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SOLENT CHALLENGE First ever Double Handed National Championship

Autumn 2014

INSIDE: PSP Southampton Boat Show • Club News • Dinghy Donors

Racing • Cruising • Cowes Week • New Members • Social Scene

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COMMODORE’S LETTER

hankfully the foul weather and high tides of the early months of the year have given way to a glorious summer and the mopping up exercise at Gins is now a fading memory.

However, we now need to look to the future and considerable efforts are being made to ensure that any further floods; as experienced late last year and early this year and in August; are mitigated as much as possible. So, work will continue at Gins to rectify the damage as well as to put flood defence measures in place. This work should have a minimum effect on your enjoyment on the river.

The dinghy fleet has been boosted by the kind donations of members either in financial terms, or by gifting boats to the Club or allowing other Club members to use the ‘member owned’ dinghies already stored at Gins.

We have again benefited from Cadet Isabella Shepard winning the Aberdeen Asset Management Young Painter’s Prize for Cowes Week for the second time which has allowed us to buy another Pico dinghy. This will be named Amelia which is Isabella’s sister’s name.

Our dinghy fleet now stands at seven Picos, a Wanderer, a Gull along with a Laser 1 and with a generous bequest from the estate of Derek Ayres, an honorary member and the Club Bosun from 1982 to 1993; the fleet has been augmented by the purchase of a brand new Safety Boat. This will allow us to run both cadet and family days at

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Time, Energy, Money and Advice

Gins with our own safety boat cover.

The canoe fleet has risen from three to five and these, in addition to the dinghies, form an invaluable asset in introducing adults, children and grandchildren to all types of water based activities.

My thanks go to all the staff, instructors and members who have donated time, energy, money and advice in the build up to what can only be described, even at this early stage, as a very successful Dinghy Section. One of the additional and very welcome benefits is an increase in membership from those whose children, as friends or relatives, have experienced the great organised days out on the river.

The 50th Anniversary celebrations continue at Gins where the new steward, Bob Owen, continues to impress with his culinary skills ably assisted by June Greenwood; in her new role as front of house supervisor; the rest of the staff and John Bird the Club Bosun. This has meant an increase in the numbers of rallies from other clubs as the good word has spread, and an increase in the number of Club members using Gins throughout the week. All of which can only be of benefit to the Club finances and our reputation throughout the South Coast.

The Racing, Cruising and Social programmes have been most successful throughout the year. This, together with the build up of the Radio Controlled Yacht Section and the Club’s adoption of the DG65 ‘Dragon Force’ 650mm model yacht as a standard, has tempted many to try this intriguing sport and we look forward to a bright future for the section. Cowes Week has once again seen our race management team being heavily involved with the first three days of the Regatta. As we approach the PSP Southampton Boat Show we once again are taking a stand - J021 to introduce our Club to the boating world and look for future members.

The Club Directors continue to examine our business in order to keep our costs low and our income buoyant. So, the recent application to

allow the Club to conduct marriages; as well as being a successful wedding venue; will enable us to gain more income from that source. The members’ interests will always take priority and wherever possible these external events will be held during the quieter periods of Club. However, there could be the odd occasion when a wedding package, which would be sold at a premium, may restrict access to the Club.

I would like to remind everyone who is a full member that they are entitled to fly the Club’s defaced blue ensign on their boat, with the Club burgee hoisted of course.

A MOD Warrant is required from the Club and is renewable every five years or at the same time as your SSR or Part 1 Registration. So I would ask everyone to fly the ensign with pride and for those who already have a Warrant, don’t forget to make sure it is still valid.

Finally, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those members who have pledged funds and donated trophies for their invaluable assistance. Knowing that we have a financial backing if required, without recourse to expensive loans, allows considerable management flexibility if major works become necessary.

May I assure you that those pledges will not be activated unless considered necessary and interest will accrue from the time of drawdown?

I wish you all a very enjoyable and continuingly successful 2014 and, to our sailors, fair weather, fair winds and safe harbours.

Gordon Agnew Commodore

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CLUB NEWS

Memorial Bench at Gins

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new arrival is now to be seen at Gins in the form of a carved wooden bench overlooking the tranquil Beaulieu River just in front of the Gins Clubhouse.

The pictures show the bench, its inscription, and Connie and Alex, two of Ben’s grandchildren sitting and enjoying looking across the waters that Ben so dearly loved.

It was presented by Mrs Suzie James in memory of her late husband, Ben James who passed away in 2011 and who did so much for Gins in his long association with the Club.

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ike Garvey received the thanks of the Sailing Committee at its’ last meeting before this autumn’s annual general meeting, having served for a full six year term.

He also sits on the Executive Committee and earlier also served as Captain of Racing. He was Race

Director for the J Class racing, organised and hosted by the Club in 2012.

Rear Commodore Sailing, Bob Trimble, said: “Mike has made a huge contribution to the Club and given a great deal of his time and we know we will continue to benefit from his energy and sound advice.”

Cruising

By Adam Greig, Captain of Cruising

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he season started with the Easter rally. The rally was so popular that the numbers had to be limited as Lymington Town Sailing Club was only able to accommodate forty six for dinner.

As usual the weather was mixed wonderful on Friday and Saturday but windy and wet on Sunday, resulting in some crews travelling to Gins for lunch by taxi. The rally was enjoyed by all who came.

The next rally, the first May Bank Holiday weekend was based at The Royal Motor Yacht Club on Sandbanks, Poole. The club was very welcoming and managed to accommodate all participants bar one in their marina. We were served an excellent dinner and we all enjoyed each others company.

On the Sunday some of us took the chain ferry across the entrance and walked to the Banks Arms at Studland for lunch. The weather was perfect and some anchored off Pottery Pier on Brownsea Island for the night.

The sailing was perfect both ways.

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A great weekend was had by all.

The Rally to St Vaast and beyond was held for the May Bank Holiday weekend. The participants all enjoyed the visit to St Vaast.

Boats from the club have cruised to a number of different areas including the Baltic, North and South Brittany the Channel Islands and the west country. The weather in Brittany for June and July was wonderful, sunny with good winds.

The weather in the West Country has been wonderful too.

The committee has organised rallies in August and September. Unfortunately the Osborne House Rally was cancelled as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra were not performing this year.

A full programme of rallies has been arranged for next year and hopefully these will be as well supported as the rallies were this year.

The committee always welcomes suggestions for rallies and events from members.

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dinghy delight

Generous Gins’ Dinghy Donors!

By Angela Rice

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ove over cadets - At last the grown ups can get a look in!

Due to the fantastic generosity of a number of individual club members, the dinghy fleet has suddenly tripled in size! So at last ALL Members are able to book out a club dinghy to sail on the beautiful Beaulieu River at the Gins clubhouse, not just the cadets – though they of course also benefit hugely from the great new boats that have been donated.

Isabella Shepard, winner of the Cowes Week Junior Artist prize in 2012, last year started the rush by purchasing a new Pico for the club with her award. Pico Izzy has now been joined by Pico Amelia (named for her sister), as Isabella won the award again in Cowes Week 2013.

Very well done, Isabella – and thank you very much indeed.

Jane Windsor has also generously donated towards a further Pico, Jilly and Jan and (Rear Commodore Sail) Bob Trimble have matched this with Pico Silver. Margaret and Bill Roper decided their family Laser might be of benefit to the Club, so with a bit of a

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facelift – she has now joined the fleet, along with lot of useful gear.

And there’s more!

By way of variety, we now additionally have three canoes at Gins, donated by Paul Chapman of the club’s insurer, Portmore Insurance. And all these are in addition to our existing fleet of several Picos, a Gull and a Wanderer.

What does all this potential increased activity on the water require? You’ve got it – a decent Safety Boat, Digger In memory of the late Derek Ayres, former Gins’ Bosun and honorary member of RSYC, Alan Stokes has, on behalf of his family, funded the purchase of this, as a very appropriate tribute to him.

