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Paphos International Sailing Club Newsletter Summer/Autumn 2014 edition 001

Hello Friends and Members I hope you New PISC First Aid Officer are all having a great summer! During the summer the General Committee This edition is a mix of the summer news with appointed Brigitte D as our First Aid Officer. She has additional news for our new web site. We hope you now taken on the task of organising the RIB First Aid enjoy our latest news of the efforts of the club. If you boxes as well as the RIB Shed and Club House can do anything to assist or help the organisation supplies. We wish Brigitte well with this and would please don’t wait to be asked. Please volunteer as we require all First Aiders who use supplies to report always need the willing and able in the Club house their useage and inform Brigitte so that she can keep and at the beach. our stocks of First Aid equipment in date and in place. Well the heat has been on in Cyprus and we have all been keeping in the shade to get through the hot spell. We have seen end of June temperatures rise to 40 degrees C which is almost a month earlier than usual. Quite a few of our travelling members (Swallows) have now returned to the Island. Members competed in the highly successful Summer Regatta and some have now flown off again to go on cruises or cruise in the English channel or on the Shannon with Brian L. Most likely to escape the heat! Also some to return to work - Ugh! 11 March 2014 - Fitting Out Supper at the 5th Floor Lounge We all went to the 5th Floor Lounge for the Spring fitting out supper. The venue was excellent and it

gave us the room to spread out and enjoy the Outgoing Cdre Chas presents Di with her First Aid dancing. The dance floor was surrounded by our Certificate. diners tables so a lovely evening was enjoyed by all. The Buffet was also very nicely placed and enjoyed by 11 April 2014 – Annual General Meeting all. The Annual General Meeting took place in April and 8 April 2014 - 10 pin bowling and Fish this saw the ending of Chas K’s two year term as Commodore. After the previous Committee stood supper at the Club House down a new Committee was voted in. Kit W took over Quite a number of bowlers turned out for the spring as Commodore and Paul H-A was voted in as Vice 10 pin bowling competition at the Cosmic Bowling Commodore. The new team is Bill C as RC(S) Alley. We had around 24 players which was an Tony C as RC(H), Jaqui B continues as Hon Treasurer. excellent As does Sue S as Hon Social Sec and Di B as Hon Sec. th Thanks to you all for the great attendance at the 5 Brian P was elected to be the new Membership Floor Lounge. The venue was lovely with under Secretary. All in all an orderly meeting with Liz W First Aid Courses 2014 officiating during the time the Committee stood down and new Committee elected. A very good Our annual first aid courses were again organised turnout on the day. with Kembali Divers (Chris) and this year we had 13 members who participated. This increases our qualified First Aiders to over 20 which will pay dividends in the years to come.

PISC Assistant (Dinghy) Instructor Course Phil M acting as our Chief Sailing Instructor prepared the boats for dry land tacking drills though it wan’t tood dry for some day s on the course!

Paul H-A Vice Commodore waiting for the tide PISC Basic Dinghy Sailing Course We have trained our first tranche of PISC Assistant Instructors so they were all trained and briefed to Torrential rain for the PISC AI Course hold the first Basic Dinghy Sailing Course in June. The Basic dinghy sailing course had its first six willing volunteers who took part, two ladies and four men. It is hoped that a second course will be programmed for the Autumn. Over the four busy days PISC Chief Instructor Phil M and the new PISC AI’s took the candidates through all the PISC basic sailing syllabus. The weather for the course was warmer and less windy than for the Assistant Instructor course though it was just about on the upper edge of F3 which made the instruction challenging. The course covered boat work, dry sailing techniques, safety, first aid /hypothermia and knot tying. Lessons on the weather, tides and local conditions at Agios Georgios John L instructing were also covered. Successful candidates will receive a PISC certificate in due course. It was very noticeable that the candidates were very keen initially and they were challenged thoroughly throughout the course. If you wish to go on a course please contact Bill or Phil. We did take some HD video of the sailors at sea so if you would like to have it Scotty has it on an SD card. The members actually enjoyed righting their capsized boat (Dabulamanzi) and swimming the 50metres to the safety boat on completion. John L and Chas were the crash dummy instructors in the water for each students capsize. Well done all who took part and congratulations to everyone, instructor and student all.

