NEWSLETTER Summer, 2016 - Sutton Bingham Sailing Club

NEWSLETTER
Summer, 2016
A smooth sea never made a skilful sailor
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FROM THE EDITOR
Andy Roxburgh
sends his apologies
for not writing the
usual forward but due
to a badly sprained
shoulder he has not
been at the Club so
often recently and has
asked me to jot down
a few notes.
As you will see in the following pages, the
last few months has seen the Club host a number
of events, all of them successful and likely to be
repeated.
The most recent event being the Club’s
‘Push The Boat Out’ weekend. The number of
people coming to the Club to try sailing far
exceeded our expectations especially as the
weather varied from wet and miserable to bright
sun with a breeze. The clap of thunder early on
Sunday afternoon caused the OODs to clear the
boats off the water in case of a lightning strike
but as soon as the storm passed, the boats were
back on the water with another crew of potential
members.
One question I was asked was whether I
needed a crew. As you may know I already
have two crews who take it in turns to sail with
me. Do you have a two person boat and don’t
sail because you need a crew? If so please make
yourself known on the website or at the Club as
we hope new members will be wanting to sail
and will jump at the chance to go out with you.
Nigel Leveridge
YOUTH JUNIOR SAILING 2016 AT SUTTON BINGHAM by Mar k Talbot
Youth and Junior Sailing 2016 started
on May 21st , a little later than usual as we had
to make way for the Comet Open and a Fishing
Competition. This year we will be using the
same format as last year running training
sessions in the morning with free sailing in the
afternoon when staff are available.
There was only one sailor from outside
the Club at last year’s Tera Open so it has been
decided not to run a Tera Open this year.
However, it is my intention to have a Race
Day for the Youth Challenge Shield (date to be
arranged later).
This is my 13th Year of running Youth
and Junior Sailing and looking after 24 Club
boats and it will be my last. Youth Junior
Sailing needs fresh faces, new ideas and lots of
enthusiasm so if you are interested in carrying
on, please come and make yourself known.
Dates For Junior Sailing 2016 are: Saturdays
21st May, 11th June, 9th July, 23rd July,
27th August and 10th September.
Mark Talbot
South West Youth Sailing Academy Comes to Sutton Bingham
sailable conditions on both days.
The youngsters took to the water in their
Tera and Topper dinghies each with their
specialist class coaches. Nick James from the
Academy said: “It's great having so many
youngsters on the water, it enables us to give
each group some excellent race training and for
the coaches to be more effective with their
group of youngsters. By having a mixed fleet
of boats it shows youngsters a clear pathway of
how they can progress through the sport”
This was the first time Tim Anderton, the
Academy’s head coach provided by the
Andrew Simpson Foundation, had been to
Sutton Bingham. Tim was delighted with the
venue as the youngsters had a great weekend’s
Twenty-seven young helms aged 9 to 13
sailing whilst many other sailing events in the
came to our water over the weekend of 20/21st
South and South West had been cancelled due
February to improve their racing skills.
to the high winds.
With forecasts showing winds increasing
Once again support from the parents was
from 22 knots gusting 40 knots it was
fantastic and particular thanks to Hugh Tetlow,
becoming increasingly likely that the
Vanessa Ripley and Wendy Jackson who
youngsters from throughout Devon might be
worked in the galley to provide hot lunches for
disappointed and the session cancelled.
the hungry sailors, coaches and parent helpers
Fortunately, great local advice and knowledge
on both days.
from Richard Frost proved spot on, with very
Article abridged from the RYA Blog
SAFETY BOAT OUTBOARD MAINTENANCE DAY
A bleak, rainy and blustery morning
greeted us on Tuesday 1st March. Not so great
for hauling four safety boats out of the water
and into the boat shed for the annual outboard
engine maintenance. All went to plan after
much gnashing of teeth, heaving, puffing,
grunting and that was just from David
Thomson who came down to watch us dressed
smartly in jacket and tie.
