Tidal Diamond No. 445

Diary Dates

Tudor Crew Match System

As the new sailing season gets under way I see that there are lots of crew match offers on the system. Why not take a look you might have fun and make a new friend.

Here is how to do it. Simply find the event in the online calendar on the website. Then click the “crew match” icon on the calendar. Fill in your name, email address and the details of the boat/experience etc. Click submit and then confirm via the email you receive. Once you have done this a little red person (crew offered) or a little red boat (crew needed) will appear next to the event on the website. If you SEE one of these on the website why not take a look to see who is looking for crew or volunteering as crew and consider pairing up with them.

Got it? Yay! Why not make 2015 the season where you try a different class, boat or crew/helm combination. Make (more) friends and have (more) fun!

Any questions or issues, please contact Rob Nicholson (cadetcaptain)

or Richard Barnes (webmaster)

Rob Nicholson
Cadet Captain

Tidal Diamond No. 444

Diary Dates

Cadets on the water

The first cadets on the water evening will be Wednesday 22 April. The printed diary has the 15th April listed but this is wrong.

Rob Nicholson
Cadet Captain

Pre-Sailing Season Tidy Up

As part of the clear up effort that culminates in the compound reorganisation on 25th April we need to look at other areas of the club that have built up unwanted bits and pieces over the winter period. As Dinghy Captain I tend to make use of most areas of the club and have identified a series of items of that need to be removed before the start of the season.

We’ve allowed a large amount of unidentified clothing to build up in a few areas and it will be removed and disposed of unless collected by the Saturday of the compound clearance.

Without going too deeply through the damp and occasionally mildew clothing it consists of the following items listed below. Please feel free to reclaim them, as I said they will all be disposed of if not reclaimed.

• Gents Changing Rooms – there is a pile of clothing in the south west corner of the room. Its consists of two child’s buoyancy aid, one rather ripped and torn along with a pile of damp tops and a child’s coat.
• Race Box – there is a Musto sail bag just inside the door that has assorted shorts, clothes and a zip front pullover. There is also a pair of very small green wellies (size 3/36) tucked under the radiator. In the far corner there are three very old and tatty helicopter immersion suits, a wetsuit long john (circa early 1980’s) more clothes and a bouncing baby cradle! There is so much detritus it is hard to walk around the table without tripping over it…

I realise that in our busy lives it can be easy to overlook items that may have been left behind in the rush to de-rig our dinghies, tenders and the like. But these items appear to have been unwanted for over six months at a minimum and they need to be removed promptly. I’d be very grateful for your understanding and cooperation.

Phil Bryant
Dinghy Captain – or in this case “Stig of the Dump”

Tidal Diamond No. 442

Diary Dates

Cadet Pre-Season Meeting and Social

Don’t forget that Wednesday 25th March at 6:30 is the Cadet pre-season meeting and social.

Please note that the date for this is WRONG in the printed calendar. It is correct on the website.

As with previous years we’ll kick off with a (short) orientation to explain how cadets will run this season. There are a few small changes. We’ll get all the cadets registered so we know who is coming. For the parents who help out with cadets, especially on the water Fee, our welfare officer will also run a short safeguarding refresher.

The remainder of the evening will run as a regular cadet social.

Rob Nicholson
Cadet Captain

Family Fun Day Reschedule

It has regrettably been necessary to move the Family Fun Day to a new date of Saturday 18th July. Our apologies for any inconvenience this causes but unfortunately it proved impossible to resource the fun day on the original date. Too many of the key organisers were unavailable and we took the view that we wanted to be able to put on a really super day with a full compliment of people running the event.

Rob Nicholson
Cadet Captaion
Steve Francis
Social Secretary