25-26 was crowned on the Sunday by the naming ceremony, and the launch of the new safety boat. Commodore Gordon Agnew and Christine Agnew were in attendance together with the donors and their families and many club members, on what proved to be a glorious day in every sense.

Thank you to all the generous donors, and happy dinghy sailing to everyone!

Note: Members wishing to use these dinghies and canoes should book them out in advance with Bosun John Bird, at Gins.

Photos by Christine Agnew

And where can we safely store sails masts, canoes and random accessories when not in use? Thanks go here to club members of Williams Shipping – if you peek behind the Gins Clubhouse you will see they have located a large storage container for us there, on a heavily subsidised rental, and have also kindly agreed to maintain it for us.

The Family Weekend at Gins on July

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RACING

Successful New Racing Initiatives Half year racing report

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am sitting on my boat in a minor heat wave on the way back from the Scillies reflecting on the vagaries of the weather and the racing to date. It doesn’t seem long since we started this race season but we are now over half way through and new initiatives have been introduced successfully thanks to the Racing Sub-Committee members, the race management teams and importantly, our Sailing secretary, Cathy Crawley.

We also had much on the water praise for our race management with a lot of satisfied racers which has resulted in the number of boats racing increasing slightly from last year, particularly in the double handed events.

Thanks also to our returning and new series sponsors for this year, Doyle Sails, Molson Coors for the Frostbite and Double Handed Series respectively and new sponsors Harken and Topsail Insurance for the Spring and Evening Series respectively.

We are also able to announce that Coastal Pursuits has agreed to sponsor our Winter Series completing the sponsorship for all our main series which is a tremendous benefit for the racers and increases the profile for all parties.

We also considered introducing the new RYA National Handicap for Cruisers (NHC) in 2014 in lieu of

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By Richard House, Captain of Racing

the RSYC system but at present this depends on changing our results programme and is not considered suitable for all our races. As a result, the rating working group rationalised and upgraded our own RSYC handicapping system prior to the start of the season. Thanks to them for all their work.

Our race management teams were active at Cowes week ensuring the success of the event under the guidance of Rear Commodore Sailing, Bob Trimble.

Fully Crewed Racing Doyle Sails Frostbite Series The first event was the 12 race Doyle Sails Frostbite Series with two races per day fortnightly and the new initiative here was to offer discounted IRC certificates in conjunction with IRC rating. The Series entries were up particularly in the IRC division and the weather was unusually kind. The series winners were:- Class 1 (IRC): Nick Munday’s IndulJence

J97,

Class 2 (IRC): Eric Williams’ Love in a Mist

Waarschip 7.25,

Class 3 (RSYC): Paul King’s Hanse 370, Serendip 4

Harken Spring Series This followed the usual ten race, two races per day, weekly format and despite the weather being worse than the Frostbite Series, numbers were similar to 2013. Series winners were:RSYC Class 1 – Mike Garvey’s X362 Magec and RSYC Class 2 – Phillip Proctor’s Hunter 707 Storm Crow.

Topsail Insurance Evening Series The new initiative for this Series was to combine the past Twilight Series and Summer Series into one longer series with more discards and introduce a new white sail double handed class with the ability for the racers to “mix and match” between fully crewed and double handed dependent on crew availability. The difficulty this created for race management was that numbers in each class could vary enormously and the ratings could be disparate leading to unfair racing. It was decided to try a new format of average lap racing which whilst relatively common in dinghies is believed to be a first for these keelboats. The new format has been generally well received by the competitors and the Series is on-going with current leaders; RSYC Class 1 Mike Garvey’s – Magec and RSYC DH Class 3 Helen Hoffman’s J97 - Jaslan continued on page 11 yachter Autumn 2014

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RACING

Clarkson Cup We hold this event as part of the IRC Solent Region Championship and it was disappointing to see that numbers were down. Class winners were IRC Class 1: James Gair’s Mills 39, Zero 11 IRC Class 2: Huw Phillips’ HOD 35, Malice IRC Class 3: Steve Bromley’s Archembault 31, Aneet Djinn IRC Class 4: Richard and Ursula Hollis’ - X95, Crackajax

Class winners of the Alongshore races to date are:West Princessa IRC Class 1 - Nigel King/ Stephen Hopson’s IRC Class 2 - Chudziak/Horner’s RSYC Class 3 - Ian Townend and John Cooper’s RSYC Class 4 - Graham Smyths

Figaro 2 - Blue Note Projection 920 - Wee Bear J92 - Jammin Freedom 25 - Squirrel

Island Double IRC Class 1 - Ray Crouch and Paul Baker’s IRC Class 2 - Mike Harrison and Swaby’s RSYC Class 3 - Ian Townend and John Cooper’s RSYC Class 4 - Chris Hewitt and Simon Palmer’s Multihull - Mark Lacey and Chris Glanville’s

Adams 10 - Boomerang Contessa 26 - Jiminy Cricket J92 - Jammin Sonata - Impro Egan 9.5 - Voodoo Spirit

Double Handed Racing

The Offshore Series has its stalwarts too with an entry of 37 in the Cherbourg Double and 44 in the Weymouth and back races. Class winners for these were:-

Spinlock IRC and RSYC Double Handed National Championships

Cherbourg Double

As the leaders in Double Handed racing in the Solent area, we were privileged in securing and running the National Championships, which was a great success and is the subject of a separate article in this edition of the Yachter Sharps Doom Bar Double Handed Series The Sharps Doom Bar Double Handed Series has proved popular again with numbers up from last year. The new initiative for 2014 was to split the Series into three; with an Inshore Series, an Offshore Series and an Alongshore Series with two new races but retaining the overall Main Series competition.

The new race sailed to date in the Alongshore Series was the West Princessa Double which attracted a strong entry of 52 boats despite the lack of wind forecast. These one day longer races in the Solent area are a popular format with the recent Island Double attracting an entry of 99 boats and the Nab Double (part of the National Championships too) 67 boats.

IRC Class 1 - Rob Nelson and Ian Dyall’s J105 - Bigfoot IRC Class 2 - Gary Heward’s and Paul Hockey’s Maxi 1100 - AmyLou RSYC Class 3 - Bob and Jan Trimble’s Arcona 400 - Arc RSYC Class 4 - John Skipper and Graham Douglas’ Maxi 1050 - Magewind of Roke Weymouth Double Out IRC Class 1 - David Pearce and Tim Roger’s IRC Class 2 - Neil Martin and Phillip Barnes’ RSYC Class 3 - Ian Townend and John Cooper’s RSYC Class 4 - Juan Moreno and Sarah Treseder’s

Class 40 - Forty Shades of Grey J97 - Jiggery Pokery J92 - Jammin Sigma 33 - Salamander

Weymouth Double Back IRC Class 1 - Richard Elliott and Rich Lever’s

Archambault 35 - Eaujet

Regretably, there were no other finishers in the remaining classes Two races of the Inshore Series (Summer Solent Double and Laid Marks Double) were part of the National Championships – see separate report. Again the inshore races are popular, with the other race held to date, the Spring Solent Double, attracting an entry of 48. The class winners were:Spring Solent Double Schimdt’s J105 - Juliette IRC Class 1 - Jerry Freeman and Timo IRC Class 2 - Mike Harrison and Swaby’s Contessa 26 - Jiminy Cricket RSYC Class 3 - Bruce Ramsay and Charlie Inigo-Jones’ Grand Soleil 40 - Bombardino RSYC Class 4 - Paul Eaton and Andrew Yates’ Folkboat - Skai Multihulls - Tim Wilson and Simon Forbes’ Dragonfly 35 - Cold Fusion Reloaded

Radio Control Lastly thanks are also due to Eddie Hill for getting the Radio Control yachting off the ground and hosting some successful workshop and trial events. There are exciting moves afoot from Eddie with possible new inland sailing venues and events to augment those at Gins and Ocean Village.

