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OCTOBER 2013 Scottish Series. Photo: Marc Turner
COMMODORE’S REPORT
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nother summer draws to a close and one of the best for many years for weather. There have been many reports of terrific cruising on our beautiful West Coast – long sunny days and starry nights! Please share your experiences (wherever you have sailed this year) with logs and photographs for the forthcoming competitions and for publication in the Journal. (See page 7.) Nevertheless a good few of our events coincided with inclement weather – just ask the crew of Sloop John T who were swamped by a large wave breaking over the yacht during the race to Troon putting gallons of water down below and leaving the floor boards swimming in the bilges. Or ask those who braved the high seas and 30/40 knots winds to make the Loch Spelve Mussel Supper. Nevertheless I am glad to say that the parties at both destinations were a great success and well worth the effort. Blue Water to Brittany On the other hand the small group of yachts who sailed to Benodet via Dublin on the Blue Water had a great time with continuously superb weather and mostly fast and relatively easy sailing - port tack all the way from Dublin to Benodet! The Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire is celebrating its 175th Anniversary and we are extremely grateful to Commodore Liam O’Rourke, his members and staff for the warm welcome they gave us. Commodore O’Rourke welcomed 45 CCC members (with a good number of our Irish members) and guests to dinner in his magnificent clubhouse. Our numbers in Benodet were swollen by more CCC members arriving either from Brittany or the South Coast and boosted further by another 20 yachts from the Royal Southern and Royal Air Force Yacht Clubs from the Hamble who last autumn had eagerly asked to join our Muster. Consequently the Mairie’s (Mayor’s) reception went like a fair aided by a superb whisky and gin tasting kindly provided by Bruichladdich with Donald MacKenzie as their excellent host.
Scottish Series 2013 Scottish Series was a great success again this year made possible by funding Commodore John Watson from Malin Waters (for the ‘on the water Photo by Adby Creative activities’), Event Scotland celebrating the Year of Natural Scotland and Tunnock’s along with a good number of support sponsors. At 87 entries numbers were down (from last year’s 93) but not as far as some have reported and largely as a result of the collapse of the SB20 Class on the Clyde – they had 11 boats in 2012. The much more positive view is that IRC and CYCA entries held up well – although it would have been better if 2 yachts had not pulled out after suffering damage on their way to Tarbert. We received 76 Series feedback forms from 31 owners plus crew and helpers which was an excellent response and extremely helpful. This confirmed there was a great deal to be happy with but a few lessons to be learned and improvements perhaps to be made. Next year sees the 40th Anniversary of the Series and given the clear interest shown there will be a day race from Royal Gourock Yacht Club to Tarbert on Friday 23rd May. This race will be named after new support sponsor ‘Clyde Challenger’ - more information will be released shortly as plans are well under way. Scottish Series is a very important event for the Club and there has been much discussion (some well informed, some obviously not!) about ‘what to do’ with the event. The Scottish Series Committee listens hard to constructive comment but it can’t wave a wand to increase numbers, nor can it (nor in my view should it) stop owners berthing outwith Tarbert if they wish to do so. My personal conclusion is that if there are 80 yachts racing in Loch Fyne with crews all enjoying themselves, if there are sufficient members and friends willing to come and man the shore side and committee vessels AND crucially, so long as the event is not a drain on the Club’s balance sheet then the Club should continue to run the event and indeed annually. 1
COMMODORE’S REPORT Cont... Dinghy Section – 80 years old! The Dinghy Section has had a very busy 80th year of racing and training. The Club has been blessed with a group of companies who have remained for many years loyal sponsors of various activities but I must congratulate Duncan Yacht Chandlers on this their 25th year as sponsors of the Challenger Regatta which took place in August – we are very grateful to them. Access Dinghy Fund Raising The Access Dinghy fund raising proved very successful with 2 boats now in use and a third expected to be delivered as we go to press. I would like to extend sincere thanks to all who contributed and in particular to two of the Glasgow Trades House Incorporations, the ‘Bonnetmakers and Dyers’ and the ‘Coopers’ for each donating the whole cost of one boat. Ball and Prizegiving Before closing I would like to encourage all members and especially prize winners to attend the Ball and Prizegiving on 23rd November at the Grand Central in Glasgow – this is a fabulous event and the Club’s silverware makes a great show as do the photographs on the big screen from the year’s activities. Please put the date in your diary now!