Wayfarer’s in doors! What facilities we now have! John L trying his hand at tacking in the dry. The students Instructors found it an entirely different matter to get it right after not doing it the RYA way for years! 2

10 May 14 Black and White Ball at Kamares Sue S organised the lovely May Ball at Kamares for approximately 80 members and friends . We all enjoyed dancing to the disco music and a lovely dinner spread from Kamares Club Staff. The ball has now got the season off to a grand start. Bring on the Sailing (not that we have stopped over the winter)! Dhekalia Regatta 23 May 2014 Our first away match involved camping, sailing and a very social weekend par excellence. We took 4 dinghies, Cdre Kit and Bob S took the club “Hartley” (Kestrel), B Layng took “Red Kite” (Kestrel), D Cdre Kit, Kestrel Hartley and the Pisc team dinghies at Stragroom loaned a Laser 1. Sharon K also borrowed Dhekalia Sailing Club Regatta a Laser to use her own 4.7 rig on. Dave S and Brian G 20 – 22 June 14 PISC Summer Regatta took Merlot (Wayfarer)

Lots of dinghies on show. Visitors with three boats from Dhekalia reciprocated our attendance at Dhekalia in May

Pisc away team evening cocktail party in the woods Another swinging Regatta was enjoyed by all and we had 25 boats in the races. Paul. H-A officiated as the R.O. The original intention was to have a Laser fleet, a Wayfarer Fleet, a Kestrel Fleet and General Handicap Fleet. We achieved all but the Laser fleet so the Lasers moved into the General Hadicap fleet. Dhekalia SSC brought two Laser 2000’s and a RS200 which were all very competitive. Our usual strange weather patterns for regatta days gave us a Friday afternoon race in upper F4 wind. On Saturday it really blew F5 with harbour entrance very rough. The option to withdraw from the racing was taken seriously by our novice sailors which is good. There were some really big seas with 2 to 3 metre swells for the afternoon races. I sailed on my Laser and the Brian L sails off on Kestrel “Red Kite”. Jim PISC harbour entrance rollers almost took me out but for Beachmaster the fact I turned into a big “boiler” which was very white and very big. Once through it conditions at sea were a little better and I did complete the race.

Saturday 21st Regatta beach party Georgios for our normal Thursday sailing day. Six On the Saturday evening we had another great dinghies went around Managen island and back barbeque for. Over 100 members and friends around Yeronnisos Island to Agios Georgios finish organised by Jaqui and her team. line. We took more new members onto the water for their first taste of sailing and several have indicated Thanks to all the food preparation and organising that they wish to join us. Throughout the summer we members. We had four chefs on four barbeques have increased membership and more boats have working hard so over 100 members and guests were been ordered to be shipped out! well fed. A little dancing and some fine pole dancing was seen afterwards. The competitive sailors started to leave fairly early so that they could be well rested Boat Reviews – Tony and Brigitte’s for the Sunday racing. The regatta party was hugely popular and a lovely event. Thanks to Koula for her “Way 2 Go” loan of the café and alternate clubhouse! The Sunday was calmer and the sea had subsided again with lack of overnight wind. That’s the weather out here! The series races were very slow with some boats not reaching the windward mark by the time the lead boats had finished the Olympic course. Despite this we had enough sets of results for the Regatta Committte to work with. Dhekalia did collect quite a few trophies so they went away happy with their haul Summer unsheduled Sail First J/80 Regatta

