CCSC Newsletter

Catering at the Club - Now including SATURDAY!

2012-05-17T15:48:00.001-07:00

The club is now open to members and their guests late morning to 4pm… Monday to Friday for snacks and light lunches…. And from 9.30 -12.00 midday for “Brunch” on Saturday followed by the bar opening 4pm to 6pm with a selection of Paninis
Make use of our new decking area…. Have a walk along the Rodwell trail and call in for a break.. and join a myriad of Olympians from around the globe!

Many thanks,

Martin Lee

RDYC Queens Diamond Jubilee BBQ - 3rd June

2012-05-11T07:24:00.003-07:00

See flier below.

http://www.ccsc.org.uk/newsletter/attachments/Queens_Diamond_Jubilee_BBQ_Menu _Sunday_3rd_June_2012.pdf

YCW Shambles Race – Sunday 13th May

2012-05-11T07:21:00.001-07:00

including the WSC Crumbleholme Cup and RDYC Shambles Race

A single start for all yachts
Class signal flags W (WSC) over Q (RDYC)
Warning Signal at 1055 - Start time 1100
Communications on Channel 37/M1
Committee boat will be Viking
Start area near mark X (50.36.84N 2.25.90W)
Racing marks listed at www.wsc.org.uk/racing/marks
Course to be announced on VHF and displayed on the Committee boat
Expected duration around 4 hours
2012 YCW handicaps apply
Declarations by text or phone 07876687550 or on the white board at WSC
Results at www.wsc.org.uk/results

All yachts welcome !

Mooring Store is not a play-ground

2012-05-11T07:20:00.002-07:00

The mooring store contains many trip hazards that could lead to a serious injury. Please ensure your children do not venture into the mooring store area.

Old Steps are out of bounds

2012-05-11T07:19:00.005-07:00

Please not that the old steps that run from the flag pole down to under the balcony are not safe for use either as a short cut or as a play area. Following an accident last month, the wall at the bottom has been increased in height and there is to be no admittance to this area.
The Flower Bed Tender can be watered from above until next winter when it is proposed to construct a decked area from the flag pole to the balcony covering a rain water collection tank.

Balcony is a NO SMOKING area

2012-05-11T07:19:00.002-07:00

Now that the balcony is open, this is to remind everyone that the balcony is a public space and like the garden is a NO SMOKING area.

Personal Handicaps for Asymmetric Sunday Series

2012-05-09T14:24:00.000-07:00

We will be trialling a Personal Handicap system for the Asymmetric fleet's 1st Sunday Series which starts on Sunday 13th May. The objective is to give more people a better opportunity of winning and encourage additional members to join in with racing.

The Personal Handicaps have been calculated based on results achieved through the 2011 season, with reference taken to 2012 results in the Spring Series, Cove Cup and the initial races in the 1st Monday series. The new Personal Handicaps will be published shortly via the CCSC-asymmetrics Google group and will only be applied to the Sunday series. If generally considered successful, the handicaps would be recalculated before being applied to the second Sunday series.

If you're fed up of always being at the back - you've now got a chance of picking up the silverware. If you're usually at the front - you've now got a bit more of a challenge to stay there. So why not come and give it a go!!

Nick Griffin
Asymmetric Class Captain

The Balcony is opened

2012-05-08T01:31:00.000-07:00

Sunny skies and a steady breeze provided the perfect conditions for the Cove Cup and a great lead-in to the Balcony Opening Party.

Everyone gathered on the balcony to watch the end of the Cove Cup and enjoy the sunshine before Hugh de Iongh and Brian Shaw cut the ribbon to formally mark the opening of the extension. We all then raised a glass to celebrate this milestone in the club’s history.

The original idea, now 10 years ago, for a covered area to work on the boats “which might as well have a balcony over it” can be attributed to Malcolm Spicer. This vision then set plans in motion over the following years that became the site master plan and included the perimeter fencing, moorings store, gabion walls and the clubhouse extension with the working area underneath and the veranda above, and with plenty of other projects still to do.

