Tidal Diamond 958

• Kayak Update
• Row to Bembridge
• Ebb & Flow
• Useful Links
• Diary Dates

Kayak Update

Paddle UK

Tudor now has associate membership with Paddle UK which may give you access to certain benefits.

Paddle UK club benefits

If you would like to be linked to Paddle UK via the club please send the following details to me at kayaks:

First name
Last name
Email address
DOB

Basingstoke Canal Kayak or SUP paddle Saturday 3rd August

If you are interested in going on a trip to explore the Canal please message Terri via one of the WhatsApp group or via email kayaks. Let her know if you need help transporting your kayak, there are limited places on the trailer.

It is likely that the club SUP’s will available by then so you could hire one of those which would be easier to transport.

Departure time to be confirmed.

This is where we will access the canal:

Canal Centre

If you haven’t already got a licence for example through Paddle UK you’ll need to pay for one £6:

Canal Licence

Future Dates

• Friendly Friday 9th August approx 6pm
• Monday Evenings approx 6pm launch
• 1st September Hayling Island or Southsea Marina brunch paddle TBC. 10.30 am launch
• 13th September Friendly Friday

Keep an eye on the WhatsApp group for extra dates.

Save the Date

• WOW end of season social 3rd October 2024. Details to follow

Terri Johnson
Kayak Captain
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Row to Bembridge

Last Saturday morning, a bright and promising day greeted the rowers as we prepared the gigs to take us to the Isle of Wight. The fleet of four boats had a gentle start rowing to the harbour entrance before making our way across the choppy waters of the Solent. With Bembridge beckoning in the distance, we gathered near Horse Sand Fort before crossing the channel together. We had the chance to approach some rather large ships (at anchor). We also had the joy of sighting a line of Clipper yachts approaching Portsmouth as they finished their Round the World Race. Calm and clear water appeared beneath us as we rowed the final stretch towards the beach and the café! After a relaxing rest sitting in the sun, and a swim in the sea for a couple, we returned to the anchored gigs and launched back towards Langstone harbour. Another co-ordinated crossing of the shipping channel and we were off on the incoming tide towards the Ferryboat Inn. We had a final stop in the afternoon sun with a drink and a view of the racing tide coming in the harbour mouth. The day was made special by the glorious sunshine and sea conditions, as well as the friendly, welcoming, and fun atmosphere within the rowing community.

Lydia Doyle (new to rowing)

Ebb & Flow

The club has a new Welfare Corner located on the left as you enter the clubhouse. You can find First Aid Kits, a Defibrulator and the Accident and Incident Book. See attached poster for more details.

We are well into the season now (it isn’t nearly August, I didn’t just spot the cruiser recovery when looking at the calendar, I’m not going to think about it yet!), but it is always worth having a mind on safety. On that note, the RYA has a piece on “seven common senses for safe sailing”. Of course these things don’t just apply to sailing, but any water based activity. You can read more at: https://www.rya.org.uk/blog/7-common-senses

As ever, feel free to drop me an email at this address, it is always nice to hear from members. Any ideas of things to include in the Tidal Diamonds always most welcome.

Let’s be careful out there.

Paul Tansom
Tidal Diamond Editor
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Useful Links

• WebCollect: dinghies for more details.

Tidal Diamond 957

• Social Update
  
• Round Hayling Dinghy Cruise 28th July
• The Round Hayling Rowing Race
• Ebb & Flow
• Useful Links
• Diary Dates

Social Update

Friday 26th July

This Friday (26th July) is the Friendly Friday Rowing Race Night . If you aren’t rowing please feel free to come down and watch, it’s always a fun night.

Food can be ordered on Webcollect *until Friday 11am* We will be serving Bolognese and Veggie Bolognese. Any questions, let the social committee know!

https://webcollect.org.uk/tudorsc/event/friendly-friday-race-night-july

Inga Lambert
Social Secretary
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Round Hayling Dinghy Cruise 28th July

Round Hayling dinghy cruise 28th July

It’s almost time for the annual dinghy cruise around Hayling Island. It’s a cruise, not a race, with safety boat cover. We do need volunteers still on the RIBs for the event to go ahead, so please volunteer on duty man. Your cruise leaders will be Mark and Nicola.

We had booked the club wanderer for this event but no longer need it, if anyone else would like to sail in it.

To make best use of the tide we will have a briefing at 0915. Please have your boat rigged and be dressed ready to set sail. We will be launching promptly after the briefing. That way we can sail down Langstone Harbour with the out going tide. We then sail along Hayling seafront and stop off at HISC for lunch. And then sail up Chichester harbour with an incoming tide.

