Portishead Yacht & Sailing Club was founded in 1955 by a small group of local enthusiasts, all they had was a beach to launch from. Slowly over the years compounds, a slipway and clubhouse were built. We sail on tides that are the 2nd highest in the world, which is both challenging and exhilarating! We are a regular racing club plus a bit of cruising, with some fantastic long distance races and cruises to Shirehampton or the sandbanks for lunch and a game of cricket. The up a

RS Aero world champion, Steve Cockerill won the Exe Sails Roadford Rocket charity race in a tight finish on Sunday. This year, the Roadford Rocket was blessed with a good weather window in between torrential showers on Saturday and high winds on the Monday. The event attracted 64 entries who enjoyed a 2 ½ hr pursuit race in a decent force 3 and relatively balmy January temperatures of 12°. First away was the laser 4.7 of local sailor Tom Griffiths at 1135, followed 5 minute

A Brief History of RLSC Roadford Lake Sailing Club is a small club set in the peaceful heart of Devon. The club came about shortly after the Reservoir was built in 1989. Initially RLSC had a huge membership made up of all members of the Lakes Trust. This changed however in 2008/9, when the club had to introduce fees. The membership became a select group of active racers who are all also members of the Trust. RLSC welcomes occasional holidaymakers and campers, who have th

Following our facebook discussions over Christmas we are now planning our thoughts for the New Year as well as thinking about the 2018/9 SW winter series. 'A bit early!' I hear you say but we need to get plans in place and the clubs all aligned, so here it is – our wish list for 2018. Our Key Objectives for Sailing Southwest: A little under a year ago, we came up with the idea of doing something to enhance sailing in our region, by joining together the clubs and helping to pr