News
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Dinghy Park re-organising starts!
Last weekend a the team of volunteers managed organised by our dinghy park ranger Jeremy Rapley set about re-organising the dinghy park. We started with the wayfarers and wanderers and will go on to the Lasers and others soon. Great care was taken in moving boats and water was bailed out where necessary. If you own a wayfarer or wanderer please come down to check your boat is tied down and propped up. Any boat
Published 10:39 on 15 Apr 2026
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Eggcellent Easter Race!
Last weekend the winds were not too kind but Easter Monday saw the Easter Egg Race get off to a flying start. We had a good number of entrants with Joe and Hugh Stallard 1st in a laser 2000, 2nd Robert Bridges, 3rd Roger and Ali Kent. The results can be found HERE . Good Friday's races were blown out. However, we had a good turnout of seven boats for the postponed East Egg
Published 08:22 on 8 Apr 2026
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St Patricks Night a great 'craic'!
Thank you to everyone who supported the quiz last weekend. It was very well attended. We had 8 teams of 6, with Ian Harris's team the winners. A big thank you to Sharon who cooked a delicious Irish Stew and a Seafood Chowder. Lee Baker made cocktails and Patrick Whitfield the Quizmaster. A great 'craic' was had by all!
Published 11:09 on 26 Mar 2026
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'Clear the Cobwebs' Practice Race - Mar 21st
Our first race of the season gets under way on March 21st. Time to get the covers off and clean up your dinghies in readiness. Its a club start/club finish and there's a pre-race talk from Graeme Macdonald to start you up for any who are quite new to racing or a reminder to those coming back to it. The talk is at 1000 at in clubhouse and the racing starts at 1200. Safety boats
Published 10:56 on 14 Mar 2026
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Marine Team at work - checking Racing Marks
Our trusty reporter has spotted our Marine Team at work, checking the Racing Marks in surprisingly sunny conditions (note woolly hats though!). The team is managed by our our bosun Jim Hanscombe. Thanks to the team and all their efforts keeping MRSC ticking along.
Published 10:44 on 14 Mar 2026
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Race Officer Instruction day a success!
Our recent Race Officer Instruction day was a great success! With kind permission we publish a news item from Emsworth Sailing Club about the event; "Jonathan Greatorex writes: On Saturday 28th February Tom Porter, Mike Nicholls and I from ESC were lucky enough to attend a day of Race Officer Instruction led by International Race Official Peter Saxon at Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club. In total there were 17 of us in attendance with
Published 10:09 on 14 Mar 2026
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Wayfarer Cruising - free webinar on Mar 19th
Why not register HERE for the upcoming free webinar about Wayfarer Cruising? What do overnight cruising adventures really look like in a small open dinghy? Is it something only a few hardy sailors attempt, or is it an achievable and rewarding way to explore coastal waters? In this free webinar, experienced Wayfarer sailor Jonathan Ferguson shares what he has learned from extensive dinghy cruising in UK waters. From coastal passages to
Published 00:00 on 13 Mar 2026
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Wrinklies lunch a success!
The 12th of January saw the annual 'Wrinklies Lunch'. We would like to thank them on behalf of the members, for all the work they do throughout the year. Many small and larger jobs are carried out by these unsung members and we are very grateful to them all, past and present. If you have time on your hands and feel you can help on a Monday morning do contact Tim Bray if you are
Published 18:33 on 15 Jan 2026
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Wayfarer Mengeham Series - Summer 2025
A great report from the Wayfarer Association. "Mengeham Rythe SC on Hayling Island is situated on a tidal creek that enables direct access to the sheltered waters of Chichester Harbour, and beyond into the Solent should the dinghy cruiser be so adventurous. It has been described as "the best kept secret in Chichester Harbour". It is from this base that Chris Tyler and his wife Helen (W28) planned a series of three events
Published 19:46 on 23 Dec 2025
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Prize Giving 2025
Our first prize giving for four years gave us both new and old faces, and in our 75th Anniversary season it was good to recognise the generosity of our founder Alec Brennan Trophies for the Anniversary day races, The Founders Cup (originally a fishing trophy) for the fast, and the 21st Trophy (to celebrate the Club's 21st) for the slow, h,caps, were both presented by Alec Brenan, our founder; the fast was won by
Published 19:07 on 23 Dec 2025
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Radio Sailing Xmas 2025
The Radio Sailing Christmas get together and prize giving held at the club last Saturday night was great success. A fantastic evening attended by 25 sailors with the commodore in attendance. An enjoyable evening was had by all along with all the usual banter, excellent food and a few beers. It's a great way to enjoy a 'sail' when the weather is a against you or you have hung up your 'tiller' for now.
Published 19:57 on 17 Dec 2025
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RYA VHF SRC Radio Course - 2 days in January
VHF Radios have been around for many years, whilst the basic technology and the laws of Physics do not change that much, the functionality and the capability's of the Radios and other related equipment certainly have increased. Looking across the various ways in which we get on the water at Mengeham, from Cruisers, Dinghies, Paddle Sports, Ribs, Rowing, even Dragon Force events on the Harbour, also on shore organisers, Radios are key
Published 13:21 on 12 Dec 2025