Exe Sailing Club Dinghy Annual General Meeting Minutes of Meeting Held on 11Th Sept 2019
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Exe Sailing Club Dinghy Annual General Meeting Minutes of meeting held on 11th Sept 2019 The 2019 Dinghy AGM was chaired by the Dinghy Captain – Fred Mainwaring In attendance: Fred Mainwaring; Guy Farrant; Graham Sykes; Malcolm Crundwell; Chris Rhodes; Les Arscott; Colette Horlock; Bob Horlock; Caroline McAusland; Liz Teague; Hazel Lawson; Frankie Upton; Stuart Hills; Mike Acred; Nikki Acred; Nick Webber; Richard Stradling; Nick Pearce; Martin Allen; Vicky Raven; Paul Raven; Keith Lawson 1. Apologies for absence Richard Linsdale, Sue Morris, Nick Lister, Ffion Morgan, Rex Frost, Sue Frost, Ian Upton, Mary Upton, Tim Graham, Debbie Woodcock. 2. Minutes of last AGM Approved by dinghy committee. 3. Matters arising None 4. Fleet Reports These reports had been posted on the club website and distributed via Dutyman for members to read in advance of the meeting: a. Trio Fleet Report It has been a good year for the Trio fleet. There have been 2 new helms in the fleet and we welcomed Robert Luther who bought Fred and Debbie’s Wild Thing and Tom Ingram who bought Martin Luce/Andrew Soper’s boat Tatu. The season started with a very successful training event led by Bob. 20 Trio sailors took part with a good mix of Original rigs/new rigs. Bob put everyone through their paces starting with basics such as setting up the boats, rig tension etc. There were very helpful practice starts & races followed by a debriefing. Everyone had a great day & there were requests for a follow up next year. A brief review of the results shows a good turnout for the always popular Wednesday evening series with 18 boats competing. Andrew & Caroline won series 1 with Guy & crews finishing 2nd in the Mark 2. Simon & Veronique took line honours in the original rig & 3rd overall. Wednesday 2 series in currently being led by Guy in the Mark 2 & Toby Elliot leading the original rig. Simon & Veronique upgraded to a new rig after competing in series 1. Guy is currently leading the Wednesday 2 series. The weekends as usual are not as well supported with up to 10 boats entered. Guy & Nick finished 2nd in the Sunday 1 handicap & are lying 3rd in the Sunday 2 handicap. There have been two major events to report on: The Inland championships were held in May at Llangorse. Four boats travelled up from Exe and had a marvellous weekend aided with a friendly reception from the sailing club. Andrew & Caroline finished 2nd overall and Bob & Colette 3rd. The 21st National championships were held over a glorious 3 days at Brixham, a super new venue for the Trios. We had a good turnout with 18 entries. The sailing was competitive with 8 original rigs and 10 Mark 2 rigs of which 6 were from Exe. There was very close racing between the fleets with Andrew & Caroline leading the Mark 2 series entering the final day & finishing 2nd overall with Bob & Colette taking 3rd position. Rex & Sue finished 4th & won the prestigious Ancient Mariners trophy. Let’s hope that we have good turnouts, settled weather & great sailing up to Christmas. Caroline McAusland There were no questions or comments. b. Handicap Fleet Report Wednesdays have continued to have strong turnouts both in the asymmetric and non-asymmetric fleets, and I propose we continue with this split. A variety of boats in both fleets have appeared in the top results spreading the trophies. Weekends have seen some strong turnouts in the combined fleet especially in the estuary but fewer for sea races. I propose we continue with the combined fleet at weekends. The experiment of alternating Saturdays and Sundays has resulted in greatly increased sea races which on the whole have been poorly attended. The pattern of tides for next year needs to be looked at but I propose we change back to using the best day and tide sailing up to or over high tide and out to sea at low tide. Few events have been held this year due to building works. Outside of the Exe Ian Horlock has attended a number of Contender events including the French Nationals and World's where he gained an excellent 6th overall. Alex Horlock attended the Supernova Nationals gaining 2nd overall. A full list of achievement and results can be found on the website. Well done to all those who have represented the club elsewhere. Leslie Arscott There were no questions or comments. c. Single Handed Fleet Report The Exe Sailing Club single handed fleet comprises 10 Supernovas, various Lasers, RS 100/ Aero’s, Blaze, Solo, Contender and the club training boats. There is close racing, especially on the Wednesday evening with a consistent good single hander turnout. 