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The Salcott Bell Dash: A Celebration of Old & New Sailing Traditions
The club introduced an exciting new event to its sailing calendar this year with the inaugural Salcott Bell Dash, kindly sponsored by Native Promotions of 110 Coast Road. Bringing together modern dinghies and traditional sailing craft, the event celebrated the rich maritime heritage of the Mersea area while delivering a challenging and enjoyable day of racing. For those unfamiliar with the terms, Brigs and Bumkins are traditional-style, gaff-rigged working boats, reminiscent of the craft sailed More »
14 Oct 2026
Quiz Night Sat 14th November
Quiz Night at Dabchicks Sailing Club Put your thinking caps on and join us at Dabchicks Sailing Club for a fun-filled Quiz Night! Gather your friends, family or fellow sailors and get ready for an evening of questions, friendly competition and plenty of laughs. Whether you're a quiz champion or simply in it for the fun, everyone is welcome. Tables of 6 | £5 per person Get your team More »
10 Oct 2026
Laying Up Supper tickets now LIVE!
Laying Up Supper Saturday 28th November. It's time to celebrate the end of the sailing season in true Gatsby style! So get your crew together & join us at East Mersea Hall on Saturday 28th November from 6pm for an evening of celebration, dining and dancing! There'll be a drink on arrival , with the reception starting from 6pm and More »
4 Sep 2026
Upcoming events
| Oct 19 |
17:00 - Autumn Dash DSC » Monday Autumn Dash 7start time 17:00 |
| Oct 25 |
10:30 - DSC Autumn Series » Autumn Series 4HW 11:08am 5.05m |
| Oct 26 |
10:00 - Autumn Dash DSC » Monday Autumn Dash 8start time 10am dsc |
| Oct 31 |
DSC MFOB Series » Turkey Race |
| Oct 31 |
DSC Dinghy Cup » Dabfest Pursuit RacePursuit race - details to follow |
| Nov 8 |
10:30 - DSC Winter Series » Winter Series 1 |
| Nov 14 |
19:00 - DSC Social » Quiz NightQuiz Night at Dabchicks Sailing Club Saturday |
| Nov 15 |
14:20 - DSC Winter Series » Winter Series 2 |
| Nov 22 |
09:00 - DSC Winter Series » Winter series 3 |
| Nov 28 |
18:00 - DSC Social » Laying up supperAn evening to celebrate as a club, with dancing, |
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Monday 19 October 2026 HW 05:43 3.68mLW 12:03 1.30m HW 18:37 3.56m LW 00:44 1.76m |
Tuesday 20 October 2026 HW 07:02 3.47mLW 13:49 1.33m HW 20:13 3.61m |
Wednesday 21 October 2026 LW 02:37 1.71mHW 08:31 3.59m LW 15:17 1.18m HW 21:25 3.93m |
Thursday 22 October 2026 LW 03:53 1.51mHW 09:41 3.94m LW 16:24 0.97m HW 22:22 4.32m |
Friday 23 October 2026 LW 04:50 1.30mHW 10:37 4.34m LW 17:16 0.79m HW 23:10 4.67m |
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