Oxford & Cambridge Sailing Society
Society Team Win Lochan Cup
A team representing the Society were victorious at the Lochan Cup hosted at Queen Mary by Royal Thames on the 15-16 June. Both helms and a selection of their...
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Society Finally Regain Stewart Morris Trophy From Itchenor Sc
The first Sunday of June saw the OCSS and Itchenor teams meet at Itchenor for the annual match for the Stewart Morris trophy. After a briefing over coffee in...
90th Anniversary Dinner
The Princess of Wales Pub in Primrose Hill hosted the Society's 90th Anniversary Dinner on the last Friday of April. Following feedback over recent years, this...
Cambridge Blue Win Busa Finals
BUSA Finals 2024 was hosted by Cambridge University Cruising Club at Grafham Water SC on 2-4 April 2024. Following Qualifiers and Playoffs, 2 Cambridge teams...
Ken Merron 1944-2024
Ken Merron died suddenly on Sunday 4th February, on his way to singing in the choir at St Nicholas Church. Born in 1944, Ken grew up sailing on the Thames and...
Richard Thompson 1941-2024
We are sad to tell you the news that Richard Thompson died on Thursday February 1st. Richard came to ISC in 1967 crewing International 14s. He finished in the...
Roger Palmer 1942-2024
We regret to announce the passing of OCSS member, Roger, on Friday, 26 January. Roger passed away peacefully at the hospital, with his daughter Helen and wife...
Society Well Represented At Wessex Winter Warmer 2024
The 2024 Wessex Winter Warmer was held, as always, in late January at Spinnaker Sailing Club. The teams were greeted on Saturday morning to a very still lake,...
OCSS Represented At European 2ks
The Society were represented at two 2K Team Racing events in October 2023. At the Naples event, the Society team won the round robin, before unfortunately...
Oxford Mid 10s Win Balmy Generations 2023
2023's Annual O&CSS Generations Event saw good attendance with 9 teams, including Oxford '70s, Oxford '90s, Oxford Mid-10s, Cambridge Mid-10s, and a number...
Itchenor Sc Win Stewart Morris Trophy Again
The annual Stewart Morris trophy team racing match between Society and Itchenor SC took place on Sunday 4 June in the most incredible champagne sailing...
Oxford Break Cambridges Mixed Varsity Streak
July 2023 saw the annual Match and Team Racing Varsity matches held out of Island SC, Cowes in their fleet of Sonars. Cambridge had the upper hand in the Match...
Oxford And Cambridge See Great Success At 2023 Busa
Oxford and Cambridge each qualified two teams to 2023's BUSA Finals which was hosted by CUCrC at Grafham on 11-13 April. Both competitors and event officials...
Exeter Blue Win The 2023 Cam Cup
The 2023 Cam Cup saw 20 teams compete in perfect team racing conditions at Grafham over the first weekend of March. After 80 HLS races were completed on the...
Elmside Neighbours Take Oxford Magnum 2022
Elmside Neighbours ran out winners of the Oxford Magnum 2022 held at Farmoor on 26/27 November 2022. Royal Thames White took a special 'runners-up' prize by...
Anthony Lunch 1946-2022
It is with very great regret that we record the death in Northampton of Anthony Lunch (Mansfield College) on Thursday 20 October 2022. He suffered a short...
Karen Thomas 1993-2022
A very fine celebration of the life of Karen Thomas (Lucy Cavendish College) was held in Copythorne (SO40 2NZ) on Saturday 22 October 2022. Six CUCrC sailors...
Cambridge Mid 10s Take 2022 Generations Event
A Cambridge Mid-10s team ran out winners in the 2022 Generations event held at Farmoor on 1 October 2022 - defeating Oxford 90s in the final. It was a great day...
Archie Massey Wins His 6th International 14 World Title
Our Congratulations go to Archie Massey and Harvey Hillary on their victory in the Int 14 World Championships at Flensburger Segel-Club, Germany. This is the...
Nbyc Win Again After Covid Hiatus
The second weekend in September 2022 saw the NBYC-OCSS match return after its COVID imposed hiatus, with the hosts looking to defend their 2019 title. After...
Oxford Take All But One At Royal Harwich Varsity Matches
The 2022 Varsity Match made a welcome return to its normal format with a full complement of matches taking place at Royal Harwich YC in Ajax 23s during 13-15...
Itchenor Sc Retain Stewart Morris Trophy Again
The 29th May saw the 2022 Itchenor SC vs. OCSS match sailed in Swallows. This year’s OCSS team consisted of 6 (mostly recent) Cambridge alumni. Coffee was...
OCSS Finish 4th At 2022 Wilson Trophy
The Society finished 4th in the Swiss League stage of the 2022 Wilson Trophy, but made an exit in the quarter finals to the Seneca Motor Boat Club - one of 4 US...
Oxford Take Silver At 2022 Busa Yachting
Congratulations to Oxford Blue on finishing 2nd in the 2022 BUSA Yachting Championships held on the Solent 11-14 April 2022. Plymouth were the winners, with...