7 Supernovas attended the Nationals in Paignton with Alex and Bob Horlock gaining the best results for the club (2nd and 29th respectively) in a fleet of 95. There were great courses with long legs in Torbay and a fantastic shore team recovering the boats at high tide with a swell onto the beach. Next year we look forward to hosting the Supernova sea championships at Exe in May. Lasers are regularly out racing with competitive results from the younger members in radials as well as some stalwarts such as Justin and Walt in full rigs. Alex complimented his Supernova success by winning the Aero 7 Southern championship. Meanwhile Ian, his brother, achieved an incredible 6th at the Contender Worlds. The RS fleet at the club has changed this year from 3x 100s and 2x Aeros to 2x 100s to 3x Aeros with Nick changing his boat to join the James family in the Aero fleet. New single hander sailors are very welcome to join us in the above or other fleets. Mark Nicholson There were no questions or comments. d. Junior Fleet Report 2018/2019 Junior racing began this year with winter coaching to end the winter season before moving to Thursday evenings for race training. Despite the varying conditions, approximately 20 juniors consistently showed up eager to learn. The highlight for the season was the summer racing week led by Mark (Corky) Rhodes and Rhos Hawes. This opportunity to have excellent coaching was embraced by all. Due to the fantastic coaching and encouragement many juniors competed in varying competitions from the local two rivers events to world championships. Recent successes include: • Joe won the topper 4.2 National series in Poole and 3rd in Datchet earlier in the season, • Sophie and Cerys competed in the Feva Nationals and Feva Worlds in Italy. • Two River Juniors series: Cerys and Sophie won the fast fleet, with Josh and Angus then Alana and Will 2nd and 3rd whilst Ciaran took first in the slow fleet with Amber just behind in her Tera. • Ben and Cerys came 21st and Sophie and Emelie achieved 33rd out of 98 in the Itchenor Feva School championships. • Josh came 24th out of 52 in the Tera Sport World Championships in Sweden. • Sophie and Cerys achieved 7th overall in the Exe regatta, winning the juniors. Many thanks to Paul Raven, Chris Crook, Richard Linsdale and Mark (Corky) Rhodes, for all the encouragement and brilliant coaching. Ffion Morgan It was pointed out from the floor that Ffion had modestly omitted from the report that she had also competed in the World Championships. e. Dinghy Cruising Report This report encompasses our weekend Dinghy and Hawk cruises and our Tuesday Morning Silver Sailor dinghy outings, the former from April to end December (the Hawk excluded from October) and the latter all year round. There has been increased interest in these outings this year with our weekend mailing list growing from 68 to 95 and our Tuesday list from 33 to 39, assisted greatly by a number of new members invited through our Club Manager. We liaised with SYC at the start of the season but have yet to see them join our outings. We are in regular contact with Cody Sailing Club and a member from Portishead joined us on one occasion and others have expressed an interest in our annual Torquay Lambrini Challenge. Sea outings have taken us as far as Teignmouth and, on one occasion, Ladram Bay; river outings up to Topsham with the odd visit to The Turf. Our annual Lambrini Challenge to Torquay has had to be postponed twice since the original date of 4 August due to unfavourable weather and rescheduled for Sunday 29 September. The Club Hawk at weekends continues to attract crew and we are grateful to Rob Ferns and David Morris with their own Hawks taking on surplus crew at times. The weekend programme offers the opportunity for dinghy sailors to embark on organised group trips exploring both sea and river venues in the safe company of other dinghies and particularly the Hawks as “mother ships”. Once a month we combine with a Family Go Sailing fixture organised by Training Centre which is the only time when there is safety boat cover which appeals more to the less confident sailors. The Club Hawk can take up to six crew comfortably and there is a weekly group email, confirming destination and weather forecast, and including an invitation for anyone wishing to join. It is strictly on a first come, first served booking basis, but preference is always given to new and less frequent joiners. The Hawk continues to prove a valuable training facility for members, new or returning to sailing after a long absence, and those wishing to either helm or crew during the week in our Sailability programme. (There is a small fee of £5 a head for those wishing to go out in the Hawk to cover on-going maintenance upkeep).