Autumn Newsletter 2006
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d Sailing Llandegfed Page 1 October 2006 COMMODORE’S LETTER Well this is my last letter turnouts and the success of more work particularly at club INSIDE THIS ISSUE asymmetric sailing has re- as Commodore and I level and participating in club • AGM Agenda have to say it has been a sulted in the most active racing. blast. I hope that my ef- fleet in South Wales. • Llandegfedd Wa- ter Sports Centre forts have helped to de- velop the club in a way On the whole I have enjoyed Update which allows us to grow By far the biggest goal of the 2 years as Commodore • BCYC Top Club and improve.. course is improvement of and have taken a great deal • facilities as this is the largest of satisfaction from it. It is a Vareo Inlands brake on developing sailing certainly a very useful experi- • RS700 Inland My targets for my two and indeed applies for all ence and character building • year stint was to make the the other clubs at the reser- which I urge others to try – Top Tips tasks of running club voir. It is pretty impressive please volunteer it is fun. • Presidents Week- more streamlined, im- that the club is as active as end results prove facilities, equipment it is considering our rudi- for OD’s and the quality mentary facilities. The LWSC I therefore wish Phil Leeb du of race management and project is now gathering Toit the very best for his lead- improve the standard of steam as explained later in ership year and am pleased racing using boat starts. I this newsletter and I will be that he is building and receiv- think many of these goals concentrating on this with ing great support from his STOP PRESS have been reached or we Gareth and Martyn from new team. • Water Level iack are at least moving in the now on. onto the slips says Sailing sec right direction and take pleasure in having the • Llandegfedd Jun- helm during this phase of The season is now drawing iors top club at Bris- fairly rapid change. I can to a close and I think con- tol not take full responsibility sidering the bad start and • Llandegfedd Water for all this as it was largely removal of facilities, on the Sports Centre pro- implemented by the team whole has gone reasonably Steve ject gathers pace. who have all pulled to- well. Most events have • Results from your gether to make these been well supported al- intrepid travellers plans happen and of though conditions in the • Nigel Tinkler fin- course you the member- early part of the year were ishes 4th in R S ship for trusting and very variable. The standard Vareo Nationals working with us. Com- of sailing is getting better pared to other local clubs and our junior scene is still we have actually strong vibrant. Youth sailing needs P AGE 2 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR LLANDEGFEDD SAILING CLUB 2006 To be held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran Friday, 17th November 2006 at 7.30pm AGENDA 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of last AGM (On the web site, under ADMIN, AGM details) 3. Matters arising 4. Commodore’s report 5. Treasurer’s report 6. To receive reports from subcommittees 7. Election of officers and committee 8. To determine the subscriptions for 2007 9. Action plan and targets for 2007 10. Proposal for Sailing programme and racing formats for 2007 11. Proposal for 2007 social and coaching programmes 12. Any other business Pleas e visit the club website on: www. Llandegfedd.org.uk P AGE 3 Vice Commodore's Social bits Llandegfedd Sailing Club need to know Polo shirts cost £15,00 all sizes As you are aware, the end of year your commitment in advance. and come in yellow, red, navy, Dinner and Prize Giving is fast grey. approaching. R.S.V.P. Phil at: Rugby shirts cost £28.00 and [email protected] erve.co.uk come in all sizes and are red, navy, The Date: Saturday 25th Novem- yellow, ber The T shirt, polo shirt, rugby top green, black. The Time: 19h00 for 19h30 Start. club clothes is about to fall flat and These are all good quality items. The Place: Same as 2005 - Conser- fail, as I have had very few orders. vative Club Usk. As you know, I don’t wish to tie up So, you have any last minute or- club funds in stock, I would like to ders for T shirts, Polo Shirts and Cost is the same as last year, £ take orders or commitment to buy Rugby 12,00 per adult and £ 5,00 per from