Whitstable Yacht Club
Welcome to the WYC
Whitstable Yacht Club is one of the oldest and largest sailing clubs in England. The Club is situated on the north coast of Kent where the Thames Estuary meets the North Sea. WYC offers sailing in sheltered waters at all times of the tide for catamarans, dinghies, and windsurfers with yachts in nearby creeks which dry out.
Upcoming WYC events
Social Events
Event start:
Please support your club by attending our social events! Friends & family of members are welcome to attend, providing they are signed in as your guests.
B14 & Musto Performance Skiff Open Meeting
Event start: 19/05/2012
The Whitstable B14 & Musto Performance Skiff Open Meeting will take place on 19th and 20th May 2012. Download Notice Of Race
Merlin Rocket Open Meeting
Event start: 23/06/2012
The Merlin Rocket Open Meeting will take place on June 23 - 24, 2012. Download the notice of race
Medway Dinghy Regatta
Event start: 07/07/2012
Medway Dinghy Regatta takes place on 7/8th July at Wilsonian Sailing Club Hoo Kent. More details to follow.............................
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Whitstable Yacht Club, 3-4 Sea Wall, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1BX
Tel: +44 (0)1227 272942
office@wyc.org.uk
Whitstable Yacht Club news
Wine Tasting with The Wine Room
Posted: Friday, 11 May , 2012
Friday 8th June 2000hrs
Free tasting session. Everyone welcome! 
Help the club select their house wines!
SUMMER BALL - SATURDAY 16TH JUNE - 2000HRS- Midnight
Posted: Wednesday, 09 May , 2012
£20 per ticket inc Buffet - £5 per ticket after 10pm - Featuring the KD Jazz & Dance Orchestra Black tie optional
TASAR SUPPER
Posted: Wednesday, 09 May , 2012
Saturday 26th May - 1930hrs - £15 - Menu: Indonesian - Please add your name to the list. List found at the bar.
2012 RNLI PURSUIT RACE
Posted: Tuesday, 08 May , 2012
The annual RNLI Pursuit Race held on Bank Holiday Monday was won by Richard Ledger sailing a Dart 18, chased closely by John Cooper and Phil Emery in their Merlins. A big thank you to John Boorman for running the race from a RIB as our old Committee Boat, Slotty Dawes, is no longer. Well done to everyone who took part and helped raise £80.40 for the RNLI. Sailing Sec.
NETBALL PRACTICE
Posted: Wednesday, 02 May , 2012
REMINDER - 7PM @ Whitstable Junior School
REST IN PEACE SLOTTY DAWES
Posted: Monday, 30 April , 2012
Sadly our much loved committee boat Slotty Dawes was wrecked on Whitstable beach during Saturday night’s gales having broken free from her mooring. She was washed ashore just beyond the Neptune pub and had broken in two on the groins. Thanks to all club members who turned out on Sunday morning to make the beach safe and to salvage what they could from the wreck. The valuable equipment was transferred to Nick Dewhirsts garden and all movable pieces of the hulls were dragged up the beach beyond the tideline. There was an attempt by the RNLI to winch the two sections of the wreck further up the beach, but unfortunately their Land Rover was unable to get close enough. The local beach patrol also attended the scene to ensure public safety and to advise on the disposal of the wreck. Efforts are being made to clear the wreck from the beach as quickly as possible and then plans will be made for Slotty Dawes replacement.
DART 18 GP2 at Whitstable Yacht Club - Event Report
Posted: Tuesday, 24 April , 2012
Sailors from all over the country experienced the full range of weather conditions that Whitstable had to offer last weekend at WYC hosted the second Dart 18 class event of the 2012 season. For full report, read on. More ›
***** Bottled Stella Artois Offer *****
Posted: Friday, 20 April , 2012
Bargain price of £1.75p - Limited supply only
505s moving to the Asymmetric Fleet
Posted: Wednesday, 18 April , 2012
It has been agreed by the Sailing Committee, in consultation with the Asymmetric and 505 sailors, that the 505s will move from the General Handicap to the Asymmetric Fleet in club racing from the start of the Spring Series (28th April). The Race Office guidance for the Asymmetric course layout and length will not change, and the 505s will race against the other boats in the class on handicap. Regards Robert Govier (Rear Commodore Sailing)
WYC Cadet success and participation in RYA Youth Nationals in Phwelli, Wales
Posted: Monday, 16 April , 2012
Congratulations to WYC cadet, Alicia Clifford (age 17) for helming her boat to 3rd position in the recent Volvo Youth Spitfire Nationals in Phwelli, Wales. Congratulations also to Siobhan Lamb who, crewing with a new helm, finished in 8th position. For more information read on. More ›
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