OD Box
This page gives details of all our Sailing activities during the Spring, Summer and Winter periods. The year begins with the Easter Series, followed by the Spring Series in May and June, and the Summer Series in July through to late-October, with a brief break for the August Frolic! The Winter Series completes the year through to late December.
Club Boats comprising Enterprise(s), Lightnings and Toppers are available to members during Social Sailing and club training days, when safety cover is provided. These boats may also be booked for racing by contacting the Bosun. Please record usage of Club Boats in the Logbook that is kept in the Club House.
Help and guidance are given to novice sailors, both adults and cadets, together with introductions to nearby RYA approved courses. There are discounts for club members on Longridge courses that are run at Cookham. Crewing for competent helms is another good way to learn. Sailing skills tune-up events are held during the spring and summer months and are open to all members. Click on 'Training' for more details.
To encourage up-and-coming new members, the club endeavours to provide two or three people on Saturday afternoons to supervise casual/social sailing and to provide safety cover. Experienced and competent helms are invited to volunteer their services for one or two afternoons per year.
Class racing takes place on most Sundays and the occasional Monday Bank Holiday during the year. Normally three races are held per day (two in Winter) with breaks for lunch and tea as appropriate. Full club members are requested to volunteer for OD (Officer of the Day) duties to allow racing to take place and to provide safety cover.
| Easter, August Frolic & Under-21 Series race start times | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
| Warning Signal | 10:30 | 13:30 | 15:15 |
| Handicap (including Merlin & Lightning) |
10:40 | 13:40 | 15:25 |
| Spring & Summer Series race start times | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
| Warning Signal | 10:30 | 13:30 | 15:15 |
| Lightning | 10:40 | 13:40 | 15:25 |
| Merlin | 10:47 | 13:47 | 15:32 |
| Handicap | 10:54 | 13:54 | 15:39 |
| Winter Series race start times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| Warning Signal | 10:30 | - |
| Handicap (including Merlin & Lightning) |
10:40 | not before 12:00 |
Numerous dinghy classes are sailed at Cookham Reach. They are listed below, together with their PY numbers.
The two Club Classes sailed at Cookham Reach are:
| PY = 1019 | |
| PY = 1152 |
For more details, see the Merlin Rocket page and the Lightning page.
... but there is a wide variety of boats that make up our Handicap fleet:
| PY = 1153 | |
| PY = 1117 | |
| PY = 1064 | |
| PY = 1109 | |
| PY = 1346 | |
| PY = 1297 | |
| PY = 1385 | |
| ... and more! |
For more details, see the Handicap page.
These cater for the full range of abilities and family requirements.
Prizes and trophies are awarded to the most successful helms and crews (by Class) in each of the three series, plus further trophies for special event races held throughout the year.
