It would be appreciated if you could inform the Council if you intend to support this activity in order to facilitate procurement of nibbles and drinks. Either email or via WhatsApp or Facebook site, or to Commodore Shug Wotherspoon or to any Council members.
Our Wednesday night “wacky” races officially start on Wednesday 22nd May and will run consecutively until September 11th with a shake-down race this Wednesday 15th May. Both May and September will combine to form a “month” and we may include further weekend racing as the season progresses.
We would encourage as many people as possible to participate either as skippers of your own boat or as crew on another. If anyone is unsure of the process, please get in contact with me as some of our seasoned racers are happy to take you out and “show you the ropes”.
Anyone requiring a handicap for your boat please contact Stuart Powrie at stuartpowrie56@gmail.com. Please also post your race results to Stuart’s email address as soon as possible on a Wednesday evening to allow the results to be collated.
There will be a pre-race briefing at 6.00pm ahead of each race with the actual race starting at 7.00pm.
There will be a BBQ on the last Wednesday of the month to which everyone is invited regardless if you are racing or not.
Kyle Stewart (Race Secretary)
Our next social event will be a “Curry Night” at the Clubhouse this Saturday at 7:30pm. The cost for the evening is £10 per person and this will include your meal, sundries and a drink of your choice.
Please let us know if you wish to attend, how many guests you will be bringing and any special dietary requirements by Thursday 16th May 2024 so we can cater for the numbers involved. Either by email or speak to any of the Council Members directly.
We have organised social events for each month of 2024 and we hope you can come along and join us, meet some new and longer serving members, enjoy a nice meal and support your Club. We look forward to seeing you there.
Please be advised that Lift-In this Saturday 27th will be an 8.00 am start.
All boat presenting to a mast station should have their mast, rigging halyards and bottle screws in good order in a tidy manner with rigging tied up with sail ties or similar short piece’s of rope so it can be quickly and easily made ready not with halyards warped round the mast and forestay like a Sunday roast.
John Lewis (Beeswing) will be supervising the 2 Mast stations please follow his instructions if your boat is not read you may well be asked to go away and prepare your boat.
Please bring a pair of gloves and an adjustable spanner to assist in dismantling cradles.
Our aspirations for the day are all the boats in the water, all the masts up and all the cradles tidied away.
Please make sure by Friday evening all materials are cleared from around your boat apart from one tin of anti-fouling and a brush for doing the bottom of your keel.
No pad areas are to be anti-fouled on Saturday morning only the bottom of the keel once lifted by the crane you will be given a couple of minutes.
No cars are in the compound on Friday apart from picking up or dropping off to allow delivery of the tractor and telehandler no vehicles were to be parked in the compound on Friday evening over night.
The galley will be offering a selection of filled rolls soup coffees tea and soft drinks a payment of £5.00 covers you for the day please bring the correct money.
As always safety is paramount not only yours but all those around you,
we all have a duty of care if you see something that does not seem correct please report to the lift coordinator.
The forecast is good we look forward to a safe, friendly and enjoyable day.
We thank you in advance for your cooperation in the aforementioned.
Kyle Stewart Compound Convenor/ Lift Coordinator.