RSYC Yachter Spring 2015

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EXUBERANT Discovering the joys of sailing

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Royal Southampton Yacht Club

Engine Room • Your Voice • On The River • Destination Rio • Club News • Racing • Cruising • Cowes Week • New Members • Social Scene

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Tall Ships Youth Trust - 5

Commodore: Wing Commander Gordon Agnew, BA, RAF (rtd)

Contributors: Christine Agnew Allan Beswick Adam Greig Carol Hadnett Eddie Hill Brian Hinde Rupert Holmes Richard House Barry Howe Maggie Lund Pierre Moll Maggie Puleston Gary Stocks Bob Trimble

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Editor: Michael Ford Telephone (01794) 323 577 Email rsyc@mac.com Deputy editor:

News and features Cowes Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Your Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Gins Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Making Full Use of Our Boats . 36 Cadet News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Model Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Caribbean Venture . . . . . . . . . 46 Prized catch - 7

Regular columns Commodore’s Letter . . . . . . . . . 4 Club News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Social Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cruising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Photo contest . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Published by: The Royal Southampton Yacht Club Ltd 1 Channel Way, Ocean Village Southampton SO14 3QF Telephone (023) 8022 3352 Fax: (023) 8033 0613 Email: rsyc@rsyc.org.uk Website: www.rsyc.org.uk Gins Clubhouse St Leonards, Beaulieu Telephone (01590) 616213 Fax (01590) 616327

Membership Benefits - 21 photo: Fashion Show

National Championships - 15

Front Cover photo: — Thrills of learning to

sail, at a cadet dinghy session at Gins

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COMMODORE’S LETTER

s the winter dies away into what we hope to be a glorious spring and summer, we look forward to a very active Club programme of social functions, cruising rallies, racing, dinghy sailing and radio control yachting. The articles that follow within this magazine and in our On the Water publication will go into much more detail of all these events and advise you whom to contact.

I would like to welcome all new members to the Club and wish them a very happy and long association with us. I would encourage you all to take full advantage of the New Member Events that we are holding throughout the year, and join in on all the activities both on and off the water at OV and Gins.

Socially, the Clubhouses have already been busy, OV with the Hogmanay Ball, Burns’ Night, Valentine’s Ball, the Steak & Kidney Pudding Club and the regular monthly Carvery Quizzes.

At Gins the Opening Supper Party was a great success and with the launch of the new opening hours and revised menus, we can look forward to a busy year. Please check your copy of On the Water (with its centre page pull-out diary/tide tables) for upcoming events for both clubhouses. I would also encourage you to consult the RSYC website on a regular basis for updates on the programme and reports and photographs from recent functions.

The Cruising Section has a very ambitious programme for the year with not only all the regular cruise

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Fair Weather, Fair Winds and Safe Harbours. destinations, such as St Vaast and Beyond, but also the introduction of more long distance cruises. One to the West Country, which is planned for May and will be led by Ke Mari, the other to the Northern Spain or the Scilly Isles and Southern Ireland, led by Northern Spirit. The busy season will finish with the adventurous Newtown Creek Rally on November 21.

The Racing Section continues to attract new entries and the fully crewed Frostbite Series (sponsored by Doyle Sails) early in the year was well supported. We can now look forward to the Spring Series and Twilight Series (sponsored by Topsail Insurance) and the Winter Series (sponsored

by Coastal Pursuits). The Double Handed Series (sponsored by Molson Coors), the most popular form of racing for couples and short handed crews, has an exciting programme for the year. If you don’t want to commit to a full series of events, you can always come and try one of the races in the Inshore, Alongshore or Offshore Races and get a taste for this great form of racing.

If you would prefer to run the racing rather than compete, the Race Management team, using our committee boats, are always looking for talent. So you would be very welcome to come along, be trained as a race officer, or committee boat skipper, take RYA qualifications if you wish, and be part in any or all of the many races we run. We also have the distinction of being involved in running the IRC Double Handed National Championships as we did last year.

The Dinghy Section is available to all members who would like to sail dinghies at Gins, whether it is in one of the Club dinghies or one of their own. The Cadet Members (and their friends) programme is in place during school holidays and we are introducing a training scheme for adults with the eventual goal of being RYA accredited as a Dinghy Sailing School for all ages.

Kayaks are also available at Gins for the use of all members. The river defences at Gins are nearly completed and the remaining work should be finalised by Easter, ready for the High Season.

The Radio Control Section has a very busy programme for the year and it is hoped that enough RSYC members will invest in the ‘Dragon Force 65’ class of yacht to complete against other local sailing clubs who have also made this model their ‘One Design’ for inter- club competitions. The DF 65 is available to buy from the Club and an example sits in the foyer in the Clubhouse at OV and, on occasions, at Gins.

May I thank everyone who is a member of the 50/50 Club Draw, which supports the Commodore’s Charity each year, and also those of you who have raised money through personal challenges and fund raisers. Last year you raised over £7,500 for the Tall Ships Youth Trust and I am very grateful for all your efforts. This year we have programmed another of the very popular Horse and Pig Charity Race Night’s on May 30.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. Do come along, have some fun and support the charity.

Finally, for those who are still looking for moorings for the season, may I remind you that we have midriver pontoon moorings available on both the Hamble and Beaulieu Rivers at competitive prices.

As ever, I wish you all a very enjoyable and successful 2015 and, to our sailors, fair weather, fair winds and safe harbours.