A massive thank you to J ohn Booth,
Phil Bailey, Bob Tett, Howard Frear and Pete
Davies who did most of the heavy work and
last but not least to Hugh Tetlow for providing
a hot lunch, so good that some managed third
helpings. It’s really heart warming to see
members supporting their Club with one even
taking a valuable day off work (you're a hero
Bob).
CLUB COMMITTEE FOR 2015 – 16
Commodore: Andy Roxburgh
Vice Commodore: Phil Bailey
Rear Commodore: Lou Hart
Hon Secretary: Phil Godfrey
Hon Treasurer: Nigel Leveridge
Three
of our
engines had
to go back to
Rob Perry
for
replacement
of gearbox
output shaft seals. They promised to deliver
them back on the 12th March in time for the
Banbury Chaser which they did.
There are no plans to replace our engines
as Rob Perry’s engineers say they are now in
very good condition and the environment in
which they are used plus the regular
maintenance should keep them reliable for the
for sometime.
Andy Roxburgh
Hon Membership Secretary: Mervyn Clark
Committee Members:
David Thomson - RYA Training Principal
Howard Frear - Dutyman OOD/Galley
Roster
Vacant - Health & Safety Rep
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LOCAL CLUBS CONTEST THE TRIANGLE CHALLENGE & BANBURY CHASER
front on the water. This time however, on
corrected time it was, Allan and Chris Tyler in
first, Ian Jay second and Tim and Saffron third.
As forecast, by mid-afternoon the wind
had backed north-easterly, opening up the
southern Halstock leg, and offering a change to
the course to give the participants another part
of the reservoir to play on. With the change of
course, things were a bit congested at the start
with a slightly shorter committee boat line but,
Sutton Bingham Sailing Club revelled in a with only a couple of individual recalls, the fleet
welcome touch of spring when it hosted a
got away reasonably cleanly to experience what
combined event on 13th March, with visiting
turned out to be some very tricky wind
competitors from the clubs in Lyme Regis and
conditions with substantial shifts and changes in
Castle Cove, Weymouth. After a long, wet and pressure in quite a confined area. This resulted
windy winter and a completely windless day
in some significant place changing throughout
only the day previously, the scene was set for an the fleet both up the beats, down the runs and
enjoyable and friendly tussle with old rivals, on round the marks. However, by lap 4 when the
a day with lots of sunshine and light, but
RO shortened the course at the windward mark
reasonably settled, easterly winds.
the corrected times resulted in another win for
25 boats (15 different classes) and 31
Jerry Rook and Fraser in their Albacore, Allan
sailors took to the water for the first race and,
and Chris second in their Fireball and Ian Jay
after a 15 minute postponement due to a total
third in the D-One.
electrical failure, the first race got under way.
Commodore Andy Roxburgh, announced
The start line was a little crowded but with an
the results and presented the prizes to individual
‘all clear’ from the RO it wasn't long before the competitors, finding it difficult to conceal his
Fireball of Lyme Regis helm Allan Tyler and
delight in the Club's success in winning its leg
wife Chris took a lead which they maintained
of both the Triangle Challenge (SBSC v LRSC v
throughout the race, despite the best efforts of
CCSC) and the Banbury Chaser trophy, the
Sutton Bingham's Ian Jay in his D-One, who sat latter being a long running two-way team
on their wind for the first half of the race.
competition between Sutton Bingham and Lyme
Lyme's Jerry Rook and his crew, Fraser Earle, in Regis.
Individual Results
an Albacore, maintained a steady third slot on
1st Jerry Rook & Fraser Earle (Albacore) LRSC
the water. Terry
Curtis in his OK,
2nd Allan & Chris Tyler (Fireball) LRSC
3rd Terry Curtis (OK) Castle Cove
one of a small
First Home boat (4th): Tim Robertson and
contingent from
Castle Cover, lay Saffron Gallagher (Wanderer)
fourth throughout, First Cadet: Max Robertson (RS Tera Pro)
sailing downwind Triangle Challenge Banbury Chaser Trophy
SBSC 18pts
SBSC 52pts
at a heel angle
LRSC 105pts
which appeared to LRSC 20pts
CCSC 45pts
defy what is
How did we
physically
win? Each Clubs’
possible.