Many people have devoted a great deal of time and planning to bring these plans to fruition through working parties, forward planning committees and other sub-committees. As one of the team, Hugh de Iongh has worked on these plans from the start and has been the link as people have retired from committees and new members joined.

No plans are achievable without the funding to do it; Brian Shaw, again aided by many helpers, has enticed Olympic Teams and administered their bookings to a level that we could afford to build the extension. Brian worked tirelessly throughout 2011 both administering the teams as well as looking after them while with us. For this outstanding contribution to the Club I was delighted to present him with the Ken and Mary Grindle Award for 2011.

The final piece in the jig-saw has been the construction. Ken Barfoot has been the club’s primary representative during the build, and his contribution in this role has been pivotal. Pat & Simon Brody and Mike Dencher at the Structural Engineers Brody Forbes, Philip Dyke and Rob Mitchell at the Architects Lawrays and Rob White at D R White for the actual building work which has produced an outstanding area in front of the clubhouse both above and below the balcony.

I should like to thank everyone who has helped the club succeed with this project and sponsor the fabulous tables and chairs we now have on the balcony. I am sure we will all enjoy this extension, for years to come and look back at this Olympic year with great memories.

Missing Battery Charger

2012-05-07T05:11:00.003-07:00

If somebody has borrowed the Halfords Battery charger from the Club could they please return it or contact Bob Todd.

Bob Todd
Boats Commitee
01305 849048
rltoddbsac@aol.com

Castle Cove – ‘Aussie series’ round-up

2012-05-03T02:28:00.000-07:00

The various spring series are well underway at Castle Cove, and visiting overseas Olympic teams are getting set-up – but surprisingly, most activity is in significantly windier, occasionally colder, and definitely wetter weather than the recently completed ‘Aussie Summer Series’.

This first edition of a through-winter CCSC dinghy series ran from beginning of Jan through to end of March, involved 48 different boats at various times and ended up with a great 12 race series.

The Int14 of Sam Pascoe and Alex ‘nightly’ Knight spent much of the series under the radar – sporting a number of bullets but not quite enough races sailed to put them ontop of the leaderboard. However, despite a rare 2nd place in the last race to visiting 14er Glen Truswell, Sam & Alex eventually wrapped up the series win with a 7 point comfort zone. Their first club series victory thanks to flying the club flag at opens usually.

Second overall was the ever present Nick Grace, who was rarely beaten by anyone other than the 14 and had a comfortable margin before the next Contender of Rob Smith in 4th (still occasionally struggling with keeping ‘carbon above plastic’ issues), and further down the top 10 – visitor Tony Sawyer.

Splitting Nick & Rob on the table came the first of the Ospreys , - this one being coach Adam’s (Bowers) helmed by Jock Fellows – but with Adam occasionally handing wire duties over to various unsuspecting ‘volunteer stand-ins’. Although usually battling with the Contenders – Jock & Adam were kept honest by the proximity of the other Ospreys of John Pym helmed by Marcus Scrace, and Pete Barnstable (again – with a mix of rent-a-crew). Counting only a few results (albeit very good ones) were others in the growing Osprey fleet - namely Kevin Francis & Phil Male, showing early form that they are carrying into the Spring series, and close by Celia Rushton over from WSC.

From the 13 juniors that took part, Emily White put together a consistent set of good finishes in her Laser to bag 7th spot, and was notably the first non-trapeze boat. Emma Bishop did enough with her few appearances in her Topper 4.2 to slot in at 9th while the first asymmetric on the list was the Laser4000 also sailed by club teenagers – Giles Piggott and Rowan Lees.

Elsewhere Megan Pascoe added some ‘front of Merlin’ variety to her 2.4 Paralympic selection training - joining us during Feb and posting some good results crewing for various guest helms inc Niki Birrell. Olympic medallist Simon Hiscocks ‘flew’ across from Portland a couple of times to score a second in one race in his Moth, and Helen (Rollinson) atleast graced us with her foiling presence a few times after all the work of organizing & managing the series .

