Tidal Diamond 682
- Dinghy Racing
- Low Water Dinghy Cruise
- Club Maintenance Opportunity
- Upcoming Rowing Events
- Rowing News
- Diary Dates
Dinghy Racing
On Saturday we have the Saturday series race 5 & 6 which should be started from a patrol boat down harbour. The races will be a short course with the second race being started as soon as all of the boats from the first race have finished.
On Sunday, after the dinghy cruise, there is the spring series race 7. This race will be starting at 4pm from the club line. You do not need to have entered any of the previous races in this series to take part.
Mark Swallow
Dinghy Captain
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Low Water Dinghy Cruise – Sunday 26th May, 1100
On Sunday we have the first dinghy cruise of the year. Possibilities for the trip are a sail along Southsea Seafront, if the weather is kind, and an exploration of the South Eastern part of the harbour, passing near the wrecked landing craft and then a passage through Rod Rithe, marked by perches. We may not go ashore anywhere, stopping is very much dependent on the wind direction and avoidance of lee shores. So, a likely plan for the day would be to have early elevenses (tenses?) at the club before setting sail around 1100 and then to have lunch on return to the club.
It would be nice if we could get some of our newer members without boats involved so if you are an experienced sailor taking a boat and will have room for one or two more crew or if you are a member without a boat, or not confident in your own boat, and would like to take up a crewing position then get in touch. We will do our best to match up extra crew with boats.
Please email your interest as soon as possible to the Dinghy Captain, Mark Swallow, at dinghies
Neil Boyce
Cruise Leader for Sunday
Club Maintenance Opportunity – Bruce
The Sailing committee is looking for a volunteer or volunteers to finish the anti-fouling on Bruce. This would count towards duty time and would aid the club in relaunching Bruce in the near future. I understand that the job is already over half way done so please contact me on clubboats if you think you are in a position to help.
Laurie Gould
Club Boats & Equipment
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Upcoming Rowing Events
To all rowers and paddlers, existing or potential.
- 08/09th June: ECA Cockleshell Challenge. Could anyone interested please let me know so we can get some idea of numbers wishing to participate and get ourselves organised. This event will be open to all rowers and paddlers, including sea kayaks and sit-ons. It promises to be a great day out on the water for all ages. More information can be found on the ECA website.
- 15/16th June: Fareham Sailing and Motor Boat Club open weekend. Further details will follow.
- 16th June: Round Hayling Island race. Again, could interested parties please let me know so we get an idea of numbers
For all those who haven’t yet discovered the pleasures of rowing, on most Saturdays there is the opportunity to try your hand at Gig rowing if no other events are planned. This takes place at 10:30 so if you’re interested please let me know, and also please drop a line to confirm that a gig will be available on the day.
Donald Heath
Rowing Captain
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Rowing News
Unfortunately last Saturday was not only PTBO day but also the day of the “Hamble Raid” rowing race so the Tudor rowing section was split in half, with Rosie at the Tudor and Sandy Craig , John Elson and Ian Ducane with cox Daniel Robins in “Freedom” competing at Southampton.
The Tudor crew in Freedom came second in their class, only 6 seconds behind the the First place boat which has consistently been the strongest Bursledon gig crew for several years. It was an extremely hard fought race as is shown by the small margin after approx 5 miles with race times of around 50 minutes, with both teams left exhausted and a long gap between the two leaders and the rest of the fleet. If you would like to see some video we had a Go Pro on our flag staff, pull up Youtube and use this code to see the finish …gh070075.., the finish on this race is when the bell is rung on the beach by a crew member, much chaos and hilarity, for information the boat that beaches on our starboard side was the winner as they started 30 seconds after us but finished just 24 seconds behind. Special praise for our cox Daniel for keeping his cool under great pressure in maintaining a tight course line in spite of extremely tight and crowded conditions. This is a great event and hopefully next year the dates will not clash and the Tudor can enter a bigger team.
Ian Ducane
Diary Dates
| Social |
Sailing |
| Start of Spring Cruise |
May 25th |
Saturday Series 5 & 6 |
May 25th
1600hrs |
| Prospective Members Evening |
June 7th
1930hrs |
Low Water Cruise 1
/ Spring Series 7 |
May 26th
1100hrs
/ 1600hrs |
Tudor 70th Anniversary Social
(TBC) |
August 31st
1900hrs |
Gales Series 3 |
May 27th
1830hrs |
| Barts Bash BBQ |
September 14th
1400hrs |
Sunset Series 3 |
May 28th
1930hrs |
Dinghy, Sailing, Cruiser
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Regards,
Paul Tansom
Tidal Diamond Editor
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