Relatively few places changed during the race, top three boats
counted. Lyme
which was eventually won by Jerry Rook on
corrected time, followed by Allan & Chris Tyler had a 1st and 2nd
but their next boat
in second and a dead heat between Tim
Robertson with crew Saffron Gallagher in their was 17th and
Castle Cove
Wanderer and Terry Curtis for third.
After lunch, spent by many sat out in the launched only two
boats therefore the
sunshine, the second race followed the same
number of our boats Tim receiving The
course as race 1, and was essentially a repeat
Banbury Chaser Trophy
increased the DNC.
performance with the same four boats at the
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MINI MOLE PURSUIT RACE
Sunday 3rd April
The annual
‘Mini Mole’ Pursuit
race attracted a few
stalwarts to spend an
hour or so chasing
each other around a
course.
Eight boats (7
different classes)
launched for the race
and after much
crunching of
complex handicap numbers on the super
computer the all important finish time was
calculated as 15:01.
The first boat to start Max Robertson in
his Tera Pro at 13:30. He was followed by the
Laser Radials of Kelsey and Merv, RS Aero 5
of Frosty and John Banks' Solo at 13:45. With
Mike Riley’s Laser, Chris B’s D-Zero and Nick
Hendry’s Phantom off at 13:48, 13:52 and
13:55 respectively.
With the seven different classes, tricky
wind and mark positions, the usual fascination
and anguish of a pursuit race prevailed. This
provided a great contest and lots of interest for
the spectators as the minutes ticked down to the
final whistle as the faster boats hunted down
the early starters.
In the end, Max in the Tera Pro kept his
concentration for the full 91 mins to take a well
deserved race win. Chris in the D-Zero did a
great job of catching and overtaking the other
boats to take second place despite the fickle
and dying breeze whilst Andrew Frost in his
Aero 5 held on to a hotly contested 3rd place in
the final few seconds.
Max receiving the trophy from Commodore
Andy Roxburgh.
Report by Richard Frost.
Photos from Saffron Gallagher
MORE THESPIAN SAILORS
Appearing in ‘Evita’ at The Octagon
during March were David Thomson and Nigel
Leveridge. They are shown going up dressed
for the first scene and for the next couple of
hours they were constantly changing costumes
to appear as army officers, aristocracy and
workers.
HOWARD FREAR
WINS BOUGH BEECH
STREAKER OPEN 2016
Against a strong fleet
of 10 boats, Howard scored a 2nd, 4th and then
two firsts (four races, three to count) on the
2nd April to win the Open Meeting by a clear
three points at Bough Beech Sailing Club.
Trophies are waiting for you to win them!
When do we present
them?
At the Club’s Prize
Giving & Social
Event
When: Saturday
22nd October
Venue has yet to be
decided.
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ZEBRA AND QUAGGA MUSSELS
Good biosecurity
cannot be emphasized
enough. Currently, the
only invasive non-native
species in Sutton
Zebra mussel Bingham Reservoir that
we are aware of is the
signal crayfish.
To prevent spreading them and the
diseases that they carry it is important that boats
and any equipment coming in contact with the
water are washed and, especially, dried before
leaving the site as well cleaning and drying
boats and equipment before entering the site.
Practical biosecurity advice is available on this
attached link www.nonnativespecies.org/
checkcleandry/biosecurity-for-boat-and-kayakusers.cfm
Within Sutton Bingham invasive mussel
species would have three main areas of impact:
Environmental – Impact on the native mussel
populations and other filter-feeders.
Recreational – Sharp shells can cause injuries
and boat hulls, keels, etc. will be colonised by
the mussels causing a general nuisance. Also,
the biosecurity measures would need to be very
rigorous making the everyday activities more
complicated although the status of recreational
activities wouldn’t be impacted.
