Tidal Diamond No. 498

Cruiser Break Ins

Over the night of 19th / 20th Feb some 15 Cruisers were broken into and various items stolen. An update for members from the exec on the break ins is attached to this TD.

Following the break ins the local Hampshire Police community team will be visiting the club on Sunday 20th March, 12pm – 1.30pm to talk to members about Immobilise, a free service where you can register valuables with the hope of being reunited with them should they be stolen and recovered by the police.

https://www.immobilise.com/

Hannah Barnes
Commodore

Ladders

Update on Recent Cruiser Break Ins.pdf

Tidal Diamond No. 497

RENEWALS

Please be reminded that plaques have to be collected from the club this year.

If you have paid either by cheque or online and HAVE returned your boat forms then your plaques will be waiting for you to collect them in an envelope – all you have to do is sign for them.

If you have paid online but NOT yet returned your boat forms to the club, your plaques will be in an envelope ready for collection, but I need the boat forms first.

ADDITIONAL DATE not on the green form: Friday February 26th 20.00 – 22.00.

Please don’t leave it to that very last session otherwise we’re likely to have long queues!!

Many thanks

Paul Megson
Secretary

Ebb & Flow

Deadline for the next issue of Ebb & Flow – Monday, 7 March 2016

Get into print!

We’re all looking forward to another’s season’s sailing. If you’ve not been out this year why not at least start thinking and writing about it with an article for the spring issue of Ebb & Flow?

We need your input to make the next Ebb and Flow interesting so please let us know all about your sailing adventures and activities. If you are writing an article (and please do), a few photos if you have them help to make it even more interesting (and make it easier to adjust it to fit in the space available).

We can all learn from the nautical experiences of others so let’s hear about your sailing successes and failures – don’t be embarrassed, pseudonyms can be used if you prefer! Whether cruising or racing, why not let us have some information on your tips and or trips. What about some practical advice or suggestions for this summer. Why not write something on your favourite type of dinghy or cruiser, practical boating advice or cooking in confined quarters – all contributions gratefully received.

Other ideas for articles: what made you want to get afloat in the first place, what was your first sailing experience; what was your worst (and/or best) sailing experience; what boat would you like to own and why; sailing trivia; most useful piece of kit; book reviews; your favourite nautical film or poem?

Sailing stories, cartoons or photos are all welcome? Don’t be shy, start to write. Cast your mind adrift and put pen to paper – or fingers to keyboard.

If you have an idea, please get in touch and send your contributions to ebbnflow

Richard Curtis
Ebb & Flow Editor

England Coastal Path

Natural England are running three drop in sessions in March to find out more about the England Coastal Path, a new National Trail around England’s entire coast. See attached flyer for details.

Paul Tansom
PLSA Rep.

RBS 6 Nations Rugby

We will be showing the following Rugby matches on the big screen at the club:

• Friday 26 February

• 20:05 Wales v France at Principality Stadium

Saturday 27 February

• 14:25 Italy v Scotland at Stadio Olimpico
• 16:50 England v Ireland at Twickenham

Saturday 12 March

• 13:30 Ireland v Italy at Millennium Stadium
• 16:00 England v Wales at Twickenham

Sunday 13 March

• 15:00 Scotland v France at Murrayfield

Saturday 19 March

• 14:30 Wales v Italy at Stadio Olimpico
• 17:00 Ireland v Scotland at Murrayfield
• 20:00 France v England at Twickenham

The bar will be open for the matches and all members and their guests are welcome to attend. To help you celebrate your team’s tries the bar has extended its collection of whiskies to include at least one whisky from each of the nations playing.

The galley will be open with hot snacks and basket style meals between games on the Saturdays. We are also planning to organize take-out meals to be delivered to the club prior to the last match on Saturday 19th March.

Please let me know If you would like to volunteer for a bar and/or galley duty for these games.

Thanks,

Jason Chipper
Bar Manager

Diary Dates

!!! TSC Galley & Bar Will Be Open Every Sunday in February !!!

coast path flyer.pdf

Tidal Diamond No. 496

Awnings and Covers on Boats in compound

I walked around the compound last weekend and noticed that a lot of ‘covers’ have become misplaced in this very windy weather. Please take some time to check yours. A couple of the boats have quite a bit of water in them and at 10lb per gallon! I also noted that many of the tyres are flat. Non-use is a ‘killer’ for tyres!