Enjoy the reminder of the sailing year Richard House RSYC Captain of Racing www.rsyc.org.uk

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DOUBLE HANDED RACING

Hosting first ever UK Double Handed National Championships

By John Whyte, double handed championships race officer

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t was 34 years ago that the Royal Southampton began running double-handed events and we remain the foremost UK Club offering this ever popular racing. This year, as a further development and at our instigation, we incorporated the first ever IRC Double Handed National Championships in collaboration with IRC and their 30th anniversary partners Spinlock.

The racing was run in great weather over two days on the weekend of June 28 and 29 and also incorporated a parallel championship for Club rated boats without an IRC handicap. The Championships comprised three races which were also part of the RSYC 2014 Double Handed overall Series.

There were 58 boats raced in four classes: two with IRC ratings and two with club ratings. The forecast for the two races on Saturday were for SW winds of around 8 – 10 knots but that was only true for the start of the first race. As that progressed, and for the duration of the second race of the day, the wind increased to SW 10 – 15 with 20 knots at times which gave these shorthanded crews plenty of work to do. The day was warm with overcast skies where the sun made an appearance on occasions.

The first race was the Laid Marks Double: In Class 2 IRC Chris Charlesworth and Martin Young in their Contessa 26 Meow sailed an excellent race to win by a good margin on corrected time from Adam Munday and Matt Perry in their J97 IndulJence.

They were followed home by the Hanse 291 Seahorse of David Cowell.

In the RSYC Class 3 Ian Townend and John Cooper in their J92 Jammin were first on corrected time followed by Bruce Ramsey and Charlie Inigo Jones in their Grand Soleil 40 Bombardino.

Adrian Parker and Andy White in their Bavaria 36 Larissa were third.

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in their Sigma 33 Salamander and Graham and Hubert Smythe in Squirrel, their Freedom 25.

The second race of the day was a “round the cans” race zigzagging between the North Channel and the Bramble Bank. With the increasing wind it made the spinnaker runs a definite challenge catching a few out.

In Class 1 IRC Andrew Roberts and James Fish in their J105 Jin Tonic and William Newton and his crew in their J105 Jelly Baby had a great race between each other with just two seconds between them at the finish with Jin Tonic winning and taking the race result win on corrected time.

Jagerbomb was third.

In Class 2 IRC Meow continued their winning ways by taking the race on corrected time. Another Contessa 26, Jiminy Cricket crewed by Mike Harrison and Swaby were second and the Elan33 Edith of Mike Saqui and Dan Fox were third. In RSYC Class 3 Bombardino got the better of Jammin and took the win on corrected time and they were followed again by Larissa. In RSYC Class 4 Skai again took the win on corrected time but this time Squirrel turned the tables on Salamander.

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The race officer laid the start line farther SE than usual at Fastnet Insurance to give the competitors the chance of beating the big spring tide tidal gate at the Nab just as the wind was set to die. The forecast proved correct so some made it and others were caught but the whole fleet completed the course within time with the exception of one boat. For RSYC Classes 2 and 4 the turning mark had been made Dean Elbow rather than the Nab which facilitated this.Â

In IRC Class 1 Jagerbomb took line and corrected time honours followed by Just So in second place on corrected time. Huw Phillips and Mike Moxley in their HOD35 Malice were third. In IRC Class 2 Giovanni Belgrano and Richard Ebdon in their Giles 1939 one off 11.8m Whooper took first place on corrected time followed by Chris and Vanessa Choules in their Sigma 38 With Alacrity. This was after two fourth places in the first two races.

Neil Martin and Phillip Barnes in

their J97 Jiggery Pokery were third.

In RSYC Class 3 Jammin were back to winning ways taking first place on corrected time from Martin Wilson and John Fletcher in their Dehler 35 El Dorado followed in third by Ian and James Dawson in their Arcona 40 Barcarolle. In RSYC Class 4 Paul and Douglas Newell in their One Off Half Ton 31 Chartreuse II took first place on corrected time followed by Salamander and then the Westerly GK33 Alma of Alan Baker and Emma Dansie.

Overall results for the Championship were IRC Class 1

IRC Class 2

RSYC Class 3

RSYC Class 4

1. Jagerbomb

1. With Alacrity

1. Jammin

1. Skai

2. Jin Tonic

2. Indulgence

2. Bombardino

2. Salamander

3. Just So

3. Meow

3. Larissa

3. Squirrel

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Cowes Week

RSYC at Cowes Week 2014

By Bob Trimble, Rear Commodore Sailing

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nce again RSYC fielded a strong team of Race Officers as part of our contribution to the organisation of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week .

In the evening, we were represented at a small dinner in the RYS members’ dining room and attended by the Duke to celebrate CCC’s half centenary.

We are one of the ten yacht clubs that are partners in Cowes Combined Clubs (CCC) established in 1964 at the suggestion of the Duke of Edinburgh, HRH Prince Philip and which organise the regatta. Together with the Royal London YC and the Royal Thames YC, we make up the First Triumvirate who run racing on the first Saturday, Sunday and Monday as well as helping set up the event on the Friday.

Saturday saw competitors challenged by winds that varied from well under 10 knots to more than 20. After a weather front cleared the race area at lunchtime the breeze settled into a brisk south-westerly of 16-20 knots, giving glorious racing conditions and sunshine. Sunday provided another great day of racing under clear skies with a steady south-westerly breeze of 13-17 knots that built to give gusts of 20 knots by the end of the afternoon.

Monday was one of wind shifts, gusts and lulls in a mostly south-westerly breeze that averaged 8-10 knots, until a stronger breeze became established in the afternoon. The early light airs caused considerable delays for the smaller boat’s starts whilst the bigger boats got away on time. This created some headaches later as fleets arrived earlier or later than first expected at their finish lines.

As this year saw the 50th anniversary of the establishment of CCC we were honoured by a visit from the Duke on the Sunday. He arrived on the Royal Yacht Squadron platform from where around one third of our RSYC volunteers help run race starts and finishes.

Having been a very active competitor in earlier years, he chatted in a knowledgeable but relaxed way with everyone and spent time simply observing the scene and race starts.

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After Monday’s racing the majority of our volunteers accompanied by some partners, gathered at the Ocean

Village clubhouse for an informal dinner to celebrate our participation in this year’s race organisation.

As this was the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, there was a short silence to mark past members who served and fell.

It was followed by a grace from Vice Commodore Brian Hinde and then a very pleasant meal following which Rear Commodore Sailing Bob Trimble thanked everyone who had given up their time to work hard towards the success of the event.

A small presentation was made to long-serving member and RSYC Guardian, Jan Cox to mark another anniversary as this year saw her 30th year as a Cowes Week Race Officer.

A big thanks to all this year’s volunteers. They were: Allan Beswick, Angela Cooper, Jan Cox, Cathy Crawley, Kirsteen Donaldson, Dave Giddings, Nathan Hamilton, Brian Hinde, Rob Lamb, Sue Lamb, Mark Mathews, Sue Neath, Helen Paul, Simon Pickess, Clare Pittman, Tina Scott, Peter Stuckey, Bob Trimble, John Whyte, Jane Windsor.

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NEWS

Energetic racing for Queen’s Cup T

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week.

The Cup is the Club’s premier trophy and is traditionally awarded to the winner of racing by the big yachts on the first day of Cowes Week.

On the opening day the big yachts at Cowes in IRC Class 0 had an energetic race, with some 15 legs over a 35 mile course. An incident between two of the most competitive boats in the class – Piet Vroon’s Ker 46 Tonnere de Breskens and Michael Bartholomew’s GP42 Tokoloshe ll – saw both retire, leaving Irvine Laidlaw’s Cape Fling ll to take line honours by more than 45 minutes.

It was a big enough lead for Laidlaw

he Royal Southampton’s coveted Queen’s Cup has been won by the American designed Reichel Pugh yacht, Cape Fling 11, owned by Scottish businessman Lord Irvine Laidlaw.

