Sep 30

Hamble Winter Series

Jolly Jack Tar is entered in the Winter Series and needs crew Jolly Jack Tar and the team have been out and about on Wednesday evenings and also in the Royal Southern YC September Regatta and we are planning the rest of the season. The boat will be entered in the Hamble Winter Series starting this Sunday, we are looking for crew so if you are interested please contact Tom Reed who is taking the lead in organising crews for the Series.

Sep 30

Hamble Winter Series

Jolly Jack Tar is entered in the Winter Series and needs crew Jolly Jack Tar and the team have been out and about on Wednesday evenings and also in the Royal Southern YC September Regatta and we are planning the rest of the season. The boat will be entered in the Hamble Winter Series starting this Sunday, we are looking for crew so if you are interested please contact Tom Reed who is taking the lead in organising crews for the Series.

Sep 26

Tidal Diamond 343 – Ebb & Flow, Cruiser Updates, Survey

Tidal Diamond No. 3xx

Deadline for the October issue of Ebb and Flow – this is Friday, 27 September 2013

As usual, we need your input to make Ebb and Flow interesting so please let us know all about your sailing adventures and activities over the summer. 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).

I’m sure you must have some sailing thoughts or experiences that we can all learn from or enjoy. Cruising tips – or trips, race training ideas, cooking in confined quarters, whether you achieved your plans and ambitions for the summer, what made you want to get afloat in the first place. Sailing trivia, book reviews, your favourite nautical film or poem? Would you recommend your type of boat to others and why? Contributions are welcomed for our next issue. Don’t be shy, start to write!

If you have an idea and aren’t too sure, get in touch.

Richard Curtis
Editor Ebb & Flow
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Cruiser Update September 2013

Just a reminder, the 3rd leg of the Forts & Fairways going to be run on the 28th so that it can take place over a low water (makes the start and finish much easier if there is light wind!). The sign-on sheets will be on the board nearer the date. When the race is finished, we quite fancy popping over to Chichester Harbour for the evening, probably stopping in Itchenor reach, if anyone fancies joining us there.

End of season rally
It is a horrible thought, but it is only about a month before the boats come out and the season is over for another year. Traditionally, the club heads off to the Folly the week before lift out (19th / 20th October this year) for an end of season party – Who is interested in joining in, or does anyone have a good idea for an alternative venue? High water is around lunch time so heading west is probably best. I need to know numbers fairly soon to make bookings.

On the subject of the end of season, I propose that the cruiser captain for next year is chosen at the “Recovery briefing” on Wednesday 23rd October as most of us should be there.

It would be a good idea to get some feed back on who is interested in organised (ie with places booked) trips and possible destinations. An alternative thought is to have a “Destination” sheet on the cruiser notice board for people to write where they are heading the following weekend in case anyone wishes to join them – this would be helpful for the less experienced or less confident members – You could even show if you had space for or would like crew to join you.

Roger Smith
Cruiser Captain

Forts and Fairways

This Saturday is the third and final leg of the Forts and Fairways Series. Start time will be 1000 hours from the ECA start line. Please find attached sailing instructions for Leg 3 only. Copies of the sailing instructions and a signing on sheet will be available from Friday the 27/09 on the Cruiser Notice Board.

Andrew Healey
Sailing Committee

Love Where You Sail Questionnaire

A survey has been drawn up by the Environment Agency and Green Blue concerning faecal contamination from leisure vessels. It is hoped that many cruiser owner members of Langstone Harbour clubs will complete the survey. It would be helpful if you could do this on-line at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LoveWhereYouSail . It is a short 10 question survey so shouldn’t take long to complete.

SailInsts Forts and Fairways leg 2.doc v1.pdf


Sep 24

Adrian Wallis remains on top, but the battle is on!!

Adrians succesful 2013 Formula Campaign continues but the competition gets closer as they approach the final event. UKWA event 5 was held at Christchurch during the weekend of 14 / 15 Sep. A weekend of two halves, Saturday saw light winds and the completion of a single race. Sunday dawned sunny and calm but rapidly ramped up to gale force winds and driving rain which limited the Fleet to two races.

Sep 23

Bradwell Yacht Meet

The annual event hosted by the RNVR YC, reciprocating the River Orwell event last June. 26 members and Colleagues from the RNVR YC met for the RNVR hosted joint event at Bradwell Marina. 4 RNSA boats ventured out to the rally. One is having a prolonged stay due to a shortage of engine cooling water.

