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We are situated in Ramsey Bay in the north of the Isle of Man and provide facilities for both offshore and dinghy sailors at our recently modernised clubhouse. For more information about local holidays and events follow this link – visitiom.
In addition to an active cruising fleet operating from Ramsey Harbour we have several dinghy fleets and an active RYA Approved training section.
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Write up by Jerry Colman
What a fantastic day at the MS&CC Easter Regatta! It’s traditionally scheduled for Easter Saturday (April 4th this year) and also traditionally delayed due to weather as occurred this year due to the appearance of Storm Dave. The postponed event took place on Sunday 19th April in gorgeous sunshine and a light to moderate (but shifty) North Westerly breeze so with Ramsey Bay looking at its best. The Regatta consisted of three races held in succession with no discards so every position counted and any slip-ups could be costly.
19 teams took part in the event with a strong squad from the Isle of Man Yacht Club presenting a powerful challenge. Your correspondent duly entered the Finn dinghy but was disappointed to find that the mice in the garage had been living in his best sail and seemed to have found the reinforced mylar to their taste so I had to swap it for an old one thereby obtaining an early excuse for a rather lacklustre performance. Click her for the full report- IOM Copiers Easter Regatta.
Unfortunately our original Easter Regatta date clashed with Storm ‘Dave’ so we’ve had to postpone the event, our new date is now Sunday 19 April.
This is a One Day Event with three races to be held “back to back”, with racing starting at 11.00 and expected to be fully completed at 14:30 – IOM Copiers Easter Regatta 2026-Sailing Instructions.
We hope to see as many competitors as possible in Ramsey Bay on Sunday 19 April to open our season with the IOM Copiers ‘Easter’ Regatta.
There will be a Prize Presentation directly afterwards which will be followed by a complimentary Regatta Tea for all competitors, race officials, family, friends and social members.
As this event is part of the ‘Traveller Series’ it’s hoped that this Regatta will be fully supported. Competitors of all ages and capabilities are welcome! Please contact Ralph Kee, Dinghy Captain on 490704 or helen.j.kee@gmail.com for further details or check out our Facebook page.
Please join us at the MS&CC Clubhouse on Saturday 11 April for a talk by our Vice Commodore James Penn. An evening that conjures up all sorts of possibilities from sea monsters to shipwrecks and daring do’s!! Please book your place at this link.
Write up by Jerry Colman
Tom Watterson (RS Aero 7) sailed just well enough to take the March Series on Sunday from Dave Batchelor (Supernova). Both finished on 11 points after discards but Watterson had 3 first places against Batchelor’s 1 so countback gave it to Tom. Next down the leader board came Ralph Kee (Laser standard), Joe and Eric Whitelegg (Enterprise) and Jimmy Cope (Tera PR) with a win each, showing quite a spread amongst the fleet’s top performers by age, boat type and in the wide variety of conditions we endured. Click here for the full report – Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 22 March 2026
Write up by Jerry Colman
Back from the RYA Boat Show in Farnborough, your correspondent was looking forward to a pleasant sail around Injebreck to refresh his love of the sport but after launching came a warning that conditions on the lake were a bit much for the seniors with the big rigs. He discreetly retired together with junior Jake Walker (RS Tera) while Dad James (Streaker) and 6 others decided to tough it out despite the gusts and the fairly frequent capsizes that Jake and I observed from the bank.
It was mostly time spent righting capsized boats that controlled the results so we now have within the fleet some well-practiced capsize recovery experts as well as more useful experience of taking full advantage of the gusts by maintaining a strong grip on the tiller, leaning out in the appropriate direction and trimming the boat with the bow up to encourage planing. Full report – Watling Streetworks Winter Series – 1 March 2026
MYA Dinghy Championships 2018
Chomping at the bit for the results of island’s premier Dinghy Regatta of the year? Well, there are none.Day one on Saturday under dark windless sky with a bit of mist thrown in only had 1 race and that was after a 1 1/2 hour delay, a large wind shift during the first beat meant…
Atom Accounting Ramsey to Laxey
The Atom Accounting Services coastal dinghy race took place on Saturday, starting in Ramsey and heading south to the finish in Laxey Bay. As the Laxey Regatta was to be held on Sunday it made sense to travel there via the scenic route! Click here for the full story – Ramsey to Laxey 2018.
Atom Accounting Ramsey to Laxey Race 2018
The Atom Accounting Services Ramsey to Laxey dinghy race, it’s a challenge and not for the faint of heart! The race for the Green Cup is a coastal race with spectacular scenery if you have time to look!Hosted by MS&CC the Le Mans type beach start is at 10:00am Saturday 11th August. Laxey Sailing Club…
IOM Copiers Round the Island 2018
Beautiful as the weather has been this summer it has been rubbish for sailing! Unfortunately the IOM Copiers Round the Island Race succumbed and there were no finishers due to the lack of wind. MS&CC would like to thank Mark Corrin of IOM Copiers for sponsoring the event and for the excellent BBQ held at…
MS&CC Dinghy Regatta
Well unfortunately the weather didn’t play ball this weekend! One race was run on Saturday and won by Russell & June Callister, but then the wind died and the dinghies returned to the shore. Sunday proved even quieter, the Committee Boat went out to try and locate some wind in Ramsey Bay but apart from…
MS&CC Dinghy Regatta – Sat 30 June/Sun 1 July
Manx Sailing & Cruising Club are holding their annual Dinghy Regatta on 30th June and 1st July. First race starts at 11.30am on Saturday and racing on Sunday starts at Midday, please follow this link for our sailing instructions – MS&CC Regatta 2018-Sailing Instructions. We look forward to seeing as many competitors as possible to support…
IOM Copiers (Postponed Easter) Regatta
What a difference a month makes, the IOM Copiers Easter Regatta that was postponed from Easter Saturday due to poor weather finally took place this weekend in Ramsey Bay. The strong easterly winds (surf on the beach) and low temperatures were replaced by gentle breezes and bright sunshine. Click on this link for the full…
IOM Copiers Easter Regatta – 28 April 2018
So we realise Easter has come and gone but unfortunately the conditions in Ramsey Bay on Easter Saturday were particularly lively due to the north easterly wind. We therefore decided to postpone it to a later date in the hope that the weather would have improved – fingers crossed we’ve picked the right weekend!! This…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 25 March 2018
The final two races of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series were sailed on Baldwin Reservoir in bright, sunny and warm conditions. The wind, however, mostly blowing down the lake at the ‘top end’, a bit up the lake at the bottom with the odd calm in between – classic Injebreck! Full write-up can be found…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 11 March 2018
What a difference a week makes, last weeks Bourne Plaice dinghy sailing was held in heavy snow this week it was bright Spring sunshine and almost balmy conditions, although the wind was patchy at best. Full report can be found at this link – Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 11 March 2018