The three-year-old 52ft yacht, skippered by Australian Xavier Mecoy and with a crew of 16 went on to win the IRC Class 0 overall during

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to retain the lead on corrected time by 13 minutes over Richard Rankin’s venerable 12-Metre Italia.

Despite accepting a penalty for an infringement of the rules, the de Graaf family’s Ker 40, Baraka GP, took third place on corrected time.

The historic Queen’s Cup was originally presented to the Club by Queen Victoria and is the prime trophy for the first day’s racing at Cowes Week each year, which is organised and run by the Royal Southampton.

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COWES WEEK NEWS

Keeping an eye on parking N

ew apartment development in Ocean Village brings the prospect of increased pressure on parking spaces within the marina area, including the RSYC free parking area immediately in front of the clubhouse.

That’s why parking regulations for Club members have been tightened and it becomes more than ever important to make sure you place the RSYC car sticker in your windscreen.

One of many benefits of Club membership is free parking available at Ocean Village and the new rules have been brought in by both the Club and the car park owners, Marina Developments Ltd to ensure members can still enjoy this benefit.

The RSYC car sticker is issued to members joining the Club, and at

membership renewal time, and entitles members to park in the car park directly in front of the Clubhouse (as well as in the Gins car park). Areas reserved for berth holders need a separate MDL sticker and all other Ocean Village car parks are Pay and Display, between the hours of 2am and 6pm.

should seek permission from the Club office. Without prior permission cars left overnight frequently are subject to penalty ticketing. Similarly any member wishing to leave a car for more than two successive nights should obtain prior permission, to avoid a penalty notice.

For Club sponsored events which may call for additional parking, the Club in consultation with MDL will do their best to provide extra spaces. These will be identified to members attending the event.

Under the current rules, members who need to leave their vehicles at Ocean Village overnight on a regular basis,

Members are entitled to one ticket per member and the Club is unable to re-issue lost or stolen stickers, so please take care of your sticker. And remember it allows free parking only in the car park immediately in front of the Clubhouse.

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oastwatch officers at Calshot Tower and similar coastal observation points around Britain’s coast are about to go on air so that they can respond to calls from yachts and sailing craft more readily It follows the allocation of a national licence by OFCOM for the dedicated use of VHF Channel 65, which from October 1 will make communications possible between National Coastwatch Institution lookouts and seafarers on a variety of routine matters.

Former RSYC Commodore Colin Lewis who is Chairman/Station Manager of Calshot NCI, operating from the former coastguard lookout base at Calshot Tower, said: “Stations

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will be able to respond to requests from passing, as well as local sailing craft and fishing vessels for radio checks as well as actual weather and sea state conditions. They will also be able to provide on request information on a range of local facilities including, for example, local moorings, charted anchorages, water taxi contact details and local hazards.”

In the meantime, stations will be equipped with a dedicated radio for this purpose and the service will replace the practice of some stations currently holding a licence to operate on Marina Channel 37. This will no longer be available. Till now officers have only been able to respond in emergencies.

Mr Lewis said: “We has long aspired to have the use of a dedicated national marine VHF channel to facilitate radio communications between stations and seafarers. This is a major milestone for us, not least as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the start of our organisation.

It is indeed a significant and welcome step forward for NCI and is an acknowledgement of our professional capability to communicate effectively with all who use our coastal waters and with our Search and Rescue partners at both local and national level.”

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MEMBERS’ NEWS

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New Members T

he RSYC welcomes the following new members since the last issue. We look forward to seeing them at both Clubhouses and to meeting them at events both on and off the water

NAME

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ADDRESS

BOAT NAME

MOORING

Holly Moseley

North Dean

n/a

n/a

Harry & Vanessa Landon

London

n/a

n/a

Ian Deighton

Lymington

n/a

n/a

James Robson

Devizes

TBA

Bucklers Hard

Michael Brothwell

York

Tamlin

Beaulieu

Andrew & Debbie Carless

Southampton

Angels Share

Ocean Village

Ali Saud

London

Luck be a Lady

Croatia

Kevin Barry

Birmingham

Morpheus

Ocean Quay

Robert Newman

Salisbury

Mariposa

Beaulieu

Heinz Niemann

Southampton

Serafina

Shamrock Quay

Tony & Heather Birr

Southampton

Wings of Hamble

Shamrock Quay

Paul Eaton

Winchester

Skai

Hamble Point

Stephen Bellinger

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Rick & Jacqueline Locker

Radlett

Skimbleshanks

Gosport

Martin Cox

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Ross & Toni Turner

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Alessandra Pasian

London

Allegra

Beaulieu

Sharon Wood

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Nathan McGowan

Southampton

n/a

n/a

PJ Casserly

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Peter Gilding

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Matt Drew

Ferndown

n/a

n/a

Jonathan & Sarah Steele

Winchester

n/a

n/a

Alex Collcutt

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Ian & Sharon Moore

New Milton

Ra

Beaulieu

Neal Cousins

Lyndhurst

n/a

n/a

Thomas Baldwin

Southampton

Sea Trek

Ocean Village

Keith & Amanda Baldwin

Southampton

Sea Trek

Ocean Village

Mike Robinson

Gosport

Extrapolation

Hornet SC

David & Liz Walker

Southampton

n/a

n/a

John and Pat Follett

Lymington

n/a

n/a

John Willmott

Hungerford

n/a

n/a

Bob Corfield

Southampton

n/a

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The advice on the management of back pain from spinal surgeons will be extremely variable. This is simply a reflection of the diverse population that suffer with back pain and our poor understanding of exactly what causes it. For the majority, simple measures will remedy the problem, but for some, surgery may have to be an option.

Before consideration of any form of surgical intervention, Mr Dare would need to be satisfied that the patient had tried and failed all forms of conservative treatment, leaving them the options to live with the pain or consider surgery. “The way I view back pain is in terms of quality of life. If the patient is suffering with a relapsing and remitting type of pain, which is intense and long lasting when present, and life revolves around the back pain, I would consider a discussion about surgical options”.

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BLIND WEEK

Blind Week South Coast Blind Week is an annual event, and while the Royal Southampton Yacht Club hosts the ‘odd’ years, Royal Cornwall Yacht Club in Falmouth acts as host club for the even years. Bob Young takes up the story.

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everal RSYC boats made the trip down to Cornwall, including Seven Stars (George Evans) Goldcrest (Suzie James), Starfish (Bob Young and Rosie Shorman) and Margaret Catchpole III (Alan Stewart) with other members chartering boats both locally and in Falmouth for the event.

Twenty four boats took part in the week’s event, accommodating almost 50 visually impaired sailors, and as usual, the fleet was split into four flotillas, with commodores, whose job was to form a plan for the week, in association with the other commodores, so that small harbours in the South West did not get besieged by 24 boats, all at the same time, thereby swamping the available facilities. One commodore was Lucy Hodges, herself a VI, and honorary member of the RSYC.

The flotillas all enjoyed some memorable West Country weather – the stuff of our childhoods, and on some days, some exhilarating sailing.

On others, the wind was variable and usually too light, but none of the sailors, either sighted or VI could complain as for once, we had been shown Devon and Cornwall at their best.

The host club provides meals at the beginning and end of the event, and while the first meal cannot be said to be a quiet, formal affair, it is certainly quieter than the end of week dinner.

At the start, a list of the VI’s present is read out, and they all want to meet those that they haven’t spoken to or ‘seen’ for 12 months. At the end of the week, the VI’s know how difficult it is to meet their friends,

and they just raise their voices until they recognise a friendly response.

All of them have tales to tell of their experiences during the week, before hearing reports from each of the flotillas, given again by the VI’s.

On this occasion, we learned that Grant Morris (another honorary member of the RSYC) was standing down after organising and coordinating South Coast Blind Week for ten years, and he handed over the baton to Will Bridge (RSYC member) for the event for 2015 and beyond.