Gordon Agnew Commodore

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CLUB NEWS

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Working together, the young people from Fleetwood High School, Lancashire; Baverstock Academy, Birmingham; Cyfarthfa High School, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales and Brune Park, Gosport were involved with all aspects of sailing across their ten day voyage which took them to several European ports.

he Royal Southampton is proud to support the Tall Ships Youth Trust, formerly The Sail Training Association, through the Commodore’s charity.

The Tall Ships Youth Trust was founded in 1956 and is dedicated to the personal development of young people through the crewing of ocean going sail training vessels. It is the UK’s oldest and largest sail training charity for young people aged 12-25.

The iconic picture of the Stavros R Niarchos passing under Tower Bridge in London in September was during a voyage from Southampton Boat Show with 40 young people aged 14 to 15 who had been selected from schools nationwide to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to helm the tall ship.

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Having set sail from Southampton the 200 ft. ship finished its voyage with a sail up the Thames past iconic landmarks and under Tower Bridge.

Students on board lined the yards, singing their lungs out for all of London to hear as their adventure came to an end.

Over the past 13 years, more than 700 young people have taken part in HSBC supported voyages like this and a number have returned to work as volunteers for the Tall Ships Youth Trust charity. Others have gone on to develop a career within the marine industry or taken up sailing as a lifelong interest.

Stavros R Niarchos - Photo by Roy Riley

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ave you seen the magnificent Sailfish now mounted on the wall of the stairwell at Ocean Village clubhouse? It is a full nine feet long from tip to tail and was presented to the Club by member Pierre Moll.

He landed it during a day’s fishing trip from the Mexican City of Acapulco and had it shipped back to the UK. Pierre takes up the story — Whilst cruising in the Pacific, one of the scheduled ports of call was the Mexican city of Acapulco. Along with our new friends from New York, we decided to hire a crewed boat and go fishing for the day.

As you can imagine, it was a beautiful day, hot sun and deep blue waters and although the fishing had so far proved fruitless, it was so nice to be bobbing around in such surroundings. After a considerable time with not one bite

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between us and having turned back to shore, there was a sudden jolt to my rod and the spool was emptying of line. Holding on with the strength of what was on the end of my line was burning both my hands and arms.

About 100 yards ahead we could see a large fish leaping in the air and after about 45 minutes I managed to land this magnificent Sailfish weighing around 100lbs.

Although bewildered and tired, but still filled with adrenalin and very excited, to my surprise the skipper offered to have the fish mounted and send to the UK for me. Initially I was not comfortable with this idea and wanted to return my catch to the sea but had not noticed the skipper had already stunned the fish ready for preparation.

My wife then offered to fund the mounting and shipping costs.However our American friends, one of whom

was the baggage manager of an American airline, also offered to freight the fish for me, which I finally agreed, and arranged for work to be completed in Mexico City.

Several weeks later I was informed that my friend had been made redundant and I would have to arrange and fund the shipping. This I reluctantly agreed and accepted delivery at Gatwick some days later.

Whatever your view, I believe I made the best of the situation and have an impressive and permanent reminder of a very enjoyable holiday.

Having limited room to display the fish, and some 20 years after its catch, I was delighted that the Commodore agreed to erect it in the Clubhouse at Ocean Village, where it now takes pride of place in the stairwell to the Admiral’s room.

I have not been deep sea fishing since, Pierre Moll

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RACING REPORTS

On a cold but bright day in February, the balmy summer of 2014 seems a long way off, this year’s Doyle Sails 2015 Frostbite Series has already started, and Richard House, Captain of Racing looks forward to successful racing in 2015

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his has gone from strength to strength in 2014 and we can celebrate 2015 as it is the 35th anniversary of RSYC Double Handed Racing.

The new Alongshore series, in particular, proved very popular with racing numbers exceeding the previous year and as a result we are continuing with the format of the Inshore, Alongshore and Offshore Series, combined into a Main Series for 2015. The after race “parties” on the alongshore events were also popular and this year we are trying two new venues; The Mayflower Inn, Lymington for the Poole Bar Race and the Haslar Lightship for the West Princessa Race.

In the Offshore Series, the Weymouth Double has been retained with there and back races, both run in daylight to avoid the need for liferafts. This year the long distance offshore destinations are Cherbourg and, unusually Torquay with the after race venue the Royal Torquay YC. We also successfully held the 2014 Spinlock IRC Double Handed National Championship, the first of its kind in the UK, and we have been appointed to run it again in 2015 with Royal Corinthian handling shoreside. However, this time it will be a separate stand alone event to the Main Double Handed Series and details are on a dedicated website (www.dhnationals.co.uk).

Double Handed Prize Giving The Double Handed Prize Giving was held in October and the awards presented by Mike Golding OBE who also donated a special Mike Golding Trophy for a significant contribution to Double Handed sailing. Appropriately, this was awarded to Jan and Neil Cox, the originators of the Double Handed racing 35 years ago. As ever the prize giving was well attended and a good time was had by all.

A separate Prize Giving was held for the Spinlock IR National Championship.