Dinghysection The 2013 sailing season is drawing to a close and it’s time to reflect on its highlights. The first event of the season was the Solo Traveller on the 27th and 28th April. This was well attended with 27 boats racing in windy conditions. On the 4th May we held our annual open day for non-members to come and try sailing. The high winds were not ideal for taking novices sailing but all our guests seemed to enjoy themselves. One of the major highlights of the season was the arrival of our two new Access Dinghies. The boats which were paid for with generous contributions from members and external organisations were launched on 15th June and named Access Ability by Mrs Annemieke Cunningham whose husband Duncan had secured many of the contributions for it and The Glasgow Cooper by Mrs June Lockhart, whose husband, Iain, is the Deacon of the Incorporation of Coopers and whose contribution paid for it. The ceremony was combined with the Dinghy Section’s 80th anniversary celebrations which included members in 1930s attire, a display of Club boats and dinghies through the ages and last but most definitely not least (given the poor weather) 1930s style afternoon teas were served in the clubhouse.
I look forward to seeing many of you over the next few weeks. John Watson, Commodore
The naming of the Accesses and 80th anniversary celebrations were followed by our traditional Summer Supper in the clubhouse. During July and August we ran our Summer School which as always proved incredibly popular with all the weekly courses being fully booked.
SUMMER SCHOOL 2013
On 11th August our Ladies’ Regatta was won by Sophie Taylor. This was followed by afternoon tea for the competitors and race officials.
Once a again the Summer School was an unqualified success with almost 200 courses delivered (including 6 at powerboat Level 2) for adults and children. Certificates were awarded at the end of the week. Over the summer four members qualified as Dinghy instructors and a further six qualified as Assistant Instructors.
On 17th and 18th our Challenger flotilla held the 25th anniversary Duncan’s Trophy Regatta, sponsored by Duncan’s Yacht Chandlers. The Gold Fleet was won by John McParland of CCC and Lorna Turnbull of CCC came second in the Bronze Fleet.
The RYA inspection was carried out over the summer and certification was renewed. There were site visits from Activities Coordinators from Sense and Dash (Disabled After School Holiday) with a view to future sailing sessions. Both organisations provide activity for people with complex special needs and have noted that Bardowie would be a suitable venue to bring anyone who would be interested in sailing. There was also a visit for the Active Schools coordinator for North Lanarkshire. Many thanks to Struan McBride and his team of Dinghy Instructors and Assistant Instructors who ran the courses; Uel Torbet, Martin Nichol and Hugh McLean who carried out running repairs to all the dinghies and Helen Kirk who looked after all the non-sailing related activity and all the others who helped organise and run the Summer School. Jim Graham, Captain, Dinghy Section
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Also on the 17th August the RYA Scotland Windward Mark Regatta was held at Loch Lomond Sailing Club. Congratulations to all our Optimist Topper and Feva sailors who helped the Club retain the RYA Scotland Champions Club Trophy. The Thursday Night Points Series were well attended in spite of a number of the Summer Series races being lost due to lack of wind. Trophies will be presented after the AGM on 7th November.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS On 6th October the Brazill Trophy will be contested between the Cadets and Flag Officers. I hope it’s not tempting fate to say that the last time the Flag Officers won was 1994 which is before any of our Cadet team were born!