Bruce Burnett
It is with great regret that we record the death of Bruce Burnett (Corpus Christi 1975) in February 2022. Bruce sailed for Cambridge in 1977 (won) and captained...
Successful Winter Warmer
The Society ran out winners of the 2022 Winter Warmer held at Spinnaker SC 29/20 January 2022, beating Exeter Blue 2-0 in the final. Cindies SC beat Rutland...
Richard Thompson Honoured By Rya
Congratulations to Richard Thompson (Selwyn 1961) on being honoured in the 2021 RYA Volunteer Awards. Richard will be well known to many recent students for his...
John Marsh 1931-2021
It is great regret that we note the death of John Marsh on 10 October 2021 at the age of 90. He was a Sailing Blue at Cambridge in 1954 and an active member of...
Lionel Cartwright 1956-2020
It is with great sadness that we note the death of Lionel Cartwright come time ago - on 5 May 2020. Lionel was an Oxford Blue in the mid-1970's, being Captain...
Oxford And Cambridge Share Vintage 2021 Generations Event And 2021 Varsity Match Results
Cambridge 80s triumphed over Cambridge Current 2 in the 2021 Generations Event, with Cambridge retaining the Yule Oldham Varsity Trophy and Oxford the O&CSS...
Itchenor Sc Retain The Stewart Morris Trophy
The annual match between the Society and Itchenor 2021 in Swallow keelboats resumed this year on 18 July 2021 after last year’s pandemic disruption. As ever, it...
2021 Varsity Match Jne 2021
The 2021 Varsity Match will not be going forward at Royal Harwich YC 28-30 June due to COVID-19 difficulties at Oxford. The fixture is now scheduled to take...
Vendee Globe News December 202o
December 2020 News: Commiserations to Sam Davies - out of the Vendee Globe after hitting an underwater object near the Cape of Good Hope. However, she is...
Martin Mccurrich 1933-2016
It is with great regret that we note the death of Martin McCurrich (Magdalene, Cambridge 1952) some time ago - July 2016. Martin sailed against Oxford in 1954...
Honours Shared At 2020 Varsity Match
Cambridge won the Open Event 8-3 and Oxford the Women's Event 4-1 at the 2020 Varsity Match held at Oxford SC, Farmoor on Saturday 19 September 2020 in...
Late Congratulations To Tim Davison
Late but hearty congratulations to Tim Davison on his convincing victory at the very windy 2019 British Moth National Championships held at Northampton Sailing...
Southampton are 2020 Oxford Top Gun
Southampton won the 2020 Oxford Top Gun, held at Farmoor on 8 Feb 2020, from a select entry of 8 universities. Cambridge were runners up (losing the tie break...
Society Take Silver At 2020 Winter Warmer
Congratulations to the Society team on taking the Silver Medal at the 2020 Winter Warmer held 25/26 January 2020 at Spinnaker SC. Birdham Bandits were the...
Archie Massey Takes 2020 Int 14 Worlds
Congratulations to Archie Massey and his crew Harvey Hillary on convincingly winning the 2020 Int 14 Worlds held in Perth, Australia 29 December 2019 -10...
2019 Oxford Magnum
CSC proved victorious the 2019 Oxford Magnum, held at Farmoor Reservoir 9/10 November 2019. Fading wind resulted in a 'sudden death' one-race final, with CSC...
Oxford 70s Take Generations By A Single Point
The Oxford 70s team defeated the Cambridge 70s team by a single point in the 2019 Generations Event held at Farmoor on Saturday 28 September 2019. Eight teams...
Congratulations To Sarah Treseder
Congratulations to Sarah Treseder (Magdalen, Oxf 1988) on being awarded an OBE for her services to sport in her capacity as CEO of the RYA - in the recent...
Jeremy Atkins Orchestrates Draycotes 50th Anniversary
Congratulations to Jeremy Atkins (Trinity Oxf 1978) on presiding over the recent visit of the Princess Royal to mark Draycote Water Sailing Club's 50th...
George Edmond
It is with great regret that we record the death of George Edmond (Caius 1954) in February of this year - in Western Australia where he spent his later life....
Robbie King Named For Busa American Tour 2019
Heartiest congratulations to Robbie King of Cambridge on being selected for the biennial BUSA American Tour 2019 in September. Robbie is an undergraduate at...
Cambridge Retain Varsity Match 2019 Trophies
In a very well run and enjoyable Varsity Match 2019 at Aldeburgh YC 3-5 July 2019 in Loch Longs, Cambridge retained all four Varsity Match trophies. They won...
Patrick Bird In Scottish Islands Peaks Race
Congratulations to President Patrick Bird, Virginia Bird, and their team of sailors and international runners on finishing 7th out of 40 entrants in the annual...
Itchenor Regain Stewart Morris Trophy
After sharing honours with the Society last year, Itchenor regained possession of the Stewart Morris Trophy 4 -2 in the annual Swallow Match sailed at Itchenor...
