Sep 22

OnBoarder of the month – Stan’s our man!

NSSA winning captain and Laser champ Stan Chick on how he went from holiday fun to national schools' champion

Sep 22

Meet the OnBoarder encouraging kids into marine careers

Sam Frost wants opportunities for all

Sep 22

South Staffs’ Aga Lifts First National Powerboat Crown As Sisters Rule Waves

More Honda RYA Youth RIB success for Midlands sisters

Sep 21

2017 race evaluation evening

Friday 27th October

The Sailing Committee invite you to a race evaluation meeting at the Clubhouse at 7.30.

Items to be discussed:

  • Solent Cruiser Races – What can be done to encourage members to participate?  This year saw a disappointing turnout of participants. Next year we will be running 4 Sunday Solent races, each one back from a Social Rally to be held at Hamble, Island Harbour Marina, Beaulieu and Yarmouth. With better publicity it is hoped that a greater number of members will participate. The race back from Island Harbour will include a Cup for the first boat, on corrected time, helmed by a Lady. A cup will be awarded for the winner of the race series. One discard allowed from the 4 races. Handicap will be by Byron.
  • Harbour Cruiser race courses – This year we have changed the structure of harbour race courses. Do members like the changes? Would participants prefer longer or shorter courses?
  • Harbour Cruiser race handicaps – With a view of tempting a greater number  of participating competitors, the Sailing Committee trialled a different approach to handicap setting. (PBH)
    • The different types of Handicap systems – their advantages and disadvantages.
    • What other Sailing Clubs are using for Handicaps.
    • Comparison of race results using PBH & Bryon.
    • Explanation of ‘Dividing Factor’ within PBH.
    • Has this been successful?
    • Should we continue with this system?
  • Crew availability – several members have cited that one of the reasons they do not participate is a shortage of crew. Suggestions on how the club could help on this issue.

Sep 21

RNSA(P) Wednesday Autumn Series Race 5

The 9 yachts that slipped out of Portsmouth harbour at low water to take the long way around to the start line at Gilkicker were rewarded by some fine Autumn sailing complete with sunset. Sunshine, the rostered SOOD could only muster 2 crew (perhaps because in his mind Malcolm Roberts was still sipping chianti on the Amalfi coast) however the newly scrubbed Electron V offered to take on the task which was gratefully accepted.

Sep 20

Eighteen teams ready to race in British Keelboat League Final

Royal Thames Yacht Club to host Sailing League final in Cowes

Sep 20

RYA reveals lack of data and urges boaters to report poorly marked fishing gear

More reports required to demonstrate the danger posed to recreational boaters

Sep 20

Tidal Diamond 593 – Cruise, Party, Regatta, Compound, Nominations Meeting, Lost & Found

Tidal Diamond No. 593

High Water Cruise
Saturday 23rd September, 13:00
Please note the change in start time from the original calendar.

We are going to aim to sail around Binness Island, with a quick stop off at Stoke Common on Hayling Island for refreshments, before returning to the club. If you would like to attend the cruise, but do not feel confident enough to helm, please email me and I will see if I can arrange a crew slot in another boat. Equally, if you are a helm, who would like to offer crew spots to other members, please email me and I will try my best to pair you with crew. If anyone wishes to attend in their kayaks, I am sure this can also be accommodated. Please come with plenty of warm clothes, provisions, sunscreen, rain coats and everything in between to cope with our wonderful changeable weather.

Richard Barnes
Dinghy Captain
dinghies

Summer Party
Saturday 30th September
7.30pm til Midnight

Fabulous DJ, fantastic food and lots of fun guaranteed. Dress to impress (black tie not necessary). £15.00 per person (DJ and buffet included). Guests of members welcome. To book tickets visit https://webcollect.org.uk/tudorsc/event/tsc-summer-party.

Hannah Barnes
Commodore
commodore

Junior Regatta – Rescheduled
Saturday 7th October

Due to the high winds experienced during the regatta weekend, the Junior Regatta was postponed. We are going to be attempting a rerun of the regatta on Saturday 7th October, following the compound reorganisation and the dinghy section meeting. If you are available to volunteer in any way, please contact me, and I will see if there is a role suitable. We are looking for Assistant Race Officers, Patrol Boat Helms and Crews, Results Processors, Shoreside Coordinators, Registration Managers and Trolley Movers, plus help with Bar & BBQ after the racing.

Richard Barnes
Dinghy Captain
dinghies

Compound boat storage and reorganisation weekend

Plans are being made for the compound reorganisation scheduled for the weekend of 7th / 8th October. If you would like to help please let me know – many hands make light work! The compound is now almost at capacity, so please ensure that all summer only boats are removed on time.

I would be really grateful if you could help me out with a couple of other things to help with the smooth running of the compound.

  • Please ensure that all trailers are in working order as your winter space may be different to the summer one. Having spent several hours on Sunday hunting for stickers on boats with no trailer label, I am becoming unsympathetic to members that seem to have simply abandoned their boats.
  • If you can’t get down to check, please ask someone else to. If you have no one to ask, please drop me an email and I will check for you. There are some covers which look like they may not survive being removed – if this is the case, and the trailer is unmarked, I will have no alternative but to allocate a space at the far end of the compound or ask for the boat to be removed.
  • We would urge any members who have not used their boats for some time to consider removing them so that the space may be reallocated. Under bye law 10.3 (g), the executive committee may require the removal of any boat that has not been used for a full 12 month membership year. Hopefully this will not prove necessary, but the dialogue must begin in view of the number of new members that want to bring boats in and existing members with more than one boat to be accommodated.
  • If you have an all year space, please drop me a quick email to let me know your plans for the winter. I will offer the more convenient spaces to the regular users, but there will be some winter spaces that will be difficult to access. If you know you won’t be down, it would be very helpful if you would please volunteer for one of these.

Many thanks

Pete Burke
Compound Bosun
compound

Nominations Meeting

Please not that the date of the Nominations Meeting has changed from that published, it is now Sunday 5th November at 2pm.

Hannah Barnes
Commodore
commodore

Lost and Found
Do you have a good memory?

Some time ago, maybe at the Langstone Harbour race Weekend, I have a thought that someone borrowed my Mast Fitting Laser Wind Indicator, a little Hawk Mk II. If this jolts a memory and you have one but can’t remember where it came from then I’m one short!

Many thanks

Iain Cameron

Diary Dates

Off the Water On the Water
End of Summer Party September 30th Chichester Cruise September 23rd
Langstone Harbour Board Open Forum October 12th High Water Cruise September 23rd
Real Ale Night & Games October 27th Gould / Challenge Series 2 September 24th

Dinghy, Sailing, Cruiser

Sep 20

Sunday Lunch – 08/10/2017 –

Every Sunday until Christmas. 1200 for 1230 Please book in the Clubhouse or 023 9258 0403 or hornetsailing@btconnect.com

Sep 20

Semaphore Mess Dinner – 29/09/2017 –

Bar open to members - No food available