Shirts, Let me know by email. Cadet/Student/Scholar. you all at this stage. [email protected] erve.co.uk Please could you email me with We will be having some nosh, your order. followed by the prize giving and I need size, type ( t, polo, rugby ). ceilidh. and preferred colour. T shirts cost £9,00 and come in all Phil You will need to pay me at the sizes and come in Blue, pale blue, event on the evening, but I do yellow, green, red, grey. Editors Column Well as the seasons draws to a ter, I am standing down as editor, close, its been a funny old year, Steve Clarke has kindly offered to take with strange winds and a distinct back (but onl y until someone else lack of water, but the club has takes it on—Dep Ed) the duties now made great progress towards its that his commodoreship has come to new clubhouse (see related arti- an end. I have decided to take some cle in this issue). time out from sailing and concentrate on giving my children the best possi- ble chance of playing Golf at county The summer has seen the full level. I aim to get down to the club as range of wind, July saw sailing often as possible just to see what’s conditions akin to the mediter- happeni ng. My boat is on the market raen and September started with for sale if anyone is interested, if not a traditional Autumn gale, but it’ll stay tucked up in the garage. hey that’s the UK for you. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as I notice from the number of editor and at the club, but time moves boats in the dinghy park a nd on. racing t hat the RS Vareo is be- coming the preferred choice within the club, Martin a nd Nigel I hope you enjoy my last newsletter. are also proving that Llandeg- fedd members can perform away from home with a number of top ten results in national competi- David tions, this can only be good for the club in is pursuit of attracting new members. David Aston RS700 GBR 843 Hey Dave! You’re going the wrong way—the As explained i n my last newslet- golf course is behind you! (Dep Ed) P AGE 4 Explorers visit to TSyT Prince William Will take on a fresh crew before sailing for Liverpool. As members of the Newport 10th Tan Gwylit (Wildfire) Expl orer Scouts trooped up the 180ft Brigtantine-rigged vessel’s gang- plank, scouting veteran Mac Pearce, who is also a committee member of the Tall Ships Youth Trust, said “Things don’t get more adventurous than sailing in this”. “Handling something like the Prince William with a rough sea runni ng is enough t o c hallenge the most adventur ous scout”. From Left To Right: “When I was a scout, 60 odd years ago, we didn’t have anything Alison Gordon, Jonathan Price, Oli ver Hando, Leo Mil- like this. The Sea Scouts had a whaling boat, but otherwise it was ton, NICKN ICK HAMMERSLEY, James White and Andrew a weekend on Henllys Hill”. Jeffs on the tall ship Prince William. “Explorer Scout leader Nigel White, 54, from Cwmbran, said that Going down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and since the former Venture Scouts were reorganised into Explorer the sky is a distinct option for a group of Gwent scouts. Scouts in 2000 t he accent was on advent ure”. And, if like the mariner the Masefield poem, they want “Whether it’s the traditional woodcraft activities that everyone a tall ship to do it i n the TSYT Prince William is just the associates with scouts, or outdoor activities on a larger scale, the thing. emphasis is on self reliance and teamwork. The Prince William was moored in Barry, where she Kindly re-printed form the Sout h Wales Argus. Sailing secretary’s Locker OOD 19 Nov John Regan, Debbie White, David White, Tom Watts Does a nyone ha ve a friend, relative or colleague who 26 Nov Jeremy Symons, Christine Stanley, Elfyn Morgan, would like to become a regu- Simon Stanley lar OOD (Officer of the day) for Llandegfedd Sailing Club? Forthcoming Events Finally please make a note Ideally they would need to Llandegfedd of our new email ad- ha ve done some dinghy racing dresses mine November Series will be taking if they are keen, we could is [email protected] a place over the next 4 Sundays, provide training. Also we nd Mandy's for member- the first race will start at wo u l d l ike to hea r f rom an y- ship enquiries is member- 11:00am prompt, there will be one who would like to be as- [email protected] 2 ra ces ba ck to ba ck s in gle flee t sist with safety boat duties.