‘My Gardening Year’, which gives an intriguing insight into the year-round work of a prize-winning grower, including, among many awards, Gold at the Chelsea Flower Show. Darren has been growing and showing dahlias for nearly forty years and Sweet Peas for almost thirty years. Darren moved from West Kent to the Isle of Wight about […]
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In addition to running comprehensive summer sailing and cruising programmes for members, the RSYC also hosts a number of regattas, rallies, championships and nationals for a variety of classes and clubs. The most renowned of these being the Taittinger RSYC Regatta in July, plus there's the RSYC Contessa Regatta in June and Folkboat Week in August. The Western Solent and Christchurch Bay provide some of the best sailing on the south coast and offer a magnificent setting for all types of racing.
The Club also organises a wide range of onshore activities, such as Golf, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Scrabble, Backgammon, Scottish Country Dancing, Film Nights and Talks during the spring, autumn and winter.
