It’s a new beginning and we are feeling our way.

Training is under way again and dinghy sailors are meeting for impromptu racing. The cruisers are heading off for overnight stays and we are witnessing more paddle-boards and canoes being launched from the Club.

Members are meeting up whether inside, on the glass-protected North terrace or on tables spread around the outside of the Club. The bar is open five days a week, every evening just for August, and we are serving food from Thursday to Sunday (opening times are below).

The Walton & Frinton Yacht Trust is now open to visitors as well as welcoming its berth-holders.

With more staff around the Club, during opening hours we can take your calls regarding membership or booking a table and from the start of August the office will be open every weekday morning.

The update will continue to be sent out weekly with the latest news and planned activities, but please bear with us while we continue to work on the website which is very much a work in progress, not helped by having rather busy volunteers and furloughed staff!

All this while we safely comply with Covid regulations and maintain social-distancing. Thank you all for your understanding and co-operation.

Of course, we have our social side. From the fun of Open Day to the formality of the Black Tie Dinner, from Christmas on the Quay to steak nights, these are just some of the regular events spread through the year.

DATE	BAR HOURS	CATERING
Saturday 5th Sept	11.00 – 21.00 **	12.00 – 15.00 and 18.00 – 20.00
Sunday 6th Sept	11.00 – 21.00 **	Brunch from 10.00 – 12.00 (if there are enough advance bookings and Lunch from 12.00 – 16.00
Monday 7th Sept	1700– 21.00 **	No Catering
Tuesday  8th Sept	17.00 – 21.00 **	No Catering
Wednesday 9th                    September	12.00 – 1430 and         1700 – 2100	No Catering
Thursday 10th                     September	12.00 – 1430 and         1700 – 2100**	brunch 08.30 – 11.00 and  lunch 12.00 – 14.00
Friday 11th                       September	11.00 – 21.00 **	12.00 – 15.00 and 18.00 – 20.00
Saturday 12th                      September	11.00 – 21.00 **	12.00 – 15.00 and 18.00 – 20.00
Sunday 13 Sept	1100  –  21.00 **	Lunch (Sunday Roast) 1200 – 1600
** The bar may stay open later if required
Table bookings: call 01255 675526 during bar hours or leave a message on this number or 07908 991969
To ease the pressure on the staff, please preload your membership card. Please avoid using cash if at all possible.

If there is enough water around the clubhouse there will be people on it.
As you would expect we have dinghy racing and active training for the younger generation. We also offer training courses and help for those taking up sailing or water sports when they have left their teens behind, shall we say.And for those of you who want to sail at any time, Titchmarsh Marina is just a few minutes away (but our beer and food is better).

Cruisers

Boats of all shapes and sizes with very similar crews. The cruisers have an all year programme that starts in the Spring and finishes with Guy Fawkes. Even then they end up ‘rambling’.
And though they will meet at various points along the East coast – they often finish in the Club for lunch.

Dinghies

While not hosting a large fleet of any particular class, you will find there is still a certain ‘edge’ that keeps the club’s dinghy racers very competitive. We have Jewels, Lasers, Phantoms and a host of single and double handers racing against each other on handicap with the helms ranging in age from the very young to those of ‘significant experience’.
Racing starts with the Winter series and runs seasonally through the year (including a Summer evening series) before concluding with the Snowball at Christmas.
The tides and terrain of the Walton Backwaters make conditions interesting but they rarely detract from a lot of fun.