Voted unanimously as well worth the off-season outings, with the only rider being; – now when to fit in the winter boat pimping jobs?

Overall Results

Pos	Boat	Sail No	Helm	Crew
1	INT14	1509	Sam Pascoe	Alex Knight
2	Contender	2484	Nick Grace
3	Osprey	1198	Jock Fellows	Adam Bowers

4	Contender	657	Rob Smith
5	Osprey	1318	Pete Barnstable	various
6	Osprey	1247	Marcus Scrace	John Pym
7	Laser	200683	Emily White
8	Contender	2497	Tony Sawyer
9	Topper 4.2	45922	Emma Bishop
10	Laser4000	4249	Giles Piggott	Rowan Lees

Rob Smith

Castle Cove Squad training weekend 28th & 29th April

2012-05-03T02:21:00.004-07:00

It was great to see the smiles from the squad when they were joined for a BBQ at the last National Squad training weekend at Castle Cove by Hannah Mills Great Britain's' Olympic ladies 470 helm.

Thank you Hannah you made the weekend very special for everyone and good luck from the whole of the RS Tera Class at the games.

Full Report by Amie Shute, Ben Batchelor and Greg Kelly

Castle Cove Squad training weekend 28th & 29th April

Despite the rain both squads went out on Saturday morning after the briefing. The aim was to practice starts as they will be critical in the tidal conditions at the Nationals. We did one lap races which allowed us to practice our upwind and mark rounding as well. 4 races were sailed in the morning before lunch in about 20 knots of breeze. Both squads held up pretty well in the wind. Everyone was pretty glad of the new balcony to shelter from the weather at lunch time.

After lunch we headed back out in similar conditions and planned to do pretty much the same as we had in the morning. We started a 2 lap race and sailed the first lap when suddenly the wind picked up to 25 knots. Quite a few boats capsized and we were then sent in. Some of us really enjoyed the wind and wanted
to stay out!

We had our briefing and Josh Boniface was sailor of the day for the sport and Tristan Bracegirdle for the Pro. The day finished with a fantastic BBQ at the club which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. We had a visit by Hannah Mills and a group photograph taken with her. We wish her the best of luck in the summer.

Sunday brought lots of rain and lots of wind; too much for the Coaches to let us go out on the water! Instead we watched all the video footage of the day before to show us what we were doing wrong and how to fix it. It was extremely useful to watch the videos back. After that we spoke individually with the coaches on what
we each needed to work on.

It was then time to pack up and head home as the weather conditions had not improved. The balcony came in very useful again, a good shelter to pack up under, which I am sure everyone was grateful for!

We would like to thank the club for their hospitality, the use of their venue and their excellent facilities. We would also like to thank anyone that helped with the bacon butties, drinks and the BBQ as it was much appreciated.

We all had a lovely time at Weymouth as there was great wind on saturday. It was a wonderful opportunity to see the Olympic venue.

By Amie Shute, Ben Batchelor and Greg Kelly.

Mooring Holders please note

2012-05-03T01:44:00.002-07:00

As a result of the severe storms at the end of last week, it has become apparent that damage has occurred to some moorings. Wear of a significant degree has been found to bridles on the HIPPO type mooring at the point where the bridle is reeved through the riser. It is thought that this is due to the high snatch loading forces caused by the gales.

All owners of this type of arrangement are strongly advised to examine the links around the reeve and satisfy themselves that damage has not occurred. Those who have not done so already may wish to consider fitting a snubbing system to reduce snatch loads.

Julian Scott-Foxwell
On behalf of the Moorings Committee

Online Entry for the Weymouth Regatta Now Open

2012-05-02T05:53:00.002-07:00

Weymouth Regatta 2012
Visitors welcome with temporary membership to all Weymouth clubs.
Free entertainment throughout the event.

Keelboat Regatta - 7/8 July
Dinghy Regatta - 14/15 July

Entry is strictly by pre-registration only. You can now register at http://www.weymouthregatta.co.uk/.
Register early to avoid disappointment!

