South Bank Sailing Club Blog

The penultimate race of the Campbell series was off to a slow start. There was barely enough wind to move the tape tell tales and 8 sailors spent a couple of hours umming and ahhing in the yard before the more optimistic ones decided one might as well rig and see what happens. So they did. But nothing much happened and so more waiting ensued. Thankfully Allan & Steph and Henry Koe eventually volunteered to test the waters and two boats were launched. A few minutes later, the rest of us sought shelter at Barn Elms Boathouse while a 38-week pregnant woman, an optimistic commodore and a 12-year-old showed us what could and could not be done in these conditions. Their relentless struggle to stay near the start line, however, was not enough to deter Renato as it emerged that the Campbell trophy would go to Sara if the race was cancelled. While he was campaigning against cancellation, good news came in from the North Bank where Allan & Steph had started to make progress against the t...

For no other reason than it’s a photo too lovely not to have permanent pride of place on our site. Here’s our most experienced helm, John Parke, with some of our youngest sailors, Oscar, Sophia and Nicholas. It looks a bit like a session on downriver currents. You’re never too young to learn. Even if, like Nicholas, you need a nap to let it all sink in. Thanks for the picture, Olga. Jane