If you’re in a boat with not much space to store your lunch etc, one of the safety boats can carry it for you. Bring plenty to drink, extra layers, sunglasses, sun cream etc. Boats should stay close together, so it should be easy to get the attention of a RIB if you need assistance, but bringing a VHF can come in useful. Paddles / oars can be useful too, especially if you lower your mast to get under Hayling bridge.

If you have any questions, feel free to pop them as a comment on the Facebook post advertising the event, email me at environmental@tudorsailing.org.uk or post the question in any of the following WhatsApp groups if your on them: Tudor dinghy sailors, newbies – dinghy sailors, new members tsc, or women on the water.

Nicola and Mark
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The Round Hayling Rowing Race

Last Sunday, 5 Gigs with 24 crew travelled the short distance from Tudor Sailing Club across Langstone Harbour to Northney to take part in this years Round Hayling Rowing Race.

With a gentle north easterly breeze and overcast skies, conditions were perfect for the 13 mile race. But despite the good conditions, the race proved to be a battle of attritions, as with aching muscles and blistered hands the Tudor rowers gave their all to the challenge. For between 2.5 and 3 hours the crews (encouraged by The Tudor Cheer Leaders) battled the tides around the island.

A total of 24 fixed seat rowing boats (plus 8 sliding seat quads) took part in the race and as usual, the Tudor crews put in a great performance with all our crews finishing in the top 10 places. Well done to all crews that took part (see photos) as completion of the course under race conditions is a challenge in itself, but congratulations go to the winning crews of:
Rosie (Steve, Martino, Rory, Ladina) for coming second overall on handicap and winning the trophy for the Fastest Bursledon Gig.

Navigator (Keron, Kirsty, Inga, Michelle, Sue) for winning the trophy for the fastest Ladies crew on handicap.

The next event in the rowing calendar is the Tudor Challenge which will be held at the club on Saturday 3rd August. Even if you are not taking part, please make a note of the date and come along to cheer on the Tudor crews and enjoy the BBQ and entertainment after the racing.

John Elson
Rowing Captain
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Ebb & Flow

Two quick LNtM from KHM this week..

The Clipper 2023 -2024 Round the World Race will finish at Portsmouth between 1130 and 1200 on Saturday 27 July 2024. More details at: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/khm/portsmouth/local-notices/lntm/2024/2494-clipper-2023-to-24-round-the-world-yacht-race

The annual Cowes Week Regatta will be held between 27 July and 2 August 2024. More details at: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/khm/portsmouth/local-notices/lntm/2024/2493-cowes-week-regatta-27-jul-to-2-aug-24

That’s going to be a very busy Saturday in the Solent with Cowes Week and the Clipper race finishing both on the same day.

Save the date. Rooster will have a pop up shop at Tudor on 3rd August. You’ll have the opportunity to buy kit, or order kit and also order customised kit with any of our official Tudor logos (TSC, Rowing, Kayak, WoW, Cadets) There’ll be sale items too.

The shop will be located in the garage space. PS as it’s Tudor Challenge day please be mindful of heavy footfall and many boats moving through small compound.

As ever, feel free to drop me an email at this address, it is always nice to hear from members. Any ideas of things to include in the Tidal Diamonds always most welcome.

Let’s be careful out there.

Paul Tansom
Tidal Diamond Editor
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Useful Links

• WebCollect: dinghies for more details.

Tidal Diamond 956

• Save the Dates: Socials with Food
  
• Round Hayling Dinghy Cruise 28th July
• Club Development Planning
• Research into Conservation in Langstone Harbour
• Ebb & Flow
• Useful Links
• Diary Dates

Save the Dates: Socials with Food

Hi everyone

Firstly, thank you to everyone that came to our quiz night. A really fun evening. Congratulations to The Better Halves. Keep that new Tudor trophy somewhere safe until the next time. Thank you to Yvonne and Richard for a great set of questions.

26th July

Friday 26th is our next rowing Friendly Friday. Don’t worry if you’re not rowing, spectators are very welcome. We’ll let you know as soon as WebCollect is available to book food. The bar will be open.

27th July

For those of you coming to the supported recreational sailing on July 27th please keep an eye out for more details and stay after for some light bites buffet. The bar will be open.

3rd August

Even if you’re not taking part in the clubs Tudor Challenge please do come along and join us for a BBQ and a drink. Race starts at 11:30.

9th August

Join us for an evening with Portsmouth Distillery to try a selection of their gins and rums. The distiller will be a available to answer questions. More details to follow.

