Sussex Police Dinghy Sailing Club

Recent Media Coverage of Sussex Police Dinghy Sailing Club

• Sussex Police Patrol                             July 2007
• Sussex Police Patrol                             April 2007
• Sussex Police Patrol                             Oct   2006
• Sussex Police Patrol                             Nov   2004
• Bexhill Observer                                    Sept 2004
• Sussex Police Patrol                             Sept    2003
• Sussex Police Patrol                             August 2003
• Sussex Police Patrol                             June    2003
• Sussex Police Intranet website            June    2003
• Sussex Police Patrol                             March 2003
• Sussex Police Patrol                             Nov     2002
• Sussex Police Patrol                             October        
• Metropolitan Police 'Jibe Ho!'              Autumn         
• Sussex Police Patrol                             August          
• Bexhill Sailing Club 'The Oracle'           Spring        
• Sussex Police Patrol                              May           
• Sussex Police Patrol                              Feb   2002
• Sussex Police Patrol                             July    2001
• Sussex Police Patrol                             April   2001

Latest Sailing News

Phil Mears – highest placed Sussex Police representative at the

Police Sport UK
National Dinghy Sailing Championships, 2007....
 

A total of 32 boats representing 13 UK Police Forces competed in the 2007 Police National Championship held at Poole Yacht Club. The racing, on Olympic style courses in Poole Harbour, was held over the two days 14 – 15 June 2007

Sussex Police was represented by Phil Mears in his Laser, Bob Trevis and Mike Scrivener in the Sussex Police owned Laser 2000 and Dusty Miller in a borrowed RS Vareo.

This was a great sailing event in a spectacular area of Dorset, sailing in the nature reserve of Poole Harbour sailing just off the National Trust property of Brownsea Island

The wind remained at a steady  Force 2-3 throughout the first day and produced exciting sailing with three races.
Day two produced stronger winds and after all results were in, it was Rob Jones and John Woodfield in the RS400 from Hampshire who took the 2007 Championship, with an outstanding performance

The highest placed Sussex Officer was Phil Mears gaining a 21^st place, Bob Trevis and Mike Scrivener being placed 23^rd and Dusty Miller who could only sail the first day still being placed 24^th

 All the competitors enjoyed the fantastic sailing conditions and the first class facilities at Poole Yacht Club and will take home fond memories of their visit to Poole.”
 

The Dinghy sailing section is continuing to provide excellent exciting experiences for those involved
with membership increasing and a Laser 2000 available at Worthing and Bexhill for anyone who wants to sail
but do not have a boat available.

Archive Results

Len Gooch has supplied details of results of sailing events held in Sussex from 1972 onwards. There are held on a separate section on the 'Sailing Reports' page.

If you can fill in any of the gaps or have knowledge and stories of these events please contact us