Please can you inform me of any ‘movements’ of boats. I remind you that you will need to check that your surname is clearly and obviously placed on your boat trolley. Spring is on it’s way!

Linda Vacher
Compound Bosun

Boats in Compound

In addition to the above, and following a check by Richard Barnes this weekend, it seems that there are lots of dinghies at the end of the compound that have fallen off their trailers and onto other boats. Could you please arrange to check any dinghies you are responsible for after the high winds.

Paul Tansom
Tidal Diamond Editor

Bruce – Committee Boat Project

Thank-you to all those who have helped on the committee boat project. The team have made some great progress over the last few months, including rewiring most of the boat, getting the engine running, installing all the new accessories (VHF, Horn, Depth Sounder, Flag Gantry, Pulpit etc.) and working on the woodwork. The team always welcome additional help, so if you would like to get involved in the project please contact Richard Barnes, dinghies. Any time spent working on the project can count towards your duty hours, so if you would like to get them signed off early this year, please get in contact.

The next phase of the project is to fix the rotting woodwork around the rubbing strake. If you are able to offer your woodworking skills or have a suggestion regarding where to source the following items please get in touch:

• WANTED: Hardwood planking. 100mm x 20mm section & 100mm x 10mm section
• WANTED: Rubberised D section, approximately 38mm base, 18m in length

Richard Barnes
Dinghy Captain

Diary Dates

!!! TSC Galley & Bar Will Be Open Every Sunday in February !!!

Tidal Diamond No. 495

Diary Dates

!!! TSC Galley & Bar Will Be Open Every Sunday in February !!!

Vacancy for Assistant Secretary

Following the AGM there was no nomination for the Assistant Secretary role, whose main duties are handling renewals and taking the exec minutes. If you are interested in the role then please contact myself or Paul Megson for more details.

Hannah Barnes
Commodore

Friendly Fridays – Cruiser pre-season get-togethers

Ahead of the “formal” Friendly Fridays planned for this year, (mainly because many of us cruiser folk will be away for the weekend as soon as we can on a Friday, come the sailing season) I am planning on kicking things off a bit early.

My thoughts are that any of you newer / less experienced cruiser owners (or those who have moved up to larger craft and want to venture further) can come along on a Friday evening to chat with us more experienced folk. Whether it is finding out the best places to visit with given tidal conditions, where you can get to in a given time frame, or just odds and ends of advice, there are plenty of members who have “been there & done that” whose brains you can pick.

Moira & I can be there most Fridays in the run-up to launch weekend and possibly for a couple of weeks after, until the weather picks up a bit, and I am sure other seasoned cruisers will be along too, to share their knowledge & experiences.

If you have any particular questions or things you want to find out about, drop me an e-mail at the “cruisers” address in the week before and we can make sure we are there with charts & pilot books or whatever, as required.

Roger Smith
Cruiser Captain

Summer cruise plans

As you may have read in the last “Ebb & Flow” we plan to visit north Brittany for our big cruise this year. If anyone is interested in coming along, either for the whole 3 weeks or just the last two, I would like to hear from you. If you would like to do such a trip but are nervous, come along to a “Friendly Friday” and we can chat about what it is all about. Maybe if you fancy crewing for such a trip, we can team you up with someone who would like to go, but lacks crew?

Roger Smith
Cruiser Captain

Antifoul

I am not sure how many of you have read the recent PBO tests on antifoul, but it looks like 4 brands come out tops in our region – three are definitely top-end price wise, but the fourth – Teamac “D”, is much more sensibly priced. I am planning on ordering some for Cinabbar and wonder if anyone else would be interested to help keep the costs down – Drop me an e-mail if you are interested.

Roger Smith
Cruiser Captain

Jose Vogel

For those that remember Jose and Colin Vogel, I am sorry to report that Jose passed away on 21st January 2016. Colin has asked for the message to be passed on and to say that the funeral is on 11th February at 2pm at Chichester Crematorium for those who wish to send Jose on her way, and that there is to be a wake afterwards.

Mark Wilshaw

New Bass Fishing Regulations

Please see attached leaflet.

Hannah Barnes
Commodore

Bass Leaflet 2016 Regulations.pdf

Tidal Diamond No. 494

Diary Dates

RENEWALS 2016

Please be aware that the first session on Friday February 5th will start at 20.30 hrs not 20.00hrs.

