Lovely as sailing at Weston Turville is, a few members travelled further afield this year to test themselves against sailors from other clubs on some unfamiliar waters. You can see the results and read some reports using the following links: Karolina Kocurek competed at the Oxford Youth Regatta and won her class (despite not having… Continue reading Aylesbury’s Travellers 2025
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Winter Series 2025-6
Winter often provides some of the best sailing possible at Weston Turville Reservoir: good winds, no leaf cover on the trees to stir it up, and often crisp and sunny conditions. For those who want to continue to enjoy their Sunday racing we will again be running a winter series on Sundays from 30 November… Continue reading Winter Series 2025-6
Upcoming Championships at the Club
A reminder to club racers that in the next few weeks we have a number of championship race days: Sunday 28 September 2025 - Commodore's Cup and Junior Commodore's Cup - open to all boats and members. Three races with starts at approximately 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm. Saturday 11 October 2025 - Club Comet Championship… Continue reading Upcoming Championships at the Club
Summer’s End
Sunny but sometimes violently gusty conditions greeted the end of the summer series on 31 August 2025. The day began with no fewer than 10 helms in with a chance of winning one of the Fleet Series. Although Karolina Kocurek won the Gold Fleet race on the day, it was the Commodore himself, Justin Rudd,… Continue reading Summer’s End
Club Solo Championship
On Saturday 6th September 2025 we will be holding the club's Solo Class Championship. Any member with a Solo dinghy may enter. There may be scope to borrow a boat if you do not have a Solo of your own but let us know in advance so we can see if a boat is available… Continue reading Club Solo Championship
Racing a 90 Tonner
An intrepid group of Aylesbury sailors left the comfort of their dinghies and the fickle winds of Weston Turville Reservoir to crew the 90 ton Thames Barge 'Pudge' for a race in the Thames Estuary. You can read all about it and see some great photos from the trip here (be patient, it's a large… Continue reading Racing a 90 Tonner
Spring Series Winners
After nearly 3 months of competitive racing (and some fairly windy and challenging conditions on a few weekends) the Spring Series ended on Sunday 15 June 2025. The Spring Points series was won by Alex Leslie, with Justin Rudd in second and Andrzej Bojarski third. First junior was Eddie Bojarski (in 4th place overall). The… Continue reading Spring Series Winners
Club Class Championships
As we will not be having any class races during the regular Sunday racing this season, there will be specific club championships for the most popular classes of boat at the club as follows: Saturday 6 September - Solo Saturday 11 October - Comet Saturday 18 October - Laser/ILCA Saturday 25 October - GP14 (and… Continue reading Club Class Championships
Race Skills Improvement Sessions 2025
We are planning to run a few sessions this spring/summer with the aim of developing and improving race skills. The sessions will be primarily aimed at those who have started to race in the last season or two (i.e. those currently sailing in the Bronze Fleet) and also anyone who would like to improve their… Continue reading Race Skills Improvement Sessions 2025
What a great day!
Many thanks to all the visitors and club members who made the club open day on Monday 5th May such a great success. Over 70 visitors came to enjoy the lovely surroundings of the club house and lake, with most of them enjoying an outing on the lake in one of the many GP14 dinghies… Continue reading What a great day!