Economy -Zebra mussels can clog water pipes,
filters and turbines and can become a major pest
in water treatment work’s intakes. Further
economic areas affected could include fisheries
(interference with fishing gear, alteration of fish
communities).
In addition to zebra and quagga mussels,
there are two invasive shrimp species, killer and
demon shrimp, which have been found to
spread aggressively and cause severe
environmental impact in the UK. Killer and
demon shrimp are currently not found at Sutton
Bingham, but they could have particularly
significant impact on the fishing as these
invasive shrimp species are predators of most
other invertebrates (sometimes even killing
them without eating to remove competition),
they feed on fish eggs
and larvae and serve as
hosts for some fish
parasites. Invasive
shrimp species are
spread in the same way
as mussels so similar
biosecurity measures
Quagga Mussel
apply for them too.
MUSSEL COLINISERS IN THE
RESERVOIR
The Environmental Investigations Team
of Wessex Water have set a long term
monitoring surface (called ‘colonisers’) in the
reservoir to check if invasive mussel species
(namely zebra and quagga mussels) are
introduced into the water.
These two mussels are especially
worrying as the population grows very quickly
when established. Zebra mussels produce one
million eggs in a spawning season and quickly
reproduce and cover all hard surfaces causing
environmental degradation and problems with
assets and water supply.
The ‘coloniser’ is a hollow breeze block
secured with a blue line near our secure main
gate at a depth of 1.5 metres. This should have
no impact on our activities.
Saffron & Tim are Wanderer Class Inland
Champions
Held at West Oxford Sailing Club over
the weekend of 23rd/24th April, 11 Wanderers
sailed five races (four to count) to try to be the
Wanderer Inland Champions 2016.
After a
couple of
‘average’ races
coming 3rd
and 4th, Tim
and Saffron
showed the
rest of the fleet
how to do it
with three
straight wins
leaving the
second boat 3
points behind.
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CHRIS JONES SAILING COACH
To promote his new brand, Club member
Chris Jones has created boom stickers (see
picture below) to remind sailors what tack they
are on. Aztec Media in Yeovil created the logo
with a brand identity for Chris’ new marketing
consultancy business: ‘Spinnaker Marketing’.
If you would like a pair of stickers for
your boat then just catch Chris in the dinghy
park or send an email to:
chrisjonessailingcoach@gmail.com
or Facebook message to ‘Chris Jones Sailing’.
Chris is currently running Race Coaching
on selected Thursday afternoons/evenings.
These sessions start with on the water coaching
4.30pm to 6pm, followed by the evening race
then a debrief for about an hour at The Foresters
Arms, Holywell.
For those of you who do not know what
Chris has been doing lately, he has uploaded
stacks of information, tips and videos on his
Facebook page to help you race your boat faster.
He has also added some awesome America’s
Cup and Olympic Classes sailing footage. The
page is ‘public’ so you don’t have to be a
Facebook subscriber to view the information,
but you do to be able to add comments.
LOCAL SAILOR WINS COMET INLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
The Club hosted the Comet Class Inland
Championship on 7th/8th May which attracted
17 sailors from as far afield as Yorkshire and
Essex with 12 different sailing clubs
represented.
Three races were sailed on Saturday with
a light easterly breeze gradually building and
veering towards the south-east during the third
race.
In the first race local sailor, Chris Jones,
using a borrowed boat, took an early lead and
stayed there despite a light wind specialist
closing in.
Race two saw Chris make another good
start but a lap into the race Michael Ettershank
caught up and a close tactical battle ensued.
Approaching the leeward mark Chris forced
Michael into a rule infringement requiring
penalty turns allowing Chris to win the race.
Race3 had a closely bunched group at the
front with much place swapping on every lap
with Chris coming in 2nd.
In the evening the Club laid on a BBQ for
competitors and a sailing quiz including plenty
of questions on Comets - not just the dinghy,
but meteors and musicians too!
Sunday’s action was dominated by Chris
Jones who revelled in the increasing breeze to
take two firsts.