In the New Year Will will doubtless be looking for volunteers to assist with the event, which is scheduled to take place, hosted by RSYC, from June 27 to July 4, and also some financial support, so please watch this space.

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Is your sailing data up-to-date?

Brian Hinde, Vice-Commodore poses the question

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n the spring, I was asked to produce a slide show for Gin’s 50th anniversary dinner. We were fortunate to have a photo album recording the building and opening ceremony, so I set about reshooting the photographs using as far as I could judge, the same camera positions. To add to the presentation I looked at the descriptions of the Beaulieu River in each of the first nine editions of Creeks and Harbours of the Solent.

It was interesting to see how many things had remained essentially the same and to identify the changes that man and nature had brought to the site and the river. The river because of its lack of development had stood in for the Thames in the 1966 film A Man for all Seasons.

Looking at the charts it is the manmade features that showed the greatest change; the biggest of these would be the move in the 1970’s from pre IALA buoyage to the system we know today and is something that predates many of our members. The development of the clubhouse and extension of the shore pontoon and pontoons in the river are of more recent times. Other changes such as the closure of the Bull Run, a tidal swatch way to the Western Solent, was a man-made intervention to restore and protect a natural feature along the coast.

The pilot books do show the natural movement of banks and shoals which may not be so obvious unless the channel marks have been realigned.

The change in mooring prices from a few shillings to numerous pounds make for nostalgic fireside reading in the winter, but no one would dream of using a 1930’s pilot book as their information source for a modern passage. So the question is “how up to date is your data?”

On a paper chart you will find a diagram showing the sources of surveys and their dates, some of which go back to the 19th century. You will, of course, know about Notices to Mariners and the corrections listed in the bottom left hand corner, and the way we source these from the Internet. But do you have the same confidence in your electronic charts?

The club Website has a link to the Local Notices to Mariners and these can also be sent automatically to your smart phone from ABP. With all the work being carried out in Southampton Water, it does help explain the behaviour of some of the dredgers and the appearance and movement of special buoys.

A similar link can usually be found to most harbour authorities and should be used as part of any passage planning exercise. They would explain such things as the exclusion zone around Cowes breakwater and The Horse Sand Fort bird scaring device.

I’ll leave you to look that one up.

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BOAT SHOW

Boats are the Real Stars

By Michael Ford, editor

This year’s PSP Southampton Boat Show promises to be the ultimate festival of boating, and the Royal Southampton Yacht Club will once again be part of it.

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hroughout the Show’s 46 year passage, Mayflower Park and the purpose built pontoons and show marina have played host to a remarkable and diverse showcase of iconic feature boats - and true to form this year’s line-up looks set to exceed expectation. The ten-day Show opens on Friday, September 12 and runs through to Sunday, September 19.

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Once again the Royal Southampton will be present at the Show ready to talk to boat owners along with existing and prospective members, to detail what the Club, as one of the oldest royal yacht clubs in the country, has to offer in the way of an unrivalled waterfront setting for members, business and other organisations looking for venues for meetings, functions and marine related events.

Visit us on stand J021.

Once again the Show provides a unique opportunity to shows its sailing facilities, membership opportunities and discuss every aspect of sailing.

The show itself is a varied showcase of feature boats, spanning from educational and historic, right through to the latest boats and new craft making their debut. Visitors to the

Show get chance to explore these incredible boats up close and discover the rich and diverse stories that the marine world has to offer via a network of expert exhibitors and the knowledge and practical experience the Club has to offer.

For those new to boating and not sure where to begin show visitors can dip their toe into many opportunities to get on the water, free.

Take advantage of free shore and water based workshops to hone boat handling skills, with the opportunity to pick up some new techniques One of the most popular attractions year in and year out is the opportunity to experience the thrill of being out on the water with the hugely popular Trya-Boat feature. Whether you’re a bold beginner or a sailing veteran, choose from a more varied selection of the latest RIBs, powerboats and yachts to enjoy being on the water .

Building upon last year’s successful RYA Active Marina Experience, The Royal Yachting Association will also be providing the opportunity to refresh boating skills and gain top tips from expert instructors through their on-water and shore based workshops.

One feature to attract attention is a display stage by 15 members of the Wooden Boatbuilders’ Trade Association presenting a wide variety of boats. The display will cover all types of craft and most methods of construction and provide a stunning backdrop as you enter the show (Inside on the left of the main entrance).

They will have a demonstration area where they will have two small dinghies under construction showing traditional and modern methods of construction and a section devoted to rigging both traditional and modern, as well as a rope making machine to show how the basic material is made.

The group was formed in 1990 by boatbuilders exhibiting at the Wooden Boat Show, held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.

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Boat Show opening times and charges Opening Times and Ticket Information The Show is open daily from 9.30 am till 6.30pm and 6pm on the final day.

Admission charges on the opening preview day are £20 if bought online in advance or £25 at the gate. Every other day is £15 in advance and £20 at the gate. Late entry after 3.30pm any day, £10.

Senior citizens over 60, are £15 in advance and £20 at the gate for preview day, and £12 and £17 each other days.

Senior citizens living in Southampton postcode areas SO14 to SO19 enjoy free admission on production of proof of age and residency.

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don’t be shy, it’s all a bit of fun ! bacon BOXING DAY – a repeat walk after rs finge keep so butties is in the planning, ther. wea le crossed for favourab I can Well, folks, I think that’s all for now, g your ghin plou yed only hope you have enjo our rting repo tion ribu cont my way through at both os, phot few a with s new al Soci C RSY Clubhouses.

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Sailing to St. Vaast The late May Bank Holiday traditionally provides Royal Southampton cruisers a chance to cross the Channel and renew acquaintance with the charm of the French fishing village St Vaast. Rex Woodgate, organises the annual pilgrimage, and leads members from his yacht Rise’n’Shine too for an unforgettable, often gastronomic, visit. Rex recounts what was in store this year, while Bob Stevenson went on to explore the delights of the Scilly Isles and Falmouth.

Rise‘n’Shine too and crew (Richard Harris and Gareth Phillips) usually leave for this rally on the Thursday, however as a front was approaching we decided to leave as soon as we could on the Wednesday which got us into St. Vaast at 0300hrs.

It was great to have our lines taken by the crew of Callisto of Wem, who had made the crossing in company with us, and so to bed…

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fantastic place where Bertrand is always most helpful…

Sunday is the day, the crew of Rise‘n’Shine too organise the lunch of two legs of lamb and two chicken cooked on spits over an oak log fire and 50 Oysters to be “shucked” by Richard and Rex, plus a kilo and a half of prawns and crevettes. Help from the other boats included the salads, cheese and desserts. All washed down with some very good wines.

And so to Monday and the “Beyond.”

This year some went west to the Channel Islands, we went east, for a change, in company with Callisto first stop being Grandcamp-Maisy to visit a fish restaurant we had not been to for many years. It turned out to be perhaps the best dinner on the cruise,

so much so that Callisto and crew stayed a second night to try more of the wonderful menu!

We left as the sill dropped heading for Deauville, however the tide was not helpful and we thought it might be difficult to make the gate, so we slipped into Ouistreham tied up to the waiting pontoon for the night and left the next day for Honfleur.

There we spent two days relaxing before returning to St. Vaast, Cherbourg, Parkstone (where we were joined by my son Chris) Cowes and home to Hythe.

All in all a great two weeks, finishing at Gins for the Cruiser Hog Roast traditionally the end of the St. Vaast and Beyond Rally.

Now to the same rally in 2015!!!

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aving said our fond farewell to St Vaast and bought the necessary essentials in France (wine, coffee, tinned duck and strawberry Bon Maman) and a good quantity of Channel Island’s diesel from St Sampson, it seemed to the crew of Arabesque, who were enjoying the season’s fine weather, that the Isles of Scilly would be a good place to visit.

