – | – |
| Fri 24 Apr | 06.33 | 17.00 | Cadets 1 – parent launch and recovery | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 25 Apr | 07.55 | 10.00 | Spring 1 (CB) | Jon Bloice | – | Phillipa Bloice | Amy Moore |
| Sun 26 Apr | 09.23 | 09.00 | Improvers 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 26 Apr | 09.23 | 11.00 | Spring 2 (CB) | Matthew Crockatt | – | Pete Townsend | Andrew Lilly |
| May | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sat 02 May | 14.02 | 14.00 | Town Regatta (CB) | Jon Silk | – | Peter Wilson | Jim Howard |
| Sat 02 May | 14.02 | 12.30 | Cadets 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 03 May | 14.32 | 14.00 | Town regatta (CB) | Charlie Campion | – | Paul Moore | Adam Freeman |
| Sun 03 May | 14.32 | 13.00 | Improvers 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Mon 04 May | 15.05 | 14.00 | Town regatta (CB) | Richard Ledger | – | Sarah Oliver | Tony Ullman |
| Mon 04 May | 15.05 | 13.00 | Transition to racing 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Fri 08 May | 17.24 | 17.00 | Cadets 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 09 May | 18.14 | 15.00 | Spring 3 (CB) | Andrew Provan | – | Brenda Bates | Mikkel Bates |
| Sat 09 May | 18.14 | 14.00 | Transition to racing 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 09 May | 18.14 | 10.00 | Cruise 2 – Herne Bay SC (or Sun) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 10 May | 19.13 | 15.00 | Spring 4 (CB) | Kevin Hall | – | Mellony Morgan | Charlie Mount |
| Sun 10 May | 19.13 | 17.00 | Improvers 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 10 May | 19.13 | 10.00 | Cruise 2 – Herne Bay SC (or Sat) | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 16 May | 13.00 | 14.00 | Spring 5/6 (CB) | Zanna Gooch | – | Liz North | Lydia Wood-Power |
| Sun 17 May | 13.47 | 14.00 | Spring 7/8 (CB) | Paul Kelly | – | Miles Ogborn | Chris Alman |
| Sun 17 May | 13.47 | 12.00 | Kayak & SUP 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 17 May | 13.47 | 12.00 | Transition to racing 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Wed 20 May | 16.04 | 18.30 | Wednesday 1 | Merlin fleet | Merlin fleet | Merlin fleet | Merlin fleet |
| Fri 22 May | 16.04 | 17.00 | Cadets 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 23 May | 18.47 | 15.00 | Spring 9 (CB) | Edmund Wilson | – | Louise Harnett | Georgios Rafeletos |
| Sun 24 May | 07.40 | 10.00 | Spring 10 (CB) | Robert Govier | – | David Figgis | Adam Roake |
| Mon 25 May | 08.50 | 11.00 | RNLI Pursuit race (CB) | Mike Oliver | – | David Sansom | Marc Dumas |
| Mon 25 May | 08.50 | 10.00 | Transition to racing/improvers – race 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 30 May | 13.01 | 11.00 | Merlin Rocker & Tasar Open (CB) | Tom Bruton | Mark Fagg | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sat 30 May | 13.01 | 11.00 | Cruise 3 – Harty Ferry (or Sun) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 31 May | 13.33 | 11.00 | Merlin Rocker & Tasar Open (CB) | Tom Bruton | Mark Fagg | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sun 31 May | 13.33 | 11.00 | Cruise 3 – Harty Ferry (or Sat) | – | – | – | – |
| June | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Fri 05 Jun | 13.33 | 16.30 | Cadets 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 06 Jun | 17.10 | 14.00 | Spring 11/12 (CB) | Alastair Gould | – | Jonathan Loynes | Douglas Amesz |
| Sat 06 Jun | 17.10 | 14.00 | Transition to racing/improvers – race 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 07 Jun | 17.52 | 15.00 | Spring 13 (CB) | Mike Hanson | – | James Peasnell | Denis Mozin |
| Sun 07 Jun | 17.52 | 16.30 | Improvers 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Wed 10 Jun | 20.40 | 18.30 | Wednesday 2 | Steve Baker | Mei Baker | Tasar Fleet | Tasar Fleet |
