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Mounts Bay Sailing Club Yearbook Godolphin Steps, Marazion, Cornwall TR17 0EN Telephone 01736 710620 mbsc.org.uk Facebook www.facebook.com/ mountsbaysailingclub/ 2019 Osprey and Enterprise NEW Evening National Championships Mid-Bay series Officers President Lord St. Levan Vice President Tony Oliver Rear Commodores C G Bryant, D E Howard, A J Oliver, A Symons, M Woolcock, P J Jelliss Officers Commodore: Peter Brady 07563 424767 Vice Commodore: TBA Hon. General Secretary: Rob Bode 07812 068911 Hon. Sailing Secretary: Pippa Evans 01736 710417 Hon. Treasurer: TBA Hon. Membership Secretary: Alex Morcumb 01736 740472 [email protected] Hon. Clubhouse Officer: Richard Wass 07818 425148 Class Captains Peter Williams (Laser) 07817 661115 Caius Simmons (Mirror) 07535907431 James Cock (Handicap) 07766 306682 Committee Members Steve George, Nick Harvey, Peter Jelliss, Paula Morcumb, Wendy Nancholas, Barrie Reynolds Other Posts Boats Officer: TBA Sailing Equipment Officer: Peter Jelliss 01736 364713 Publicity Officers: Linda Broomfield 01326 375737 & Wendy Nancholas 01736 799094 Child Protection Officer: Nicky Read Clothing Officer: Helen Brady 01736 719176 Trustees Clive Goodhead, David Howard, Tony Oliver, Malcolm Woolcock Commodore’s Welcome elcome to the 2019 Mount’s Bay Sailing Club Yearbook. For new members, this is your guide to the rules and conventions of our club. You can use it as a starting point, but for the full picture you will need to mingle with members who will gladly bring you up to speedW with how we do things at MBSC. We operate a buddy system for new members, both sailors and non sailing members. Contact the Honorary Membership Secretary, Alex Morcumb ([email protected]), and he will pair you up with an experienced club member who will accompany you in your first encounters with club life. Joining a new club can be daunting and we endeavour to ease new members into our community. As well as the Yearbook, we have a Facebook presence which is for the latest news and messages. The MBSC website is like the Yearbook but it explores the history of the club and it is a gateway into more aspects of the club and sailing generally. Most weeks in the sailing season we also have a Commodore email which reflects recent events and contains the latest sailing reports. Our club flourishes or falls depending on the flow of volunteers. We are currently blessed with a team of dedicated and highly expert volunteers, however, we always need more. The best way to integrate into a new community is to volunteer. Contact me [email protected] and I will link you up with the relevant team leader. The club is run by the General Purposes Committee (GPC). We meet monthly and we welcome suggestions and debate. Nominations to join the GPC are submitted prior to the AGM, after the sailing season ends. Please consider joining the GPC. No actual expertise is required, just an enthusiasm for the club and a willingness to engineer improvement and success. Each year we host an association’s National Championships. This year we are hosting the Osprey and Enterprise associations. If you wish to extend your expertise, then becoming a championship volunteer is certain to be instructive and enjoyable. Contact me if you wish to volunteer. We have a superb clubhouse which is the envy of the sailing world. In 2019 we will be exploring how it can be used more fully for the benefit of members. Friday night and Sunday lunchtime sessions in the clubhouse are a great opportunity to mix and network. Last year we invested heavily in clubhouse improvements- lightning fast Wi- Fi, improved sound system for film night and training, upgraded changing facilities. We must use this wonderful venue to build community of sailors, ex sailors and non sailors. Whatever, let’s try to make it a community of friends. Peter Brady Commodore 5 Laser Class 2019 Mirror Class warm welcome is extended to all sailors who would like to join our elcome to the 2019 Mirror Sailing season, which looks like being an fleet, albeit for a single day or for the whole season. Whether younger exciting year. A or older, less or more experienced and even with or without your own W For the more experienced sailors there is plenty of opportunity boat, everyone is welcome. Last season under the stewardship of Gary Barlow, for competitive racing. We have quite a few trophies that will be closely 21 different helms took a laser out for a spin and it is often a