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It was certainly an eventful weekend (in a good way) and one to remember!  A promising forecast of 15 – 22 knots greeted the Dart 15 fleet arriving at Grafham for the final Summer TT and Inland Championships.  A very welcome prospect following very light winds at the two previous events.  The fact that the wind was a very chilly northerly one and the tide was half out did nothing to dampen everyone’s spirits.

Date: Sunday 4th October 2026

Venue: NDYC Clubhouse

Time: 8pm approx.

Present: approx. 20 sailors competing in the 2026 event

1.00 Purpose of meeting

1.01 Class Chairman, Paul Tanner, outlined the reason for convening the meeting and explained that, whilst our class rules allow for a separate Sport AGM, the purpose of the discussion is to overview various trends with the Sport Sailing mode. It was therefore appropriate that this discussion should be by predominantly Sport mode sailing members.

The 2026 Dart 15 Sport Nationals were held at North Devon Yacht Club at Instow from 3rd to 5th October, with the fleet treated to a very different set of conditions from the usual blustery North Devon fare. Light winds dominated the first two days before a more useful Force 2–3 arrived for the final day. In the end, six races were completed from the planned nine, and the championship went right down to the wire.

Meeting NYDC Sport Nationals

Date : Saturday 3rd October 2026

Time : after the evening dinner.

Minutes of 2026 AGM

Date: Saturday 27 June 2026 at 10.00 hours

Venue: Stone SC

This was Draycote Water’s second Dart 15 TT event this year and we welcomed 14 sailors, 5 local boats and 9 visitors.

Conditions were warm and dry, but with light winds and a forecast of 6 knots.

Race Officer Pete Slater and Richard Cowell briefed us all and they set a trapezoidal course, with 4 races back to back.

What a scorcher of an event!   The 2026 Dart 15 Nationals were held at Stone Sailing Club on the beautiful River Blackwater in Essex last weekend.  Forty-two entrants arrived to the type of hot weather and warm water that you would expect in the Mediterranean but without the hassle of flying.

Friday was the hottest day of the weekend with temperatures in mid to high 30s for much of the day.   At the briefing, Stone Sailing Secretary, Phil Longley, welcomed the fleet and Events Secretary, Jenny Ball, outlined the schedule for the weekend.  Race Officer, Neil Fulcher, outlined the racing plan for the day which was to keep the sailors ashore until he had a race course set with a reasonably settled wind direction to avoid sailors drifting around on the water in the heat.

Minutes of 2025 AGM
Date: Friday 11 July 2025 at 6pm
Venue: Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club – Dinghy Section

2026 Class Association AGM Agenda. In accordance with Section 6 of the Association Class Rules, herewith the meeting agenda is published. All members are cordially invited to attend.

2026 Class Association AGM
Friday 26 June 5.30 pm
at
Stone Sailing Club
Agenda