Sep 23

ILEX TROPHY – RNSA versus Royal Engineers – an honourable draw

The teams descended on Portsmouth on Sunday 22 September with the Royal Engineers taking the brunt of distance travelling arriving from the East (Maidstone) and the West (Falmouth). Three yachts and three dinghy crews per team anticipated a good day on the water. It was a Race Officer's nightmare with a dominant high pressure system providing an occasional zephyr of wind to lift hopes that a course could be set and then a return to glassy calm.

Sep 20

2000 National Championships at Pwllheli Sailing Club

Natalie Roach (RN Dinghy Team Captain) & Alex Pickles (Sidekick & Crew) report. We secured the new LDC demo boat from RS Sailing and were extremely keen to race it competitively. Our only request to RS Sailing, and they did kindly oblige, was that the Navy girls would have a pink spinnaker! All packed and ready for some Welsh sunshine we towed the boat up through the Snowdonia Mountains in the National Park only to be met by a torrential down pour of rain! That evening a reception at the club house was hosted by the Mayor of Pwllheli and the Pwllheli Sailing Club Commodore.

Sep 20

RNSA North West, North Wales and Isle of Man (Cruising Group)

The group wish to announce the date of the 2014 Fitting Out Supper which will be held jointly with colleagues from the RNVRYC. The supper will be held at Liverpool Marina on Saturday 15 February 2014 at 1900 for 1930 and will commence with a champagne reception followed by a three course meal. As it is a joint event any profits from the evening will be donated to the local Sea Cadet Association.

Sep 18

Tidal Diamond 342 – Galley swap, Cadets, Jazz Band

Tidal Diamond No. 342

Galley Swap

******* Galley Swap required : This weekend *********** : Sunday 22nd September

Is anyone able to swap their galley duty to cover the galley this weekend please. Wendy Jones who was due to cover has badly broken her arm and obviously cant do her duty. If you could help please let me know. I will put a swap required on Dutyman.

Steve Francis
Social Secretary

CADETS END OF SEASON CELEBRATION : WED 25th SEPTEMBER : 6.30PM

Once again we are organising the end of season event for cadets and we are keeping the same format as last year where everyone chips in and brings along some party food for the evening. We have allocated some requirements already to the parents who were at cadets last week but we still have some food that needs covering. If you haven’t been already been allocated some food to bring and will be attending could you let me know please.

We still need people to bring the following

Cheese & pineapple
Sandwiches (various) or filled finger rolls.

If you can let me know what you can bring.

Steve Francis
Social Secretary

CADETS WINTER GET TOGETHERS

We will be holding the monthly cadets/cadets parents get together evenings over the winter months again. It will be every last Wednesday of the month (dates follow) : Starting at 6.30pm for a couple of hours. Its great for all the cadets to keep in touch whilst they are not sailing over the winter.

Dates will be:

Wed October 30th
Wed November 27th
Nothing in December
Wed 29th January 2014
Wed 26th February
Wed 26th March
Wed 30th April (pre-season meeting and get together)

Steve Francis
Social Secretary

Tudor Jazz Band

The Tudor jazz band will be performing at Eastney Sailing Club on Saturday evening 5th October. Jennifer Hartman advises that any Tudor members will be welcome to join us. And the band will be playing at The White Horse pub in Wallington, Fareham on Saturday 2nd November. Denise would love to see some of you there too!

Denise Moore

Deadline for the October issue of Ebb and Flow – this is Friday, 27 September 2013

As usual, we need your input to make Ebb and Flow interesting so please let us know all about your sailing adventures and activities over the summer. 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).

I’m sure you must have some sailing thoughts or experiences that we can all learn from or enjoy. Cruising tips – or trips, race training ideas, cooking in confined quarters, whether you achieved your plans and ambitions for the summer, what made you want to get afloat in the first place. Sailing trivia, book reviews, your favourite nautical film or poem? Would you recommend your type of boat to others and why? Contributions are welcomed for our next issue. Don’t be shy, start to write!

If you have an idea and aren’t too sure, get in touch.

Richard Curtis
Editor Ebb & Flow


Sep 15

RNSA/RDYC Friday Evening Racing

A round-up of Series 2 The second longer series was held with generally blissful weather, with most courses being in the harbour characterised by colourful spinnaker runs and relatively calm beats upwind. Attendance was well up on the first series, with a handful of regulars as well as others, and this series was thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated to the point where we discussed extending it.