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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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PosCrewMastBoomSpi PoleMainJibSpinnakerRudderBoardHull
3 Dick Batt(84kg)
Peter Richards(80kg)
Z Spars Holt Allen Carbon Batt Sails Batt Sails Batt Sails Milanes Oliver Lee
4 Will Davies
Kevan Gibb
Z Spars Z Spars Z Spars Hyde Sails Hyde Sails Hyde Sails Milanes Parker
7 Chris Jordan(86kg)
Gill Jordan(72kg)
Z Spars Z Spars Z Spars Hyde Sails Hyde Sails Hyde Sails Milanes Parker
9 Patrick Wilton(70kg)
Mike Taylor(80kg)
Z Spars Z Spars Z Spars Hyde Sails Hyde Sails Hyde Sails Milanes Parker
Show news Irish Squib Inlands at Lough Derg
A superb fleet of 44 boats enter the event
Posted on 15 Oct
Squib UK Inlands at Rutland
A healthy 24 boat turnout for the final event of the Squib season
Posted on 11 Oct
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
Burnham Week overall
Storms and sunshine, heartbreak and mast breaks, parties till dawn
Posted on 17 Sep
Squib Irish East Coast Championship
The Royal St George Yacht Club provided great hospitality
Posted on 11 Sep
Squib class at the Waldringfield Cartoon Trophy
Autumn arrived with a bang on Sunday
Posted on 10 Sep
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
Glorious Race Weeks
Bumper participation is an indicator for the health of sailing
Posted on 3 Sep
Burnham Week 2024 Day 8
Strong winds, high swell and overcast on Trophy Day
Posted on 2 Sep
Burnham Week 2024 Day 7
Choppy, but sunny and decent breeze and a hard fought battle in the Squib fleet
Posted on 31 Aug
Burnham Week 2024 Day 6
Sunshine, confused wind, short tacking and a town course
Posted on 30 Aug
Burnham Week 2024 Day 5
36 dinghies compete in the highly coveted John Torrance Trophy
Posted on 29 Aug
Burnham Week 2024 Day 4
Sunshine and gentle southerly winds set the stage for very close racing
Posted on 28 Aug
Burnham Week 2024 Day 3
A perfect final day of the Bank Holiday Weekend racing
Posted on 27 Aug
Burnham Week 2024 Day 2
Sunny, windy and very choppy, the adjectives that best describe the second day
Posted on 26 Aug
Burnham Week 2024 Day 1
The dinghies were the first to head out after the heavy rain
Posted on 25 Aug
Pioneering Burnham racing yacht comes home
'Wouldn't it?' is the prototype wooden version of the fibreglass Squib
Posted on 22 Aug
Burnham Week preview
131 years of sailing on the East Coast
Posted on 13 Aug
The oldest footage of Cowes Week
A look back into the depths of our video archive
Posted on 4 Aug
Cowes Week Day 7: A classic finale
Downwind finish against the tide on the Royal Yacht Squadron line
Posted on 3 Aug
Cowes Week Day 6
Close racing and clear winners
Posted on 1 Aug
Cowes Week Day 5
Gladiator wins Britannia Cup
Posted on 31 Jul
Cowes Week Day 4
The short series has now concluded, with nine of the 12 scheduled races completed
Posted on 30 Jul
Cowes Week Day 3
Sun, spectacle and tight finishes
Posted on 29 Jul
Cowes Week Day 2
Families rise to the fore
Posted on 28 Jul
Cowes Week Day 1
Sun, sea breezes and thrilling competition
Posted on 27 Jul
16th Cowes Classics Week overall
Widely praised as the best so far
Posted on 26 Jul
Medway YC Holdfast Keelboat Regatta
36 cruisers, Dragons, Sonatas and Squibs
Posted on 21 Jul
Squib class Jimmy Starling Trophy at Burnham
Micky Wright and Alex Porteous win five races, to take overall victory
Posted on 17 Jul
Cowes Classics Week Day 1
The sun will come out... tomorrow!
Posted on 10 Jul
Links
Squib UK Nationals Attendance
see the full nationals attendance table here

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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
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
Burnham Sailing Club's Squib during HMS St.Mathew Cup 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Rojo 32, helmed by Nick Bacon and crewed by Richard Tucker won the 8th day race for the Squibs during Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Close battle between Ray Apthorp and Ian Simons on Nemesis 806 and Micky Wright and Alex Porteous, on Spoof 811, on the 7th day of Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Ray Apthorp and Ian Simons, Nemesis 806, lead the squib fleet during the 7th day of Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Close battle between Ray Apthorp and Ian Simons on Nemesis 806 and Micky Wright and Alex Porteous, on Spoof 811, on the 7th day of Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Squibs National Champions Micky Wright and Alex Porteous, Spoof 811, lead the fleet during the 6th day of Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Ben Luddington and Bill Wright on The Black Pig 874 sail during the 6th day of Burnham Week 2024
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Close finish during Burnham Week 2024
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East Coast One Design boat chasing Squibs during Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Nemesis 806, Ray Apthorp and Ian Simons, win the Squib race during Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Close finish during Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com
Ray Apthorp and Ian Simons won the first midweek race during Burnham Week 2024
© Petru Balau Sports Photography / sports.hub47.com