At the prize giving ceremony, where
prizes were awarded down to 17th place. Rob
Jamieson, Principal Race Officer, Lou Hart,
Event Organiser and Sutton Bingham Sailing
Club were congratulated by the Comet Class
Association for a well managed event.
Chris Jones receiving the winners trophy from
Commodore Andy Roxburgh
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SAIL TRAINING
The Training Centre
ran its first course this year
run by Alan Chinn, Russ Witcher and Paul
Wilson, ably assisted by Kelsey and Emily
Green. This course was for a group of adults
who were able to use the new Club Trio for the
first time – yes, we now have a trio of Trios.
These courses are run over two weekends and
the next one is on 21st / 22nd May which is also
the R.Y.A. Push The Boat Out promotional
weekend so the reservoir is going to be full!
Looking ahead we’re welcoming a group
of sailors, young and more mature, from Axe
Yacht Club in Devon during half term (1st to 3rd
June) who have been coming to the Club for
several years because they obviously value the
training we are able to give - without any tidal
constraints or a road bridge in the way. My
thanks to all the Instructors and helpers
especially as many of our Training Team are
involved in exams.
For this course we are
going to an outside caterer bringing in preordered hot food. If this works, there’ll be no
more shopping, cooking and washing up for our
‘volunteer’ parents!
Every year the Training Centre
is inspected by the R.Y.A. to ensure
that everything is being done
according to their exacting standards
and to renew our recognition. One
aspect of this is ensuring that all our
Instructors are up to date with their
Qualifications, First Aid Certificates,
etc. This is a big job and I need your
help please in completing – and
Sutton Bingham Sail Training Centre
signing – the Instructor Record form devised by
Mike Burke. Apart from personal information, I
need to see originals or photocopies of your
Certificates and you need to sign various
undertakings on the form.
So Instructors: how about on Satur day,
11th June celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday
by coming to the Club, I’ll be there all day with
a photocopier to get all the paperwork completed
and signed off in return for some time on the
water and a free lunch. It’s one of Mark
Talbot’s Youth and Junior Sailing days so many
of you might have been planning to be there
anyway.
Finally, some of the Oppis, Teras and
Fevas we use are looking a bit tired. I’ve had a
go with the Club’s new pressure washer which
made a huge difference and there will be new
toe straps – thanks to Saffron and her sewing shock cord, blocks, rope, new Feva covers, etc
where needed. Two of the Oppi sails had been
eaten through during the winter and are in for
repair – thanks Tim. When the Club bought the
Oppis about 12 years ago, they all had a smart
sticker on the hull from a Company
who presumably sponsored them in
some way. They are all faded and we
need new ‘sponsors’ Any ideas ?
David Thomson
RYA Principal
Email: sbsctraining@btinternet.com
Tel: 07838 144254
LASER OPEN 1st October
After much deliberation
and a couple of false starts, the
date for our Laser Open
Meeting has been set for
Saturday, 1st October, 2016.
This date doesn’t clash
with any Club activities or any
local Laser Class Association
events so, hopefully the event
will be well supported by
visitors and Club members
alike.
Laser sailors please add
this date to your diary and
support your home event.
To sailors from other
classes - why not come and
show us how it is done! There
are two Club Lasers to hire and
there are always other
members with Lasers who may
be willing to lend you their
boat for the day.
Chris Jones
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PUSH THE BOAT OUT - WE CERTAINLY DID
What a weekend, the weather was
the messages
everything we didn’t want when trying to show of thanks as
visitors how much fun sailing can be.
they left the
On Saturday we has gusty conditions with club after their
rain and 63 visitors still went sailing! Comet
sail.
Trios were reefed and the Raider 18 sailed
Having
conservatively so no capsizes and all the people been sceptical
I took out were pleased to have had the
about the
experience of sailing on our water.