laser sailor who wins contested this year, which will be fun to follow. the Paul Broomfield Endeavour Cup. This is awarded for the most races sailed and For the less experienced and younger sailors we will be focussing on building such commitment helps ensure there is always another laser to race against should confidence and we will be providing more coaching from the Rescue boats. you turn up out of the blue. This is good for the health of the fleet and helps keep This year we see the return of Mates Races (where the crew and helm swap the S in MBSC. The fleet regularly had 7 or 8 boats on the water last season and positions within the boat), with a trophy up for grabs too. it is always a case of every single boat counts and the more the merrier. If only all Please support the club on Bring a Friend Day (1st June) – (although to be 21 helms could have been on the water at the same time! Maybe this season we fair you can bring a friend anytime), MBSC Regatta (14th July) and the Mirror could all get together and try make it happen! Open Meeting (8th June) (where Mirrors from other clubs come and compete For those without their own boat, MBSC has 2 club lasers with all three rigs against us). (4.7, Radial, Standard) that can be hired for a token sum. Many regular club If you are new to sailing, or wish to brush up on some forgotten sailing skills, sailors, both past and present, whetted their appetite in a club laser before then just ask and we will find someone to take you out. investing in their own boat. The club lasers are also there for maybe a temporary The club has two Mirror dinghies that can be rented for a nominal cost. It is member down on holiday, a member from another class without a crew that day possible to buy a Mirror dinghy for less than £500. At this price, you will not or perhaps a member who just wants to give it a go. Whatever the reason, again, have the most competitive of boats, but you will learn a lot and have fun. You the more the merrier. will also need a wet suit, life jacket, warm clothing (depending on the weather The laser fleet also has a healthy ethos in the dinghy pen of helping each other & age) and sun cream - anything more than this can just be built up over time. with any tips to help improve sailing performance. This ultimately keeps the fleet If just being out in a boat is what you want to do (you don’t have to closer together and makes the experience for all helms a lot more enjoyable. compete) – then you will not find a better place. The views from out in the There is also a simulator in the dinghy pen which is ideal for looking at sail settings, Bay are fantastic, and we are sometimes gifted with pods of dolphins and tacking and hiking techniques as well as many other aspects of sailing a laser. porpoises, giant leatherback turtles, sun fish and box jellyfish. This year we Among the array of silverware is the much coveted ‘Bottoms Up Trophy’ given may be lucky to see the elusive Bluefin Tuna. to the laser helm who capsizes the most. A source of much joy to all throughout I look forward to seeing you in the dinghy pen and on the water in 2019. the season, the winner is usually the helm pushing his limits and learning the most as witnessed by the names of previous winners who have gone on to sail a laser Caius Simmons at a national level. Our Laser Open Meeting offers the chance to line up with Class Captain fellow laser sailors from around The South West and everyone is welcome on ‘The Mousehole Run’ when we sail across The Bay for a pint and a pasty at The Ship Inn, always a day to remember. On top of all this, with Peter Williams back at the helm as Class Captain we might all get to win another one of his highly sort after designer t-shirts. All of this against the stunning backdrop of St Michaels Mount set in a bay that is considered one of the best sailing locations in the country. What are you waiting for! Nick Stoten 6 7 Championships for 2019 ollowing on from a very successful GP World Championships last train you if you are unsure of your abilities. It is a great week for all who get year and in the tradition of Mounts Bay Sailing Club hosting annual involved, meeting new friends, there is always a laugh or two to be had and F championships every year, we are delighted to announce that 2019 of course it raises money for your club which helps to give you the facilities we will see two fleets of dinghies that mean historically a lot to our club, on and off the water that you all enjoy.