There is to be a delivery of our third Access Dinghy which will be called The Glasgow Bonnet after the Incorporation of Bonnet Makers and Dyers who very generously contributed the funds to purchase it. A naming ceremony will be arranged as soon as possible after we take delivery of the boat. 7th November Dinghy Section AGM and Prize Giving will take place at 7.30 in the clubhouse. Further details will be advertised nearer the time. Sometime in November we hope to run a ceilidh as the final celebratory event for the Dinghy Sections 80th anniversary. Details will be announced nearer the time. Finally my thanks to all the members who volunteered their help during the season: instructing, stewarding, working in the galley, race management, ground and building maintenance, boat maintenance and all of the other tasks required to keep the Club running. The Club could not run without you. Jim Graham, Captain, Dinghy Section
CHALLENGER REGATTA VIDEO John McPartlin has posted a video of the 25th Anniversary Duncan’s Challenger Regatta at Bardowie Loch 17th-18th August 2013. It is on the Sailability Scotland YouTube channel here http://youtube/MaQNb-1Ck7Q
25TH ANNIVERSARY DUNCAN’S CHALLENGER REGATTA 17th-18th August 2013
Duncan’s Challenger Regatta takes place every year at Bardowie Loch. Disabled sailors from all over Scotland take part in their Trimaran dinghies. The event is very generously sponsored by Duncan Yacht Chandlers and this year marked the 25th Anniversary. This weekend saw 8 Challengers taking part in races over 2 days. The prizegiving in the clubhouse at Bardowie saw prizes presented by the Duncan Family followed by cake, bubbly and balloon celebrations.
RESULTS: Gold Fleet 1st John McPartlin – Clyde Cruising Club (Bardowie) 2nd Dorothy Bennett – Clyde Cruising Club (Bardowie) 3rd Ronnie Cameron – Clyde Cruising Club (Bardowie) Bronze Fleet 1st Jamie Scott – Loch Venachar Sailing Club 2nd Lorna Turnbull – Clyde Cruising Club (Bardowie) 3rd Joanna Martin – Helensburgh Sailing Club Jim McPartlin, Challengers
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HAMISH TAYLOR OPPIE CHAMPION Hamish Taylor from CCC won the top senior Scot in the optimist nationals at Largs in August of this year. After five days of exciting racing Hamish finished 12th overall and 9th Brit. It was a very exciting week with 12 races completed and Hamish having top 10 results in 5 of them. There were 300 boats with 110 in the senior fleet. Hamish has had a busy year being a member of the GBR international squad and has represented his country and CCC at 4 international regattas this year. In April he attended the Braasemeer Easter regatta in Holland This was a very challenging event due to the sub-zero temperatures and the sailors having to break the ice before they could launch!!! It was a different story in June when Hamish jetted off to Bodrum in Turkey where the conditions were slightly warmer. He finished 19th overall and top Brit against sailors form all round the globe. In July he was off again to Neupoort in Belgium and in August he was part of the British team at the European team racing in Italy at Lake Ledro. He enjoyed this so much that he wants to live in Italy!
Largs Oppie National Championship: (left) Hamish Taylor, top Senior Scot and (right) Rory Harper, top Junior Scot. Photo: Aileen McDonald
Aileen McDonald, Dinghy Section
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Racingreport The Club’s racing programme has drawn to a close and while the summer has been relatively good, high winds and bad weather have disrupted a good number of events. Accordingly the number of yachts racing has been smaller than we would have hoped although nevertheless some events held up remarkably well (eg the Ailsa Craig and the race to Troon). Latterly both the GSS Regatta and Closing Muster had good entries.
C.Y.C.A (Restricted Sail). Halcyon: 1st in Tobermory 1, 3rd in Tobermory 2, 1st in the Troon Race and 1st in the Largs Race.
The Racing Committee will carefully consider next year’s calendar but one date needs to be changed ie the Tobermory Race which will be displaced by West Highland Week moving forward into July (finishing on Friday 18th July) to avoid clashing with the Commonwealth Games. The date selected will be decided in the next few weeks and will be published thereafter.
As always our thanks must go to all the race officers who turned out in good and foul weather to start and finish our races. Without these conscientious members there would be no racing. Our thanks must also go to those who provided food and support at the finishing venues, making for a friendlier and social occasion to discuss what might have been during the races.
The Offshore Championship has now drawn to a close for 2013. The winners in the following classes are as follows:
Bill MacKay, Racing Secretary
IRC 1. Maximoose Too, with results which included, a 4th in the Ailsa Race, 5th in the North Channel race and a 3rd in the Zigeuner Trophy. C.Y.C.A. 2. Our Commodore scored a 2nd place in the Blue Water 1 with Texa and a further 2nd place in the Blue Water 2 starting from Dunloaghaire and finishing at Benodet. Texa off Brittany. Photo by John Watson
The Bute Sunday Race: 1st The Sloop John T scoring two firsts. Ladies’ and Juniors’ Race. This event was won by Lyrebird helmed by Gillian Smith.