Inga Lambert
Social Secretary
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Round Hayling Dinghy Cruise 28th July

It’s almost time for the annual dinghy cruise around Hayling Island. It’s a cruise, not a race (looking at you Mr Rhodes), with safety boat cover. We do need volunteers still on the RIBs for the event to go ahead, so please volunteer on duty man. Your cruise leaders will be Mark and Nicola.

To make best use of the tide we will have a briefing at 0915. Please have your boat rigged and be dressed ready to set sail. We will be launching promptly after the briefing. That way we can sail down Langstone Harbour with the out going tide. We then sail along Hayling seafront and stop off at HISC for lunch. And then sail up Chichester harbour with an incoming tide.

If you’re in a boat with not much space to store your lunch etc, one of the safety boats can carry it for you. Bring plenty to drink, extra layers, sunglasses, sun cream etc. Boats should stay close together, so it should be easy to get the attention of a RIB if you need assistance, but bringing a VHF can come in useful. Paddles / oars can be useful too, especially if you lower your mast to get under Hayling bridge.

If you have any questions, feel free to pop them as a comment on the Facebook post advertising the event, email me at environmental or post the question in any of the following WhatsApp groups if your on them: Tudor dinghy sailors, newbies – dinghy sailors, new members tsc, or women on the water.

Nicola and Mark
environmental

Club Development Planning

The club has evolved from its humble beginnings in Chatsworth Avenue in 1949 and we pride ourselves that 75 years later we have a member led club that thrives and is committed to growing according to the needs and aspirations of its own membership.

To that end it’s time to look again at future development planning and hear from you about what we do well, what you would change, and what exciting ideas you have for the club to take us forward. Naturally we can’t guarantee we can cover everything each person might individually wish for, but we believe it’s important to hear all views and ideas and understand and act on the common threads and vision of our membership.

Please click on the link below and complete the survey, which should take no more than five minutes of your time. Your input will be anonymous. Each reply will be read and considered fully by the flag officers and subsequently the executive committee. A development plan will then be compiled and published. We expect this to contain short term actions that we can implement as soon as possible, and some longer term aims which will take more discussion and planning.

It’s our club and its future success is ours. Thank you in advance. Here’s the link…..
https://forms.gle/crc6Y64xdCvk8gJ58

Jane Dare
Rear Commodore
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Research into Conservation in Langstone Harbour

Kasia is studying a master’s degree in marine science at the university of Portsmouth. She would love to get your opinion on conservation within the harbour, by filling in the form in the below link. The results of the survey will create data for her dissertation project. The survey takes around ten mins to fill in.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9E_bMXE4kUpXZ6bbmKFZ04D2Iybtq3e3XRn8a7wbCZHbAMw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Nicola Craig
Environmental Officer
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Ebb & Flow

A few more links that may be of interest this week.

First, from the RYA, A handy guide to boating into Europe: https://www.rya.org.uk/news/boating-into-europe

Next the RYA again, this time they are conducting a nationwide survey into watersports clothing and equipment. To find out more and complete the survey visit: https://www.rya.org.uk/news/equipment-survey

Finally water quality. The Solent Protection Society have put together an interesting article on Southern Water discharges and how EA data shows a worsening trend. Not good news, if not entirely unexpected. To read more visit: https://solentprotection.org/2024/07/02/cso-discharges-the-four-year-trend/

As ever, feel free to drop me an email at this address, it is always nice to hear from members. Any ideas of things to include in the Tidal Diamonds always most welcome.

Let’s be careful out there.

Paul Tansom
Tidal Diamond Editor
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Useful Links

• WebCollect: dinghies for more details.

Tidal Diamond 955

• Quick Reminder – 2 Ways to Advertise Tudor
• Dinghy News
• Dinghy Sailing – Locks Regatta Debrief
• Ebb & Flow
• Useful Links
• Diary Dates

Quick Reminder – 2 Ways to Advertise Tudor

If you are planning to buy any Rooster kit and would like to personalise with the club logo here’s the direct link to use: Rooster-Highlights-Custom-Kit – ROOSTER UK (roostersailing.com).

Simply select your item and then search for TSC in the drop down menu to add the logo. The club receives a small commission on each purchase.

I’ll let you know as soon as our other logos are available on the site (cadets, kayak, rowing, WoW). Unfortunately it’s taking longer than expected to get them added.

Naturally you are free to put our various approved logos on your own choice of clothing. The only stipulation is that you don’t make changes to our approved logos or create new ones to represent Tudor without exec approval. I’m happy to answer any questions if you need clarification.