Thank you

Jan Sobey
Assistant Secretary

2016/17 Bar Duties

I will be building the bar duty roster for the next membership year over the next couple of weeks. If you did a bar duty this year I will assume you’d like to have the same number of hours next year unless you tell me differently by email.

If you didn’t do any bar duties this year but would to volunteer this year please email me in the next 2 weeks.

Full training will be provided if you are not yet bar trained or would like a refresher.

Thanks,

Jason Chipper
Bar Manager
barmanager

Dinghy Insurance

Is your Dinghy stored on a road trailer?

When renewing my dinghy insurance (with Towergate Mardon), I found out that, because I store my dinghy on its road trailer, it is not insured for theft unless the road trailer is fitted with a wheel clamp. If you chose to store your dinghy in this way, you are advised to check your own insurance to make sure that you are covered for theft.

Will Stokely
Sailing Secretary

Tidal Diamond No. 493

Diary Dates

BOSUN’S TENDER – UNSEAWORTHY – DO NOT USE

The Bosun’s Tender has been declared unseaworthy and is not to be used with immediate effect. It is planned to repair the tender as soon as possible but, due to the nature of the work, we will have to wait until we have warmer weather.

Steve Jones
Bosun

Galley Volunteers Required 24th & 31st January

There are 2 remaining duties in this membership year that require volunteers. Do you need maintenance hours? If so, and even if you’re not galley trained, please contact me socialsec as soon as possible.

2016-2017 Duties: If you would like to volunteer for galley or BBQ duties for the numerous events to be held this year please contact me in the next 2 weeks please. socialsec

Thanks

Steve Francis
Social Secretary

Vacancy for Club Welfare Officer

Fiona Bowles, our current Club Welfare Officer has decided to step down due to the imminent arrival of a new baby. Thank you to Fiona for her work as Welfare officer over the last year. We now need to appoint a new Club Welfare Officer, whose main responsibility is the safeguarding of our cadets. The job description, child protection policy and good practice guidelines are attached but please contact me if you need any more information. Please send applications to me by Wednesday 27th January, so that the appointment can be considered at the February Exec Committee meeting.

Hannah Barnes
Commodore

Immobilise

Immobilise is the world’s largest FREE register of possession ownership details and together with its sister sites the Police’s NMPR and CheckMEND, forms a very effective tool in helping to reduce crime and repatriate recovered personal property to its rightful owners. Immobilise can be used by members of the public and businesses to register their valued possessions or company assets, and exclusive to Immobilise all account holders registered items and ownership details are viewable on the Police national property database the NMPR.

Mark Webb
Hampshire Constabulary Marine Unit

Open Meeting on Fish and Wildlife of Langstone

PLSA has organised an open meeting to discuss The Deterioration of the Marine Fish and other Wildlife in Langstone Harbour. It is on January 25th from 7:30 to 9:30 in the ECA clubhouse. There are some space limitations so if you are interested in attending could you please let me know at secretary.east.

Paul Tansom
PLSA Rep.

Charts of the Solent & Langstone Harbour Friday 22nd January 2016

I’ve the following charts which TSC members might like to compare with reality today; there have been some interesting changes in the last 60 years.

Also two books:
How to Read a Nautical Chart, Nigel Calder, 2003.
Creeks and Harbours of the Solent, K.Adlard Coles, 6th Edition, 1959.

They’ll be layed-out in the Club between 20:30-21:30, Friday 22nd January 2016.

Terry Smith

Antifoul Removal Service – are you interested?

This year, my intention is to have Basil, my Westerly Griffon, soda blasted to remove unknown numbers of antifoul applications. This will probably lead to a new epoxy coating system being applied before I antifoul again. Having approached the Bosuns’ Committee, the suggestion made is that I wait until all other boats are launched (after launch weekend, the 2/3 April 2016) to have the works carried out. This would mean easier access for the company doing work, less mess within the compound, longer evenings to finish working and hopefully better weather!

So to assist in reducing the costs of the blasting, is there anyone else interested in having their hull prepared in the same manner? The more boats which are done, the cheaper the whole process becomes for everyone having the blasting carried out. At the time being, my thoughts are to go with a company called Symblast (mickywillis or call me on 0208 337 1259 evenings and we can discuss. I currently have one other boat keen to have antifoul removal carried out, so if you are tired of scraping, fed up with the mess and your back is aching, message me!!

