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Spring 2013 Streaker Class Newsletter Streaker Class Owners Association Spring 2013 A thrice-yearly newsletter circulated to all members of the Streaker Class Owners Association Chairman’s Jottings _______________________________ When I joined the Committee at the Grafham AGM, I the soft floors due to rotting ply under the battens. little thought that I would become the Chair. When We already have a member who wants to trial it with Alan Gillard was Chair he appeared to be involved / his new boat. We plan to run another email ballot organised most that went on, especially when the shortly, once enough have been renewed their SCOA had no Secretary. I was persuaded that this membership. would not be the case and this proved to be true; Other development areas under discussion are the Veronica does an exceptional job as Class Secretary – longer rudder blades - Dave Butler will trial the coordinating the Dinghy Show, web site, Nationals Miracle rudder blade which is 6" longer than the and most of the things that come our way. Streaker's; another suggestion is to allow a limited At the top our agenda were the changes voted for at number of holes in the hog in the cockpit, (similar to the previous AGM. Dave Butler had designed the the boom), this would help the water swill across the short stern tank for his new FRP deck layout, Steve cockpit, and empty through a single bailer (as with Cockerill ran with this idea and had a new deck in the FRP hull). Are there other ideas we should production very quickly, which Ian Jones sailed at the consider? Let the Committee know. Pennine open in October. The first of Dave Butler’s Our main event so far this year has been the Dinghy new FRP boats is just being fitted out as I write this Show; it was my first opportunity to see the Show and should be sailed at the Hornsey open in April. from the inside. Nick Lovell brought all the display Once the committee and builders had confirmed the equipment and Veronica had updated the posters, FRP changes, we concentrated on the changes for the pictures and publicity material. We had two boats - Composite and Wooden versions. We ran a Rooster were providing an FRP boat, and Alan postal/email ballot in January and February and this Gillard’s composite Butler, with Pinnell & Bax fit out, had an excellent response authorising the changes both with short stern tanks; with sails from Sail and thus allowing all new boats to have the option of Register, Pinnell & Bax and Rooster. the shorter stern deck. The first composite with this deck layout is Alan Gillard’s boat which was on display on our stand at the Dinghy Show. The new plans, building instructions and measure- ment forms are nearly complete for wooden boats; the building of the prototype wooden boat with a short tank to validate the plans is underway. Thanks to Alan Simmons for updating the plans and drawings. The FRP boats have thicker and stiffer floors and so, for wooden boats, we are discussing a proposal to replace the floor battens with pieces of ply in the cockpit area; this is similar to the developments the Solos made when combining their FRP and wooden hull designs. The potential benefit will not only be a stiffer cockpit, with reduced manufacturing cost, but As the Streaker stand is near the main entrance, we also as a retrofit for older boats, a method to repair couldn’t gain access until 4:30pm on Friday. I towed Newsletter of the Streaker Class Owners Association. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Association or the SCOA Committee. Streaker Newsletter Spring 2013 Alan’s boat from South Yorkshire and arrived about wooden hull; some of which the Technical Committee 4:00 and, to my surprise, gained immediate access to are working on. the Hall; the Rooster was already there and rigged. The stand attracted lots of interest both from Alan’s boat was soon rigged and Nick and I brought Streaker sailors and many other class sailors. Nick in all the display boards and stands. We had to wait was busy collecting Subs. I enjoyed meeting and over an hour for the carpet to be fitted, we’d chatting to many of you that came to see us; discarded the old carpet as it was worn out; but once although I’ve sailed Streakers for a few years, I it was laid the three of us moved the boats into place mainly know sailors on the Northern Circuit, so it was and set up the displays. We finished after 6pm and a good opportunity to meet members especially those went for a meal. whose names I’ve read in reports and newsletters. On Saturday morning, we all arrived early; once Matt A number of people completed the ‘Trial Sail a Whitfield had installed his laptop and monitor to show Streaker’ form'; Veronica will be contacting clubs and