Diamond Jubilee Parade of Sail Volunteer Lead needed

2012-05-02T05:41:00.001-07:00

A poster with details is below for the events taking place on the 3rd June. Castle Cove needs a volunteer to lead our boats. If anyone would like to volunteer to organise our contingent please contact Helen for more details (helen@rollyscakes.co.uk)

Download Jubiliee Poster

NOTICE TO COMPETITORS

2012-05-02T05:39:00.001-07:00

CCSC – Sailing Instructions – Jubilee Race – Sunday 3rd June

AMENDMENT – 2nd May 2012
There will be a race for all dinghies on Sunday 3rd June at 12:00. The race is likely to be started from a Rib and will be out into the Bay if the weather is good.

Signed____ __ for sailing committee

Date__02/05/2012____________

Date Posted __02/052012______________

Olympic Caterer

2012-05-02T05:36:00.004-07:00

The club has appointed a caterer, Martin Lee, to provide food for the Olympic teams while they are based at the club and for the Olympic period itself. Martin Lee is a member of the club and is looking forward to the opportunity to help those training at the club and also providing food for members at times when food would not otherwise be available during the summer. Please be aware there may be restricted access to the Kitchen at times, normal club activities will not be affected including the BYO BBQ on Friday nights, and there will always be access to Tea and Coffee making facilities. Please keep an eye out for more information as it becomes available.

BYO BBQ Friday evenings

2012-05-02T05:36:00.000-07:00

This Friday, 4th May BBQ’s start up again. They are generally lit after Cadets between 1930 and 2000. It is a self help BBQ, bring your own food and make sure everything is clean and tidy afterwards! The bar is very likely to be open most Fridays. A great chance to go down the club and relax, maybe even go for a little sail before the BBQ.

Olympic Stewards

2012-05-01T07:33:00.002-07:00

The club has appointed two Olympic Stewards to help Brian with the organisation and running of the club while the Olympic teams are with us. Sara Lloyd and Graham Kington will be very visible around the club from now on. They are job sharing, so one or the other will be at the club for most part of the day from now until the end of the Olympics. Sara I know you all will know, Graham is not a sailing member, but has a lot of experience to bring to the role and is very keen to help the club run smoothly. Please support them in their role; they are here to help club members as much as the Olympic teams to work together to make the Olympics enjoyable for everyone.

Alison Stephens

Local Notice to Mariners

2012-04-28T11:05:00.003-07:00

No 04/2012 (T)

EXERCISE OLYMPIC GUARDIAN

Exercise Olympic Guardian will take place in Portland Inner Harbour, Portland Outer Harbour and Weymouth Bay during the period 1st - 4th May 2012.

The exercise will involve a warship, security and multi agency vessels and RIBs. During this period these vessels will conduct high speed manoeuvres. Regular safety broadcasts will be made on VHF CH 74.

Mariners are requested to keep a good look out and remain at least 200 metres clear of any anchored warship.

This Notice is issued under the powers vested by the Portland Harbour Revision Order 1997.

Captain M Shipley
General Manager (Marine)
27th April 2012

Owners, Agents, Yacht Clubs and Recreational Sailing Organisations should ensure that the contents of this notice are made known to the Masters or persons in charge of their vessels or craft.

Keel Boat Lift-In

2012-04-25T05:16:00.000-07:00

With our normal crane company cancelling at the last minute it was a scramble to find a company that had a big enough crane available and could get a driver to work over the Easter weekend. Unfortunately the crane developed a computer problem at the start of the first day (don’t you just love computers!) and we were severely delayed managing to get just a few boats into the water during the morning tide. However, the weather was in our favour and we managed, by using the evening tide, to claw back some of the lost time until it became too dark to continue lifting safely.

On Sunday morning, again with the weather in our favour and a slightly higher tide, we managed to lift all of the remaining boats out of the park (54 in total) although a few had to sit on the sand and wait for the evening tide to come in giving their owners, no doubt, time to consider life’s little musings.