PISC were asked to assist Sail First who were holding Tony & Brigitte sailing “Way 2 Go” for the first time a regatta for visiting sailors on Thursday 3rd July by together. skippering two J80's. Russian crews flew over from a “Way 2 Go” is a nice Mk2 Wayfarer and she has been company to enjoy a week in Cyprus at their firms sailed almost from arrival at the beach. We wish Tony expense. The company was rewarding the Russian and Brigitte lots of fun sailing their new ride. office staff for their outstanding effort over the past year. In all eight boats were crewed and slowly made their way out of the harbour at around 11am. Sailing conditions were extremely hot and light airs were barely 2-3 knots. A race of sorts was organised and each boat painfully and almost reluctantly drifted around a sausage course with our Dave S managing to creep over the finish line in first place. Well done to him and his crew. As each boat made a lingering drift across the finish line crews were seen to abandon ship in favour of a well deserved cool off, embarrassingly they swam faster than the boats drifted! Phil M skippered one J80 ably assisted by John L to ensure each boat had an even number of Oluf H (Norway/Paphos) received his new crew members. All boats were back in harbour by about 1pm. Sail First staff were extremely grateful to Kestrel “Wind Hover” us and to PISC in general for once again providing He and Elias will also be able to sail regularly now at A.G. with the Kestrels. skippers. We hope to do more of these days. As there are lots of new boats here are the It is of note that whilst these skippers were sailing in details Paphos harbour the dinghy fleet was also out at Agios

Hopefully I have mentioned them all:

Dave S with Wayfarer “Merlot” Dave S has now sold his beloved “Red Kite” to Brian L and with this new Wayfarer he and Brian G are now regularly sailing. Well, fairly regularly! They must be enjoying it as sometimes they even sail two races back to back!

Dave S, Brian G with Wayfarer “Merlot” rounding the bouy Neil H - “Coccinelle” a nicely fitted out Wayfarer

“S.N.A.F.U” unpacked and ready to go.. This Osprey is in beautiful condition for her age and Neil launching Coccinelle for the first time fast to boot. We shall see how the results go now in We are not sure where this nice pre-owned Wayfarer General Handicap. Congratulations to Jayne on her came from but it has been kept in excellent condition fortitude in crewing the new boat (and for all the and it seems to be quite a fast boat. cake she has made lately)! She is an inspiration to us all! Graham F and Jayne F – Osprey sail number 2 “ S.N.A.F.U” (don’t ask what it means but it starts something like Situation Normal - - -

John M and Mike R also took delivery of a Phil M new Wayfarer “Eleanor” very nice lightly used Wayfarer “Rhapsody in blue”

Sarah from Liverpool tries out “Eleanor” Phil Mutton’s new Wayfarer. Sarah enjoyed sailing with us. John on sea trials with Dabulamanzi chasing. Phil M is our new Chief Instructor, he kindly loaned his new boat for the latest Basic sailing course and Lesley A names her new boat “Gung Ho” she performed extremely well. It is of note that most of the new boats and the club boat “Green Goddess” have been encouraged to fit reefing cringles to allow the main to be reefed for first timers on the course. “Think on” as they say up North (in U.K. of course)!

Peter and Hilary receive Wayfarer “Jasmine” at Agios Georgios With a pale blue hull Wafarer 11001 arrived from Porter Brothers of Emsworth for Peter and Hilary A. The hull is manufactured by Hartley Boats and finished by Porter Brother’s of Emsworth. I will get a picture for the next edition

Dr. Mary smashes the champagne over “Gung Ho” to complete the naming ceremony. Proud owner Lesley in the background with extra champoo & glasses ready! Lesley with her Hong Kong inspired “Gung Ho” promised to give Dr. Aunty Mary a quiet time on the water this year. She was promised a totally regatta free holiday with lots of pleasurable sailing. Unfortunately “Bart’s Bash” proved not to be such plain sailing for her. See later report!

Wayfarer “Daphne” arrives sail number 11030 for Louis and Daphne V

Daphne with Greek logo in place! Daphne films Louis with his champagne christening of Wayfarer “Daphne”. Marisa receives her new Wayfarer Daphne the dinghy has a nice Greek name on the “Nefartiti” hull. This boat and all the others recently received make our large fleet of Wayfarers something very special indeed. Well done all those who have now taken them to sea for their trials

“Nefartiti” has her mast fitted by Dave S and a Dejan waving in the background Marisa’s new Wayfarer has also arrived. Ordered from Hartley Boat’s this boat will have an Egyptian

7 theme. Marisa has been a recent new member arriving from Cairo. The dinghy is to be named “Nefartiti” as far as I can gather with the logo yet to be done. The boat has extremely clean lines internally with little string, ropes or cleats and looks very nice. A cruising version the Wayfarer dinghy it would suit me nicely!