Here the blue sea and sky, contrasting against the white sand, could be mistaken for some Caribbean Islands, unless one is foolhardy enough to dive into that tempting blue sea.

There are palm trees to be seen, particularly in the beautiful gardens of Tresco, and all the islands have maintained their olde world charm and appeal. The hot sun beat down for the five days we were there!

The anchorages in St Helens Pool which is good in all wind directions, the Tresco Channel (New Grimsby Sound) which is good in all weathers except NW and the Harbour on St Mary’s which is good in all but WNW, NW and NNW winds, are always popular, but this year we found Porthcressa Bay.

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Porthcressa Bay is situated immediately south of Hugh Town, St Mary’s and its rocky entrance is well marked to port and starboard.

There are now 14 yellow visitor mooring buoys suitable for vessels up to 45 feet in length and these are protected from the SW, W, NW, N and light NE winds (www. porthcressamoorings.co.uk). This is a good stop from which to tune into the local tidal system and weather pattern and to stock up with necessities before venturing further.

Pete and his wife Charlie, who run a commercial diving business hunting for treasure from the numerous wrecks, look after these moorings.

On their daily visits they provide weather forecasts and all local information and collect the mooring fee, currently £20, which includes a good wifi reception extending into the bay. During our stay the winds, force 3 to 5, were predominately from the North and North East so the Porthcressa Moorings were very comfortable.

Another comfortable anchorage in these wind conditions is Appletree Bay off Tresco’s southerly shore,

close to the mostly disused airfield and the famous gardens. The tides were neapish while we were there, so we were able to linger in Appletree Bay for a couple of days while we explored Tresco.

Too soon we needed to plan our return to the mainland and with the local coastguard forecasting wind from the South East, a little contrary but at only 10 kts, the sea slight sometimes smooth, we decided to weigh anchor for Falmouth. Sadly that was not the way it turned out.

Halfway to Lands End the wind strength increased dramatically and the seas built high with a short wave length. Arabesque and her crew experienced some of our roughest conditions ever as we limped along, and with our speed reduced to 6 knots we diverted into Penzance harbour to recover.

Every cloud has a silver lining as here we found a very friendly welcome and the Penzance Summer Festival (Golowan) in full swing.

It was another five days before we could drag ourselves away from Golowan, but that is another story.

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t the 2011 Southampton Boat Show a sudden shower encouraged my skipper to dodge a soaking by hopping into the nearest boat on the pontoon, which happened to be a Broadblue 345 catamaran.

sail and headed north for the South Brittany ports. We had a marvellous six weeks discovering the differences and delights of our new boat, the highlight of which was sitting on the trampoline while dolphins swam about the two hulls.

Making it clear that we had absolutely no intention of changing from our lovely Sulis, an Oyster 406, we accepted their offer for a test sail.

On a balmy, breezy October day we set off from Ocean Village and were amazed at the accommodation for the space and as other yachts heeled dramatically into the strong winds, we served tea. Access to the sails was easy; the sailing was fun, fast, and comfortable.

Most catamarans out of La Rochelle head south and kit themselves up with air conditioners. But we headed north and have fitted cockpit covers, an Eberspacher for each hull, carpets, curtains, electric blankets and blinds to deal with our colder and darker weather. The cabin and cockpit are on one level so serving meals from the galley is not unlike walking out onto the patio, but at sea. The cooker isn’t gimballed because there is no need for it!

One thing led to another and on July 1, 2012 in La Rochelle we took the keys to our new Fontaine Pajot Mahe 36 and began a completely different form of taking to the water.

Having investigated ‘10,000 Boat Names’ on line we were surprised that Copycat had not been listed, so our own brand new Copycat set

En passage we can eat comfortably at the table and keep an eye out for lobster pots or tweak the navigation on the autopilot. You can’t flatten the seas but she rides the waves so nicely that I’ve been able to read seven books on our holiday while sailing or motoring along which I was never

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able to do before without feeling giddy. We do get the hobbyhorse action from motorboats so we turn into the waves more than we might have done on the monohull. The steering position, or the Bridge is exposed, which on a beautiful sunny day is bliss but perfectly safe, though wet, on a grumpy cross channel crossing.

Getting to know how the two engines work has made it possible to swing a 360 in its own space and manoeuvre in and out of ‘cat alley’ in St Peter Port with ease. We have to be careful with cross winds and strong tides as in any boat, but again, the two 30hp engines manage to see us through tight spaces.

They say that once you’ve gone over to catamarans, you won’t go back to monohull and I see what they mean.

As always, we have motored much this year so now we have a fast motor boat. But when it’s a lovely sail, it is great fun, the boat handles like a dream and passages are now much shorter. We wanted to find a new enthusiasm for taking to the water, and I believe we’ve ticked that box.

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Cadet activity goes from strength to strength New head of Cadets, James Maltby reviews the sailing year for the Club’s younger members

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ell what a fantastic year it has been for the Cadet section with bright sunshine and great sailing!

The section has gone from strength to strength this year with new boats and over 100 members and non-members taking to the water during courses this year – with some budding sailors trying the sport for the first time.

We now have increased the Club’s fleet of Laser Pico sailing dinghies to four which is supported by the kind support of various members who have lent four more Pico’s during the cadet events this summer. This has enabled us to ensure plenty of young people get the opportunity to sail.

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New this year, a brand new Club Safety Boat, a Rigiflex Newmatic 3.6m with a 9.9hp engine has been bought. This purchase was helped with the very kind donation by the family of Derek Ayres, who was a past Bosun at Gins clubhouse. In Derek’s memory, the new safety boat has been named Digger.

We have had some great events for the cadets this year. During the Easter holidays there was the chance to try out the Club RIB based out of Ocean Village with qualified instructors. Then we have had the two-day Ccadet training courses at Gins. RYA Instructors are on hand to teach sailing in the Pico fleet and

Club’s larger boats Wanderer and Gul, with full safety boat support. For those who enjoyed their time out on the water, remember to book next season and tell your friends!

July also saw a fantastic family event at Gins over a weekend. With sailing, kayaking, paddle boards, camping and a BBQ, families got the most out of the facilities on offer by the RSYC at Gins. Helped by wall to wall sunshine too!

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WEDDING CEREMONIES

Vows exchanged on the waterfront

By Michael Ford, editor

The Royal Southampton Yacht Club – at both Ocean Village and Gins, on the Beaulieu River – is available to members of the public as well as its own members for weddings and other private functions.

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or many years Ocean Village clubhouse overlooking the marina has been a favoured venue for wedding receptions, but with the new dimension of being licensed for full civil marriage ceremonies the Club is set to see more celebrations in the future.

Long time sailing members George Evans and Kay Abbott have the honour of becoming the first members to exchange marriage vows in the first full marriage ceremony to be conducted at the Club, and we talk to a bride and groom, who weeks earlier, chose the club for their reception.

Southampton Registrar Gavin Derek assisted by Rose Grundy conducted the ceremony for George and Kay. George has been a member of the Club since it opened in Ocean Village in

1988 as his boat at the time (November Lady) was already moored in the marina. In 1994 he bought his present boat, Seven Stars, and was mainly involved with the Double Handed Series, which he won twice.

But he also became very involved with Blind Week, taking part in 14 of these. Initially, his sighted crew were Rosie Shorman and Bob Young, who met on Seven Stars and ultimately were married. Kay now shares sailing during Blind Week with him.

two years as well as being a committed race officer too.

Their paths crossed when George moved to Southampton on retirement and now they cruise together as much as possible.

Their marriage at the Yacht Club was followed by a reception for their guests.

She has been a member since 1999 and raced for many years on The Red Dragon, The Flying Fish and Starspray.

