Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder that my 3rd Winter Race Training session is this Saturday, 11am-4pm.
The focus will be on boat-handling in breezy conditions, mark rounding and starting skills.
I still have a few spaces remaining, so if you’d like to join us email me at chrisjonessailingcoach@gmail.co
Chris
Thursday evening summer sailing starts early this year with a series of talks running throughout March.
The Sailing Committee hope they we have chosen topics that will be of interest to everyone that races at the club. The talks will be held in the clubhouse with each talk starting at 6.30pm and running through to about 8pm, whereupon those interested can decamp to a local hostelry for a drink or late supper.
We hope you will support this new initiative and make a date for Thursday evenings in the warmth of our clubhouse. Click on the link below to register. Please book your places early as a minimum of 10 pre-booked members is required to run each event.
Here are details of the first event on Thursday 9th March:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sail-making-secrets-presente…
Adult Course dates and booking information are now on the ‘Learn to Sail’ section.
Youth Course Dates for 2017 starting with the Easter holidays and then a full programme right through the summer holidays are now on the Learn to Sail section.
Come to the club and take part in or just spectate the ‘Cold Turkey’ sail on Tuesday 27th December with one race starting at 11.30
Prizes for the best Christmas themed outfit and decorated dinghy will be awarded.
Hugh will have the galley open for some Christmas goodies and his famous ‘non- alcoholic’ punch.
How can you resist such an offer!
Winter Membership Offer
Sutton Bingham SC are offering members of neighbouring sea sailing clubs; Castle Cove, Beer, Lyme Regis and even those further afield with restricted access to sailing during the winter to come and race with us at our friendly club near Yeovil.
We have 3 races each Sunday: Race 1 – 11.30am, Race 2 – 1.30pm and Race 3 back-to-back after race 2. Hot food is available from the galley at lunchtime and our winter package includes a space to store your boat (subject to availability).
Why not join us Jan – Mar 2017? It’s just £25 for double-handers and £20 for single-handers. Interested? Contact Mervyn Clark our Membership Secretary at crewkernefolk@btinternet.com
Please pass on the word to members of your sailing club.
Hi Everyone,
Your sailing committee is considering inviting Steve Cockerill to the club in the New Year to do his Boat Whisperer Talk.
We need to know if there is enough interest from club members to make the event viable. The club is prepared to subsidise the event providing sufficient members would like to attend.
Here are the proposed details:
Steve Cockerill, The Boat Whisper
Thursday 26 January, 7pm
£10 to include supper
Please indicate your interest by responding to the post on our Facebook page or Yahoo newsgroup if you would like to attend the event and reserve the date in your diary. We hope to confirm the date by the New Year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
SAILCOM
Just a quick post to let everyone know that the South West Youth Sailing Academy have approached SBSC requesting to visit the reservoir for a couple of weekends over the coming winter season. This has been agreed to and they will be joining us over the weekends of 10/11th Dec ’16 and 21/22 Jan. ’17.
These sessions form a part of their overall 6 month winter training programme which includes both initial sailing & race training at a variety of sea, river and reservoir venues.
They will be conducting a programme of structured training both on and off the water, using their own boats which comprise mainly RS Teras and Toppers.
There are a limited number of places available for cadet sailors from SBSC to join this training programme whilst they are at our reservoir. If you know of any SBSC cadet sailor who would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please let me know before December 6th (Tuesday week), either directly or via the email group.
Richard Frost
Great commitment and sailing talent from some of our younger club members has resulted in five of them becoming RYA Dinghy Instructors.
Having been initially identified by Mark Talbot as potential instructors they have spent time as Assistant Instructors teaching youngsters on our summer courses and following intensive training over three weekends run by Pete Muskett and Jen Miller, both Coach Assessors with the RYA, they have now gained their full qualification.
They are :- Kelsey Green, Lewis Perry, Sam Barnes-Thornton, Annie and Sophie Talbot.
I would like to congratulate them for their achievement, Mark for his support, encouragement and guidance and David Thomson as our RYA Club Principal.
Phil Bailey
Commodore
The RYA Cruising Conference SW which is being held at South Devon College, Paignton, Devon on Saturday 14th January 2017. The event is for all cruising boaters both sail and motor.
http://www.rya.org.uk/…/rya-south-west-cruising-conference-…
Booking is online as is payment through the link on the poster or directly through Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rya-sw-cruising-conference-2…
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
I look forward to seeing you at the RYA Cruising Conference SW.
Tony Wood
Regional Development Officer (SW)
RYA House, Ensign Way, Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 4YA
www.rya.org.uk
T: 07876 330374
