All attendees: please read the arrival instructions (these will be emailed to everyone entered).

Our summer fun training, camp and regatta weekend is back and with a change of venue this year at Downs Sailing Club. Open to ALL KSSA sailors but also essential preparation for anyone that will be competing as part of the Kent Team at the NSSA Regatta at Rutland Water Sailing Club later in July. Please come along even if you’re not going to NSSA. Enter both days, or just one. BTW, if you haven’t already heard, Downs SC will be hosting the NSSA regatta in 2026. So all the more reason to come along and get familiar with the water and conditions. 

SATURDAY:

• Coaching for all.
• Late afternoon: Littlefield Memorial Race – this is an all-comers race, open to all youth, coaches, parents and veteran sailors. Sign up on the day with a donation to the Kent Air Ambulance in lieu of entry fee. Click here to download the entry form (only required for non-KSSA entrants or for KSSA entrants where there are changes of boat/rig/helm/crew from the main event entry). Please bring this with you or can be filled in on the day.

SUNDAY:

• Mid-Summer Regatta
• Click here for Notice of Race
• Click here for the Supplemental Sailing Instructions
• 4 races open to all youth members
• First warning signal not before 10:15.

This is a friendly competition open to all our youth sailors. Coaching will be provided for the back-markers.

REGISTRATION: from 08:30 Saturday (and Sunday if you weren’t there Saturday).

BRIEFING: There will be sailor briefings at 10:00 on Saturday and 09:30 on Sunday. Please be changed and have boats rigged ready to go.

DRINKS BOTTLES: please bring your own refillable drinks bottle, rather than buying plastic bottled drinks!

ARRIVAL: UPDATE – PLEASE READ THE ARRIVAL AND PARKING INSTRUCTIONS HERE.  Smaller boats, i.e. Toppers can be kept on their launching trollies and there will be matting down to the shoreline to help with access across the beach. Larger boats can be transferred to sledges which will be made available on the day. There are winches at the top of the beach to pull boats back up.

COACHES & HELPERS: The staffing of the event will be by the adults of KSSA & DSC with coaches afloat in some RIBs to assist the less confident sailors. Parents will be especially welcome on the shoreline to help their children with launch and recovery.

CAMPING: Please bring your tents. Tents only and nothing too grand please. This will be in the dinghy park. Find a patch of grass or area or area on the pebbles.

CATERING: There are a variety of meal options available for the weekend including meal packages. You are of course welcome to bring your own food, picnic etc. The meal packages must be pre-booked for the galley to plan anticipated numbers. This is available for adults and sailors (adults/children same price). These can be booked as part of event entry or on their own but must be booked online prior to entry closing date (Wednesday 2nd July). For anyone that doesn’t book one of the packages, we can offer limited snacks on both days (toasties/baps etc) and hot/cold drinks to purchase individually. Packages are:

Both days package: £30 a head will provide meals as follows:

Self-service Hot drink (tea/coffee/hot choc) station and soft drinks available (squash/water) all day.

Saturday lunch – choice of
1) ‘Loaded jacket potato’ with 2 x fillings including: chilli/tuna/beans/roasted veg/cheese with side salad.
2) selection pizza slices & side salad.
Followed by cake/ fruit.

Saturday supper BBQ:
1) meat option: includes Burger, sausages & BBQ chicken.
2) plant based: veggie & halloumi kebabs, Quorn sausages
3) pescatarian: salmon & veggie & halloumi kebabs.

All served with potato wedges & selection salad.
Followed by ice cream/cornetto.

Sunday Breakfast – choice of cereal on table & fruit juice (apple/orange)
1) Hot option: Choice of Breakfast BAP, choice of 2 fillings. E.g. bacon, egg, sausage, tomato.
2) continental breakfast: Yoghurts, Pastries (croissants/Danish/waffles) & fruit kebab sticks.

Sunday lunch
1) lasagne
2) veggie pasta
Both served with garlic bread & side salad.
Followed by cake/ fruit.

Saturday evening BBQ only: £10

Saturday only meal package: £16.50

Sunday only meal package: £16.50

The club bar will be open periodically over the weekend and Saturday evening to socialize and put the world to rights.

ENTRY: You must enter and pay for this event online in advance using the WebCollect link below. In order to take part, you must have a paid KSSA Membership for 2025 (see below). Entry closes at midnight on the Wednesday before the event.

In the event of cancellation entry fees will be refunded. If you’re not able to attend, please let us know by 10AM the day before the event (please refer to our refund policy).

KSSA MEMBERSHIP: All sailors need to be a member of KSSA. if this is your first KSSA event of 2025 you will need to join or renew your membership for the year. This costs just £10 for a family (Parents/Guardians, plus any number of sailors aged 18 or under on 31st August in the current year). It enables you to enter KSSA training and racing events this year. To join, please go to our MEMBERSHIP page and follow the instructions. You can pay online with your event entry.

VENUE: For more information about the venue, please see the Downs Sailing Club web site.