FROM THE COMMODORE THIS MONTH’S DIARY Saturday 7th August By the time you read this Newsletter the New Style Weymouth Town Laser Training Morning Regatta will be over and we are now looking forward to a busy August 9.45 am with the hosting of the National 12 Class National Championships (known as Burton Week) from 14 to 20 August. th Sunday 8 August Some people have asked me why CCSC is hosting the National 12s Ladies Race (Z)/Crews Race (X) when we do not have even one in the Club. Saturday 14th – Friday 20th August The answer is that we made the commitment to host their Class 4 years National 12 Championships ago when we were at the former site and the National 12s were a very good size of fleet for us to accommodate on the original CCSC Beach Sunday 22nd August location. As a Club we are honouring that commitment, which will still, I Singlehanded Race am sure, enhance our reputation and that of the Yacht Clubs of Weymouth Championship Committee. Please also note that it does Sunday 29th August bring in good revenue to the Club which helps to keep our membership Asymmetric Training and facilities charges down. th Looking further ahead, the administration season is fast approaching. Monday 30 August Please be alert to the need to apply early for keelboat haul out, space for August Bank Holiday Race dinghy Autumn and Winter Series, dare I say also checking that the date th of the Annual Dinner and Prizegiving is in your Diary, and so on. Your Saturday 4 September early planning helps out the organisers and helps our finances too. 3rd Sat 5,6/6 Finally, please remember that if you have any good ideas to improve the Wednesday 8th September Club or its operation, contact the appropriate Official or Class Captain so Z Class Meeting that if a Club Rule Change is required, it can be processed in good time 7.30 pm for the AGM. th Good sailing, and make the most of it, the Summer season end is fast Saturday 11 September approaching. Cadet Open Bob Turner HELP NEEDED PLEASE FROM THE REAR COMMODORE With the holiday season upon us I would like to remind everyone to For? Burton Week check the Handbook for your duties. It is just not good enough to say When? 14-20 August ‘I’m too busy’ or ‘I’m away that week’. It is your responsibility to arrange Where? Galley a swap. There have been several instances recently when such excuses Reward? Great fun, get to know have been made. Do remember that it is a requirement of your others, wonderful Club membership that you take part in duties. Your boat park application or atmosphere! request for moorings might not be so favourably looked upon if it is felt you do not pull your weight. The duties are not onerous if everyone does Jane Davies - 01305 852817 their share. [email protected] Sally Fielding YOUR CASTLE COVE SAILING CLUB NEWSLETTER Please note your Newsletter will now be sent out as soon as possible after the General Committee Meeting, held on the first Tuesday of each month. Please bear this in mind when submitting articles publicising events at the beginning of the month. Please keep those interesting articles coming – due to the costs of printing and postage, contributions of about half a page are ideal – if yours is longer we can put it on the website with a link to it and perhaps a shortened version in the Newsletter. Please keep to the deadline as I intend to have the Newsletter ready to go to print pending any additions arising from the Committee Meeting. Get your copy earlier and save the Club money – have your NEWSLETTER BY E-MAIL (see back page). Cathy Ledger Castle Cove Sailing Club - 2 - August 2004 Newsletter FROM THE HONORARY SAILING SECRETARY GENERAL COMMITTEE VACANCIES Family Fun Day – 25th September There will be 3 vacancies on the General This year the last day of Cadets and the Cove Cup are being th Committee coming up. If you would like to combined into a ‘Family Fun Day’ starting at 10.30 on the 25 talk about it please contact Diana Gill September (see ‘Changes To The Race Programme’ elsewhere in this Newsletter for detailed timings). There will be a mix of racing (with courses/starts matched to all abilities) and other on-water activities, culminating in a prizegiving and barbecue from mid afternoon onwards. Prizes will be given for best MONDAY NIGHT DINGHY RACING parent and child crew, lowest and highest average ages, stamina in the face of adversity (i.e. who capsized the most Please note that all Monday night dinghy (dinghies only!) - and kept going!) and Sailing Committee Prize