| Sat 13 Jun | 11.43 | 11.00 | Early Summer Sat 1/2 (CB) | John Gibbons | – | Martin Akers | Bob Bell |
| Sat 13 Jun | 11.43 | 11.15 | Cadets 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 14 Jun | 12.38 | 11.00 | Discover sailing | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 14 Jun | 12.38 | 12.00 | Kayak & SUP 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Fri 19 Jun | 12.38 | 16.30 | Cadets 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 20 Jun | 17.32 | 14.00 | Early Summer Sat 3/4 (CB) | Glenn Cook | – | James Perkins | David Blakey |
| Sat 20 Jun | 17.32 | 14.00 | Transition to racing/improvers – race 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 21 Jun | 18.23 | 15.00 | Early Summer Sun 1 (CB) | Max Hunt | – | Nick Perryman | Richard Cartwright |
| Sun 21 Jun | 18.23 | 17.00 | Improvers 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Wed 24 Jun | 21.18 | 18.30 | Wednesday 3 | Cat fleets | Cat fleets | Cat fleets | Cat fleets |
| Sat 27 Jun | 11.51 | 12.00 | Laserfest (CB) | Tom Bruton | Steve Gray | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sat 27 Jun | 11.51 | 10.00 | Cruise 4 – Shipwright’s Arms (or Sun) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 28 Jun | 12.35 | 12.00 | Laserfest (CB) | Tom Bruton | Steve Gray | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sun 28 Jun | 12.35 | 10.00 | Cruise 4 – Shipwright’s Arms (or Sat) | – | – | – | – |
| July | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sat 04 Jul | 16.18 | 14.00 | Early Summer Sat 5/6 (CB) | Stephen Nation | – | Matt Low | Susannah Baron |
| Sat 04 Jul | 16.18 | 15.00 | Cadets 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 05 Jul | 16.53 | 14.00 | Early Summer Sun 2/3 (CB) | Mark Barnes | – | Oliver Goggi | Bettina Covac |
| Sun 05 Jul | 16.53 | 15.30 | Improvers 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Wed 08 Jul | 18.57 | 18.30 | Wednesday 4 | Laser fleet | Laser fleet | Laser fleet | Laser fleet |
| Wed 08 Jul | 18.57 | 17.30 | Improvers 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 11 Jul | 10.11 | 11.00 | Early Summer Sat 7/8 (CB) | Harry Morrison | – | Freya Morrison | Konstantin Ksenofontov |
| Sat 11 Jul | 10.11 | 09.00 | Cadets 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 12 Jul | 11.23 | 11.00 | Early Summer Sun 4/5 (CB) | Andrew Folkard | – | David Thornelow | Elaine Goulden |
| Sun 12 Jul | 11.23 | 11.00 | Transition to racing/improvers – race 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 12 Jul | 11.23 | 12.00 | Kayak & SUP 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 12 Jul | 11.23 | 10.00 | Improvers 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 18 Jul | 16.29 | 14.00 | Late Summer Sat 1/2 (CB) | Ruth Oliver | – | Sian Rose Sargaison | Sarah Hammond |
| Sat 18 Jul | 16.29 | 15.00 | Cadets 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 19 Jul | 17.09 | 14.00 | Late Summer Sun 1/2 (CB) | Duncan Oliver | – | Louise Harnett | Mark Skipper |
| Wed 22 Jul | 19.22 | 18.30 | Wednesday 5 | Steve Baker | Mei Baker | Tasar Fleet | Tasar Fleet |
| Wed 22 Jul | 19.22 | 17.30 | Improvers 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 25 Jul | 10.19 | 11.00 | Late Summer Sat 3/4 (CB) | Richard Maltby | – | Dominic Wade | David Marsh |
| Sat 25 Jul | 10.19 | 09.00 | Cadets 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 25 Jul | 10.19 | 13.30 | Cruise 5 – Hampton Pier SC (or Sun) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 26 Jul | 11.22 | 11.00 | Dawes Trophy (CB) | Mark Barnes | – | David Liddicoat | Hywel Morgan |
| Sun 26 Jul | 11.22 | 10.00 | Improvers 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 26 Jul | 11.22 | 13.30 | Cruise 5 – Hampton Pier SC (or Sat) | – | – | – | – |