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RACING REPORTS The Sharps Doom Bar Double Handed Series and Spinlock IRC National Championship prize winners are to be congratulated and are shown below:Main Series

Offshore Series

Class 1 - Rob Nelson and Ian Dyall’s Bigfoot Class 2 - Neil Martin and Phillip Barnes’ Jiggery Pokery Class 3 - Ian Townend and John Cooper’s Jammin Class 4 - Juan Moreno and Sarah Treseder’s Salamander

Class 1 - Rob Nelson and Ian Dyall’s Bigfoot Class 2 - Gary Heward and Paul Hockey’s Amylou Class 3 - Bob and Jan Trimble’s Arc Class 4 - Juan Moreno and Sarah Treseder’s Salamander

Inshore Series

RSYC DH Championship

Class 1 - Jerry Freeman and Timo Schmidt’s Juliette Class 2 - Chris Charlesworth and Martin Young’s Meow Class 3 - Ian Townend and John Cooper’s Jammin Class 4 - Paul Eaton and Andrew Yates’ Skai

Class 3 - Ian Townend and John Cooper’s Jammin Class 4 - Paul Eaton and Andrew Yates’ Skai

Alongshore Series Class 1 - Huw Phillips and Mike Moxley’s Malice Class 2 - Neil Martin and Phillip Barnes’ Jiggery Pokery Class 3 - Ian Townend and John Cooper’s Jammin Class 4 - Graham and Hubert Smyth’s Squirrel

Spinlock IRC National Championship Class 1 - Paul and Mark Griffiths’ Jagerbomb Class 2 - Chris and Vanessa Choule’ With Alacrity

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ast year the fully crewed racing numbers generally held up and, responding to our racers’ comments, we are introducing some small tweaks to the format for 2015, including some reduced fees. More details are in the series commentary below and on our website:-

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Spring Series

RNLI Race and Back

This year we have moved the start of this Series back to mid-April, hopefully into warmer weather when more boats have launched. The ten race, two per Sunday morning, format remains with the exception of the last race day which will move to Saturday, April 25 in order to avoid the first Southampton Half Marathon being held on Sunday 26th April.

This year the venue will be the Royal Solent Yacht Club with a Saturday Solent race there and a Sunday race for the return. Last year the event at Gins proved very popular and some £2500 was raised for the RNLI.

Doyle Sails Frostbite Series

Clarkson Cup

The 2015 series has now started with one race to date and unfortunately one cancelled due to strong winds. Numbers are holding even though this year the IRC have dropped their previous discount intiative. Current leaders are Malice in Class 1, Trickster in Class 2 and Storm Trooper in Class 3.

This retains the same format as last year with two Solent races on a single April Saturday; part of the IRC Solent Region Championship.

Jicicle Series This was a new 12 race series for J70s set up as the result of a request from the Class Association starting in November 2014 and continuing until March. The current leader is Jumanji.

It is worth pointing out to Class secretaries that we would be delighted to run Class Racing for Class Associations from National Championships to separate classes within our own races and can tailor events to suit their specific needs.

For details please contact our sailing secretary, Cathy (sailing@rsyc.org.uk).

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Topsail Insurance Evening Series As most of you felt that this 15 race series was rather lengthy, we have split it into two separate Series for 2015, each of six races. First the Topsail Insurance Twilight series followed by the Topsail Insurance Summer Series.

We have also made the start time fractionally earlier to lengthen the racing when the evenings shorten.

Coastal Pursuits Winter Series This year we have shortened the series to ten races finishing in midNovember, hopefully avoiding the worst of the winter weather.

Charity Pursuit Race This fun event normally rounds off the season but for those of you who haul their boats out earlier we have brought the date forward to November 1st, sandwiched in the middle of the Winter Series.

In 2014 we tried average lap racing for the first time. The views on this were mixed and we are considering alternatives for 2015 including some pursuit races, mixing the race types etc. We are also retaining the white sail double handed class but this year it will be combined with the fully crewed using different ratings. You can race in either category. More details on this will be available on our website and will be emailed out nearer the time.

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RACING REPORTS

Fully Crewed Prize Giving and results The FC prize giving on January 31 was well attended with Andy Cassell journeying from Cowes to present the awards. The RSYC series winners were: Doyle Sail Frostbite Series

Topsail Evening Series

Class1 IRC - Nick Munday’s Induljence Class 2 IRC - Eric Williams’ Love in a Mist Class 3 RSYC - Pauls King’s Serendip 4

Class 1 fully crewed - Mike Garvey’s Magec Class 2 double handed - Jason Mackenzie and James Gates’ Glass Onion

Harken Spring Series

RNLI Charity Race

Class 1 - Mike Garvey’s Magec Class 2 - Phillip Proctor and Rob Salter’s Stormcrow

Dave, Gemma and Jim Stott’s Azygos

Clarkson Cup Regatta

Class 1 - Mike Garvey’s Magec Class 2 - Phillip and Rob Salter’s Stormcrow

Class 1 IRC - James Gair’s Zero11 Class 2 IRC - Huw Phillips and Mike Moxley’s Malice Class 3 RSYC - Steve Bromley’s Aneet Djin Class 4 RSYC - Richard and Ursula Hollis’ Crakajax

Coastal Pursuits Winter Series

Charity Pursuit Race Steve Bromley’s Aneet Djin

In addition the Club awarded three merit awards:The Half Nelson Award was presented to Mike Garvey for his constant support for club racing, over many years, both on and off the water (plus his dedicated crew).

The Wanderer Trophy was awarded to Nikki Curwen and her Mini Transat Boreal. Nikki completed last year’s Les Sables to Azores race and has now had her entry in the 2015 Mini Transat accepted.

Lastly the Test Trophy is awarded to the best newcomer and this year was awarded to Graham and Hubert Smyth.

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t remains to me to thank our sponsors for these events, our race management teams and lastly our sailing secretary Cathy for their dedication and support throughout the year. RSYC race management has a first class reputation and this would not be achieved without their help. Of course none of this would happen without you the racers; a big thank you to you all.