SCOTTISH SERIES 2013 Now that the sailing season is coming to a close we can look back on the 2013 Scottish Series at the end of May as one of the highlights of the sailing year in Scotland. We had light winds and sunshine for the first two days but more testing conditions on the Monday. The overall winner was Jaywalker in Class 3 skippered by Iain Laidlaw. With 6 firsts and 2 seconds out of eight starts it could hardly have been a more convincing performance! We were also delighted to have Olympic silver medallist Luke Patience taking time from his busy schedule to compete in the new Bavaria B/One. We would like to record our thanks to all our sponsors without whose help this event would not have been possible. In particular we should mention Malin Waters, Tunnocks, Bowmore, Argyll and Bute Council and Event Scotland. We were very pleased to join with Event Scotland in supporting The Year of Natural Scotland 2013. Its emphasis on our natural landscape and the opportunities for outdoor pursuits confirms just how fortunate we are to have this location on our doorstep
C.Y.C.A. Restricted sail: Hecate with a 3rd in the Blue Water 1 Race followed up by a 2nd in the Blue Water 2 event. The Inshore Championship is heading for a close with only the Tarbert Race to follow. At the time of writing the leaders in the Championship are as follows:
As Luke said “We have incredible world class sailing waters to show off in The Year of Natural Scotland. Sailing at Scottish Series earlier this year was all that I hoped for. I think we managed to get 4 seasons in one weekend with the highlands and islands around us and the people and the whisky and the stories were all that they could be. That makes for a perfect Scottish event.”
IRC 1. Animal: scoring 6th in the Bute Race, 3rd in the Opening Muster, average point in Arran 1 (3), 1st in Arran 2, 2nd in the Troon Race and 2nd in the Largs Race. IRC 2. Hoohaa: scoring 2nd in the Bute race, 4th in the Opening Muster, 1st in Arran 1, 2nd in Arran 2, 4th in Tobermory 1, 1st in Tobermory 2, 1st in Troon Race and 2nd in the Largs Race. C.Y.C.A. 3. Stargazer: scoring 1st in the Bute Race, 3rd in Tobermory 1, 2nd in Tobermory 2, 3rd in the Troon Race, and 1st in the Largs Race.
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Luke Patience at Scottish Series. Photo: Marc Turner
Now our thoughts are turning to next year’s event which will be the fortieth anniversary of the first event in 1973. Our plans to mark this include the reintroduction of a feeder race from Gourock to Tarbert on Friday 23 May. More information will be available at the Kip Boat Show on 11 – 13 October.
BLUE WATER TROPHY
Shaun Nesbitt, Scottish Series Committee
GSS REGATTA – EAST PATCH The event had a strong entry of 32 yachts in spite of a very high wind forecast for Sunday’s racing which was abandoned before yachts left their moorings – and just as well too! Nevertheless everyone had a great time helped no doubt by the generous hospitality of Jamie McGarry’s GSS who gave a drinks party on the Friday night at the RNCYC, Rhu as well as superb prizes for the overall winners. Three races were run on Saturday in light fickle winds which tested equally the competitors and the Race Officer (ie me!). In spite of best efforts the competitors had much practice reaching! It was great to see Jamie’s new Swan 45 Eala in action although his old Grand Cru skippered by Stewart MacFarlane beat him as overall winner in IRC Class 1.
Blue Water Benedot Trophy: Christian Pennanech, Maire de Benodet (left) presenting the Blue Water Trophy plus a bottle of Bruichladdich Laddie Classic Malt to Ken Andrew of Argento. Photo by EJ Andrew.
