Whitefriars Sailing Club is planning a regatta event of a scale beyond anything it’s ever done before – to celebrate its 50th anniversary in June this year – and it’s inviting past members to join in.
The club prides itself on inclusivity, fully integrating its hugely successful RYA Sailability group and, recently, becoming an RYA OnBoard club – ensuring that people of all ages and abilities can enjoy sailing there. It plans to bring together older members, families, juniors, and past members in the weekend anniversary event, as vice commodore Dave Buffham explains:
“We’re expecting to have about 200 people on-site over the weekend – current members of all ages, and past members. We’re inviting back people who have benefited from the club in some way and gone on to better things, including the people who participated in the Invictus Games sailing training and pre-selection event Sailability@Whitefriars was privileged to host here last March.”
The Saturday will be all about team sailing across all ages and abilities throughout the club, with just about every class of boat. Bringing older members together with the kids and everyone in-between, there will be a four-hour team race, with at least eight classes of boat in each team. The day will end with a sail past, and then social, prizes and afternoon tea before a big party with live music in the evening.
“On the Sunday, the club will run a 50th anniversary one-off trophy race for the Whitefriars 50th Cup. It will be highly competitive, prestigious and I’m sure closely fought – and like all the activities of the weekend, it will be fully inclusive,” Dave adds.
Plus, there will be games and watersports for the children: “We’ve invented lots over the years. Oppie water polo is the best game EVER – it involves everybody soaking wet in the lake!”
All past members are being invited to join in the fun – please contact dave.buffham@hotmail.co.uk if you’d like to be involved.
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