I look forward to seeing you out there on the water.

Richard House, RSYC Captain of Racing

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he Royal Southampton was privileged to be awarded and run the first IRC Double Handed National Championship by the IRC and it was a great success with 55 entries.

This year we made a bid to run it again and, by joining with the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes, were successful. It will be run on Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19 and we hope to see a similar number of participants.

Friday will see two races in the Central Solent (a laid marks course followed by a round the cans race) with a long “tide neutral” passage race on Saturday following the same, very successful, format of last year.

The Royal Southampton will be providing the race management and first class racing for the event and the Royal Corinthian YC an attractive “après race” programme at its Clubhouse in Cowes. An informal supper is arranged for Friday night and a prizegiving dinner with a well known guest speaker for Saturday.

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Berthing for all competitors has been arranged at Cowes Yacht Haven with all boats berthed together in one area.

There has also been an innovative approach taken to entry costs. There is the option of a race entry alone and individual costs for berthing and dining or a very attractive discounted “package” offer of berthing, Friday night meals for two and prizegiving dinner for two on Saturday.

Those boats without a full IRC certificate will be able to take advantage of the IRC single event rating introduced for 2015.

Last year’s event was a great success reflected in the quote by one competitor “The first day of the 2014 DH Nationals was the most fun that I have had in a boat in a very long while, the racing was close on the Hill Head plateau with a big fleet of well matched boats and crews”.

This year we are capturing the spirit of double handed sailing by bringing all competitors together in one berthing area and eating, drinking and mingling in one place. It should be a lot of fun.

By John Whyte

The Nab Tower Double race which forms part of the RSYC Series is being held on Sunday, September 20 giving the opportunity of great double handed racing over three days making it a very special long weekend.

Thirty five years ago Jan and Neil Cox were instrumental in introducing double handed racing at the Royal Southampton and the Championship will be an appropriate celebration to mark this anniversary especially as they will be part of the race management team. The Royal Southampton is at the forefront of double handed racing in the UK and our Double Handed Series of 12 races will be run again in 2015 with its three sub-series - Offshore, Alongshore and Inshore.

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he biggest changes to the race management structure at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week in many years have been agreed by the organising yacht clubs of Cowes Combined Clubs, which include the Royal Southampton.

“The idea is to have consistent race management for as much of the week as possible, in order to give a higher level of continuity and consistency,” says Cowes Week sailing director Stuart Quarrie.

Under the previous triumvirate system, three different groups of race officers ran most of the racing, with each group in charge for periods of just two or three days. However, the event had already started to move away from that model, with Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club running the White Group committee boat for the entire event, the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club running the Black Group committee boat, and a consistent team of course setters through the event.

“These new changes are therefore evolution, not revolution,” said Mr Quarrie, “but they are still a big step forward. Since 1964 Cowes Week has become much more complex as the event has got bigger and at the same time competitors, understandably, demand better race management.”

Each of the organising clubs (Cowes Combined Clubs) will be taking responsibility for specific areas for the duration of the event for 2015, as follows: RORC (incorporating Royal Corinthian Yacht Club): Black Group Committee Boat Royal Southampton Yacht Club: White Group Committee Boat Royal Southern Yacht Club and Island Sailing Club: Bramble and Shrape lines Royal London Yacht Club and Royal Thames Yacht Club: RYS line (first half of week) Royal Yacht Squadron Racing: RYS line (Wednesday to Friday) In addition, Cowes Town Regatta, assisted by the Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club, will run all racing on the final Saturday.

For the first time, the regatta will also have the use of two dedicated shortened course boats, which will not be tasked with any other roles, meaning they will always be on standby for a quick deployment.

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“Not having this facility has been problem in the past, but it will now be much easier to finish classes if the sequence for the later starts on the RYS line are delayed or if weather conditions necessitate a shorter course,” said Mr Quarrie.

The motivation for introducing many of these changes was in order to achieve improved continuity of race management throughout the Week, and the Sailing Instructions have also come under close scrutiny. They have been simplified wherever possible, with standard Racing Rules of Sailing applying in many more situations than previously. As a result, the 2015 SIs will be around one-third shorter than in recent years, making them easier for both competitors and race officials to digest.

“Overall, pretty much all the clubs see the benefit of the changes, with an overwhelming majority in favour of the basic principles, and all detailed proposals subsequently carried unanimously,” said Mr Quarrie. “They are designed to prevent the entire event from being too complex and we’re confident that the improved continuity and consistency will improve the experience for competitors.”

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COWES WEEK NEWS

Who’s Who in The Administrative Engine Room Gary Stocks – General Manager/Club Secretary Gary has been with the Club nearly five years and is responsible for the implementation of the Executive plan and operational management of the Club as a whole and is always available to hear members’ ideas for improvement to any aspect of the service his team offer. secretary@rsyc.org.uk or 023 8021 0870

Diana Young – Club Accountant and Financial Officer Diana joined us in August from a hotel group in Poole and is responsible for all the financial aspects of the Club in conjunction with the Honorary Treasurer.