John Watson, Race Officer
OBITUARY Colin Buchanan 2nd September 2013 Colin will be remembered for his long sailing career from early days with his family, through crewing on various Helioses, at the helm of both his Decisions and latterly crewing with Charlie Frize and as a keen participant at Bardowie in his Phantom. Alan Weir
OBITUARY John McSherry John, from Saltcoats, was elected as an Honorary Member of the Club in 1997. He and his wife Jenny and their Royal Cruiser Deanadas were a familiar sight at the gybe mark on Scottish Series race courses for many years. John also helped with the race organisation at many other CCC events and indeed those of other clubs. He served as Commodore of the RSMYC and latterly as their Honorary Commodore. Elea at GSS 2013. Photo by Neill Ross
John was pre-deceased by Jenny and he died just after his 93rd Birthday on 22nd September. To the end he lived life to the full.
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Cruisingreport Graham Crawford, Loch Spelve BBQ. Photo: Clive Reeves
Stephen Bennie at the Ladies’ and Juniors’ Muster. Photo: Clive Reeves
Opening Muster - 27th April Everyone enjoyed the race from Kip to Rhu on a fine spring day with light winds from the south. The mark off Gourock was missing so a shortened course was announced by the Race Offficer. The crews plus members (well over 100) had a terrific night at the RNCYC with members catching up on their plans for the coming season. Sunday Morning: Bucks Fizz breakfast in the RNLI boat shed with £300 collected for the RNLI. Thanks again to Flora Reeves and her band of helpers. The Smith Family at the Ladies’ and Cadets’ Race. Photo by Clive Reeves
Arran Trophy and Alisa Craig - 14th/16th June Only 7 boats on Saturday. Very wet and windy 35 to 40 knots. Only 4 boats on Sunday. No wind but sunny. Start was postponed for 1 hour. However wind filled in and all four starters finished in sunshine. Ladies’ & Juniors’ Race 22nd June, Port Bannatyne Marina Saturday: There were 8 boats racing round Rothesay Bay ably started by Vice Commodore Steven Bennie and Rib Tony. Most boats finished. First overall was Gillian Smith (Reeves) on Lyrebird. The BBQ for 50 Club members was helped greatly by the marina manager erecting a cover to prevent everything being extinguished by the rain!! Thanks to Flora Reeves and helpers. Sunday: As the wind was up to 38 knots the children’s rowing races were cancelled. However a collage beach competition was organised by Club Secretary Jennifer Rolland with all the children having a great time especially as all were winners! Many thanks to the Marina for looking after us and thanks to our Sponsor, Euroyachts, long time supporters of CCC. (Great that Angus Scott and family were able to join us.)
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Loch Spelve Muster, 27th July Saturday: After 4 weeks of calm and warm weather it was lashing rain and blowing a Force 8 gale!! The organising team of Cruising Secretary Clive Reeves together with Patrick Trust and Graham Crawford travelled up from Helensburgh with all the food and drink and set off from Ardfern in Hecate with 30 knots of wind and driving rain. The Doris Mor was a bit lumpy and at the entrance to Spelve it was 42 knots with rain squalls! Out of the 25 plus yachts intending to be there only 12 managed to make it plus 2 other yachts in the anchorage who were invited to attend the muster. Together with the Wilson family who once again provided a fantastic feast of mussels, there were over 60 members and friends. It stayed dry all evening. The sun even came out and the wind abated! Scotland at its best!! We all enjoyed a feast of mussels all washed down with wine and beer (Having bought enough for 100 people the wine was still finished!) There was even had our own Piper from Yacht Significant who enthral led us all with his playing. Sunday: It was sunny with hardly any wind!!! Hecate enjoyed a great sail back to Ardfern with a visit to check to see that the CCC perches at Easdale, Cuan Sound and Ardinamir all still there! Clive Reeves, Cruising Secretary
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Instructions for Cruising Competitions and the Journal
Cruising Logs
Length - from 1,000 to 3,000 words (maximum); 2,000 words makes a 4 page story, depending on photos. Format - MS Word documents or text files, please do not embed any images or photos into these files (see Photos and Images below for image submission details). Logs should include:
• A title page giving the name and full details for the yacht;
• Skipper name and crew list, with the ages of any younger members;
• A summary of distances each day under sail, engine and motor-sailing for cruising competitions.