Thanks,

Micky Willis

Ref. Ian DuCane Gig purchase

I would like to thank all those supporters of the rowing Gig idea who turned out on a “Grotty” Sunday morning. Although there are enough people in support to take the idea forward it appears that others are considering the situation. I am minded therefore to allow the situation more time to develop and I am prepared to personally carry the costs of insurance etc. for a few weeks to give time for reflection. All those who would like to support this venture in whatever capacity please ensure that I am made aware of your interest by phone, text or email. I will report on the situation as it unfolds.

Ian DuCane

Immobilise.pdf
tudor-sailing-club-child-protection-good-practice-guidlines-v3.pdf
tudor-sailing-club-child-protection-policy-and-proceduresv3.pdf
tudor-sailing-club-welfare-officer-jsv1.pdf
PLSAOpenMeeting.pdf

Tidal Diamond No. 492

Diary Dates

Thank You

Those of us who were there, will be aware of the debates we had an the Club’s AGM. One important point that was inadvertently missed out, was a vote of thanks to the members standing down on the Executive Committee and on other Club Committees. I hope Members will join me in recording a vote of thanks for the valuable service rendered by the Committee Members and Officers.

Chris and Lin Goodyear

Renewals

If you have any Club Duty Logs that have not yet been signed/or sent to Jan Sobey, please could you do this as soon as possible. If your duties are not recorded then you will be charged for any outstanding hours when, you receive your renewal invoice.

Many thanks

Jan Sobey
Assistant Secretary

Vacancy for Club Welfare Officer

Fiona Bowles, our current Club Welfare Officer has decided to step down due to the imminent arrival of a new baby. Thank you to Fiona for her work as Welfare officer over the last year. We now need to appoint a new Club Welfare Officer, whose main responsibility is the safeguarding of our cadets. The job description, child protection policy and good practice guidelines are attached but please contact me if you need any more information.

Please send applications to me by Wednesday 27th January, so that the appointment can be considered at the February Exec Committee meeting.

Hannah Barnes
Commodore

Vacancy for Assistant Secretary

Following the AGM there was no nomination for the Assistant Secretary role, whose main duties are handling renewals and taking the exec minutes. If you are interested in the role then please contact myself or Paul Megson for more details. In the short term Jan Sobey has volunteered to assist with renewals for 2016 and to handover to a new assistant secretary. Thanks to Jan for her help.

Hannah Barnes
Commodore

Presentation Evening
Saturday 6 February

If you had a good season come and collect your awards or come and support those who did.

Full details to follow.

Sandie Parker

Purchase of 15ft Gig by Ian DuCane

I was disappointed that the idea to start a Gig rowing section failed to gain the necessary enthusiasm from the majority of the club members and after the vote I was minded to allow the whole idea to “fall into history”. However I was immediately approached by several members who were very supportive of the idea and expressed a strong desire to purchase the boat privately. I was thus immediately swung back to a more positive frame of mind and I have now purchased the Gig that was for sale, there was no time to lose as I had already stalled the advertising of the boat for over a month and I owed the owners a prompt decision.

I am planning on collecting the boat on Thursday of this week so it should be available for interested parties to scrutinise at the weekend. I am planning on being at the club at 0900hrs on Sunday morning to meet any interested members.

Anyone interested in supporting this venture with a view to possibly purchasing a share of this Gig should either turn up on Sunday, or contact me by phone or email prior to Sunday morning. Tel: 07775916077; email: ianducane.

I am sure this will be a fun boat for all involved.

Very Best Regards

Ian Ducane

Does your Laser need a new cover?

At the end of season dinghy meeting it was observed that there are quite a few lasers that could do with a new cover. I have approached several suppliers and have managed to secure discounts for a bulk buy of 10 or more covers. The current best price is £64 from Rooster Sailing – https://www.roostersailing.com/pd/Laser-Top-Cover-in-1680D-Polyester-High-UV-resistant_100685.htm

If you need a new cover and would like to take advantage of this offer then please let me know by Friday 29th January.

Hannah Barnes
Commodore

tudor-sailing-club-child-protection-good-practice-guidlines-v3.pdf
tudor-sailing-club-child-protection-policy-and-proceduresv3.pdf
tudor-sailing-club-welfare-officer-jsv1.pdf