Newhaven Yacht Club
SAILING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL & BEYOND
CALENDAR
A summary of recent and forthcoming events
Date | Event | Details | |
2025 dates | |||
Sun 23rd Mar 2025 | Frosbite Race | Our traditional start to the sailing season | Details of time and course to be announced nearer the date |
Sat 22nd Mar 2025 | Fitting Out Supper | The last social event of winter 2024-2025 | Time and place to be announced |
Tue 11th Mar 2025 | Skills Forum | Sounds At Sea by Richard Mitchell | 1900, White Lion Hotel, 74 Claremont Road, Seaford BN25 2BJ |
Sat 22nd Feb 2025 | A talk about The Channel Pilot | Tom Cunliffe, editor of the pilot | Mencap Hall |
Sat 25th Jan 2025 | Quiz Night | Our quiz master will be Maurice Elford | Mencap Hall |
Tue 14th Jan 2025 | Skills Forum | A talk by Maurice Elford on victualling a boat for a cruise, and feeding the crew | 1900, White Lion Hotel, 74 Claremont Road, Seaford BN25 2BJ |
2024 dates | |||
Sat 7th December 2024 | Commodore's Christmas Party | Our annual bring-and-share-food party. Flyer here. | 1900 Mencap Hall |
A summary of past events
Sun 10th November 2024 | Remembrance Sunday | Short service broadcast from Newhaven lifeboat | Newhaven outer harbour |
Sat 9th November 2024 | Annual General Meeting | AGM followed by complimentary fish and chips, presentation of trophies, and photo competition | 1830 Mencap Hall, RIverside, Newhaven |
Tue 8th October 2024 | Skills Forum | New Tech, Not So Tech, and Boat Hacks | A talk by Matt Longbone at White Lion Hotel, 74 Claremont Road, Seaford BN25 2BJ, meet at 7 p |
Sat 14th to Sun 15th Sep 2024 | Rally to Brighton | Members are welcome to travel by road to join in a meal ashore | Sat HW is 0845; Sun LW is 1649 |
Thu 16th to Sun 18th Aug 2024 | Eastbourne's Airbourne air show | Currently, the Red Arrows are scheduled to appear only on the Thursday | Low water on Wed 15th is 1306, and on Thu is 1451 |
Sat 3 to Sun 4 August 2024 | Rally to Brighton | With a proposed get-together for an evening meal on Sat evening | Sat HW is 1131; Sun LW is 0718 or 1933 |
Thu 18th to Wed 24th Jul 2024 | Rally to the Solent with stops at Littlehampton and Brighton on the return passage | Timed to be just before school holidays start | Depart Newhaven on 18th at around 0730 |
Fri 3rd to Sun 5th May 2024 | Cruise or race from Brighton to Dieppe and join in the events on offer | The first Bank Holiday weekend in May, so some stay longer | |
Fri 29 to Sun 31 March 2024 | Rally to Eastbourne | Includes Royal Sovereign race and a rally dinner | |
Sun 24 March 2024 | Frostbite Race | Our first race of the year | |
Sat 23 March 2024 | Fitting Out Supper | Our annual curtain raiser on the sailing season | |
Sat 24 February 2024 | Invited talk by Neil Furminger | Neil will talk about his 2500 mile transatlantic row in the 2023 Talisker Challenge | |
Sat 20 January 2024 | Quiz Night | Quizmaster Maurice Elford will once again tax our memories (and our guesswork!) | |
Tue 16 January 2024 | Skills Forum | Re-run of Three Take A Slow Boat To The Netherlands. Maurice, Penny, and Shirli on their summer sailing adventure. | 1900 Mencap Hall, RIverside, Newhaven (Note: not the usual venue for Skills Forums) |
Sat 9 December 2023 | Commodore's Christmas Party | Our annual bring-and-share-food party | |
Wed 22 November 2023 | Skills Forum | Three Take A Slow Boat To The Netherlands. Maurice, Penny, and Shirli on their summer sailing adventure. | 1900 Mencap Hall, RIverside, Newhaven (Note: not the usual venue for Skills Forums) |
Sat 11 November 2023 | AGM then complimentary fish & chip supper | Plus presentation of trophies and annual photo competition. Please note early start. | 1830 Mencap Hall, RIverside, Newhaven |
Sun 15 October 2023 | Challenge Cup Race 5 | HW 1213 LW 1837. Leave Newhaven 1030. Sail to virtual buoy on the site of charted wreck near Birling Gap, at N50º 43.595' E000º 10.750'. Sail back to Newhaven | |
Sat 14 October 2023 | Quiz Night | Details to follow | Posponed to New Year |
Fri 6 October 2023 | Live Music at NSSC | NYC members are invited to an evening of live music with the Stereo Kings at NSSC | |
Sun 17 September 2023 | Challenge Cup Race 4 | Change of plan: adding a meal at BMYC on the Sat evening before racing on Sunday. | For details, please see Penny's message to NYC Skippers on WhatsApp |
Sun 16 July 2023 | Challenge Cup Race 3 | HW 1116 LW 1727. Leave Newhaven 1000, sail to BMYC3 (N50º 46.50' W000º 07.00'). Sail back to finish at Portobello (ETA 1300). | Details of BMYC racing buoys (and other local buoys) here. After finishing, Newhaven boats will have some foul tide back to Newhaven |
Fri 23 June 2023 | Live Music at NSSC | NYC members are invited to an evening of live music with the Stereo Kings at NSSC | |