But she also found time to chair the Membership Committee in the past, has sat on House Committee and was a member of the Racing Sub Committee where she organised race officers for

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Looking for a Wow Factor Angela Rice talks to Sue Willshire about her Wedding Reception at Ocean Village

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hen Sue Yardley and Keith Willshire planned their wedding for May this year they toured possible reception venues looking for improbable combinations of being intimate, but large enough to accommodate 120 guests for a sit-down meal. Friendly, but professional. Customised to their requirements, but not too expensive.

Stylish but not overwhelming.

They faced a Goldilocks dilemma, with some too impersonal and others too dull… and then they walked into the Royal Southampton Yacht Club at Ocean Village. It was just right What they also wanted was a ‘Wow Factor’ to delight their guests as they came in. “First there is the imposing frontage. Then ‘those wonderful huge www.rsyc.org.uk

windows making it so light and airy.

The view over the marina is stunning, and the navy and wood décor is so perfect you don’t need to do anything to dress it up.”

“But what really added to the day was how friendly and helpful the staff were.

You could tell they really enjoy working there. It was such a happy atmosphere, and really helped make our day.”

Although neither of them are members, she and her dad are both dinghy sailors, so the venue seemed appropriate. ‘And Keith?’ I asked. ‘He’s in training…’

And she had a special word for the Club’s regular entertainer, Teddy Massiah, who provided the music.

“He knew what to play to get people up on the floor, from ‘60s to modern, which worked for all the different age groups at the wedding. And he was just as friendly and engaged as the staff – even pointing out a photo opportunity when Keith and I were dancing.”

Conference and banqueting manager, Carly Drover worked closely with them to plan the day.

The couple wanted to minimise fuss or delay - Russian hors d’oeuvres as a starter, so this could be ready on the table when guests sat down, a barbecue as main course and an elegant ‘trio’ of desserts. “Everyone said how good the food was. It was all really delicious.” said Sue.

Sue and Keith married at Bitterne Church and brought their guests by coach from the church to Ocean Village.

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he Radio Control Section of the RSYC, now in its second year, continues to grow in numbers and in popularity with the more ‘mature’ members of the RSYC and their friends, thereby attracting new members to the RSYC. RC sailing is a great way to enjoy the sailing sport and the exciting racing that goes with it, all without getting sea sick or falling overboard.

The adoption of the ‘Dragon Force 65’, a 650mm one design RC Yacht complete with radio control, all for £150, has boosted members’ interest.

Several very successful workshops have been held at the Ocean Village clubhouse to carry out the final assembly and tuning of these DF 65s.

Nationwide, the DF 65 is taking off and many clubs have adopted them as starter boats and for match racing.

If the DF 65 or the RC Section interests you, please contact Cathy Crawley for more details cathy@rsyc.org.uk.

The RC Section also sails the more traditional RC Yacht classes: - IOM International -1 metre, historically the most numerous class and perhaps the one best suited to ‘big boat sailors’ who wish to join in this alternative sailing sport. A well controlled class that helps prevent ‘cheque book’ winning tactics.

- 10R Class (10 Rater Class), are the fastest class given medium to strong winds. With overhangs fore and aft they fly once these overhangs come into contact the water, increasing their water-line significantly. Also a development class but with freedom to trade sail area against water-line length.

Rarer than Marbleheads they need larger stretches of water and more wind than the other classes. The RSYC water at GINS is ideal for them!

10M - M Class (Marblehead class), the Formula 1 class. A development class it boasts high tech carbon fibre hulls and rigs, interesting ‘gismos’ but as ever winning races is as much about the skills of the skipper as it is about the yachts.

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Marblehead The RC Section sails at GINS during suitable high tides with four hours good sailing being possible. It makes an excellent Sunday out, taking in a carvery lunch as well.

Some members just come and watch GINS is such a ‘gem’!

Other sailing can take place at the Lymington Salt Water Baths - ideal for DF 65s and there is already a local fleet of eight DF 65s there.

Next year we will be bringing on line either ‘Lakeside Lake’ near Southampton Airport or the ‘Testwood Lake’ North of Totton. Both will provide the 24/7 sailing facilities that can complement Gins.

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Sheer pleasure of the Atlantic Circuit The Club’s activities on the water are thriving. Both cruising and racing events are well supported and many of our members are cruising further afield. Former commodore, Peter Whatley recalls how last summer his son William (Skip) set off with fellow RSYC member, Stuart Smith to sail Ear to Eternity, his family’s Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45, from Hamble to the Canaries via Brittany, Spain and Portugal in preparation for an Atlantic circuit.

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CARIBBEAN VENTURE our trip from the UK to the Canaries then onward to the Caribbean, Bermuda, Azores and home again.

A total of 10,180nm.

Preparation Having confidence in your boat and systems is of paramount importance.

In the six months prior to departure we worked through our ‘to do’ lists.

Nothing too radical but simple things that would make our passage comfortable and safe. All the safety equipment was checked and certified. Charts, almanacs and tables were brought up to date and a few essential spares were put on board.

These included filters and belts for the engine as well as spare water, bilge and shower pumps. None of the latter was used.

We fitted a watermaker producing 140ltr/hr which ran off the generator and this proved to be the star of the show giving enough water for two showers a day and enough to wash the boat down too. We didn’t fit solar or wind generators which are very popular but relied on our 80A alternator with smart regulator on the main engine and 2 x 50A battery chargers run from the generator. 550Ah of domestic battery power was more than enough for our needs with a daily consumption of around 90Ah (mainly the fridge) Our Hydrovane wind powered self steering helped reduce power consumption. It was only when surfing along at 12-14+kts that we would engage the autopilot together with the Hydrovane. The two rudders kept the boat sailing relatively true in heavy conditions.

I have passed this tip on to Bob Trimble who has just fitted a Hydrovane to his boat in preparation for the AZAB 2015.

Victuals Wendy and William sorted the food before departure whilst I kept busy with technical stuff. We ate very well with fresh produce for 5-6 days then vacuum packed or tinned grub thereafter. Of course, freshly baked bread, scones and rolls (thanks Skip) were always well received. Camping gaz bottles were easily refilled everywhere we went despite our concerns about this.

Weather information This is now a vital part of any long passage and the information is readily available at no cost other than a few minutes of airtime.

A satellite phone connected to a router on board means that wireless devices can be used for downloading GRIB files. We used our iPads and the XGate system for data compression and firewall. This is important otherwise your data call becomes expensive if you start downloading adverts and pop-ups.

They need to be stripped out. Text messages from home can be sent free to our satphone.

Watchkeeping With just two on board we would start our watch at 2130 and each do three hours until breakfast. During the day we would sleep as well but with no rigid rota for this. This worked well and neither of us became too tired. We spoke to one boat of 50’ and crewed by ten German men. We were horrified at the thought of hotbunking and all the washing up!

On leaving Lanzarote the wind blew hard from the NW providing wet and wild conditions for a while but then light airs and head winds halted our progress. It took two weeks to get halfway across until the wind filled

in from the ENE and then we took off at speed. One more week and we arrived in Guadeloupe! Once the wind filled in from astern we handed the main and ran with twin poled out headsails which was just perfect. One on the furler and the other (staysail) hanked onto our removable stay.

William had booked to fly home to go skiing with friends but returned for some more cruising around the Caribbean islands before finally flying home again to catch another flight to the Falklands to re-join his ship. I was left on my own for a while as Wendy was at home looking after her elderly father but I had the pleasure of meeting up with Paul and Priscilla Kilty and Alan and Gillian Beswick in English Harbour, Antigua where we enjoyed Christmas Day together swimming and relaxing from our boat at anchor. Alan prepared scrambled egg with smoked salmon and of course, champagne.

A memorable day!

It was a fairly hectic timetable (not really) sailing up and down island to attend various rallies. Martin Alexander, RSYC and also RNVRYC member had masterminded a rally for the RNVRYC in Antigua. They chartered eight boats between them and Ear to Eternity crashed the party as the ninth boat. What a wonderful week and excellent parties.