PTBO
Merv Clark with a young helm
Sunday was a slightly better day for
approach this
weather, the sun shone some of the time, the
has changed my mind. It also made me really
wind dropped and swung around the compass
rather proud to be a member of this club. I'm
and we still had some showers and a thunder
sure many visitors will become members or at
storm which, for safety reasons, all the boats
least pursue sailing as an activity which is
came off the water. 126 visitors came onto the exactly the ethos of the club.
water and everyone seemed to have enjoyed the
Andy Roxburgh, Commodore,
experience. Visitors’ ages ranged from 6 to 75 Thank you to everyone at Sutton Bingham,
and many remarked that they had no idea that
particularly to Richard Frost, who took Joe and
the reservoir and our Club was here.
me out yesterday. Great fun, we loved it.
Membership forms were requested and
Nicky Cohen
hopefully they will be filled in with cheques
I’ve lived in Yeovil all my life and I had no idea
attached and our membership will increase.
how much went on up at Sutton Bingham
The success of this initiative was initially reservoir.
down to Chris Jones who convinced the
Stephen Mason
Committee that it would be a good scheme to
Thanks to Phil for taking Dave and I out today,
improve our membership and he organised
it was a very enjoyable sail despite the
publicity, posters, banners, press briefings and
local radio interviews, even the Western Gazette downpour. Well worth getting soaked, thanks
also to all the friendly members and catering
ran a picture and ten column inches.
volunteers. Looking forward to becoming
A few quotes from the weekend:
members.
I had the privilege of visiting the Club's
Rose Lee
PTBO today and I was absolutely bowled over
Thanks
to
all
those
who
gave
up
their
time
to
by every aspect of the event. From the set up
ensure
this
event
was
so
successful
both
on
the
and organisation through to the enthusiasm and
water
and
ashore.
Thanks
also
to
the
Scouts
hard work of the mass of volunteers both on the
water and on shore through every type of wind who lent their Comet Trios for the event.
NML
and weather. Not only that but the public
turnout was spectacular to the point of being
overwhelming. Every visitor was being treated
with care and consideration and that showed in
The PTBO Team - Sunday pm
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Lighter Moments & Clanger Trophies
Thursday Evening Series Results
Those of you who
have attended the Club’s
Annual Prize Givings and
Social will know about
the ‘Lighter Moments’
and ‘Clanger’ trophies.
These trophies are
awarded to a member who
has caused some mirth
during the year usually by
falling off a boat or
pontoon and nominations
are collected by the editor
and a small committee
decides who will win the
award.
If you have a
The Clanger Trophy
nomination please jot
down the incident, date
and time plus any other witnesses and pass the
information to me.
Nigel Leveridge
The evening races started in early April
and we have endured the usual mix of light to
gusty conditions with one constant - when
will it warm up?
31 boats have sailed at least one race so
far but, unusually, we have had no new helms
racing in the Bronze Fleet. Top turn out was
22 boats and the first Mini Series of seven
races have been raced.
Results: Top of the Gold Fleet is Howard
Frear (Streaker), 2nd Adrian Neal
(Supernova) and third Chris Jones (Laser
Radial) Top of the Silver Fleet is Richard
Frost (Solo), 2nd Richard Heaton (Laser) and
3rd Kelsey Green (Laser Radial). These
three now move up to the Gold Fleet to
replace the bottom three of the Golds.
There was one entrant in the Bronze
Fleet, Pete Davies who carried out Safety
Boat duties on two evenings but has yet to
sail. To say thank you he was awarded a Tshirt.
The 21 Race Series (14 to count) is led
by Howard Frear with Richard and Andrew
Frost close behind in 2nd and 3rd place.
The next Mini Series Prize Giving will
be held in the Foresters Arms, Holywell on
7th July. Those who have already won a
prize can’t have another in the Mini Series so
prizes Tshirts/caps/hats will be awarded to
the next places.
All those who race on Thursday
evenings are required to do Race Officer or
Safety Boat Crews, please volunteer on
‘Dutyman’. No volunteers - no racing.
The Lighter Moments Plate
PHOTOGRAPHS
Grateful
thanks to Saffron
Gallagher who has
allowed me to use
her photographs in
this and previous
editions of the
Club’s Newsletter.
Also to Phil
Godfrey for the
PTBO pictures and
there are a couple
from other Club
members and from
me.