Photos and Images
Format - Images/photos should be in digital format (jpg, tiff, psd) and sent as high resolution files (upwards 1MB in file size is a good indication). Any photos not available in digital format, i.e. for historical articles, should be scanned to the highest resolution. • Do not put images into a secondary format (such as placing them in a Word Document) as it reduces the quality.
• Do not reduce the file sizes, once an image has been reduced we cannot increase it again without compromising the quality. If they are too big to send all together, split them over a few emails or submit on USB or CD. • If emailing images, please ensure your email program does not reduce the file size.
Around 5 - 10 images per log would be sufficient. Please name the photos in accordance to your log, for example “[Name of Boat] 1” “[Name of Boat] 2” or “[Name of Boat] picnic on beach” etc.
Submitting Logs and Photos
All logs and photographs submitted in time will be considered for competition, including the photographic competition (Coruisk Trophy) unless the author requests otherwise. Particularly for junior logs, the content is much more important than the format. When assessing the cruising competitions the judges are empowered to use their discretion on the terms of each award.
Please email your logs and photos to Jennifer Rolland at office@clyde.org, or submit them to the Clyde Cruising Club office on USB or CD: Clyde Cruising Club, Suite 101, The Pentagon Centre, 36 Washington Street, Glasgow G3 8AZ
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING LOGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS IS OCTOBER 20, 2013.
Unfortunately, late submission has reduced the number of awards, so please be prompt. By submitting your logs and images you are agreeing that you own copyright, or have obtained permission from the copyright owner for them to be published in print and be accessible on the web by Clyde Cruising Club and the general public.
Photo Competition
Submit your photos of your year’s sailing and win a trophy! Full details are on page 12 of this issue. 7
Noticeboard ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Your Club Needs You! We are seeking 3 new committee members this year. Monday, November 18, 2013 Menzies Hotel, Washington Street, Glasgow, (opposite Club office) Refreshments at 7:00 pm Meeting starts at 7:30 pm
CRUISING LOGS AND ANCHORAGE FORMS FOR JOURNAL Closing Date - October 20, 2013 You can get forms in several ways: 1. Internet link http://www.clyde.org/index.php/content/ view/309/42/ 2. Through the CCC home page www.clyde.org. There is a navy blue bar under the banner picture. Click on “Cruising” where a drop down menu in black text appears. Click on “Cruising Logs for Journal” where you will see “CCC Journal Submission Guidelines September 2013” in blue text. Click on that. Similarly, the same drop down menu shows “Anchorage Visited”. Click on that. Then click on the blue text “ANCHORAGES VISITED 2013 email form vs2”. (It is a Word document which will be downloaded to your computer.) 3. 2013 Yearbook: page 11 gives details.
2014 SCOTTISH SERIES 26, 2014 Friday May 23 - Monday May
WEST HIGHLAND YACHTING WEEK Saturday July 12 - Friday July 18, 2014 www.whyw.co.uk
NEW JUDGES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE LOG COMPETITION Contact the office for details.
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WINTER LECTURES 2014- ALL AT GTG TRAINING IN GLASGOW 22nd January Jimmy Cornell Best selling author and Founder of the World Cruising Club Subject to be confirmed 12th February Gordon Paterson Past CCC Cruising and Club Secretary “Cruising among the Greek Islands” 12th March Clive Scott Past CCC Commodore “Seven Seasons in Scandinavia”
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Start times and arrangements to be confirmed NB the lecture rooms could accommodate up to 200 people Clive Reeves CCC Rear Commodore (Cruising) Mobile 07900493389
BURNT ISLANDS NARROWS Avoid the shallow bits
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ow many times have you gone through the SW Burnt Islands Narrows, Kyles of Bute, without incident? For some maybe twice a year for 40 years! Past experience however does not guarantee future safety. It appears that, in recent years, despite leaving the Woodfarm Rock buoy in the narrows to the correct hand a number of yachts have hit the rock causing significant damage. Part of Admiralty Chart 1906 is shown. Note that Buoy 43 - the Woodfarm Bay Rock Buoy is moored to the NW of the rock. One would think that it would be better sited to the N of the rock but it may be difficult to moor it in such a position without overly obstructing the channel. So, if going west, one should seek to give the buoy a good offing to port and keep to the north of the position of the buoy as you approach it taking special care at low water and depending on the depth of your keel.. It is inadvisable to approach Buoy 43 from the SE - as one might be tempted to do when tacking. Going East the reverse of the above obviously applies. Action needs to be taken to make the passage past Woodfarm Rock safer. If the buoy cannot be satisfactorily repositioned then a perch or beacon should be erected on it.