Society With The Leaders At Wilson 70 Trophy 2019
The Society finished 3rd overall in the 18-round Swiss League at the Wilson 70 Trophy 2019 held at West Kirby, Wirral 10-12th May 2019. In the quarter finals...
Cambridge Take Silver At Busa Yachting 2019 Apr 2019
Cambridge took Silver in the Trophy Fleet at BUSA Yachting 2019 held 15-18 April 2019 at Port Solent, Portsmouth. Bristol took Gold in the 14-strong fleet, with...
Cambridge Take Yachting Varsity 2019
Cambridge won the Yachting Varsity 2019 match held as part of the Sunsail F40 weekend series at Port Solent 13/14 April 2019. The outcome was closely fought...
Ladies Team Racing Nationals
Oxford won the double crown of the RYA and BUSA Womens National Team Racing Championships 2019 held at Spinnaker SC 23/24 March 2019. Cambridge were runners-up...
Society Finish Runners Up At Wessex Warmer
The Society finished runners-up to West Kirby Hawks by 1 race to 2 in a restricted Wessex Warmer 2019 held at Spinnaker SC 26/27 January 2019. Exeter was top...
Society Takes Silver At Carmela Cup
The Society finished runners up at the Carmela Cup 2019 two-boat team racing event organised by Royal Thames at Queen Mary SC 19/20th January 2019 in J/80's....
Anthony Lunch Receives Rya Award
Congratulations to Anthony Lunch on his RYA Lifetime Commitment Award. This is in recognition of his long term involvement with Oxford University Yacht Club. He...
Society Exodus Victorious In Oxford Magnum
A Society Exodus team emerged victorious in a excellent Oxford Magnum held at Farmoor 3/4 November 2018, defeating Wessex Exempt 2-1 in the final. The...
Oxford Current Victorious At Generations Event
The current Oxford student team emerged victorious in the annual Generations Event held at Farmoor on Saturday 29th September 2018, from a field of 9 entries....
Society Wins At Wroxham
In a hard-fought but very sporting contest at Wroxham in White Boats 2018 on Saturday 1 September, the Society defeated the NBYC by 3 races to 2. Our...
Marks
It is with great regret that we record the death of Ian Marks (Clare 1952) in January 2018. Ian sailed on the (losing) Cambridge Varsity Match team in 1954 and...
Cambridge Take Both Varsity Matches
Cambridge won both Mixed and Ladies Oxford Cambridge team racing Varsity Matches 2018 held at Weymouth in the National Sailing Academy's Elliot 6M boats on 6-8...
Graham Julia Bailey Win Edinburgh Cup Yet Again
Congratulations to Graham and Julia Bailey on their victory in their Dragon Aimee in the Edinburgh Cup 2018, held at Torbay 3-6 July. They also won the...
Honours Shared At Itchenor Swallow Match
The Society and Itchenor drew 3-3 in the annual Itchenor Swallow match 2018 for the Stewart Morris Trophy held at Itchenor SC on Sunday 20th May. The match was...
Josh Flack A Helm On Winning Cumberland Cup Team
Congratulations to Josh Flack (Emmanuel 2010), a helm on the victorious Royal Thames YC team in the Cumberland Cup 2018 held in J80s on Queen Mary Reservoir...
Society Reach Final Stages Of Wilson Trophy
The Society fought their way through to the the quarter finals of the Wilson Trophy 2018, held at West Kirby on 4-6th May. There they made their exit to US team...
Oxford Make Clean Sweep Of Windsurfing Varsity Matches
Oxford struck back after a period of recent Cambridge domination to win both the Blues and Seconds Oxford Cambridge Windsurfing Varsity Matches 2018 held at...
Oxford Take Varsity Yachting
Oxford won the Oxford Cambridge Yachting Varsity Match 2018, sailed in Sunsail F40's on 24/25 March at Port Solent as part of the Sunsail Weekend Series. They...
Spring Drinks Party
A very enjoyable O&CSS drinks party 2018 took place in the O&C Club, Pall Mall on Thursday 23 March 2018. A 'full house' turnout of OUYC, CUCrC, and...
Snow Curtails Uktra Team Racing Championships
After a day of good racing on the Saturday, overnight snow coupled with bad weather forced the abandonment of the UKTRA 2018 Team Racing Championships held at...
John Clay
It is with great regret that we have learned of the death of John Clay (Magdalen, Oxford 1948) who passed away peacefully on Saturday 17th February in...
John Button
It is with great regret that we have learned of the death of John Button in January 2018. John went up to Brasenose College, Oxford in 1947, sailed on the 1950...
Ross Coles
It is with great regret that we have learned of the death, in December 2017, of Ross Coles (initials R R A). Ross was the son of the well-known yachting...
Fiona Hampshire Amateur Sailor Year
Congratulations to Fiona Hampshire (St Catharines 2009) on becoming Amateur Sailor of Year 2018 on 11 January at the London Boat Show! This is the second year...