I was joined by my old friend from Jersey, Mike Allo and between us we clocked up a few fast and furious miles sailing around in brisk conditions. We attended the Ocean Cruising Club Meet in Dominica to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the OCC of which I am Vice Commodore. They were delighted to see us arrive with my pennant flying proudly from the masthead. Another week of great camaraderie and fun.

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Nelson, the ‘boat boy’ Sailing in the Caribbean is quite busy with many charter boats as well as seasoned sailors. A quiet anchorage is a rare find but one to be savoured.

We use a Delta anchor and this proved to be excellent at all times. Plenty of chain helps too but in some crowded anchorages one has to be a bit careful about swinging although the wind direction does tend to be fairly constant During the time we were anchored in Rodney Bay, St Lucia there was an attack on a boat in the south of the island resulting in the death of Roger Pratt who was beaten unconscious and then thrown overboard. His wife survived but it sent shivers through the cruising community and caused me to take some preventative action in the form of a security washboard that was made locally in St Lucia. Fortunately, it was never tested but it did help me sleep better.

Liferaft sighted

the beginning of May and so he flew out to sail the boat home. A friend of his, Tom, who had been travelling in the USA, joined him in Antigua and together they set off for Bermuda at the beginning of May and had a good fast trip.

After Bermuda, William and Tom headed for the Azores and as William reports in one of his daily emails, “the sailing on this leg has been perfect.

Shame it wasn’t like this on our east/ west crossing”.

Some of you may know Oliver Roebuck who is Sid and Jane White’s grandson.

Oliver is now chief mate on board Martha Anne, a very large motoryacht.

William saw the name flash up on the AIS in mid Atlantic and called them up on the VHF to ask if Oliver was on board. He was, so they had a chat.

What a small world in which we live!

In many islands the “boat boys” would swarm around hoping to pick up a few dollars in exchange for some dodgy bananas or booking a taxi trip somewhere. Most were delightful although some were a nuisance.

Nelson, pictured above, falls into the former category.

From their blog

In April, with the boat in Jolly Harbour Marina, Antigua I flew home and Wendy flew out with a girlfriend for a holiday. William was on leave from

* Longest day’s run: 203 miles

Bermuda to Horta (10 days) the statistics were as follows * Total miles sailed: 1832 NM * Average speed: 7 knots * Total fuel burnt: 44 litres * Shortest day’s run: 140 miles * Hours motoring: 8

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* Hours running the generator: 23 * Gas bottles used since Antigua: 1 * Ships seen: 2 * Fishing boats seen: 1 (right in our way, of course) * Highest wind speed: 35 knots (whilst Tom was serving up dinner) * Lowest wind speed: 0 Safe arrival in Horta where they met up with Geoff Taylor and Graham Tracey (RSYC) on Nyda who had also left from Antigua bound for the UK. Peter Café Sport in Horta is the unofficial clubhouse of ocean sailors and always worth a visit but there are many islands to explore and enjoy in the Azorean archipelago. William and Tom set off to Terceira before leaving for Falmouth in the UK. When William emailed one day, his email was entitled “Liferaft sighted”.

Here is his comment from their blog “It had been a fairly uneventful passage up until Friday 13th! I was on deck in the afternoon and noticed a black shape in the water about 300m away on the port bow. I went over to investigate and found it was an empty liferaft. The conditions were dead calm so we reversed up to it and got the serial number and make.

We approached very slowly being

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careful not to let any of the lines get anywhere near our propeller. I then phoned Falmouth Coastguard, on the sat phone, who took down all the details and said they would get back to us.

In the meantime we set about trying to sink it to remove the hazard to other vessels. Tom put a long slit in each of the chambers but a couple of pockets kept it afloat. These turned out to be part of the survival thermal protective aids with their bubble wrap coating being particularly buoyant.

After extracting this kit it eventually went down. I have never had to sink a liferaft before and it is more difficult than you would think!”

Ear to Eternity is now back home on the Hamble and we are thinking

about our next adventure which might be a trip around the UK and then to the Baltic. The Atlantic Circuit has been great fun but for me the best parts are those at sea sailing along in our own world. The boat has been utterly fantastic. Fast, comfortable and safe. Everything worked well. Nothing failed other that the Hydrovane shaft that snapped off between Bermuda and the Azores. The cause is uncertain but it was either impact (although nothing heard or felt) or metal fatigue.

I am back at home cutting the grass. Tom is back at work after his sabbatical and William is back at sea on RRS Ernest Shackleton as Chief Officer. William (25) managed the boat so well and has added two more Atlantic crossings to his CV. His first was at the age of nine and I think it was apparent then that he had salt in his veins.

PDW

Would we do it again? Yes, if only for the sheer pleasure of sailing non-stop for three weeks (or less!). Northern Spain still remains my favourite cruising ground though.

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COWEScontest photo WEEK 2014

Haven atmosphere.

The end of a day’s racing at Cowes Week

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here is still time to enter the Royal Southampton’s photographic and cruising diary competition so why not share the photos you’ve taken during the best sailing weather with us and other Club members.

The twin competition is open to all members of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club and is intended to reflect the vibrant atmosphere and activity of the Club, both on water and ashore or in the clubhouses. It doesn’t matter whether you have an expensive camera or a straightforward point-and-shoot pocket camera, and we have come to expect equally startling pictures taken on mobile phones – one of the winning pictures in last year’s competition was taken on an iPhone.

There are three categories and members can interpret the themes of pictures afloat, onshore and personalities as widely as they like.

Photo Competition categories On the water Club activities ashore Striking Club personalities Photographs taken on water or land do not necessarily need feature dinghies, boats, motor cruisers, yachts or yachting providing there is some link with sailing or Club activity.

Photographs taken in or around Solent waters or further afield are eligible.

The cruise diary is a separate competition inviting cruise members to submit a diary – an illustrated account of one of the club rallies or a cruising venture. Contributions for the Yachter this year or for the club website about members’ experiences on cruising events or longer distance sailing adventures will automatically be entered for the diary competition.

Members’ personal online blogs are

acceptable, but you need tell us about them and the online address of where to find them.

Both competitions will run throughout the spring, summer and autumn and will close on Sunday, October 19.

Winners will be announced at the cruisers’ dinner on Saturday, November 1.

The competitions will be judged by the Commodore or Vice-Commodore, along with the editor and one other judge. Their decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Winners in each category will receive a prize and an overall winner will be selected by the judges to receive an additional prize.

Entries should be submitted to the Club Editor, there is no entry fee, so just check the rules via the club website and remember to take your camera with you when you are out and about.

THE RULES 1. This competition is organised by the Royal Southampton Yacht Club and is open to all categories of members including cadets.

2. M embers may enter a maximum of three entries per person in each category.

3. P hotographs can be colour or black and white, and may be submitted on photo quality paper or as a digital jpeg file. These can be submitted by email to rsyc@mac.com or on CD or computer memory stick to the Club office at Ocean Village.

4. I mages which have been digitally manipulated are not permitted.

5. T he following details must be attached to each entry. Photographers name and contact details / when and where taken / title (if appropriate).

6. When people are photographed for personality pictures please get their permission, and when children are photographed you should submit written permission of the parent or guardian with your entry.

7. T he copyright of all entries will remain with the photographer, but all entries may be added to the Club’s photo database and may be used in Club publications, publicity and/or online. Should any photograph submitted be published in a Club publication or online, the photographer will be credited but no payment will be made.

8. E ditorial contributions, accompanied by photographs for the Yachter and the Club website at www.rsyc.org.uk will automatically be entered for the Cruising Diary competition.

9. T he RSYC takes no responsibility for entries mislayed or damaged in the post, nor undertakes to return images to those participating in the competition.

10. A ll entries to be submitted to the Club Editor at Ocean Village.

11. C losing date for entries is Sunday, October 19. Winners will be announced at the Cruisers’ Dinner on Saturday, November 1.

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