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Little Ship Club celebrates Estonian culture
Little Ship Club members were treated to an Estonian evening of culture and entertainment, with a pre-dinner talk from Egon Elstein (President of the Estonian Yachting Union) and a video about the

Sir Robin marks 45 years since circumnavigation
Little Ship Club President Sir Robin Knox-Johnson has celebrated the 45th Anniversary of his solo circumnavigation.
Little Ship Club Regalia
Little Ship Club has a wide range of regalia items available to purchase, either by visiting the Club, or calling the office to place an order.

The Final Fast Cruise and Prizegiving
The final Fast Cruise of the winter 2013 -2014 took place in fair winds and sunshine on 15 March.

March Fast Cruise - courses published
There will be just one race this weekend though with both a long and short course as customary.
Boats with a handicap greater than 1.100 should sail the long course; boats with a handicap of 1.100 and lower should sail the short course.

Handbook, Events, People
February Fast Cruise Results
The week after most of the Shingles Bank moved itself to a restaurant in Milford on Sea the weather on Saturday promised to be rather good but sandwiched after a gale on Thursday night i

A Gentleman's opinion on Turkish Dancing, by Patrick Smith
I’ve always had a thing about belly dancers. Ever since I bumped into one, well not literally, unfortunately, at a fancy dress ball in Nairobi when I was a hot-blooded young man.

February Fast Cruise - Courses published
There will be two fast cruises this weekend, finishing up at Southampton Town Quay marina. The starting area for the first course will be in the vicinity of Browndown / Mother Bank buoys (NB with participants coming from as far afield as Lymington and Chichester this is pretty central).

Sea Scamp and The Windfall Fleet
For those of you who didn’t make it to the Club last Tuesday, you missed a hugely interesting talk.Built in Germany in the 1930s to provide training for the German armed services, the Windfall Flee

A Turkish Evening at the Little Ship Club
Once again the Club welcomed Roxana for a Turkish Evening last Tuesday.Taz had prepared a wonderful meal, which reminded us of the wonders of Mediterranean cuisine.Between courses, we were entertai


January 2014 Fast Cruise results
January's Fast Cruise, held on the 25th January, started in fairly benign conditions with around 8 to 10 knots of wind from the west.

Fine Weather and Fair Winds for Folly Fast Cruise (Results included)
For the final Fast Cruise of 2013 we had fine weather and fair winds.

December Fast Cruise - COURSES
There are two courses this weekend, one for boats with a LSC handicap of 1.101 and above and one for boats with a handicap of 1.100 and below.