Gold and Silver Fleets start in Thursday Evening Series light airs
Nigel
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NEW MEMBERS AND OODs BRIEF
Jo Mahy
found this picture
on Facebook.
This
prompted several
interesting
comments
including:
Happiest two days
of a boaters life:
The day you buy it
and the day you
sell it.
Must have been a
cruiser owner!
The briefings are designed to give
members a run down on how the Club is run,
how to open up the Club on weekdays when
OODs (Officers Of the Day) are not on duty,
where keys, stopcocks and switches are located
and a run down on what is required when you
are an OOD plus practical experience in the
safety boats.
The briefing programme:
10.00 Sign in.
10.05 Briefing on the workings of the Club.
10.30 Walk around the site.
10.50 Coffee and change into boating kit.
11.05 Practical Safety Boat handling.
Members can spend as long as they like
on the boat handling but we are usually finished
by 12.15.
WHEN: Saturday 9th July, 2016
More dates will be arranged later on in the year.
Copy for your Autumn
There is no requirement to book a place, just
newsletter should be with
turn up with your boating kit. Corporate Groups
me by Friday 12th August
wishing to have a separate briefing for their
for the Summer edition.
members should contact Phil Bailey, email:
Send copy, pictures and
letters to: scurs@btinternet.com or see me at the chocks.away@talktalk.net
Club.
Nigel Leveridge
Duty List for 2016
All duties are now on the internet.
For those members who are not on the internet, full details are also on the noticeboard in the
Clubhouse.
If you are unable to carry out your duty please try and arrange a swap; telephone numbers of
members are in the Club’s Membership File on the OOD’s Desk.
OODs should have the Club ready for sailing by 10.00. Sailing may continue until 30
minutes before sunset but during the summer, OODs can stand down at 6pm after handing over the
duty to whoever is still sailing.
Galley people should bring milk and cakes (take expenses from money taken) and be ready
to serve by 11.30 and, if possible, stay until completion of the last race. Contact Hugh Tetlow
tel.:01935 478582 for a briefing before your first Galley Duty.
Race Officers: First race 11.30, afternoon races 13.30 and 15.00 (pm races back-to-back in
winter). The Race Officer Roster is organised by Rob Jamieson.
SBSC Yahoo Newsgroup
SBSC members … do you use the Club Newsgroup to keep in touch with what’s happening at the
Club? If not it’s well worth joining. Why?
All the race results get posted here
You can search for a crew
You get news about any issues at the Club that may affect your sailing
Items are sometimes posted for sale or offered for free
Joining is easy; you will have to set up a Yahoo account but that just takes a few minutes, then
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OPENING RACE OF SPRING SERIES
CAUSES RASH OF POETRY
The keen wind that greeted helms and
crews on Sunday 28th February, despite some
sunny periods, was cold and spurred Richard
Heaton to quote Charles Kingsley:
Welcome, wild North-easter.
Shame it is to see,
Odes to every zephyr;
Ne'er a verse to thee.
Welcome, black North-easter!
O'er the German foam;
O'er the Danish moorlands,
From thy frozen home.
Tired we are of summer,
Tired of gaudy glare,
Showers soft and streaming,
Hot and breathless air.
Tired of listless dreaming,
Through the lazy day:
Jovial wind of winter,
Turn us out to play!
This ode put Merv Clark into poetic mode and
he replied:
Sod off, you wild north-easter
Of your lash I’ve had enough
Whistling round my ear’oles
And freezing off me chuff.
So go back from whence you came from
I loathe you, I confess
We’ll beckon Summer’s breezes
And hike out a little less.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES - 2016
June
Sat 4th
Solo Open
10th/13th Falmouth Away Sail
Sat 25th Sea Cadet Regatta
July
7th Thursday Series End of 2nd Mini Series
9th New Members/OOD Briefing
14th Start of 3rd Thurs Evening Mini Series
17th End of Sunday Summer Series
24th Start of Sunday Autumn Series
August
20th Club Team Racing
25th End of Thursday Evening 21 Race Series
28th Inter Club Triangle at Castle Cove
September
1st Start of Thursday Evening Extension
Series
11th Banbury Chaser at Lyme Regis
18th Special Event
22nd Last of Thurs Evening Extension Series
October
1st Laser Open
2nd Club Championship
16th End of Sunday Autumn Series
22nd Club Prize Giving and Social
23rd Sunday Winter Series Starts
See Club noticeboard for more details and
additional events.