Please contact Diana for any account enquiries or should you wish to arrange a donation to support the Club. diana@rsyc.org.uk or 023 8021 0871

Maggie Puleston – Membership Secretary Maggie has been with us for nearly 20 years and looks after a variety of administrative areas, but in order to streamline our service, is also the main point of contact for all club members and their club sponsored activities, including attendance at social events at either Clubhouse. maggie@rsyc.org.uk or 023 8021 0877

Cathy Crawley – Sailing Secretary Cathy is our longest serving employee having been with the Club since 1987. Cathy is the lead in all on the water activities where she obviously has a depth of experience and should be contacted in the first instance for any questions in this area. cathy@rsyc.org.uk or 023 8021 0872

Carly Drover – Conference & Banqueting Manager Carly has been with us for eight years in various roles and now skippers our crew responsible for ensuring all events are planned and delivered to customer expectation. Carly also assists the club secretary with overall catering and bar management. events@rsyc.org.uk or 023 8021 0878

Charlie Coleman – Business Administrator Charlie is our newest employee and is studying for a Business Administration Apprenticeship in conjunction with Brockenhurst College. Her role is to support the whole administration crew, after training in all aspects of Club business and in time she will be able to offer cover for each crew member. administrationsupport@rsyc.org.uk or 023 8021 0875

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MEMBERS’ NEWS

Membership – Let’s activate!

Jan Trimble says the RSYC has a good story to tell in attracting new members

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small group of volunteers meet monthly to discuss and plan how we can grow our membership across the Club. Membership is the life blood of the RSYC, and with two clubhouses with bar and restaurant facilities at each location, the economic realities of running what is essentially a hospitality business, have to be addressed.

The volume of members and use of Club facilities is of paramount importance to our sustainability.

The holy grail of any membership organisation is to identify why people want to join and what price they are prepared to pay for the exclusivity of being a member. The fact that we are able to offer all the benefits of being part of a Royal Yacht Club, with a city and River Beaulieu location is undoubtedly a strong selling feature.

The more granular reasons why people choose to join the RSYC are more difficult to identify. We might like to think it is about an affinity with the water, a love of boats, sailing and cruising, but for many it is much more about the social aspects of membership: the dinners, dances, www.rsyc.org.uk

meetings and opportunities to meet people and make new friends in relaxed and convivial settings.

Despite the impact of the recent recession on yacht clubs in general, we have a good story to tell and our membership numbers have held-up well at a time when other clubs have faltered. It is true that we have an ageing membership but the good news is that we have introduced a number of strategies over the last two years that have helped to raise our profile and attract new members.

Two years’ ago we tightened up our corporate image and developed new promotional materials which have both a quality and contemporary feel. Our strapline – So much more than just plain sailing … says it all: we are Club with a lot to offer.

Behind the attractive visuals, we have worked hard to extend what we offer members, most recently through enhanced sponsorship of our racing and an updated programme for our famous double-handed series; an exciting programme for cruisers; a radio controlled boats section and family sailing and dinghy activities at our second clubhouse at Gins.

Our Ocean Village facilities are excellently located on the edge of a busy city but underutilised during the week, so we created a new Affiliate Membership category to encourage local businesses and the universities

to hold meetings at the Club. Our restaurant, bar and meeting rooms offer an excellent aspect and great opportunity for local businesses to meet clients away from the confines of the workplace, yet still get back to base in minutes.

Our big project in 2015 is to raise the profile of the RSYC locally and regionally to increase individual and family membership and we have a number of projects in the pipeline to achieve this. Some will be PR initiatives, like our presence at the Southampton Boat Show, others will be Club-focused and include a number of well-publicised open days.

May 10 – Gins ‘Push the Boat Out’ (with the RYA) May 16 – Ocean Village (with MDL) September 19 – Ocean Village (during the SBS) Achieving new members is only part of the plan, to grow the membership we need an effective retention plan too.

The RSYC membership offer includes active member engagement and our ‘new member receptions’ have proved to be a great way of helping new members to feel welcome and part of what is a friendly and open Club with a warm heart and lots to offer.

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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

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Guy Darlaston Danny & Kerry Boswell Wensley Haydon-Baillie Gavin Henderson & Joanna Coleshill Julia Smith Kokulan Mahendiran James Stunt

London Lymington London Southampton Southampton Southampton London

n/a Kingfisher Brave Challenger Certa Cito Twister n/a n/a

n/a Beaulieu Itchen Marine Southsea Saxon Wharf n/a n/a

Vincent & Anne Oddie Nigel Atkinson Greg Speed Oleg Lebedev David Ing Adam Bennie Tom Bennie Mark & Hilary Walker David Bass Gary & Janet Steed

Winchester Petersfield Southampton Sutton Southampton Winchester Winchester Guildford Southampton Southampton

Menace n/a n/a White Knight Crusader Jambo Jambo Nooka n/a n/a

Ocean Village n/a n/a Ocean Village Eling Granada Granada Beaulieu n/a n/a

Mark Tugwell Graham Baldwin Carlo Croce Bernadette Kelly Don Butbeam Brian Thompson John & Nichola Lythgoe Vijay Mallya Doreen Weaver Alan & Carrie Vincent Clive & Margaret Westley Stuart & Stephanie Danby

Marlow Southampton Geneva Southampton Southampton Isle of Wight Southampton London Southampton Southampton Northampton Southampton

Evenstar 4 n/a n/a n/a n/a Caterham Challenge n/a n/a n/a Legato Watermill n/a

Ocean Quay n/a n/a n/a n/a Isle of Wight n/a n/a n/a Shamrock Quay Lymington n/a

Iain Brotherhood & Nicola Pushman Simon Dalton Clive & Sue Robinson Chris & Lisa Richardson Ken & Christine Burton Reg Parker Edward Richardson

Southampton Surrey Warsash Southampton Southampton Southampton Southampton

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Member Engagementresults are in!

