Author: Keith Sykes

RBSC Solo Open – Saturday 18th April

Eastern Area Solo Open Meeting – Saturday 18th April 2026

Organising Authority : Rollesby Broad Sailing Club (RBSC)

Location: RBSC, Burgh Wood Road, Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, NR29 3LT.

Event & Racing Schedule: There will be a race briefing in front of the club house at 10:30 am. The first start with be scheduled to start no sooner than 10:45. It is planned to schedule 4 races, with 2 races in the morning a 2 races after lunch.

Entry: Competitors may enter on the day by completing the entry form.  Entry Fee will be £5 per boat. Entry is encouraged in advance via the RBSC Website. We can accept cash payment only on the day. A maximum of 30 entries will be accepted.

Full Notice of Race & Sailing Instructions

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Solo Open 2024 Flickr Album

Spring Regatta – April 5th

Spring Allcomers Open Regatta ( April the 5th) 

Competitors may enter on the day by completing the entry form.  Entry Fee for visitors will be £5.

Entry is encouraged in advance via the RBSC Website here….

We can accept cash payment only on the day.

  • There will be a race briefing in front of the club house at 10.30 am. The first start with be scheduled to start no sooner than 10.45.
  • It’s planned to schedule 3 races. 2 races in the morning a 1 race after lunch.

All enquires can be made to sailing@rbsc.org.uk or contact Roger Wilson on 01493 750434

Full NOR here………….


Open Day 25th April

Come and try sailing at Rollesby Broad Sailing Club!

Open Day

25th April 2026
10:00 — 14:00


Both adult and junior sailing courses available to members A regular high turn
out of sailors for racing throughout the year.

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Xmas and New Year Sailing

Boxing Day Sails

Friday 26th Boxing Day –
Pursuit & Bottle Race
(See details below.)

Sunday 28th December – NO Club  Racing or Sailing

Thursday 1st January –
Our renowned – FREE – New Year’s Day Open Meeting, tell your friends! 

SAILING PROGRAMME FOR 26TH DECEMBER 2025

10.15 COURSE SET FOR PURSUIT RACE

10.20 TEN MINUTE WARNING

10.30 RACE START FOR SLOWEST BOAT -MIRROR
OTHER BOATS FOLLOW BASED ON PY No
( Solo 10.43,Wayfarer 10.45 ) ( An oppi start is 10.17)

Click here for Full Start times list….

11.42 RACE FINISH

11.50 REFRESHENTS – FREE MULLED WINE & MINCE PIES

12.00 PRESENTATION OF “BENT VASE” TO PURSUIT RACE WINNER

12.10 TEN MINUTE WARNING

12.20 ALLCOMERS RACE FOR BOTTLE OF WINE

13.00 LIGHT LUNCH

PRESENTATION OF CUP AND RACE PRIZES


No afternoon races

Open Day 26th April 10:00

Fancy having a go at sailing for free?
Come to Rollesby any time between:
10:00—15:00 on the 26th April
A club member will take you for a sail.
Ages 6—99
Snacks and refreshments available

Rollesby Broad Sailing Club,
Burgh Wood Rd,
Ormesby St Margaret,
Great Yarmouth 
NR29 3LT

Wayfarer Trophy Results

Following the death, last year, of our friend Dennis Manning the club has revived the Wayfarer Trophy as a memorial . This is to be awarded to the best scoring Wayfarer team over several series combined.

First presented in 1995, we have decided to reinstate the RBSC  Wayfarer Trophy in memory of our good friend Dennis Manning. The trophy is to be presented each year to the most successful Wayfarer competing over the Autumn, Winter and Frostbite series.  Dennis had won the trophy on many occasions in the past and wishing to promote more class racing within the club it seemed appropriate that we reinstate the trophy.

We have extracted the Wayfarer results from Race 1 and 2 morning Multi-sail starts so far and published them separately here:- Wayfarer Trophy

The winners of the 2024-2025 series over the winter period were David Houghton and John Symonds.
A presentation was made at the Spring Regatta on 6 th April 2025.

Solo Open – Sat 19th April

Eastern Area Solo Open Meeting

Saturday 19 th April 2025

Organising Authority : Rollesby Broad Sailing Club (RBSC)

Event Location: Rollesby Broad Sailing Club, Burgh Wood Rd, Rollesby, Norfolk

Racing Schedule.

There will be a race briefing in front of the club house at 10.30 am. The first start with be scheduled to start no sooner than 10.45.

It’s planned to schedule 4 races . 2 races in the morning a 2 races after lunch.

Entry

Competitors may enter on the day by completing the entry form.  Entry Fee will be £5. Entry is encouraged in advance via the RBSC Website here…
We can accept cash payment only on the day.

A maximum of 30 entries will be accepted.

Full Notice of Race Here…….

    Solos racing during the 2010 Open regata
    Solos racing during the 2010 Open regata

    Wayfarer Trophy Reinstated

    Wayfarer Trophy is to be reinstated in Memory of Dennis Manning

    First presented in 1995, we have decided to reinstate the RBSC  Wayfarer Trophy in memory of our good friend Dennis Manning. The trophy is to be presented each year to the most successful Wayfarer competing over the Autumn, Winter and Frostbite series.  Dennis had won the trophy on many occasions in the past and wishing to promote more class racing within the club it seemed appropriate that we reinstate the trophy.

    We have extracted the Wayfarer results from Race 1 and 2 morning Multi-sail starts so far and published them separately here:- Wayfarer Trophy

    The weather hasn’t been so kind this winter so the number of boats currently qualifying in the series is low, but with the potential of a further 12 races still to go until the end of the Frostbite Series there is still plenty of opportunity for more Wayfarers to try and qualify.  We have always had a very strong Wayfarer fleet at Rollesby so it would be great to see as many boats take to the water for the remainder of the Frostbite series to try a qualify. Good luck!

    Roger Wilson

    RBSC Sailing Sec