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Squib

Squib

The National Squib has one of the largest National Championship fleets of any class, ranking consistently in the top ten - and in the top three of adult two person boats. There were 108 Squibs racing in the 2009 National Championship and 70 made the trip to Dun Laoghaire in 2010, in spite of the recession and the long distance. Our 50th Anniversary in 2018, saw 100 Squibs entered for the Champs at Cowes. Squibs attract women and men of all ages, from some very successful teenagers in Ireland and on the Solent, to older sailors enjoying their Squibbing after successes in a variety of dinghy classes. Squib fleets are to be found all over the British Isles, several flourish in Ireland, also in Scotland, North Wales, Lancashire, Yorkshire, the Midlands, East Anglia and all along the South coast - Kent, Sussex, Solent, Dorset and Devon. Additionally there are sightings of Squibs in the British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Australia, South Africa and closer to home in Norway, Denmark and Germany. Squibs are for everyone - everywhere!

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Craftinsure 2023 LEADERBOARD
Show news Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC
Mike Flint Trophy and Cheeseboard contested in Burnham
Posted on 22 Apr
Enter now for Whitsun Regatta at Royal Burnham YC
It is free, and you can win £100 to spend in the club bar
Posted on 16 Apr
Squib Broadland Regatta
The weather showed how changeable it can be
Posted on 31 Mar
Keelboat Endeavour 2025
Sonata class win Robin Judah Trophy in Burnham
Posted on 25 Mar
A Big Year Ahead for Hyde Sails
We speak to Ben McGrane at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show
Posted on 27 Feb
Squib National Championship preview
Returning to Torquay in June
Posted on 21 Jan
Entries open for Cowes Week
199th edition of the world's biggest annual keelboat regatta
Posted on 17 Jan
Irish Squib Inlands at Lough Derg
A superb fleet of 44 boats enter the event
Posted on 15 Oct 2024
Squib UK Inlands at Rutland
A healthy 24 boat turnout for the final event of the Squib season
Posted on 11 Oct 2024
Early Autumn Select One Design Maximum Discount
Great savings on sails and covers at Hyde Sails, orders must be placed by 30th September
Posted on 27 Sep 2024
Burnham Week overall
Storms and sunshine, heartbreak and mast breaks, parties till dawn
Posted on 17 Sep 2024
Squib Irish East Coast Championship
The Royal St George Yacht Club provided great hospitality
Posted on 11 Sep 2024
Squib class at the Waldringfield Cartoon Trophy
Autumn arrived with a bang on Sunday
Posted on 10 Sep 2024
Ben McGrane's inside track on the sailing scene
One of Britain's great dinghy sailors keeps his finger on the pulse of many of the UK's big classes
Posted on 6 Sep 2024
Glorious Race Weeks
Bumper participation is an indicator for the health of sailing
Posted on 3 Sep 2024
Burnham Week 2024 Day 8
Strong winds, high swell and overcast on Trophy Day
Posted on 2 Sep 2024
Burnham Week 2024 Day 7
Choppy, but sunny and decent breeze and a hard fought battle in the Squib fleet
Posted on 31 Aug 2024
Burnham Week 2024 Day 6
Sunshine, confused wind, short tacking and a town course
Posted on 30 Aug 2024
Burnham Week 2024 Day 5
36 dinghies compete in the highly coveted John Torrance Trophy
Posted on 29 Aug 2024
Burnham Week 2024 Day 4
Sunshine and gentle southerly winds set the stage for very close racing
Posted on 28 Aug 2024
Burnham Week 2024 Day 3
A perfect final day of the Bank Holiday Weekend racing
Posted on 27 Aug 2024
Burnham Week 2024 Day 2
Sunny, windy and very choppy, the adjectives that best describe the second day
Posted on 26 Aug 2024
Burnham Week 2024 Day 1
The dinghies were the first to head out after the heavy rain
Posted on 25 Aug 2024
Pioneering Burnham racing yacht comes home
'Wouldn't it?' is the prototype wooden version of the fibreglass Squib
Posted on 22 Aug 2024
Burnham Week preview
131 years of sailing on the East Coast
Posted on 13 Aug 2024
The oldest footage of Cowes Week
A look back into the depths of our video archive
Posted on 4 Aug 2024
Cowes Week Day 7: A classic finale
Downwind finish against the tide on the Royal Yacht Squadron line
Posted on 3 Aug 2024
Cowes Week Day 6
Close racing and clear winners
Posted on 1 Aug 2024
Cowes Week Day 5
Gladiator wins Britannia Cup
Posted on 31 Jul 2024
Cowes Week Day 4
The short series has now concluded, with nine of the 12 scheduled races completed
Posted on 30 Jul 2024
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - on the River Crouch during the Cheeseboard
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Phil Aspinall and Dave Hyde
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - 'Spoof' and 'Chequemate' battle
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Micky Wright and Alex Porteous on 'Spoof' lead the fleet
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Robert and Tom Coyle
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Ray Apthorp and Ian Simons win the Mike Flint Trophy
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Micky Wright and Alex Porteous
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Nic Tolhurst and Ross Corbett
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Mike Flint Trophy
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Phil Aspinal and Julia Batchelor
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Squib Easter sailing at Royal Corinthian YC - Mike Flint Trophy
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Squib Broadland Regatta
© Chris Jordan
Squib Broadland Regatta - a lighter wind moment
© Chris Jordan
Squib Broadland Regatta
© Chris Jordan
Squib Broadland Regatta - plenty of wind suddenly
© Chris Jordan
Squib Nationals at Torbay
© Jean Border / www.borderphotos2010.com
Squib Nationals at Torbay
© Jean Border / www.borderphotos2010.com
Irish Squib Inlands at Lough Derg - a start on Saturday when the fleet enjoyed stronger breezes
© Reggie Goodbody
Irish Squib Inlands at Lough Derg - 'Atomic' Ian Travers leading from 'Durt' 241 Rob Stanley, and 'Quickstep III' 820 Gordon Patterson
© Reggie Goodbody
Dan and Hattie Henderson finish 2nd in the 2024 Squib Inlands at Rutland
© Alex Porteous
Nigel Grogan and Ben McGrane (not pictured) win the 2024 Squib Inlands at Rutland
© Alex Porteous
Team Spoof (Micky Wright and Alexandra Porteous) finish 3rd in the 2024 Squib Inlands at Rutland
© Alex Porteous
5th day mass finish during Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Eventual winner Atomic finishing in race 1 just ahead of Femme Fatale - Squib Irish East Coast Championship
© Avril Fitzgerald
Waldringfield Sailing Club Cartoon Trophy 2024
© Alexis Smith
Waldringfield Sailing Club Cartoon Trophy 2024
© Alexis Smith
Waldringfield Sailing Club Cartoon Trophy 2024
© Alexis Smith
Waldringfield Sailing Club Cartoon Trophy 2024
© Alexis Smith
Waldringfield Sailing Club Cartoon Trophy 2024
© Alexis Smith
Waldringfield Sailing Club Cartoon Trophy 2024
© Alexis Smith
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