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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
Tekmos Round the Island Race 2015
Write-up by James Penn. It was a fifth IRC division win for Jerry Colman in Sea Pie of Cultra in the Manx Sailing & Crusing Club’s 60th Round The Island Race over the bank holiday, sponsored by Tekmos of Gladstone Park, Ramsey. It was also an overall win on adjusted time for Sea Pie for…
Dinghy Sailing – 19 April 2015
A good day in the Bay to start with, but a dying breeze made race one a bit of a long affair lasting over an hour for some, Race Officer Keith Poole almost called it a day but some of the collected competitors said they were keen to carry on (some not so interested, but…
IOM Copiers Easter Regatta – Race Report
Beautiful sunshine graced Ramsey Bay for the IOM Copiers Easter Regatta hosted by Manx Sailing & Cruising Club on Saturday. A fine turnout of 28 competitors together with a light but steady breeze set the scene for some excellent and very close racing within the mixed fleet including 6 Teras (juniors) and 9 Lasers (various).…
IOM Copiers Easter Regatta 2015
The first Regatta of the 2015 sailing season begins with the IOM Copiers Easter Regatta being held at the Manx Sailing & Cruising Club in Ramsey on Saturday 3 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…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 29 March 2015
The final race of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series on Injebreck reservoir was held on Sunday following a slightly different format than usual. Each competitor was allocated their own secret handicap which the race officer based on the results from all of the races sailed this winter, as opposed to those provided by the RYA.…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 22 March 2015
Report by Jerry Colman 19 boats competed on a beautiful Sunday morning at Injebreck in the final weekend of the March dinghy racing series sponsored by Bourne Plaice. There was a little more wind than many had expected with lightish breezes forecast, however a pleasant and unusually steady breeze of around 10 knots presented itself…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 15 March 2015
Write up by Mike Pridham Mothers Day at Baldwin Reservoir didn’t initially look very promising for the latest races in the Bourne Plaice Winter Series. The 16 crews getting out of their nice warm cars were faced with ice on (and in) any boats which hadn’t drained entirely, and there were completely windless patches across…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 8 March 2015
Write-up courtesy of Andrew Dean. A great turn-out of 17 dinghies contested races 3 and 4 of the March 2015 Bourne Plaice Winter Series organised by the Manx Sailing & Cruising Club of Ramsey. The all-important wind conditions were very tricky, being a brisk westerly giving gusts, and a great difficulty in setting a course…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 1 March 2015
The first two races of the final series of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series was held on Baldwin Reservoir in chilly and gusty conditions, the bright sun the only possible hint of spring. Click here for the full write-up – Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 1 March 2015
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 22 February 2015
A good number of optimistic competitors gathered for this weeks round of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series on Baldwin Reservoir, but with conditions (lots of wind and rain) exactly as forecast it was a compact fleet of five Lasers and one Tera that headed for the start line. Click here for the rest of this…