Many thanks to all the people who gave their time and considerable energy (some of whom don’t even own keel boats) to assist with the lifting and also helping keep up the spirits of those involved. All of this was accompanied by colourful comments, to say the least, from the crane driver who I am informed actually consumed 10 bacon rolls in one day! Thanks also to the ferry drivers for their support and assistance especially in towing to their moorings non starting boats and boats who’s owners didn’t turn up.

None of this of course would have been any fun at all without the bacon butty ladies who even came back for the evening shift on Saturday to keep us fed and watered.

All this to look forward to again in October!!

Lift Team

The Chalk Legend

2012-04-25T05:14:00.000-07:00

A spectacular concert at WPNSA featuring JCB and Viking Longboat…..
The Chalk Legend is the largest Dorset community-based music and dance project inspired by London 2012. With the Olympic Sailing Events to be held in Weymouth and Portland in 2012, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Partners wanted to find a way of also making the year memorable in music and dance. The result is a spectacular music, dance and multi-media event which tells the story of the Vikings whose skeletons were unearthed on the Weymouth relief road and who met a grim death when they arrived in Dorset.
The Chalk Legend event involves around 300 performers comprising international soloists and various local groups including Dorset Youth Orchestra, BSO Kokoro Contemporary Music Ensemble, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Dance South West and Youth Chorus formed of children from St Osmund’s Middle School, Dorchester Middle School, St Mary’s Middle School, The Gryphon School, St Augustine’s Primary School and Wyke Regis Primary School.
There are three performances on Friday 18th May at 8pm and Saturday 19th May at 5pm and 8pm which each last approximately 75mins. Please note that it is standing promenade performance and any special requirements need to be advised when booking. Tickets are £9 adults, £5 concessions and can be obtained via BSO box office 01202 669925 or follow this link:- http://www.bsolive.com/concerts/listings/concertdetails.htm?year=2012&month=5&concertid=167834
http://www.ccsc.org.uk/newsletter/attachments/2773_13_Chalk Legends_aw proofv3.pdf

E-Petition Navitus Bay Wind Farm

2012-04-25T05:08:00.001-07:00

Dear All
Please find below the link to an E petition this against the
the proposed wind farm in Poole and Christchurch Bay.
This is totally in the wrong place for 200/300 turbines being almost the
busiest boating areas in the country besides the other arguments against wind farms.
Please encourage your members to vote.

Best regards

Lawrence Crapper
Commodore
Christchurch Sailing Club
The Link http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk?petitions/32213

RDYC Cherbourg Race NOR amends and SIs

2012-04-25T05:06:00.000-07:00

Please find links below to the Notice of Race for Cherbourg on 4th May and Sailing Instructions.
Please note that amendments are in red.
This notice will also be posted to the club web site.

Please feel free to call me if there are any questions.

Regards,
James

James Cash.
Sailing Secretary RDYC
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mobile: 0777 552 3773
home: 01305 761237
email: james.cash@virgin.net

http://www.ccsc.org.uk/newsletters/attachments/CherbourgSIs2012.pdf
http://www.ccsc.org.uk/newsletters/attachments/CherbourgNOR2012amends.pdf

The Club Motor Boats – What They Are And How We Use Them

2012-04-24T05:16:00.001-07:00

A new safety boat has joined the Castle Cove fleet – or will do very shortly. Actually, it’s not new, but a very good (and reasonably-priced) secondhand 5.4 metre RIB which takes over the new engine bought last year for “Tern Too” and with it the role of second-line safety boat. Unless someone comes up with a better name, the Boats Committee Chairman has christened it “Loafer”, to go with “Idler”. We now have 3 RIBs to support club racing, and by retaining the old engine for “Tern Too”, we have kept this boat available as a versatile reserve safety boat and work launch.

