The Season in Review, Bob Massey, Reach and Finella Cup Reports, Draft 2024 Season Plan. You can view this article HERE.

NSCA RYS Super-series.  Your class needs you.  Swallows Feature in the Dragons, at the Edinburgh Cup, RYS hosted. Hyatt North Cape 4000. View the edition

Vernon Trophy report, Cowes Classics Report, and our most memorable visit to the RYS to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Swallows appearance at the

Many of us have seen many seasons but unequivically this 75th Season will be unforgettable. This is the season to find your way into a

The Season in Review, 2023 Principal Events, 2023 Programme, 2023 AGM Weekend, 75th Anniversary Championships 14-16th July 2023.               

Event Reports,  Save the date for our 75th Anniversary Championships at Cowes,  Class Meeting Minutes,  Future Events,  Sailmakers Autumn Deals.  All you need to know

  Itchenor Keelboat Week 2022What a week of sunshine! And even a little wind from time to time. And great racing to the end with

  Swallow Guest Day Sunday 15th MayYour NSCA team have been busy and we already have four guests coming to our Guest Day on Sunday 15th May

2022 Season Opens! The Season Opening Weekend is just under a fortnight away! A number of Swallows are expected in the water by the end of March,

NoR – London Winter Walk and Lunch – Sunday 13th March start 10.30am Post lockdown(s), welcome back to the Swallow London Winter Walk and Lunch! Whilst the

AGM The Class Association AGM was held on Saturday 15 January at Itchenor, with Class Chairman Mike Wigmore presiding and 26 members attending.  Matters discussed included the Treasurer’s Report

Growing Up With a Swallow A most welcome contribution to our ongoing ‘Swallow Characters Past’ has been provided by Johnny Wardle, part owner of S48 ‘Shoveler’

RYA National Award Congratulations to Richard Thompson (Migrant) for receiving an RYA National Award, presented to him by the Princess Royal at a ceremony earlier

The Season in ReviewFrom Andrew Reid, Itchenor Class Captain. And so the Swallow season has ended. It was great to have a full set of

PrizegivingThe Laying up Supper was attended by a good number of Swallows and the trophies for the long series held over the season presented. The

The Reach Trophy, 9th October 2021 The forecast was for warm and sunny, but not much wind. And there was a big tide.  Three races

The Tony Bridgewater Trophy As if to salute the inaugural TB trophy the NNE wind direction that dominated the Bank Holiday weekend was unusual and

The Tony Bridgwater Trophy 28th/29th August 2021 Not to be missed! The first time we have been able to actually run this event – in

The 2021 Swallow Championships were hosted by Itchenor Sailing Club over the weekend of 31/1st August with a covid-respectable fleet of 15 boats enjoying extremely

Itchenor Sailing Club retain the Stewart Morris Trophy for the annual team racing match in Swallows v. the Oxford & Cambridge Sailing Society. Itchenor were

Nearly home; with Ryde Church Spire and No Man’s land fort just astern, Bembridge and St Catherine’s off the starboard bow, ‘Darter’ and “Gwaihir” race

Itchenor Keelboat Week 2021 From the sublime to the submerged!                                                                                                    It was a quite wonderful opener with wall to wall sunshine, a decent breeze, and

They’re off! All 20 yes TWENTY Swallows on the start line – not had that number for a while! To celebrate Blue Tit (with Tom

‘Solitude’ Leads Ponder Challenge Cup R2 with the Sky Behind Darkening … The Ponder Challenge Cup What a day! The ‘Winter Series’ continued (and with

The Royal Yacht Club de Belgique Trophy (aka the Belgian Plate) There was little or no wind to start each day – but yet it

What does an aramid mainsail look like? HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh In at the Deep End Class communications Diary Notes Wednesday evening (and

Welcome to the New Season!  With ‘Swallow News’ – up and running once more – your indispensible guide to all things Swallow-related! The way we

If you are reading this, then you will already know that the National Swallow class has an exciting new website showcasing the class. We all

Regretfully the continuing pandemic prevents us getting together for our usual activities in January. The AGM will be held on Zoom at 5 pm on

A big hello from your new NSCA team, that is if you formally vote in the new members at our January AGM! George Miller is

Sails Vote 27 Groups of NSCA members representing individual boats were eligible to vote. 25 voting papers were received. Allowing the Swallow jib to have