Hello Solo sailors, I hope you’re all ok and not too wet from all this rain... he says, typing from the beach in Cape Verde! Sorry ;-) The 2026 season is soon to kick-off, starting with the RYA Dinghy Show at Farnborough (Feb 21/22). The Association team will be on hand to help answer all things Solo as we celebrate the class 70 th anniversary alongside the 50 th anniversary of Winder Boats. Tom Gillard’s new boat will be on the stand, plus we have Adrian Griffins’ classic
The storms over the last couple of days have already created it’s first casualty of 2026. The slipway to the beach at Porthpean SC has been damaged with the end being damaged beyond simple repair, resulting in a 1.5m drop to the launching beach. As this is such a nice venue, we have taken the decision to delay the event from 13 th -14 th June to Saturday 26 th September, one day, to allow the local Council time to put a solution in place and the club be back up an running
Get ready for another exciting Solo season, big events, great locations, fierce competition and still friends afterwards. Hope this short taste of Summer warms you up, start training for the 2026 events.