So that everyone knows how the club boats are used and by whom, here is the full fleet list:

“Idler Too” – mark layer and principal safety boat. An inboard diesel RIB, “Idler” is a complex piece of kit and costs at least £20 per hour to run. It is used only for regular club racing and major club events and must only be driven by members and professional drivers who have specific approval from the flag officers and the Boats Committee.

“Loafer” – see above. With a 50hp Suzuki petrol outboard, this boat is intended for safety patrol work during club racing and other activities such as Cadet training. Drivers will normally hold an RYA Safety Boat qualification and be approved by the flag officers or by the Cadet Officer to do safety boat duties during club activities. They will be allocated to the boat by the Officer of the Day or by the professional safety boat driver on duty (usually Nick Spicer).

“Camelot” – 4.8 metre RIB with 40hp Suzuki petrol outboard. Additional safety patrol boat, drivers as for “Loafer”.

“Tern Too” – rigid GRP launch with 50hp Mercury petrol outboard. Reserve safety patrol boat and general workboat. If used for purposes other than club racing and training, its use should be cleared with a flag officer or member of the Boats Committee who will expect the driver to hold Powerboat 2 qualification or be able to demonstrate a similar level of skill.

“Don’s Choice” – wooden inboard diesel launch, used as the principal ferry boat and rather a handsome one, too. However, its high maintenance requirement means that we may be looking to replace it in the near future with a less time-consuming GRP launch. Driven principally by professional ferry drivers or members standing in for ferrying duties at the request of the Boats Committee.

“Beaver” – GRP inboard diesel launch. This is the club’s all-purpose workboat and reserve ferry. Its uses include that of “mother ship” during Cadets and Ladies’ sailing. Cruising members who have Boats Committee approval to drive have by tradition been allowed to use this boat for loading stores before a major cruise and for occasional maintenance work on their moorings. If in any doubt as to whether or how to drive this boat, please speak to a member of the Boats Committee. Please note that the club spent a lot of money last year having new decks put on “Beaver”. Care should be taken to protect the decks when working with chains or ropes – a plastic protector is carried aboard and must be used. Also, everyone is asked to clean out the dirt that they bring aboard, and that does not mean washing it into the bilges where it will stay until someone gets down on hands and knees and scoops it out. Meanwhile, it blocks the bilge pump which could lead to damage to the engine or, in the worst case, loss of the boat. Use the dustpan (under the foredeck) to shovel it overboard. Better still, speak to the Moorings Group and arrange to use their dory, which is bullet-proof and much easier to clean.

The two orange plastic “Jennies” have been retired, and they and their engines are being sold.
If you drive a club boat, you are responsible for mooring it correctly at the end of the session, putting away the gear you have taken afloat (radio, safety equipment pot) and completing the relevant log sheet, including the purpose for which the boat was used and any faults noted.

If members have any questions about the boats and their use, please speak to Peter Eustace (“Scherzo”), chairman of the Boats Committee or to the Committee Members: Roy Cummings, Bob Todd or Bill Barker.

Finally, please treat all the club boats as if they were your own – which, in a sense, they are. If you notice a problem, or lose or damage something, please alert one of the Boats Committee members in person or by phone (as well as completing the log sheet) so that it can be rectified as soon as possible, and inconvenience and possibly a threat to a club activity can be avoided.

Peter Eustace
April 2012

Cultural Olympiad event in Weymouth

2012-04-24T05:13:00.004-07:00

Come and explore the research that lies behind Team GB’s world-class sailing performance. The evening will be hosted by top sports scientist Professor Steve Haake with a panel of experts that includes double Olympic medallist, Simon Hiscock, who will discuss how sailing technology has advanced during his career, Professor Glen McHale, who develops high-tech surfaces to reduce drag in boats and Dr Judith Wolf an expert in coastal modelling of tides, currents and waves and the brains behind Team GB’s gold medal at the Seoul Olympics.

Date: 24 May 2012
Time: 7pm to 8.30pm
Venue: Weymouth Sailing Academy
Cost: FREE
Booking: www.rigb.org/cuttingedge2012
Contact: events@ri.ac.uk