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number of We were gratified that a significant t: More imen sent the d respondents expresse t job! grea a g doin re you’ se, plea of the same to roll-up ng willi were e mor even that also And at Gins. their sleeves and help occasionally ice of the serv l ntia pote the in Talents offered historical – ng resti inte and rse dive were Club ent agem man lectures, coastguard team nging, arra er flow s, skill expertise, language bility, capa n bosu ce, rien expe ent managem . general handyman abilities… do If you recognise your talent in this list, opriate appr an to n please make yourself know etar y Secr Club the l (Cal Committee member that who re unsu are you if e offic the or ask at ed pass g bein are might be) Equally, your names h touc in be will who le, to the appropriate peop . as needs arise ments and In addition we received useful com red to refer g bein each are h whic ns suggestio mittee. com ant the Club Secretar y and the relev the and bers mem ee The individual committ nce bala to daily e striv team ent Club managem bers mem the needs and full enjoyment of Club . So with the financial stability of the Club rolled cont be can fees hip that the members mittees com the s, cost head over g risin despite in extra g brin to and Club staff work very hard to es hous Club the g revenue by promotin s when time at arily prim s, tion nisa ing orga Din outside This r. lowe be s usage by members is known to Club organisation and activitie to ting mee ll sma a ts can be for anything from Entertainment and private even ding wed al sion occa the even and ts larger even Training be to s nities) – we now have a licence for wedding Racing (including crewing opportu the Ocean solemnised, as well as celebrated, at Dinghy sailing e.

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A huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who ributed completed the questionnaires dist wal with the Club’s Membership rene in December. We received some very Club’s valuable feedback upon which the choices for d rme info e mak can ees mitt com es to the benefit of all Members. Apologi ive rece not did er gath we some of you who il ema or call se Plea – ire nna stio the que ston if Membership Secretary Maggie Pule 8021 (023 one e plet com you would like to .uk) .org rsyc gie@ 0877 Mag were to The objectives of the Questionnaire vidual indi of s need ion mat infor the capture to ensure try can members, near and far, so we to ant; relev is you send the information we a ding inclu ils, deta act cont ’ bers update mem so , bers Mem second email address for Family just the our e-bulletin reaches you both, not nteers volu ng willi tify iden to ‘Lead Member;’ increase to and – y part ing work Gins a to form ity, The Tall awareness of the Commodore’s char t.

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We always value your feedback at any t of fron the in s form ts There are Commen and bar, the on book -in sign ors the Visit Club via there is also a facility to contact the il to ema by or uk, .org. the website, www.rsyc have you ld Shou k. rg.u syc.o y@r clubsecretar the site, web the g usin t abou erns conc any y to Club Secretar y or office staff are happ who ne anyo to ion sess on isati offer a familiar this. s need e dialogue Once again, thank you for your activ ducing and support. We look forward to intro Club the of fit the best ideas for the bene during 2015!

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ON THE RIVER

Exclusively Yours At this time thoughts often turn to that new essential piece of boat equipment you dream of, the need to haul out for maintenance and then perhaps wander on to more pleasant thoughts of cruising destinations and where to this year?

Rear Commodore House, Allan Beswick suggests the answer might be much closer to home…

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he Baltic sheltered waters, Brittany and the Bay of Biscay, a bit warmer maybe, or perhaps the West Country and Scilly Isles? Then of course the weather will inevitably interfere, the need to consider grandchildren or family commitments will reduce the time available and we will end up with less ambitious plans to cruise nearer home.

Remember Gins on the Beaulieu River is exclusively yours. You could cruise to all the areas mentioned and not come across such a stunning destination, with lazy panoramic views spread before you from your own clubhouse veranda.

At high water crabbing off the slipway will keep the younger family members occupied for hours but please put our specially trained crabs back afterwards.

A gas barbecue is available for members who want to throw their own party or perhaps camp outdoors on the river bank. We can even save you the shopping trip by providing all the sausage, steaks and fries you will need.

Above all Gins clubhouse is a friendly venue where you can relax and enjoy some superb food, lunch or dinner. Come by boat or by car. Make your clubhouse on the Beaulieu a regular destination.

Did you know that seven Pico sailing dinghies are kept for your use? Enough for a small regatta, or for a leisurely exploration of the river and maybe a picnic on the beach near Lepe.

Bob Owen, Chef Manager, and his team are there to welcome you; telephone 01590 616213 to make a table reservation. Or to book your boat onto the pontoon. John Bird the Bosun is available on channel 77 (call sign sea eco) to direct you to a mooring or collect and return you to your boat.

Even more leisurely - take one of the five kayaks and explore some of the tidal creeks along the rivers edge, discovering wild life as you go.

Gins is truly a family holiday destination in the heart of the New Forest National Park, a hop, skip and a jump from Bucklers Hard maritime village, Beaulieu Abbey and the famous motor museum. But if you want to avoid the horses, donkeys and cattle that insist on slowing the motorist’s progress you need not leave the clubhouse as entertainment is on hand.

Diary Dates at Gins on the Beaulieu River Family Carvery

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April Wed 1 Gins High Season starts (Wed-Sun opening)

Thurs 16 Cadets two-day course

Fri 17 Cadets two-day course

Sun 26 Beaulieu Boat Jumble May Sun 10 Push the Boat Out and Open Day (For members and prospective members in association with the RYA )

Thurs 28 Cadets two-day course

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Pirates & Shipwreck Summer Party Adult Dinghy Sailing course Adult Dinghy Sailing course Cadets two-day course Cadets two-day course Family Dinghy and camping weekend Family Dinghy and camping weekend Cowes Fireworks Party Cadets two-day course Cadets two-day course

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ON THE RIVER

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hroughout 2014 the Exbury Egg has been moored in a quiet creek opposite Gins Clubhouse, ‘tethered’ like a boat to rise and fall with the tide.