A final Wayfarer for the class of 2014 is on the way; We hear that another Wayfarer is ordered and on the way from Southampton Boat Show. I will report when she arrives later in the year. I will also say who the new owners are!

It has been quite difficult to keep track of all the new Koula with her daughter Gabby, Gaynor and me dinghies for members. We have also seen dinghies and power boats being bought and sold between It was great to have Koula and Gabby attend the members and I will cover some of them in the next beach barbeque this year. Gabby was on holiday from edition. The Commodore has also ordered two 420 Athens and was staying with her mother. The tray full dinghies which have now believed to have arrived but of dolmades provided by Koula was a lovely addition not been seen yet. All to be reported on in the next to the selection of food. Many thanks Koula. edition. I think we are now at 45/47 dinghies at the beach Beach Barbeque on Koula’s beach! At the risk of being repetitive I have to report that the years beach barbeque at Koula’s beach was another roaring success. An early gang arrived to bag the pitches, fly the flags and a small cleanup was done to clear the way for the Gazebo’s and umbrellas.

New member Richard C with the South African contingent.. PAWS Charity Raft Race at Bonamare, Timi PISC was asked if we would supply a safety boat for the event. The General Committee agreed and Chas, Sharon, Richard C crewed Safety Sinka on the day. To get to Bonamare beach we slipped the boat at the Cdre’s table complete with candelabra and fine table cloth Geroskipou slipway and then motored on a flat calm sea past the Airport. Quite a few members turned out

for the lunch at Bonamare café and it was great fun. Bill enquired when the next race would be as he could see about building a PISC Raft for the future

Lesley on the gunnel with a little more weight.

PAWS Raft race competitors going for the buoy

PISC Offshore yacht “Circe” skippered by RC(H) and My picture shows a less than happy Aunty Mary checking crewed by Angela supported the RIB Team with the rudder! coffee whilst anchored. Very welcome it was too Members who have been ill of late In 2014 we have seen several of our members with a spate of ailments. Some members have been hospitalised and undergone operations. This has been a worrying time for families and friends but we all give our warmest congratulations to our fellow members who have visited and fully supported our sick during their troubles. We are pleased to see that most of those who have had to endure operations or other illnesses are now on the mend. We hope you all have speedy recoveries and that you can get back to your normal selves as soon as possible!

Tony and Angela on “Circe” with Safety Sinka alongside For Sale: BART’S BASH in September Laser Pico (as new) Please contact Claire should you Tony D has been appointed as Deputy Rear like one of these nippy, modern dinghies Commodore (Sailing) to help Bill with the many Kestrel “Red Kite” offered for sale and this boat has events now being planned. His first task was to an excellent pedigree for race winning. It is complete organise the PISC effort for this world wide event. and available. Contact me or Brian L for more details Billed as the largest yacht race in the World we put Power Boat For Sale: We have a few members who 27 dinghies on the water and we had an exceptionally are now moving into dinghy sailing from Power boats. nice race. The new GPS units purchased by Jim the Brian L is selling his 18foot power boat. RIB Manager were used to precisely measure the John M is selling his power boat, now residing at course which had to be over 1km. After the triangle Lee’s boats at Kissonerga. Now SOLD was set up and the race got underway without start line incidents.Thanks to all the members who helped, Ray F is selling his power boat and he is moving his to organised, assisted and sailed this grand event. The Lee’s boats at Kissonerga. Now SOLD at Lee’s. club generosity raised over 650 euros for the cause. As mentioned earlier Lesley had a capsize leading to There is always a selection of boats for sale an inversion with Aunty Mary onboard and they advertised on the notice board in the Club House. ended up swimming for it for quite a time. Our Safety boat struggled to right the boat with the tow line so Richard C gallantly dumped his Laser to assist

By Editor: Many Congratulations to Brian L for a 1st at Dhekalia This has been a very busy summer and I have left out (Single handed two man boat race). Beating 4 the details of the October Autumn Regatta. I will be Albacores at Dhekalia is a great achievement! producing the next issue later in the year which will cover the latest moves. If you have articles of interest please let me have a draft by email so that I can enter it into the latest news letter. All the best to our distant members.

Editor for Commodore

Brian L with a rather similar glass trophy!