Weekly Club News - 4th June 2024
Published 09:22 on 4 Jun 2024
The Memorial Race and Fish & Chips Next Week
On Wednesday 12th June it is our annual Memorial Pursuit Race, in memory of our members no longer with us, and in aid of Macmillan Caring Locally. For the Memorial Race we ask that participants make a small donation to take part. The format for the evening is:
17.45 - Wednesday A Series Race 10
18.53 - Memorial Race Starts
20.00 - Memorial Race Ends
20.30 - Fish & Chips and Prizegiving
An email will be sent out on Monday with a link to pre-order your food.
Wednesday Afternoon - Help Please
On Wednesday 5th June (tomorrow) we are planning on having a session of strimming and brush cutting to tidy up the boat park. The Club would hugely appreciate it if members could give up a little bit of time on Wednesday afternoon between 2pm and 4pm to help with this work. At 4pm there will then be tea and biscuits for everyone who has helped out before we go racing at the normal time of 5.45pm!
Spinnaker Sailing Club Whatsapp Community
For several years now Whatsapp has been one of the main ways our members have stayed in touch, with various groups including for ILCA sailors, Solo sailors, Handicap Fleet sailors, Firefly/Team Racing Sailors and parents of junior sailors (SYT Group. Recently we brought all these separate groups into a single "community" so now if you are in one group you will be able to see all the other groups and join those that interest you.
To be added to the community please speak to a member of the Sailing Committee.
Block 2 of Let's Go Sailing and Spinnaker Youth Training
Following on from the great sessions of Let's Go Sailing and Spinnaker Youth Training we had through April and May these group sessions are back for June and July!
Spinnaker Youth Training re-starts this Sunday, and we still have a few spaces left, you can book on here.
Meanwhile our Let's Go Sailing sessions restart on Tuesday 11th June. You can book on here.
Singlehanded Class Captain's Race Training
Sunday 9th June sees our third single-handed training session; we will build on our earlier starting and upwind skills and concentrate on our downwind skills and rounding the leeward mark. We start with a briefing at the race hut at 10:00 and will then go on the water for some exercises before finishing with a couple of very short races. We will have roughly 90 minutes on the water followed by coffee and cake and a short debrief - and then afternoon racing to demonstrate our skills
New Doublehanded Open Meeting
On Saturday 6th July we are hosting our brand new Double Handed Open Meeting at Spinnaker Sailing Club, Ringwood, Hampshire.
Full details for eligibility are in the Notice of Race at the link below which is where you also enter, please note the closing date for entries within the Notice of Race. As a summary of who this event is open to the below is an extract from the NoR:
"The regatta is open to all double-handed boats with a PY number between 1244 (Feva) and 939 (RS400). While boats equipped for trapezing may enter, the use of trapezes is not permitted during racing."
You can see the Notice of Race and enter here.
Last updated 09:22 on 4 June 2024