Sun 18 June 2023 | Challenge Cup Race 2 | HW 1213 LW 1727. Depart Newhaven 1030, sail to virtual buoy near Cuckmere, then Friar's Bay, on to Portobello, and back to Newhaven | Brighton boats will have a fair tide for their return to Brighton. |
Fri 9 June 2023 | Talk from RNLI and NCI | 1915 at NSSC Clubhouse. NYC members invited | |
Sat 3 to Sun 4 June 2023 | Rally to Brighton Marina. | HW 1111 LW 1733. Depart Newhaven 1100, stay overnight, return Sun, leaving ~0830. HW 1155 LW 1806. | Sat evening meal at Brighton Yacht Club: menu here |
Fri 19 May 2023 | Quiz Night at NSSC - NYC invited to join in | 1900 for 1915 start at NSSC Clubhouse. | |
Sun 14 May 2023 | Joint race with NSSC (not part of Challenge Cup) | HW 0714 & 1959 LW 1454. Race to Brighton and back. NSSC's cat fleet start at 1030, keel boats about 12 min later. | After the race, boats might have to wait for enough water before re-entering Newhaven |
Sun 7 May 2023 | Challenge Cup Race 1 | HW 1254 6.5m LW 1917 0.6m. Start 1030. Newhaven to Friar's Bay to Portobello to Newhaven | Cancelled |
Fri 28 to Sun 30 April 2023 | Sail to Dieppe and back over the weekend leading up to the Early May Bank Holiday | If you intend to go, how about letting fellow NYC skippers know, and getting a group together? | |
Sat 8 to Mon 10 April 2023 | Easter Rally to Sovereign Harbour | Our annual Spring rally to Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne | The Frostbite and Sovereign Races have been arranged around this rally |
Sun 9 April 2023 | Sovereign Buoy Race | From Fairway Buoy outside Sovereign Harbour to the Royal Sovereign Buoy and back | Combined with the Easter Rally. Time to be announced. |
Sat 8 April 2023 | Frostbite Race | From Newhaven (due South of, and within 0.5 M of, the lighthouse) to Sovereign Harbour (pass within a boat length of the port-hand mark just west of the entrance to Sovereign Harbour). Start time 1100. | This year, the tides are not favourable for our usual race to Portobello on the day after the Fitting Out Supper, so we're combining the race with our Easter rally |
Sat 1 April 2023 | VHF radio course | NSSC are running a one-day VHF radio course at their Piddinghoe site. Recommended for all skippers and for those crew who want to take greater responsibility for their own safety. | The course lasts at least 8 hours, including the assessment, and begins at 0900. |
Sat 25 March 2023 | Fitting Out Supper | Our traditional curtain raiser on the sailing season | |
Wed 15 March 2023 | Skills Forum: Lifejacket Clinic | Bring one lifejacket: RNLI Safety Officers will make sure you know how to check it fully and safely | 1900 at NSSC Clubhouse, Seaford |
Fri 10 March 2023 | Talk by disabled NSSC sailor Jazz Turner, who has competed in dinghies at international level, and is moving up to competing in yachts. | Jazz will talk about the barriers she experienced and how she overcame them. Click for flyer | Sadly, Jazz is having to undergo hospital treatment and the talk has been cancelled. |
Fri 24 February 2023 | NSSC Film Night: NYC invited, too | 1915 at NSSC clubhouse, Seaford | |
Sun 19 February 2023 | Lunch get-together for NSSC and NYC keelboat owners | 1.30 pm for 2 pm. Lunch at NSSC's clubhouse, Marine Parade, Seaford. | |
Wed 15 February 2023 | Skills Forum: Sailing to EU countries | Stew and Chris Proud will share their knowledge and experience of the rules and regs | 1900 at NSSC clubhouse, Seaford. Click here to see the slides |
4 February 2023 | Visit to Newhaven Port Control | 10:30 am. A few places still available | Contact secretary@newhavenyc.org.uk |
28 January 2023 | Visit to Newhaven Port Control | 10:30 am. A few places still available | Contact secretary@newhavenyc.org.uk |
27 January 2023 | 7.00 for 7.30, NSSC, Seaford | Dinner, including haggis | |
21 January 2023 | Visit to Newhaven Port Control | Group size is limited, but there are 3 visits planned | |
13 January 2023 | 7.15 pm start, NSSC, Seaford | We fielded two tables of NYC members | |
12 January 2023 | Committee meeting | ||
24 December 2022 | An informal Christmas Eve get-together | 1.30 to 3 pm, the Hope Inn, West Pier, Newhaven BN9 9DN | Just drop in for a drink and a chat |
10 December 2022 | Commodore's Christmas Party | 7 pm, Riverside Hall | Bring food and share |
1 December 2022 | Committee meeting | ||
13 November 2022 | Remembrance Sunday service | Newhaven Port entrance | Listen to the service from Newhaven Lifeboat on Ch73 |
12 November 2022 | NYC AGM | Riverside Hall 1830 | Followed by fish and chip supper, presentation of trophies, and photo competition |
3 October 2022 | Competitive Cruise No 3 | Leave Newhaven at 10.30. Sail to Portobello then Friars Bay then Newhaven | |