The Egg has been the temporary, energy efficient self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner, a place to stay and a laboratory for studying the life of a tidal creek.

With the passage of 730 daily tides below the water line, and 365 days of weathering by wind, rain and bleaching by the sun above it has taken on the silver patination in itself a calendar of the turning year.

Stephen, in the character of the Beaulieu Beadle, set out to perform a role which is both practical and poetic as a guardian of the foreshore and ‘a herald who makes aware’. For the twelve months he examined the implications for people, wildlife and flora of a landscape in flux.

To quote Stephen: ‘Climate change is already creating new shorelines

and habitats. Established salt marsh is being eroded by a combination of rising sea levels and falling landmass and the entire littoral environment is in a state of flux. The implications for wildlife and for the flora as well as for people are challenging.

Raising awareness of the past and the unfolding present of a very special location will be the task, whist living in an ethical relationship with nature and treading as lightly as possible upon the land.’

To look in on Stephen Turner’s life on the Beaulieu river and Gins Clubhouse visit http://exburyegg.me/page/3/ His work often involves spending long periods in odd abandoned places, noting changes in the complex relationship between human-made and natural environments. His projects are rooted in research, which explores these themes in a variety of media. The Exbury Egg project 1 builds on the artist’s previous work which includes

installations for Turner Contemporary in Margate, Trinity Buoy Wharf in London, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art in Sunderland, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art in Northamptonshire.

Photos by Nigel Rigden

Date for Your Diary

Stephen will be speaking about his experience on the Beaulieu River at a Members lunch on Thursday May 21 at the Gins Clubhouse.

Book your place early with Maggie Puleston on 023 8021 0877

GINS CLUBHOUSE OPENING TIMES High Season from: Apr 1 to Oct 4 Wednesday – Saturday 0900 – 2330 Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays 0900 – 1830 Bar Hours Dining Hours Boatswain Service

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Low Season from: Feb 7 – Mar 31 and Oct 5 – Dec 13 Saturday 0900 – 2330 Sunday 0900 – 1830

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SOCIAL SCENE SOCIAL SCENE by Maggie Lund - Director

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NEW Ah, another new dawn, another “ring” to d goo a has 5 201 w YEAR. Someho such with off ts star year new h eac it, yet e ther n, The e! excitement and such hop , well , well , ons luti reso s are the new year ! ady alre them en brok ’ve you well, bet ard to the But, let’s be positive and look forw unfolding of 2015 and all the many social events planned for both Ocean Village and Gins clubhouses.

Already we have enjoyed two very successful new year events – Robbie Burns Night in January and a gala Valentine’s Ball, , we had to held on Saturday, February 14. Well this 14th the on ial do something pretty spec . rday year, being a Satu of events is A very busy and varied programme , I hope. yone ever for ng ethi som in store for you, e days, thes I’m getting really good at “juggling,” h muc so is e ther trying to fit ever ything in, as .

Club the of cts aspe all being planned from RSYC, so It’s going to be a brilliant year for the s and new ent keep up to date with all the curr otions prom er post tins, what’s on, via the bulle e quit ing noth e’s ther say They . and web-site and nt eme like communicating by encourag word of mouth. I have to agree. e new It’s wonderful to see more and mor for seen not s face and members attending you. need we ing, com keep – some time

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estions I also welcome any new ideas or sugg new style even or talks / for functions / themes your is it and bers Mem are You of evenings. ard. forw e com to free feel se plea so , Club Be social Ambassadors! al event on At OCEAN VILL AGE, the next soci rent, diffe ng ethi som is 21 ch Mar ay Saturd f Che n whe An “Asian Fusion” supper talk, , nam Viet from es dish g will be freshly preparin a by wed follo n, Japa and ysia Mala Thailand, John brilliant talk, by lecturer and historian . ern” mod and Smith, “China, ancient April, for Then we are taking you to Paris in t on nigh ical mus ed a ‘Parisienne’ them ic. mag its all with 18, il Apr Saturday , will be The Summer Party at OV this year s look-aElvi an – 18 July ay urd held on Sat ic and mus s like event with that fabulous Elvi toeor ing danc for , siah sounds by Teddy Mas you fun, a extr For . ning liste ly tapping or simp of one win can dress in Elvis outfits – you may the many prizes.

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g There are lots of varied activities takin tiful beau the on Gins at year place this just and picturesque Beaulieu River. Even er, dinn or h lunc ious a relaxing and delic ed prepared by Chef Bob Owen, is inde eful a special treat, in the calm and peac of water les ripp ical setting, with only the mus along, all e Com ! bliss r Shee nd. in the backgrou el in the “Jew new members, come and visit our dy.

