Holm Sailing Club is based in the village of St. Mary's. Points racing is held during the summer in Snipe dinghies.
Local News
Of the Local Regattas only the Kemp Cup remains for 2019, scheduled for 7 September.
Burray Regatta was held on 6 July in fine sailing conditions followed by Stromness Regatta on 13 July. Longhope Regatta race summary can be found here.
Mark Taylor and Anna Southall win the Snipe trophy as well as the allcomers sailing Skelrdo at the 70 year Anniversary Holm Regatta on 20 July. Full results are available here.
Mark Holbrook cleaned up at Westray Regatta sailing a Laser (Enron) on 27 July.
Moonstone sailed by Andrew Leslie and Joshua Brown wins the Frozen Food Centre trophy.
Orkney Sailing Club is celebrating it's 130th anniversary this year, Kirkwall Regatta was held on 3 August in light conditions. More details to follow... Smyril won a lot of the silverware.
Club News
The Tuesday evening points racing is now complete with the winner Emma Thomson and Mark Causer sailing Tippy. Tuesday evening racing finished off on 13 August with the Under 21 trophy, well done to Kyle Brown for taking the trophy! results can be seen here.
Check out the Holm Sailing Club facebook page, as well as the new FAQ page.
The Annual General Meeting for the 2019 season was held on 13 March, there are no changes to the committee this year (thanks for all your hard work!). The AGM minutes are available here.
Join the Club
New members are very welcome, email for more information. If you are interested in taking part or supporting the club please get in touch, you don't need any previous sailing experience.
For Sale
If you have a boat to sell please get in touch, details can be posted on this web site.
Other News
The 2019 UK Snipe National Championships was hosted by Bala Sailing Club, Wales. Congratulations to Alan Williams and Liz Pike who won the event.
The Natwest International Island Games: Gibraltar hosted the 2019 Island Games. Orkney is due to host the 2023 event. The next Island Games will be Guernsey in 2021.