8-16 September 2022 | Solent rally | Event cancelled: bad weather | |
4 September 2022 | Competitive Cruise No 2 | Event cancelled: bad weather | |
21 August 2022 | Long distance race with NSSC | Start from NSSC race box - NSSC starts at 10.30; NYC boats start at 10.42 | |
31 July 2022 | Competitive Cruise No1 | Cancelled due to weather | |
18 - 19 June 2022 | Brighton rally | Newhaven - Brighton | Dinner at Brighton YC |
15 May 2022 | Portobello race | Our second "competitive cruise" | Newhaven - Portobello - Friars Bay - Newhaven |
22 April 2022 | Strictly Come Watersports | Joint event with NSSC | Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club |
25 March 2022 | NYC / NSSC Keelboat dinner | A dinner for keelbaot owners | NSSC |
20 March 2022 | Frostbite challenge | Our first "competitive cruise" | Newhaven harbour to Portobello buoy and back |
12 March 2022 | Country Music and Food!! | Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club | |
2 March 2022 | Skills Forum quiz | A fun evening to help refresh on our sea skills - all welcome | Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club |
25 February 2022 | Tracy Edwards and the crew of the Maiden as they compete as the first all-women crew in the 1989-1900 Whitbread Round the World Race. | Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club | |
2021 | |||
14th November 2021 | Remembrance Sunday | Joining RNLI for service at sea. | Newhaven Harbour entrance. |
13th November 2021 | AGM | Riverside Hall Newhaven | |
24th October 2021 | NYC Challenge - Frostbite Cup | Newhaven | |
22nd August 2021 | NYC Challenge | Newhaven | |
31st July 2021 | Brighton Rally | Overnight in Premier Marina Brighton. Local boats to meet Newhaven/Eastbourne boats at wind farm at 3pm. HW Brighton 17:13 5.5m. Dinner at BMYC 7:30 | Brighton Marina |
11th July 2021 | NYC Challenge | Start at 12:00 off Newhaven to Portobello Buoy 50 46.735' N - 0 2.121' W. HW 12:59 6.2m. | |
29th May 2021 Revised date | Eastbourne Rally | ||
9th May 2021 Revised date | Frostbite competitive cruise | Start time 10.00am off Newhaven to Portobello Buoy 50 46.735' N - 0 2.121' W. HW 10:28 6.09m. | Cancelled event |
21st April 2021 | Skills Forum - Sailhaven project | The team are restoring a 1961 wooden yacht, with the aim of getting more people into sailing. The project manager, Fred Laloux will tell us all about the project. We hope to see you there - it will take place on Wednesday 21 April at 7.30pm. | Virtual event via Zoom |
9th February 2021 | Skills event - Introduction to Savvy Navvy boating app | David Cusworth is Community Partnership Manager talked us through the features of this exciting new app including a demonstration of a route from Newhaven to the Solent showing what the app is capable of. | Zoom event |
2020 | |||
18th December 2020 | Commodores Christmas Party | Remote event via Zoom | |
8th November 2020 | Remembrance Sunday | Newhaven Harbour entrance. | |
7th November 2020 | NYC - AGM | Remote event via Zoom | |
18th October 2020 | Competitive cruise | Event postponed due to weather | |
14th to 24th September 2020 | Solent Rally | Not attended | |
29th to 31st August 2020 | Brighton Rally | Event cancelled due to berthing capacity | Brighton Marina |
23rd August 2020 | NYC Picnic | Event postponed due to weather | Southease Newhaven |
15th August 2020 | Eastbourne Air Show | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
8th & 9th August 2020 | Rally to Eastbourne | Successful Rally | Sovereign Harbour |
2nd August 2020 | End of Lockdown (Frostbite) - Competitive cruise | Well attended event | Newhaven to Portobello Buoy |
25th July 2020 | NYC Picnic | Event postponed due to weather | |
17th July 2020 | Cowes - Wight Proms | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
June / July 2020 | Summer Rally - No destination agreed | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
23rd May 2020 | Langstone Harbour Rally | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
8th May 2020 | Littlehampton Rally | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
11th April 2020 | Easter Rally to Eastbourne | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
29th March 2020 | Frostbite competitive cruise | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
28th March 2020 | Commisioning Supper | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
19th March 2020 | Skills Forum - Sounds at Sea | Event postponed due to Covid-19 | |
7th March 2020 | visit to Newhaven Port Office | Newhaven Port Office | |
22nd February 2020 | Matt & Jackie’s talk on their cruise through the French canals to the Med | ||
20th February 2020 | Visit to Newhaven Lifeboat | Newhaven RNLI | |
20th January 2020 | Skills Forum - Rally Planning | ||
18th January 2020 | Quiz night | ||
