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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
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 14 February 2016
Write-up by Jerry Colman A bit chilly but a bright and sunny morning with a moderate Nor’easter greeted all on their way to Injebreck on Sunday for the latest round of the Bourne Plaice February Series. As we climbed towards Brandywell temperatures dropped away falling below zero on the Beinn-y-Phott road. At the top of…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 7 February 2016
Gusty conditions for the latest round of the Bourne Plaice Winter Series on West Baldwin reservoir quickly divided the fleet three ways, some who didn’t launch, some who didn’t make it to the start line and the remaining six, who despite many spills and thrills managed two races. Click here for the full write-up – Bourne…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 31 January 2016
Write-up by Mike Pridham On Sunday morning with no wind, continuous light drizzle and a miserable 4 degrees reading on the thermometer, it didn’t look as though there was going to be any dinghy racing on the reservoir at West Baldwin for the start of the Bourne Plaice February Series. The previous week thick mist…
2016 Powerboat Courses
Dates have now been posted for the 2016 Powerboat courses, for more details go to the ‘Training’ header and click on the ‘Powerboat’ drop-down.
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 17 January 2016
Report by Andrew Dean An unusually large turn-out of 18 dinghies contested Races 3 and 4 of the January 2016 Bourne Plaice Series organised by the Manx Sailing and Cruising Club of Ramsey. The all-important wind conditions were very tricky, being a varying south-easterly giving gusts, and difficulty in setting a course to include a…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 10 January 2016
The first Manx Sailing and Cruising Club dinghy racing event of 2016 finally got underway in the January Bourne Plaice Winter Series on West Baldwin reservoir at the weekend following the previous week’s cancellation due to too much wind. Click here for the full report – Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 10 January 2016.
MS & CC Frostbite Regatta
One of the few Boxing Day events that was unaffected by the recent weather was the Bourne Plaice Frostbite Regatta held at Injebreck Reservoir. A fine fleet of 14 dinghies and their hardy crew set sail in the relentless rain supported by a small number of spectators. Full report at this link – MS&CC Frostbite Regatta…
MS & CC Frostbite Regatta – Boxing Day
Manx Sailing & Cruising Club will be holding the annual Frostbite Regatta on Saturday 26th December at Injebreck Reservoir. This is a one-off Pursuit race with prize presentation on the day at the lake, though MS & CC Clubhouse will also be open afterwards for Mulled Wine and Mince Pies. Start time for the first boats…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 20 December 2015
Write-up by Jerry Colman A forecast of 32 knots gusting 40 and increasing from the SW did not put off a dozen hardy sailors who hit the start line at Injebreck at 10 am on Sunday for the 7th and 8th (and final) races in the Bourne Plaice December Series. After all sunshine was forecast…
Bourne Plaice Winter Series – 13 December 2015
Write-up by Andrew Dean A great turn-out of 16 dinghies contested races 5 and 6 of the December 2015 Bourne Plaice Winter Series organised by the Manx Sailing and Cruising Club of Ramsey. The all-important wind conditions were very tricky, being a varying easterly giving gusts, and difficulty in setting a course to include a…
