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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 Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 overall
Building breeze and sea state create a spectacular conclusion
Posted on 1 Jun
Medway Yacht Club Keelboat Regatta approaching
It's not too late to enter!
Posted on 1 Jun
Where to purchase adaptive sailing equipment
Seats, hoists, etc for sailors with a disability
Posted on 1 Jun
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2
Fog lifts on the Solent to reveal the front-runner
Posted on 31 May
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 1
Perfect Solent Conditions
Posted on 31 May
Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Burnham
Jack Grogan and Mike Banks win over the early May Bank Holiday weekend
Posted on 6 May
Squib Gold Cup preview
A bank holiday weekend at the Royal Corinthian YC beckons
Posted on 28 Apr
2025 Medway Yacht Club Keelboat Regatta Preview
Three classes of handicap racing for cruisers plus one design racing for Dragons, Sonatas and Squibs
Posted on 27 Apr
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
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Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 3 - Another tight Squib finish
© Tim Jeffreys Photography
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 3 - Ideal sailing conditions on the final day
© Tim Jeffreys Photography
Medway Yacht Club Keelboat Regatta
© Paul Babington
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Icarus, Squib
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Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Abnorm, Squib
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Aquabat, Squib
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Penny Benjamin, Squib
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Lizwhiz, Squib
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Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Perry hat, Squib
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Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Firestarter, Squib
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Penny Benjamin, Squib
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Squib start
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Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Squib fleet, Penny Benjamin leading
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Penny Benjamin crossing Party Hat
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Kestrel, Squib
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Squib start
© Paul Wyeth / www.pwpictures.com
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 2 - Squibs racing in Osborne Bay
© Tim Jeffreys Photography
Cowes Classics Regatta 2025 Day 1 - Squibs round the windward hitch mark
© Tim Jeffreys Photography
Close start during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Phil Aspinall and Dave Sheppard won race 2 during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
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Jack Grogan and Mike Banks won the Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
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Malcolm Hutchings and Andy Carley won 3rd place during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
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Jason Phelps and Carl Anderson won the Silver Fleet Trophy during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
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Patrick Wilton and Mike Taylor sail during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
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Micky Wright and Alex Porteous finished second during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
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Chip Cole and David Smith were leading overnight during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
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Steve Hall and Dave Hyde won race 3 during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Squibs sail on the river Crouch during Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Jack Grogan and Mike Banks won the Squib Gold Cup 2025 at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Jack Grogan and Chris Agar sail during the Squib Gold Cup 2024 at Royal Corinthian YC
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
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