Sailing & Rowing to Abertay Sands
Sunday 27th June saw the first joint cruise between the Eider skiff and 7 sailing dinghies. Following a slow start in very little wind and the rowers well ahead, the wind then started to pick up...
Category: Adventures
Sunday picnics !
We are back to having regular Sunday cruises up and down the Tay. These are longer sailing trips with a picnic lunch somewhere on the way and are really why we learn to sail. ...
Moments from 2018 (and a video from our longest cruise ever)
As the year approaches its end, it is nice to reminisce about the past season and look at what happened over the Summer at Dundee Sailing Club. The Wayfarer 60th anniversary went ahead as...
Sunday trip to Port Allan
Eschewing any thoughts of the Twa Brigs Race, seven boats launched for a trip to Port Allan, accompanied by the safety boat. A F2-3 easterly was blowing, and with the flood tide everyone made...
The busiest #PushTheBoatOut
This year’s RYA Push The Boat Out event on Saturday 12th May saw us incredibly busy on the water and ashore. The weather was gorgeous and sunny all day with a light breeze which...
A Summer of Sailing
We had some wonderful sailing sessions over the Summer. A pretty good summer overall with lots of members getting out on the water and many sessions having 10 or more boats sailing and cruising...
Newburgh camping and Tay Road Bridge 50 years celebrations
5 Wayfarers headed upriver on Saturday afternoon 20th August, accompanied by the club safety boat, for the weekend Newburgh camping trip. A light, though strengthening, tailwind guided us to Newburgh SC in 2½ hours...
St Andrews Trip 25.06.2016
Clara and Mr Bump launched on Saturday to catch the ebb tide to take them down river and then south to St Andrews. An ENE light breeze, fortified with some paddling/rowing, enabled an easy beat to...
Sailing to Lunan Bay
For the second year running, sailing to Lunan Bay was to be the annual highlight for the more experienced members of Dundee Sailing Club and it was a privilege for me to be among...
Cruising to East Haven
After a week of cold, sleety weather the sailing gods granted a beautiful sunny day for the Club’s first significant cruise of the season, to East Haven near Carnoustie. Five boats made the trip,...