Then there is a rock (awash at chart datum) between Buoy No 44 and Eilean Mor. A revised edition of Chart 1906 was issued in 2003 and editions of Chart 1906 prior to that date may not show this rock as clearly. Also yachts with deep keels may need to be careful to avoid Beere Rock to the NW of Buoy 44.
Note also the shallower patches of 2.3m and 2.5m to the NW of the buoy that might give trouble at low water to boats with deep keels.
Please note that the copy of the chart shown here should not be used for navigation.
Welcomeaboard
JMD
Lorna Mackenzie
OIMD
Callum McAleavy
OIMD1
David Strachan & Val McCutcheon
OIMFD
Bethan Chalmers
JMD
Gillian & David Smith & family
OIMF
Ferosa & Luke Mackenzie
JMD
Roc Hart
JMD
Matthew Taylor
JMD
Kevin Strain
JMD
James Hamilton
JMD
Emily Moreland
JMD
Tidelines Applications May to September 2013
Memb Type
John & Andrena Macpherson & Family
OIMFD
Patrick Clark
OIM
Graeme Buchanan & Jack
OIMFD
Angus & Susan Cartwright & Family
OIMFD
Theo Low
JMD
Alan Bonnyman
OIMD
Colin & Isabelle Porteous
OIMF
Robert Kerr
OIM1
Henry Lafferty
JMD
Gavin Scott
JMD
OIMFD
Ruadhan Currie
JMD
Neil & Janice Anderson & Family
Gerry Hughes
OIM
Quest III
Angus Campbell
OIM
Robin Rae
OIM3
Bluebird
Chris Calderwood
JMD
Robert MacAlpine
OIMD
James Canavan
JMD
Mark Revie
JMD
Lewis Quinn
JMD
Andrew & Hannah McFadyen & Family
OIMFD
Scott Umberger
OOM
Gary Macfarlane
OIMD
Donald & Eilidh Wood
OIMFD
Yacht Name
Rory & Gregor Clark
Manuka Honey Bee
Endorphin B
Solo
Per Hjelm
OOM
Pamina af Wermoรถ
John Vickers
OIM
Aislig Bheag
Willie and Anne Paisley
OOMF
Shooting Star
Jamie McBain
JMD
Glenn Porter
OIM
Christian McCall
JMD
Clyde Challenger
Lyrebird
Stargazer
Resignations May to September 2013
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Club Secretary, Jennifer Rolland brings Alba Endeavour into dock 5th September after an excellent sailing day with Ocean Youth Trust. Thanks to OYT for the day.
GERRY HUGHES SAILS AROUND THE WORLD In 2012 CCC member Gerry Hughes became the world’s first profoundly deaf yachtsman to sail single-handed around the world passing the 5 great Capes. To view a 45 minute video of his arrival back home in Troon after 8 months at sea go to his website http://gerrysmhughes.com.
He arrived back at Troon in June on his 42 foot yacht Quest III. As John Watson, Commodore of CCC, said to him (as seen on his website) he “is an inspiration not only to the deaf community but to everyone in sailing and far beyond. The Clyde Cruising Club is proud to have you as a member and on behalf of everyone I extend our warmest congratulations on your fantastic achievement.”
ACCESS DINGHIES LAUNCH
Left to Right - Ex-Deacon of the Incorporation of Coopers Duncan Cunningham and wife Annemieke, Commodore John Watson and his wife Fiona, Deacon Iain Lockhart of the Coopers and the Deacon’s Lady, June.
