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Cowes - Yarmouth - Cowes
After the disappointment of Saturday's race to Yarmouth being abandoned due to lack of wind and big tides competitors were treated to a champagne sailing Sunday with glorious sunshine and a lovely breeze. Panda Nova was first Sigma 38 home and was second in IRC5. Panda's crew included two Panda cubs, Anna and Andrew Gordon's two children. Gallant was second with Bellerophon third out of the 5 competing Sigma 38s. Congratulations to you all!
Published 15:39 on 18 May 2014
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National Championships - Entry Deadline
Entries for the Sigma 38 National Championships are flooding in thick and fast. The discounted entry ends on Monday 19th May so make sure you get your entry in. To enter log into the website and go to http://www.sigma38.co.uk/events . Fill in the notice of race and send your payment both for the event and the evening dinners.
Published 13:20 on 9 May 2014
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JOG to St. Vaast - Persephone Ist
Click on the title to see provisional results. Looks like Persephone, crewed by Karen and Nigel Goodhew, despite racing double handed against fully crewed boats, is first Sigma 38 and 3rd in IRC 5. A great present for Karen who is celebrating her birthday today. What better place than St. Vaast for a celebration. Marta is 2nd and SAM, skippered by Peter Hopps, showed her potential and is 3rd. Peter and his crew are warmly
Published 18:02 on 3 May 2014
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Series Results for Spring Championships
Click on the title to see the results. Thanks to everyone for competing in what was an epic weekend. Reports to be posted once everyone has got over their exhaustion. Many thanks to Warsash Sailing Club for a great championship, click here to see their round up report
Published 17:32 on 27 Apr 2014
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Six Sigma 38s Hare to France for Easter.
Participating in the JOG Cowes- Cherbourg - Cowes over the Easter Weekend 6 Sigma 38s raced in Class 5. Persephone racing double handed against the other fully crewed teams showed the way, arriving first in Cherbourg and first on the way back. They finished 5th and 4th in Class 5 overall. On the way out Marta was 2nd and Paracelsus, 3rd. On the way back Paracelsus, 2nd
Published 19:57 on 21 Apr 2014
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Sigma 38 Class Launches New Website.
Sailing forward into the next 25 years - The Sigma Class Association is delighted to present it's new website that has two simple aims - to enable members to get more out of their Sigma 38 and to enthuse and inspire others about Sigma 38s! The strong visual format graphically demonstrates the strength of the class which consistently fields one of the largest one design racing fleets in the UK. The enduring appeal
Published 00:00 on 17 Apr 2014
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Spring Championships Day 1 and 2 - Weather Gods Smile!
A glorious weekend of racing with more wind than forecast and sun! The race committee excelled with 4 windward leewards on Sat and 2 round the cans on Sunday. For most crews this was there first time this year back out on the water. The relatively short legs on Sat tested boat handling and big tides and flukey winds on Sun certainly tested tactical skills. With Sigma 38 racing in IRC 3 Persephone got
Published 13:58 on 15 Apr 2014
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Panda Nova II Wins JOG Season Opener
Panda Nova's early season practise paid off in the first race of the Sigma 38 calendar. Of the 6 Sigma 38'c competing they were first home and were a respectable second overall in IRC 5. Vitesse was second, followed by Gallant, third and closely behind, Galliver and Paracelsus. Marta retired. Gallant's achievement, in particular, is noteworthy, as this was their first taste of offshore racing. The Coastal and Offshore series are promising to be
Published 10:40 on 8 Apr 2014
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Warsash Spring Champs Discounted Entry Ends 4th April.
Calling all Sigma 38s - to take advantage of the Spring champs early bird entry you need to enter today. Up to 12 races scheduled over the two weekend before and after Easter. Come on you know you're dying to get back out there. Gambit, Light, Pandanova, Persephone, and Rho are already entered and looking forward to competing with the rest of you. As we are planning to socialise with you on Sat.
Published 08:27 on 4 Apr 2014
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Warsash Spring Championships
A quick reminder that the reduced entry fee for the Spring Championships ends on Friday 4th April, that's a week this Friday. Two action packed weekends either side of Easter, 12 races scheduled with a sail trimming seminar and a Sigma 38 social arranged on the Sat of the second weekend. So far Gambit, Light, Pandanova and Persephone are entered so get you entry in to make sure you don't miss out. Click
Published 09:36 on 27 Mar 2014
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Sigma 38 Members' discounts on Hudson Wight Sailwear
The Class Association has teamed up with Hudson Wight to enable its members to purchase great looking performance sailwear at surprisingly low prices. All members of the Class Association receive an additional 10% off and the Association receives 15% commission on each sale. Keeping warm and dry has never been so good - you benefit from great gear at reasonable prices and at the same time earn money for the Association mast fund. Click
Published 00:00 on 1 Feb 2014
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Annual Party, Prize Giving and AGM on Board HMS Warrior
A fabulous evening in a wonderful historic venue with a great bunch of fun loving people. The photos taken by the professional photographer are available to view and purchase on his website www.hg-photo.co.uk. go to the client area and the password gallery is SIGMA38. What a handsome crew you are. Any suggestions of where to go next year will be gratetfully received.
Published 00:00 on 27 Jan 2014