Tidal Diamond No. 352

REVISED CRUISER RECOVERY

The cruiser recovery will now go ahead on Saturday/Sunday 2-3rd November. We will be recovering boats on Wed/Thu/Fri to reduce the amount of work load over the weekend. We need to manage carefully how many we can handle during the week, so please turn up to help and crew and you may also be lucky and be recovered. Contact is Ian Smith 07884 440505 or myself 07825 665651.

We are without a number of key personnel at the weekend, which coupled with 5m Spring tides and high winds will slow things down considerably.

We are in desperate need of volunteers for water babies, so if you have a dry suit and think you can help, then please contact Linda Vacher.

We will be starting at 0700 on Saturday (LW is 0522).

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved for the hard work that has gone on behind the scenes to get the tractor and hoist operating to a safe standard. Also big thanks to the team (Rib Crews, Shore Co-ordinator and Galley) for providing an excellent service on Saturday enabling owners to make some provision against the recent storm we experienced.

Apologies to the Dinghy Section for the cancellation of the frostbite race on Sunday. I appreciate the disruption this has caused in the winter racing calendar.

If your boat is already ashore – please turn up at the weekend and help those who helped get you ashore.

George Thomson
Bosun

Tidal Diamond No. 351

Frostbite Series 2

With regret, it is necessary to cancel Frostbite Series 2 on Sunday 3 November in order to allow completion of the delayed Cruiser lift out. Neighbouring clubs are being informed.

Paul Lovejoy

Tidal Diamond No. 350

Cruiser Recovery

Despite the best efforts of our team, we have serious problems with the tractor hydraulics. Consequently we have to postpone the Cruiser recovery until next weekend. In view of the predicted storm on Monday, we will be running a water taxi service for those that wish to check and secure their boats; this will run from 10:00 to 15:00 tomorrow (Saturday). Lunches will be served on Saturday as normal for a Cruiser recovery, please come along.

Richard Gunn
Commodore

Tidal Diamond No. 349

Cruiser Recovery Weekend

Due to the strong winds expected over the weekend, to reduce windage, all skippers should lower their sprayhoods before entering the hoist and leave them lowered until after Monday’s predicted storm. It is also recommended that furling genoas are secured with a tie tied around the sail through the clew.

Richard Gunn, Commodore and George Thomson, Bosun

STORAGE OF TENDERS – CORRECTION

It has been bought to the attention of the Executive Committee that the charging policy for the storage of tenders, in accordance with Byelaws, was voted on and agreed at the 2011 AGM. Based on this, it was wrong to change the charging policy without first putting it to the membership.

Currently all those with tenders have been invoiced for winter storage space. If you choose to take your tender home or store it underneath your boat and can do so to the satisfaction of the Bosuns, you can present your invoice to the Bosun, who will advise the Hon Secretary to alter the database accordingly and you will not be expected to pay that element of the invoice.

Apologies for any confusion this may have caused and thanks to those who rightfully pointed out the error.

George Thomson, Bosun