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NOT USING PRIVATE MOORINGS We have had a complaint from the owner that a CCC yacht picked up his mooring and used it overnight. This was despite attempts by the owner to attract attention to convey a message that this was unacceptable and that the mooring was not suitable for the yacht in question. The owner stated that another boat (not CCC)
SKIFF: THE LADY SARAH On display at Largs Marina this year was this lovely wooden Fife boat. She was there for the 4th Fife Regatta of famous Fife boats returning to their home waters. Her present owner, Alastair Chisholm of Millport, bought this boat about 10 years ago and had her restored by Francis Howard of Appleby, Cumbria. The boat is 16 feet long and in 2013 he gave her the name The Lady Sarah.
Badcall Bay, Sutherlandshire. Photo: I. MacLeod
had earlier picked up the mooring, damaged the buoy but refused to pay for the damage. We support his plea to ask that the private nature of private moorings be observed. It is probably illegal and certainly very bad manners and may be dangerous to pick up a private mooring without permission of the owner.
This skiff was owned by the Parker family of Wee Cumbrae and spent most of its life there. The Parkers had a long connection with William Fife and son, and Evelyn S. Parker had 5 six-metre yachts built for him in Fairlie between 1920 and 1934. However there seems to be little documentary evidence about the dinghies, skiffs etc. also built by the yard. Alex McDavid of Millport remembers rowing the skiff in the 1950s when he was told that it had been built for the children of the “Big House�.
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have camera go sail 2013
A picture is worth a thousand words! Here is something for all you budding photographers. Send in your best shots (by email to photo@clyde.org if digital or post if print) by Sunday, 20th October, 2013 There will be awards for the best in each category. We wil incorporate as many images as possible into a slide show to be run at future functions so, who knows, you could see your work of art on the big screen!
Bute Race: Stargazer. Photo: Clive Reeves
The categories are:Sailing
Any aspect of Sailing
Atmospheric
For all you Arty types
Ashore and Afloat
Members, family and friends at Club events
Bardowie
For those with waterproof cameras
Humour
Self-evident from the image or from the caption added.
Dramatic
For all you types who insist on putting the sails up in windy weather.
SWIMMING WITH SEALS IN THE SCILLIES
Photo by Rory Trust.
The Coruisk Trophy will be awarded to the best photograph of the season submitted by a Club Member.
I have tried and failed several times to snorkel with seals on the west coast of Scotland. Fears that I may be disturbing pups, poor visibility and no doubt a host of factors the amateur nature spotter does not even consider have left me treading water in remote anchorages. Raising my head in Loch Scavaig and briefly locking eyes with two or three bobbing heads before they ducked out of view is about as close as I have got. Once, in the Summer Isles, I was lucky enough to put my mask underwater and catch a glimpse of a dark, sleek shape as it glided underneath me through the kelp. So it was with some excitement that on a cruise to the Scilly Isles in July this year I read that the islands were well known for swimming with seals. The Eastern Isles, a group of uninhabited rocks south-east of St Martin are frequently visited by divers and tourist boats hoping for encounters. The best time to see seals is a couple of hours either side of high tide, as they are either floated off the rocks on the flood or loiter, waiting for the ebb to reveal their favoured perch. We arrived in the dinghy on a rising tide and flopped into the water with wetsuits and snorkel, cautiously swimming past rocks strewn with grey seals. One or two heaved themselves into the water, and before long I saw a large grey shape glide beneath me. At first, they kept their distance, sometimes sitting still directly below you in the kelp, staring up from a depth of two or three metres, or weaving through the seaweed around you. But as more entered the water, they became bolder, happy to swim
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within touching distance and seemingly as interested in us as we were them. They often approached from behind, one even nudging the toes of a friend with its nose. Apparently it is not uncommon for flippers or toes to be nibbled. The natural inquisitiveness of seals, the way they orbit anchored yachts, or seem to follow the dinghy as you row ashore, coupled with their familiar, canine features can almost make you forget these are wild animals. But seeing seals underwater is humbling. Suddenly it is you who are the cumbersome lump, heaving and flapping your way across the surface of the water as they move around you; curving a flipper to pause, hang perfectly still in the water, before surging away with a smooth, powerful grace. To have finally been able to watch this in person was a real privilege. Rory Trust, Hecate
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