Graham Hall on Sailing
Well we used to have Regattas. For about six years I was a secretary of an organisation called the East Wight Combined Clubs, which used to organise the Regattas.
We used to, you know, write the sailing notices of racing, sailing directions, do all that, booklets and did that for about six years, very interesting.
We used to run, we do, still do run good Regattas down here. They’re very well supported but they’re mainly local boats.
We don’t, we do get a few, few Darings, sometimes some Squibs come from the Royal Victoria, but we don’t get many boats from outside.
They’re mainly Regattas for ourselves, Seaview and you know, up as far as the Royal Victoria at Wootton Creek.
The East Wight have their own Regattas but of course the big regatta’s at Cowes which attracts everybody anyway. But yes, we have regattas over here for all the little ones; for the dinghies for the kids. Very well supported and lots of fun, I do like them. It’s quite a vibrant place in that respect; sailing-wise it is vibrant.