| Wed 29 Jul | 13.36 | 14.00 | Whitstable Week (CB) | Steve Gray | Colin Smith | John Berrington | Liz Doggart |
| Thu 30 Jul | 14.11 | 14.00 | Whitstable Week (CB) | Steve Gray | Colin Smith | Angie Edler-Maidment | Richard Jones |
| Fri 31 Jul | 14.47 | 14.00 | Whitstable Week (CB) | Steve Gray | Colin Smith | John Phelan | Paul McNally |
| August | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sat 01 Aug | 15.23 | 14.00 | Whitstable Week (CB) | Steve Gray | Colin Smith | Janie Newvell | Tony Clements |
| Sun 02 Aug | 15.58 | 14.00 | Whitstable Week (CB) | Steve Gray | Colin Smith | David Sansom | Simon Stanbridge |
| Sun 02 Aug | 15.58 | 14.30 | Improvers 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Wed 05 Aug | 17.38 | 18.30 | Wednesday 6 | General Handicap | General Handicap | General Handicap | General Handicap |
| Fri 07 Aug | 17.38 | 17.00 | Cadets 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 08 Aug | 08.13 | 10.00 | Late Summer Sat 5/6 (CB) | Andrew Guerin | – | Adrian Lambourne | Peter Carter |
| Sun 09 Aug | 09.51 | 11.00 | Late Summer Sun 3/4 (CB) | Simon Hadley | – | Stephen Hodges | Hugh Larkins |
| Sun 09 Aug | 09.51 | 09.00 | Improvers 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Mon 10 Aug | 11.13 | 0 | Cadetfest | – | – | – | – |
| Tue 11 Aug | 12.21 | 0 | Cadetfest | – | – | – | – |
| Wed 12 Aug | 12.21 | 11.00 | Wanderer Open Cruise – Shellness | – | – | – | – |
| Thu 13 Aug | 14.04 | 0 | Cadetfest | – | – | – | – |
| Thu 13 Aug | 14.04 | 11.00 | Wanderer Open Cruise – Swale Marina | – | – | – | – |
| Fri 14 Aug | 14.48 | 0 | Cadetfest | – | – | – | – |
| Fri 14 Aug | 14.48 | 11.00 | Wanderer Open Cruise – Shipwright’s Arms | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 15 Aug | 15.27 | 14.00 | Late Summer Sat 7/8, including the Wanderer National Championships and Wayfarer open (CB) | Stephen Nation | – | Kelvin Tolson | Nick Stephens |
| Sun 16 Aug | 16.03 | 14.00 | Late Summer Sun 5/6, including the Wanderer National Championships and Wayfarer open (CB) | Rick Perkins | Sarah Perkins | Ben McVeigh | Ali Nicolson |
| Sun 16 Aug | 16.03 | 14.30 | Kayak & SUP 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 16 Aug | 16.03 | 14.30 | Improvers 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Wed 19 Aug | 17.45 | 18.30 | Wednesday 7 | Laser fleet | Laser fleet | Laser fleet | Laser fleet |
| Wed 19 Aug | 17.45 | 17.00 | Improvers 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Fri 21 Aug | 17.45 | 17.00 | Cadets 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 22 Aug | 08.09 | 10.00 | Late Summer Sat 9 (CB) | Richard Ledger | – | Sarah Oliver | Andrew Haslam |
| Sun 23 Aug | 09.38 | 11.00 | Late Summer Sun 7/8 (CB) | Phil Emery | – | Julie Nutall | Hilary Bradshaw |
| Sat 29 Aug | 14.22 | 14.00 | Club Championships (CB) | Mark Fagg | Andy Jackson | Jeremy Scott | Sally Newcombe |
| Sat 29 Aug | 14.22 | 11.30 | Cadets 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 30 Aug | 14.57 | 14.00 | Club Championships (CB) | Mark Fagg | Andy Jackson | Edmund Wilson | Robert Slee |
| Mon 31 Aug | 15.30 | 14.00 | Club Championships (CB) | Mark Fagg | Andy Jackson | Huw Reynolds | William Smith |
| Mon 31 Aug | 15.30 | 14.00 | Improvers 15 | – | – | – | – |
| September | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Wed 02 Sep | 16.33 | 18.30 | Wednesday 8 | General handicap | General handicap | General handicap | General handicap |
| Fri 04 Sep | 16.33 | 16.30 | Cadets 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 05 Sep | 19.10 | 15.00 | Late Summer Sat 10 (CB) | Andrew Provan | – | Jason Pound | Peter Johnson |
| Sat 05 Sep | 19.10 | 10.00 | Cruise 6 – Minnis Bay SC (or Sun) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 06 Sep | 08.00 | 10.00 | Late Summer Sun 9 (CB) | Kevin Hall | – | Paul Reilly | Annalie Riches |