racing is now being run on an ‘elapsed time’ amongst others. This is the last full day before the end of the basis. As such the OD will aim to give all summer parking period, so please make a note in your diary dinghies a race of about the same duration, and then come down to celebrate the end of the summer and rather than of the same length. Further the start of the Autumn Series! explanation can be found in section 6.2 (page 52) of the handbook. More details will be in next month’s Newsletter and will also be displayed in the Clubhouse. Ben Evans Ben Evans - 01305 750163 CHANGES TO THE RACE PROGRAMME Please note the following changes in the race programme: 1. The Cadet Open is now the 11th September, not the 4th as previously advertised. 2. 3rd Saturday 5,6 / 6 will now be on the 4th September, rather than on the 11th. 3. The Cove Cup will now be held on the 25 September, starting at 10.30 (dinghies) and 11.30 (keelboats). For dinghies there will be three back-to-back races (amongst other activities), whilst keelboats will have a single long distance race. These will be followed by a club BBQ and prizegiving. This event will incorporate the Cadets last day. Ben Evans - 01305 750163 BOAT PARK DURING THE NATIONAL 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS From Saturday 14th to Friday 20th August the Club will be host to the National 12’s UK championships. Around sixty boats are likely to take part and they are expected to start arriving at the Club from early on the Saturday morning. To accommodate this number of boats, particularly at this time of year, it will probably be necessary for the 12’s to be parked directly in front of those rows of Club dinghies that are usually open to the rigging areas i.e. rows B1, C1, D1, D6 and D7. If you are parked in any other row and you do not intend to use your dinghy during the above period it would be very helpful if you/we could move your boat to one of the rows that will be ‘blocked off’ by the National 12’s. Your space could then be temporarily allocated to a member who intends to sail during that week. Please would you therefore contact me if you know that you will not be using your boat during this period. As it is possible that a member may come down to race on the Monday or Wednesday and still find that their boat is blocked in we have a arranged for a team of our Cadets to be on hand to help you move the blocking ‘12’ and assist you in rigging your boat. The OD’s will be requested to closely monitor the situation on the Boat Park and, if necessary, delay the start of dinghy racing. We understand that the National 12’s will be on the water from around 14.30 - 17.00 on the Saturday (practice race) and then each day from the Sunday through to the Friday from 10.00 - 16.00. If you wish to free-sail during the week it may therefore be advisable to avoid the launch and recovery periods. When available, a copy of the full race schedule will be posted in the Clubhouse. Please call myself, Ben Evans or Sally Fielding if you have any questions. Mike Clarkson - 01305 853966 - [email protected] Castle Cove Sailing Club - 3 - August 2004 Newsletter EVENT: LASER TRAINING MORNING When: Saturday 7 August ATTENTION CAR OWNERS Time: Start at 09:45 There is a lack of understanding about Finish for lunch (and afternoon racing) car parking by some members. You are reminded to read Byelaw B.15 in Format: the Handbook. Cars are not normally permitted on the Boat Park. 09:45 rig and change explain rigging land demonstration of techniques 10:30 launch - up-wind technique CCSC Window Stickers rabbit starts and trigger pulls Display in your car down-wind technique Available in the Bar running by-the-lee (capsizing optional :) 12:30 recover to shore. (remainder of programme is shore based for those not racing in the afternoon) TORNADO lunch A boat working party is needed ASAP video and washup for our, potentially, replacement Bring: usual sailing kit committee boat. water bottle to take afloat Please let me know days, dates, times notepad and pen if you want to take notes you can help. Thank you. Brian Shaw – 01305 776659 Contact: [email protected] Bob Cudmore - 01308 862024 if interested or turn up on the day! Z CLASS NEWS By the time you read this there will be only 5 Wednesday evening races left this season. Where has the summer gone? However that is not the end of sailing, whether racing or cruising as September and October can be glorious months for sailing and I hope to see many boats still out.