Five years of OnBoard at Portchester Sailing Club

It's been an eventful time at this OnBoard club in Portsmouth Harbour.

Tidal Diamond 433 – Presentation Evening

Tidal Diamond No. 433

Diary Dates

Prize Giving & Supper February 7th
Quiz + Fish & Chips March 13th
Launch Weekend April 11th / 12th
LHRW May 2nd, 3rd & 4th
RYA Push the Boat Out May 17th


One month to go to until the Holt Cup!

Just one month until the Holt Cup in Dartmouth. An exciting start to the season! One month to go to the Holt Cup. With only one month to go before the Royal Navy Team Racing Championships (The Holt Cup) teams from around the country are preparing to battle it out on the River Dart. The annual competition is being held at Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth over the weekend of 21-22 February coinciding with the RNSA AGM, prize giving and dinner on the Saturday evening.

Darren’s dinghy picture

The third entry for January's Facebook competition. Darren and Nat Roach sailing at the 2000 Nationals. Fantastic action shot! Taken by Wayne Shirley

New Entires for the Facebook photographic competition.

RNSA has had three fantastic pictures submitted for January's photographic competition! Please remember to vote. The call to arms was noted! We now have three fantastic pictures for the Facebook photography competition. If you use Facebook, please vote. Please also take this opportunity to footle in your own archives for other pictures to submit.

Tidal Diamond 432 – Bosun, Meeting, Training

Tidal Diamond No. 432

Diary Dates

Prize Giving & Supper February 7th
Quiz + Fish & Chips March 13th
Launch Weekend April 11th / 12th
LHRW May 2nd, 3rd & 4th
RYA Push the Boat Out May 17th

Bosun

I am very pleased to announce that Ian Smith was co-opted as Bosun at Monday’s Exec Committee meeting. We wish him well in the post.

Richard Gunn
Commodore

Club Meeting

Following the initiative raised at the AGM, the Exec are seeking ideas for ways to advertise and market the club with the aim of increasing the membership of TSC.

In order to get this started we plan to hold a meeting at the club on Wed 4th Feb at 8:00pm which is open to all members no matter what age or skill level, where we will pool as many ideas as possible and form a small sub committee.

If you are interested in being part of this exciting new project and would like to join in or perhaps join the sub committee or if you just have any ideas that you would like discussed then please get in touch, or better still come along to the meeting.

Hannah Barnes, rearcommodore or Richard Calas, richard.calas

Hannah Barnes
Rear Commodore

Asymmetric / Vago Training Day – Saturday 14th March 2015

Would you like to learn more about Asymmetric & Trapeze Sailing? Tudor SC are hosting an asymmetric training day, sponsored by the Laser Vago Class Association. Expert tuition will be provided by RYA Qualified Coach & Top Laser Vago Sailor, Ed Deacon

The event is open to all Asymmetric Classes at Tudor SC and also Laser Vago Class Association members. If you do not sail an Asymmetric boat, but would like to learn more / have a go, why not come and try a Laser Vago? There will be several Laser Vago’s available to try during the day, either to self-sail, or go out accompanied by one of our experienced helm or crews.

The coaching is FREE, but food and hot drinks are available at £8 per person (breakfast, lunch, hot & cold drinks + afternoon tea & cake!)

The program is fairly relaxed, but here is a rough guide to the day’s activities:

  • 09:30 Registration & Breakfast
  • 10:00 Shore based Tuition
  • 10:30 Rigging & Tuning Workshop
  • 11:00 On the water exercises
  • 12:30 Lunch
  • 13:30 Tidal Tacticks
  • 14:00 Afternoon Sessions / Race Training
  • Debrief & Afternoon Tea & Cake

If you are interested in attending this training event, or would like to learn more, please email your interest to either Hannah or Richard Barnes rearcommodore / vago200 www.sailvago.com

Richard Barnes
Webmaster


Sailing Opportunities for All in Weymouth and Portland

A summary of the Olympic legacy, and a guide to the various ventures offering sailing to those with abilities and disabilities. Following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing at Weymouth the local communities have supported initiatives to widen participation in water sports, and this article seeks to clarify the relationships between the different and new organisations, their aims and how they work together.

TEST NEWS

South West 3 Peaks Race

Start at St Mawes ending in Plymouth 12-14th June. Contact Darren Roach or RNSA Chairman to enter a RN or RM boat. The race consists of 3 disciplines sailing, cycling and running. The race which will appeal to those outdoor types who are always seeking a new challenge. Each crew can consist of 4,5 or 6 members, any 2 of whom must get to each of the 3 “Peaks”.

Navitus Bay Mitigation Option Update

Procedural decision on turbine area mitigation option announced