| Sun 06 Sep | 08.00 | 10.00 | Cruise 6 – Minnis Bay SC (or Sat) | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 12 Sep | 14.23 | 14.00 | Autumn 1/2 (CB) | Charles Campion | – | Bill Rich | Paul Saville |
| Sat 12 Sep | 14.23 | 11.00 | Cruise 7 – Shipwright’s Arms (or Sun) | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 12 Sep | 14.23 | 12.30 | Cadets 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 13 Sep | 14.58 | 14.00 | Autumn 3/4 Bart’s Bash (CB) | Christian Brewer | – | Penny Vinten | Glenn Cook |
| Sun 13 Sep | 14.58 | 11.00 | Cruise 7 – Shipwright’s Arms (or Sat) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 13 Sep | 14.58 | 13.00 | Improvers 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 19 Sep | 18.41 | 15.00 | Autumn 5 (CB) | Jon Bloice | – | Phillipa Bloice | Jack Kelly |
| Sun 20 Sep | 07.03 | 10.00 | Autumn 6 (CB) | Zanna Gooch | – | Liz North | Ravi Singh-Verma |
| Sun 20 Sep | 07.03 | 09.00 | Cadets 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 26 Sep | 13.14 | 12.00 | Dart 18/B14 Open (CB) | Tom Bruton | Steve Gray | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sat 26 Sep | 13.14 | 11.30 | Cadets 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 26 Sep | 13.14 | 11.00 | Cruise 8 – Shellness (or Sun) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 27 Sep | 13.48 | 11.00 | Dart 18/B14 Open (CB) | Tom Bruton | Steve Gray | SB Team | SB Team |
| Sun 27 Sep | 13.48 | 11.00 | Cruise 8 – Shellness (or Sat) | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 27 Sep | 13.48 | 12.00 | Improvers 17 | – | – | – | – |
| October | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sat 03 Oct | 17.59 | 15.00 | Autumn 7 (CB) | Paul Kelly | – | Gary Speed | David Mikhail |
| Sun 04 Oct | 19.14 | 15.00 | Autumn 8 (CB) | Martin Akers | – | John Gibbons | Howard Stoate |
| Sat 10 Oct | 13.18 | 11.00 | KSSA Training | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 11 Oct | 13.51 | 11.00 | Autumn 9/10 (CB) | Phil Emery | – | Max Taylor | Andrew Burns |
| Sun 11 Oct | 13.51 | 16.00 | Meeting of sailors | – | – | – | – |
| Sat 17 Oct | 17.20 | 15.00 | Autumn 11 | Peter Gowing | Veronica Moore | Rebecca Tinham | Jon Viner |
| Sun 18 Oct | 18.09 | 15.00 | Autumn 12 | Simon Hadley | Andy Hockey | Glen Witney | Mathew Boarman |
| Sat 24 Oct | 11.56 | 11.00 | Autumn 13/14 | Rick Perkins | Sarah Perkins | Nick Fehnle | David Liddicoat |
| Sun 25 Oct | 11.35 | 11.00 | Autumn 15/16 | Kelvin Tolson | Chris Gerry | Ian Dorsett | Matt French |
| November | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sun 01 Nov | 17.02 | 14.00 | Winter 1 | Alastair Gould | Adam Freeman | Tony Ullman | N/A |
| Sun 08 Nov | 11.45 | 11.00 | Winter 2 | Abby Zambinski | Francis Stileman | Sian Rose Sargaison | N/A |
| Sun 08 Nov | 11.45 | 13.00 | Prizegiving | – | – | – | – |
| Sun 15 Nov | 16.00 | 14.00 | Winter 3 | Vojta Nemec | Georgios Rafeletos | Amy Moore | N/A |
| Sun 22 Nov | 10.09 | 11.00 | Winter 4 | Matthew Crockatt | Nick Stephens | Tim Bentham | N/A |
| Sun 29 Nov | 16.02 | 14.00 | Winter 5 | Tony Clements | Jon Dennis | Kelvin Thursby | N/A |
| December | High Water | Start Time | Club or Open Event | Race Officer or Organiser | Assistant RO | Safety Crew 1 | Safety Crew 2 |
| Sun 06 Dec | 10.30 | 11.00 | Winter 6 | Niall Martin | Paul Cross | Sonia McNally | N/A |
| Sun 13 Dec | 15.07 | 14.00 | Winter 7 | Tony Dod | Steve Gray | Steve Pimblett | N/A |
Calendar Downloads
You can add the WYC Sailing Schedule to your phone or online calendar, either by downloading the file to the right, or clicking on “Add to Google Calendar” below. For the Cadet/Youth calendar downloads, see https://www.wyc.org.uk/youth-sailing-development/