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WandererFest 2022 by Richard Maltby

You will not get better than this: four days blessed by glorious sunshine, a consistent sea breeze each day as if switched on for boats to go sailing, high water in the afternoon, great company, adventure, and the peaceful enjoyment of Cobnor Point for camping. The highlight of the WCOA programme, WandererFest attracted more than 30 Wanderers and two Gulls (owned by WCOA members), and more than 60 sailors. We had a fantastic time. You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

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August 13, 2022 No Comments
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Spring 2022

In ten days time our 2022 Inland Championships will again be hosted by Cotswold SC over the weekend of May 14/15.   Please see here the Notice of Race. For those of you who are new to our class association, please do not be put off by thinking this event is only for out and out racers.  All levels of skill and experience are most welcome and the best way of sharpening up your sailing skills is to sail with other Wanderers.  Our racing is friendly but still competitive. Last September we held our inaugural meeting at Cotswold SC – indeed it was our 2021 Inland Championships –  and this venue must be one of the prettiest inland sailing clubs in the country.     Wanderers Leonie Johnson (who is the club’s Commodore) and Lindsay Weatherley know how to put on a great event as well as being active racers and cruisers in

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May 3, 2022 No Comments
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West Oxfordshire Race Report 2022

Report from Adam Wickenden It’s not usually this windy here they claimed.     Hmmmm. The Wanderer fleet heard the same thing last time they were at WOSC when Storm Hannah blew through. The brisk easterlies forecast only discouraged two entries from turning up, leaving five hardy crews to enjoy the delight of Wanderer racing and the Wanderer tradition of after sail food. Everybody (yes, everybody) also partook in the very un-Wanderer sport of swimming! Oh, we also had a fleet of Wayfarers to dodge – it was their Southern Area championships. Their presence turned out to be very useful, starting five minutes before us. ‘Follow the Wayfarers’ became the best way of sussing out WOSC’s complicated courses round its 11 basic blue cans, let alone different coloured buoys as special one-off marks. Saturday. We started with the Event Coordinator’s ‘build a Wanderer Challenge’. A long-term project, a bit like

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April 30, 2022 No Comments
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Ukraine Appeal Auction

Auction in aid of Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal UNIQUE WANDERER SPINNAKER   This unique class-measured Wanderer Spinnaker was made for founder Wanderer Class Association Chairman, Andy Peter. It has been very lightly used and is in rare, almost new condition having been not used and carefully dry/dark stored for the last fifteen years. A new Wanderer spinnaker from the boat’s manufacturer now costs £500- £600.   In an eye-catching combination of pink, light green, yellow and two shades of blue, this is a special opportunity to make your boat a real head-turner on the water and to make a significant contribution to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.   BIDS CLOSED

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March 15, 2022 No Comments

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