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Rowing: A Scilly success for Weymouth rowers

WEYMOUTH Gig Rowing Club saw a ninth place finish for the Ladies' Veterans with good results across the board at the 29th Isles of Scilly World Pilot Gig Championship.

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Afloat: Portland Watersports centre set for open day

ON SUNDAY, the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre on Portland (ASWC Portland) will throw open its doors once again to the community for its annual birthday open day.

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Gig Rowing: Islanders in successful Isles of Scilly world gig

PORTLAND Gig Rowing Club celebrated their most successful results at the annual Isles of Scilly World Pilot Gig Championships.

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Afloat: Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre celebrates fourth birthday

THE Andrew Simpson Watersports Centre (ASWC) on Portland celebrated its fourth birthday by inviting people from the local community to experience a variety of free watersports and activities.

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Sailing: Rod Shipley Sail for A Fiver scheme sees 20,000th success

ATHENA Jones, from the Atlantic Academy in Portland, was presented with a prize of a week’s sailing course worth £355 in celebration of the 20,000th child having gone through the Rod Shipley Sail For A...

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Afloat: Benedict Richardson in FANS' zone

BENEDICT Richardson, a 15-year old from Dorchester, is benefiting from free membership to Dorchester Sports Centre under the FANS (Free Access for National Sportspeople) scheme.

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Afloat: Wayfarers on board for 60th nationals

THE 60th Anniversary National Wayfarers Championship will take place from today to Sunday in and around Portland Harbour, hosted by Castle Cove Sailing Club.

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Afloat: Magical Megan Pascoe in regatta gold glory

FORMER Paralympic sailor Megan Pascoe claimed National and Tidal gold in the 2.4mR class at the 2018 Poole Regatta.

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Sailing: Portland's Hannah Mills to face title test

PORTLAND’S Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre will look to defend their World Cup Series title in Marseille this week in their final test ahead of the Sailing World Championships.

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Rowing: Landmark win for Lyme Regis gig rowers

LYME Regis Gig Club shook up the gig rowing community with a landmark victory in the CPGA Men’s Veteran Championships on Sunday, becoming the first non-Cornish crew to win a CPGA major championships.

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Rowing: Weymouth shine during Swanage regatta

WEYMOUTH under-16s and ladies’ vets both achieved first places at Swanage regatta with all crews fighting hard for their positions, both in the regatta as a whole and for Weymouth’s place in the...

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Sailing: Hannah Mills breezes to title defence joy

PORTLAND-based Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre won the World Cup Series final for the second year running as Elliot Hanson continued his run of success since returning from injury with a bronze.

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Afloat: Duo on Warpath in Marathon triumph

THE Ilmor-engined Warpath, raced by Antibes-based throttleman Glenn Chidzoy, Norwegian Ole Finholt and Southampton’s Gordon Compton, claimed victory in the Marathon category, won Class B and earned...

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Rowing: Weymouth second at Exmouth

WEYMOUTH attended Exmouth’s first ever regatta and the squad worked hard to gain second place overall, behind Bridport who won every heat.

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Sailing: Chesil Sailability aids Armed Forces

CHESIL Sailability held a training event for men and women of the Armed Forces who suffered life changing injuries or illnesses as a result of the service and world class disabled sailors, based at...

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Sailing: Jon Emmett sails home to seventh in Kiel

CASTLE Cove Sailing Club member Jon Emmett finished in seventh place at an international sailing event held in Kiel, Germany.

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Rowing: Weymouth men hail a Hayling win

WEYMOUTH rowers enjoyed a successful weekend at Langstone Regatta, which saw two teams take second place before the Hayling Island race where one of their men’s crews claimed a stunning victory.

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Afloat: Adrenaline in West Bay

WEST Bay will welcome over 30 of Britain’s leading offshore race teams as round three of the 2018 OCRDA gets underway as part of the Aqua Adrenaline Tour from June 23-24.

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Rowing: Weymouth in Ilfracombe triumph

WEYMOUTH enjoyed a successful Ilfracombe Regatta as the club’s ladies’ crews provided some excellent results.

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Afloat: Tim Spink and Claire Williams power to West Bay win

TIM Spink and Claire Williams collected Saturday’s honours in the third round of the OCR/Aqua Adrenaline Powerboating championship at West Bay.

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