OUR SAILORS IN GRAN CANARIA
And I found the above on the internet, not sure
what ‘port waning’ is but it is poetry………...
What are the chances of two sailors
from the same Club booking the same
location at the same time in adjacent hotels?
Not very you say? Well, it happened this
May and Chris and Collen Jones met up for a
lovely meal with David and Claire Thomson
on the seafront at Maspalomas, Gran Canaria.
If anyone is heading out there we thoroughly
recommend Café de Colon, just next to the
lighthouse.
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RACE OFFICER ROTA 2016
Last year the post of Assistant Race
Officer was not taken up by many members
(to my surprise). The idea is to shadow and
help a Race Officer to learn how to run a race
properly.
If you would like to be an ARO during
this year please let me know and I find
someone for you to work with and you will
also receive average points for the Race
Series.
Rob Jamieson, Race Officer Rota Organiser
Rest of the year’s Rota:
June 5th David Thomson
12th Pat Tolin
19th Rob Dyer
26th Richard Heaton
July 3rd Chris Bottomley
10th Roger Battersby
17th Howard Frear
24th Neil Fraser
31st Merv Clark
Aug 7th Phil Bailey
14th Alan Chinn
21st Nick Hendry
28th NO RACING Castle Cove Event
Sept 4th Richard Frost
11th NO RACING Lyme Regis Event
18th Lou Hart
25th Neil Fraser
Oct 1st (Laser Open)
2nd Mike Riley (Club Championship)
9th John Rickard
16th Nigel Leveridge
23rd Tim Robertson
30th Andy Roxburgh
Nov 6th David Thomson (RNLI Open)
13th Rob Dyer
20th Richard Heaton
27th Jo Mahy
Dec 4th Tony Cumberbatch
11th Chris Jones
18th Alan Chinn
25th NO SAILING
Boxing Day Bash date to be decided,
volunteer required.
CLUB TEAM RACING 20th August
The date has been set for our inaugural
Team Racing Event - Saturday 20th August,
10am to 5pm.
Sherborne School have kindly agreed to
loan us their fleet of smart colour coded 420
dinghies for the day and it should provide an
exciting day’s sailing.
Team Racing is great fun and really tests
your knowledge of racing rules and boat handling
skills.
Initially, the event will be open to Club
members however, we may invite teams from
other local Clubs depending on the response. So
please check your diaries and let me know if you
would like to be involved as soon as possible.
There will be a nominal entry fee to cover
the cost of additional insurance the Club will
need to take out and to indicate commitment to
attending.
If you would like to take part please email:
chrisjonessailingcoach@gmail.com
Chris Jones
Sherborne School Team Racing in their 420s
SPRING SUNDAY SERIES RESULTS
AM Series: 8 r aces with 6 to count:1st Andr ew
Frost (RS Aero5) by just 0.2 of a point ahead of
Howard Frear (Streaker); 3rd Richard Frost
(Solo).
PM Series: 16 r aces with 12 to count:
1st Richard Frost (Solo), 2nd Adrian Neal
(Supernova), 3rd Andrew Frost (RS Aero5)
4th Kelsey Green (Laser Radial).
EDITOR’S NOTES:
The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Club’s Committee.
Correspondence, copy and news should be sent to the Editor: Nigel Leveridge by email at:
scurs@btinternet.com or by post to: 20, Manor Street, W est Coker, Y eovil, Somerset BA22 9BJ.
There will be four newsletters a year: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter; deadline dates are on
the Club’s Annual Programme posted on the Clubhouse noticeboard.
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