General Club News

Discover Sailing

Come experience sailing for the first time and discover why it is so much fun,  Sunday 12th April and Monday 4th May.  See https://learn-to-sail.llandegfedd.org.uk/discover-sailing  for detail 

AGM and Prize Giving

These have now taken place and were well attended with  lively discussions on all matters sailing.  Prize winners for both Adult and Junior and Youth Prize Givings can be seen by clicking the relevant links on the Results page. 

Open Meetings

The first Open Meeting for 2026 is for Phantoms and takes place on April 11, There are also  meetings for GP14s and Solos in April and May respectively.   Click this link for more details Open Meetings.  For Juniors South Wales Dragons is in May. See the Race Programme for dates.

Youth Training 

See the Youth Sailing and Youth Training pages. Club Members can book in via WebCollect. 

Adult Coaching

We have set a number of Sunday mornings aside for Adult Coaching. These align to the junior squad days so that parents can come and sail at the same time and have some support and coaching. The sessions will include a "Relaxed Introduction to Racing" so that they can enter the odd race and not be worried about being in the way or being too incompetent. See the Adult Sailing and improving pages. 

Club Racing and Training

The club holds regular racing and training events and the 2026 Programme is in the Racing section of the website with the first club races on the 1st March as listed below.

Race
Entries
Sun 29 Mar 2026
13:00
Spring Pursuit Race 5
2/50 entries
B2B
Spring Handicap Race 5
1/50 entries
Wed 1 Apr 2026
18:30
Wednesday Early Handicap Race 1
2/50 entries
Sun 5 Apr 2026
12:00
TOP GUN 1
2/50 entries
 

Volunteering

Volunteers run club racing.  See who's helping next.

OD
OD Assistant
Rescue
Rescue Assistant
Rescue2
Sun 29 Mar 2026 Club Racing (reminders)
OD: Tim Halhead
Rescue: Sue Proven
Rescue Assistant: Mike Proven
Wed 01 Apr 2026 Club Racing (reminders)
OD: Gareth Edwards
Rescue: Ben Dancer
Rescue Assistant: Nigel Dancer
Sun 05 Apr 2026 Club Racing (reminders)
OD: Nigel Tinkler
OD Assistant: Richard Robb
Rescue: Jacqueline Rhodes
Rescue Assistant: Dave Rudman
Wed 08 Apr 2026 Club Racing (reminders)
OD: Tom Halhead
Rescue: Paul Hilliar
Rescue Assistant: Glyn Morgan
Sat 11 Apr 2026 Open Meeting (no reminders)
OD: Guy Boswell
OD Assistant: Julie Boswell
Sun 12 Apr 2026 Club Racing (reminders)
OD: Jeremy Symons
OD Assistant: Anthony Biaggi
Rescue: Larissa Barker
Rescue Assistant: Robert Cone
Wed 15 Apr 2026 Club Racing (reminders)
OD: Neil Williams
Rescue: Gill Williams
Rescue Assistant: Tim Barden
Sun 19 Apr 2026 Club Racing (reminders)
OD: Bill Jackson
Sun 19 Apr 2026 Open Meeting (no reminders)
OD: Mark Williams
OD Assistant: Chris Smith
Rescue: Peter Cruickshank
Rescue Assistant: David Stevens
Rescue2: Pete Vincent

Weather at Llandegfedd Reservoir

Forecast Weather from Windguru

Forecast Weather from Big Salty

Click for Big Salty's Llandegfedd Forecast

XC Weather is also useful -  Look at the forecast for Cwmbran. 

XC Weather for Cwmbran

 

Sailing and not Racing. 

Club members are allowed to sail when the club is not racing. However, the safety cover is through Llandegfedd Activities, not the club. 

From 2025 onwards, Llandegfedd Activities have decided that the best way for us to sail when not racing, is to sign on through their booking system as explained in the Membership Guide notes (in the Members area of the website)  or at the booking office on site before you go on the water. 

Before you rig a boat, either your own, or a club one, check that that Watersports is able to support your sailing. There is always someone in their office and they have a list of their activities and the lead Instructor for the day.  They may impose restrictions, such as keeping to one end of the reservoir so they can rescue you if you have difficulties.  You need to say you are a Sailing Club member, and have a berth or are using a club boat. 

They are helpful, just bear in mind that they can be very busy with multiple activities there. There may be a break at lunch time, and the opening hours vary through the year as displayed by the office.

 

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Other Interesting stuff

If you want to practice starts in short races take part in the Top Gun Sprints see the Programme for dates

Need a Helm or Crew?

Robert Cone has re-introduced the Crewfinder service. If you want a crew for your boat, or want a helm, contact Robert at crewfinder@llandegfedd.org.uk. He will put you in touch as appropriate so we can have more boats on the water. 

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