Streaker videos and pictures, we were ready for members to help. There was some interest from the opening. Alan Simmons had brought some of his South West, and there is now a new Rooster on order notes and records of refurbishing an older boat. for Salcombe. Veronica had brought a new batch of light blue Streaker Polo Shirts that had only arrived on the The weekend was long but enjoyable and successful Friday morning, for those manning the stand to wear. for the class, a special thank you to all those who We sold a few on the stand and they are available for helped on the stand; we all had a great, if tiring members to buy. weekend. Thanks to the members who volunteered over the two days to help on the stand and helped to Everyone thought the shorter stern tank was an dismantle it. excellent development. There was lots of chat about possible developments especially the changes to the Peter Cogill Who’s who in the Streaker World? SCOA Committee: Chairman Peter Cogill To contact the Committee use the links on the Secretary Veronica Falat class website www.streaker-class.org.uk or Treasurer Mike Rimmer contact the Secretary: Membership Sec. Nick Lovell Mrs V. Falat, Swans Cottage, Waveney Hill, Peter Tyerman Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 3PR Dave Metcalfe Tel: 01502 573570 Email: [email protected] Licensed Builders: Butler Boats (FRP, composite and wood) www.butlerboats.biz Rooster Sailing (FRP) www.roostersailing.com To purchase a CD of Streaker plans for home building, contact Alan Gillard Tel: 01427 753925 NOTICE OF AGM The 39th Annual General Meeting of the Streaker Class Owners Association will be held at Northampton Sailing Club Friday 28th June 2013 at 19:00hrs. Further details will be posted on the class website in due course. Page 2 Streaker Newsletter Spring 2013 STREAKER KITS After 10 years involvement with the Streaker class, Ron Beasley has decided to step down as supplier HOT NEWS of Streaker kits and keeper of the original Jack Holt patterns. SCOA would like to thank Ron very much for his support of the class and for enabling Streakers to be built with confidence by amateur builders. The good news is that Streaker kits will still be AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS available. This year’s Northern Championships will be at Butler Boats have agreed to supply them in Elton SC on Saturday 13th July and the Southern future so watch the Butler Boats website Championships at Alton Water SC on Saturday www.butlerboats.biz for details in due course or th 12 October. phone Dave Butler on 01482 669848. NEW PY NUMBERS In March the RYA published new Portsmouth Yardstick numbers for handicap racing. The Streaker PY is now 1153, that’s 9 lower than last year. Some of the classes we race against most often also have new PYs, including the Solos (now 1148), Lasers (1087) and Laser radials (1117). Not all clubs stick rigidly to the published numbers, in fact clubs are encouraged to take local factors into consideration, but they form the basis of most handicap racing. It will be interesting to see how our results work out over the coming season. For the full published list see the RYA website: www.rya.org.uk Please note: The Streaker Wave Sail isn’t on the published list. The class recommendation is that 1190 is used as the number for club handicap racing. FIRST PADDLE RESULTS OF 2013 Yorkshire Ouse SC 6th April CERTIFICATES AND SAIL NUMBERS The first open meeting winner of the 2013 Northern Veronica Falat is now in charge of issuing Paddle Series is Ben Ratcliffe of Scammonden SC. Measurement Certificates. If you’ve bought a new In 2nd place was Robin Jones (Hykeham SC) and or a second-hand boat you need a Certificate in Chris Wright (Ripon) was 3rd. your name. Please contact Veronica for details of what you need to do: tel: 01502 573570 or email [email protected]. Alan Gillard is in charge of issuing sail numbers. If you are about to build a new boat, contact him: tel: 01427 753925 . MORE MEASURERS NEEDED We could do with more Streaker measurers! If you are interested in finding out about how to become a Streaker measurer, please get in touch with the class assoc. As more people in different parts of the country are having a go at building their own boats from plans or kits, it’s important we can help them end up with fully measured Streakers and not just random sailing dinghies! www.yorkshireousesailingclub.co.uk/yosc/ Page 3 Streaker Newsletter Spring 2013 Paddle Preview North and South After a long cold winter the Northern and Southern Paddle Series should both be up and running by now but I expect you’ve heard that the Tamworth open, which should have kicked off both series, was cancelled on March 23rd due to snow.
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