Business cards for the club are now available. If you’ve found yourself in a conversational situation where a card might have been useful, and you’re happy to carry some please let me know.

Jane Dare
Rear Commodore
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Dinghy News

Sunset Race 5

A reminder that Sunset 5 has moved to Tuesday 16th July, 7pm start.

Tudor 75 anniversary regatta 7/8 September -put the date in your diary!

On Saturday there will be a sail past, racing for dinghies and cruisers (using club line) plus fun & games in kayaks and rowing boats. Off the water there will be a BBQ in the afternoon along with shanty singers, the famous Tudor bake off then later pulled pork & evening party.

On Sunday there will again be racing for dinghies and cruisers plus the Friday rowing race night will make a guest appearance in a Sunday slot.

If you are able to help out with being race officer or with the bar or bbq then please get in touch.

Hannah Barnes
Dinghy Captain
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Dinghy Sailing – Locks Regatta Debrief

The locks regatta was scheduled for 4 races to be sailed over two days, committee boat starts, sun shining, and huge numbers of sailors from various nooks around the harbour. Well that went rather wrong.

Saturday morning dawned to the chirps of birds being blown to their unfortunate ends and trees doing their best to remain upright, with Chimet lurking nastily around 28 knots and WhatsApp groups labelling the weather as ‘lively’. This was an even worse fib than Rishi calling the worst political defeat ever as ‘rather poor’ and England football fans referring to the team performance as ‘disappointing’.

Anyway, I digress. Cool heads and self preservation prevailed, walks were taken, gardening tasks completed, crossword puzzles and coffee…anything but sailing. Score one for common sense!

Then came Sunday and more heavy weather, or at least less heavy than Saturday. Russell and Chuck threw their racing prowess into the hat, and then removed it when no one was looking and made the decision to exit stage left. The rain came alongside more wind until eventually, when it blew through, Mark and I felt that it was all going to be just peachy. 30 gusty minutes later we were at locks awaiting the start of a very short course, with both fast and medium handicap fleets starting on the same gun. The gun went, not that you could hear it over the southwesterly squall going though, and an unbiased line saw boats starting on both tacks, fighting to stay upright. Mark started at the club end and mixed it up with the lasers, coming round the first mark in a good position. I went for a slightly more conservative start and tacked away from trouble to round alongside the d zeros. All good so far although we are only talking 2 minutes into the regatta! Gybe time. In 22-25 knots. Every boat in the race had no problems and carried on to the next mark. This still seems odd as I can capsize on a gybe in 5 knots! The run to mark 2 was tippy. The rs400 went round, followed by the laser 4000 showboating upside down. I passed one of the d zeros only to fall in to windward, along with the other d zero, a laser and I stopped counting then as my race was over after being stopped from damaging the boat on the mark by the swift actions of the rescue crew (thank you again by the way). I watched Mark pass by me as he went round the mark, although he probably didn’t see my inane waving due to him also swimming. Mark is fitter than me, got the boat upright and carried on to round the next mark. And then capsized again simply to prove to me that he is definitely fitter than me!

Capsizing does not do wonders for your finish time but Mark did still get over the line. No small feat when half of the fleet retired and limped home. Fun day but strange to have a weekend regatta consisting of a 34 minute race and a BBQ.

This weekend showed that I still have an idiotic streak in my body that I haven’t managed to shift over 40 years of sailing, but more importantly, I’m not alone.

Jane Dare
Rear Commodore
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Ebb & Flow

A selection of items from the RYA this week.

First, lifejackets are an essential safety item on the water, so here is an article “Everything you need to know about lifejackets” with information about lifejackets vs bouyancy aids, servicing and other useful topics: https://www.rya.org.uk/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-lifejackets

Next, with seals, seagrass and other wildlife in Langstone, here is an interesting article on navigating safely around them: https://www.rya.org.uk/blog/navigate-safely-around-marine-wildlife-this-summer

Finally, for those that are interested in dinghy cruising there is an RYA Special Interest Group (https://www.rya.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/committee-and-volunteer-vacancies/dinghy-trails-special-interest-group) working on building and expanding a collection of Dinghy Trails details of launching places and routes to enjoy cruising dinghies. They are looking for anyone with an interest in helping to get in touch (https://www.rya.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/committee-and-volunteer-vacancies/dinghy-trails-committee).

As ever, feel free to drop me an email at this address, it is always nice to hear from members. Any ideas of things to include in the Tidal Diamonds always most welcome.

Let’s be careful out there.

Paul Tansom
Tidal Diamond Editor
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Useful Links

• WebCollect: dinghies for more details.