Crown,” if you haven’t alrea is going to The highlight at Gins this summer, rday Satu on y Part be the Grand Summer kling hbuc swas and ic exot an June 13, with Beware! theme “Pirates and Shipwrecks.” So t funThe title says it all, doesn’t it? A grea t the wan just we – ned plan is t even ed pack us! to kind y weather to be especiall

ing Watch out for all the scar y pirates arriv e news Mor s. boat d rate deco ashore from their and tins bulle ers, post by w, follo to ils and deta web site. , Well, as they say, that’s all for now folks I’m signing off. thy year I wish you all a very happy and heal all, afloat or you with 2015 and hope to meet up al events soci our at es, hous ashore in both club the bar. at hello and k drin a just or rly, particula the most Above all, enjoy your Club, making s. Come offer it all and hip, bers Mem of your lasting and new along, have fun and make that’s ly, Sure ces. rien expe friendships and t. abou all what it’s Blessings to you all, Maggie Lund

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OBITUARIES

Jim Barnard, former Commodore F

ormer Commodore, Jim Barnard died at his home on August 25 after a long battle with cancer.

He was Commodore of the Club in 1996 and 1967 and a member for 25 years, during which time he played a key role in the fortunes of the Club.

He was successively Captain of Racing and Rear Commodore Sailing before becoming ViceCommodore and subsequently Commodore.

He and his wife Jill, were also enthusiastic cruisers.

He resigned from the Club after moving to France in 2003.

Phil Waldron

A tribute by Barry Howe, friend and co-skipper Phil Waldron was a member of RSYC since 1998 and recently tragically lost his life in a car accident on January 6.

He has left a loving wife Lyn, daughter Stephanie, son in law Neil and the apple of his eye his grandson Jamie.

Phil started his maritime career at the age of 16 and traveled the world on all types of vessels and could not stop talking about his life experiences on the sea. Several years ago he started his own company with others supplying IT software to ports in the UK. This sad accident happened as he had just sold his company in preparation for his retirement.

His enjoyment of the sea led him to be involved with the other love of his life, sailing, he regularly sailed with the IVC sailing experience, his main enthusiasm and enjoyment was on a co-owned sloop ‘Red Baron’ moored on the RYSC pontoon on the beautiful Beaulieu River.

He frequented Gins on the Beaulieu River where he would talk sailing in depth in a cheery and affable manner to one and all.

He will be sadly missed.

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CRUISING

Making full use of our boats At last the short days are lengthening and Adam Greig, Captain of Cruising, says thoughts are turning to what the summer will bring.

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ome have spent time this winter in the sun where the sea is warm and inviting. I hope that this summer will bring similar weather to Northern Europe allowing us all to make full use of our boats.

The weather last summer was good, so many of the cruising section made full use of it and cruised far and wide. Vessels voyaged to the West Country, South Brittany and to Cherbourg and the north coast of France.

This season, the cruising section has again organised a full programme of events including weekend rallies, cruises and training. The year started with the Frostbite rallies to Marchwood Sailing Club, Gins and the RAF Yacht club on the Hamble.

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The Easter Bank Holiday has the traditional Safari supper on the Friday followed by a cruise down to Lymington for dinner at Lymington Town Sailing Club and home via Gins.

This rally is usually great fun and well attended. Last year the weather was very mixed and this disrupted the plans somewhat.

I hope that the weather gods are kinder to us this year.

the Tuesday after the bank holiday for those who may like to extend their rally. Details of the visit to the RNLI will be published once it has been organised.

The May Bank Holiday Rally is once again to be held in Poole. Dinner has been organised on the Friday night at the Royal Solent Yacht Club in Yarmouth. Dinner on the Saturday night will once again be held at the Royal Motor Yacht Club in Sandbanks. There is an opportunity to visit the RNLI training centre on

The middle of the summer, when the days are long and the nights short is the best time for longer cruises.

I still feel a sense of achievement when I arrive somewhere new even though with electronic charting, AIS and Radar it is much easier than when navigation was done by dead reckoning and RDF.

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CRUISING

The best smell is the aromas of eggs and bacon cooking wafting out of the companionway after a night crossing.

Rex Woodgate will be leading his annual cruise to St Vaast and beyond over the second May Bank Holiday.

If you have never been to St Vaast, it is well worth a visit. The attractions include the market on the Saturday, dinner in the Fuchias Hotel, M, Gosselins’ emporium, what more could you want? Hopefully the Euro will remain low making France very good value.

Mick Wigfield will be visiting the West Country and is very happy for crews to sail with him to the West Country. The trip is really a boat positioning exercise as he wishes to put his boat in the West Country for the summer.

Northern Spirit was going to the East Coast of Sweden this summer but will probably not be going there but

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will either be going to Northern Spain or the Scilly Isles and across to Southern Ireland. Any other boats that wish to come are of course very welcome to join us.

of you at the rallies and events

The summer rallies’ programme will include trips to Bembridge, Island Harbour, the Bournemouth Airshow and of course Newtown Creek on the Isle of Wight late in the season.

The full program is published on the cruising notice board and on the website.

Paul and Priscilla Kilty will be leading midweek rallies during July and August. These are very informal rallies and details will be published on the website and on the cruising notice boards nearer to the time.

As always, the cruising committee welcomes suggestions as to how we can improve the programme.

I wish you all good sailing for the coming season and hope to see many

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oyal Southampton honorary member, Helena Lucas has adopted an innovative fundraising move to help her on the road to Rio for the Paralympic games next year.

She is offering individuals and organisations the chance to put their names on her 2.4mR keelboat in the run up to the Paralympics.

Helena, MBE is Britain’s only Gold medal winning Paralympic sailor and Team GB’s only sailing Gold medalist to return to Rio 2016. She was the only woman competing in her class and was Britain’s first sailor to win a Gold medal in the Paralympics in the 2.4mR at Weymouth and Portland in 2012.

She has her sights set on bringing home a second medal for Britain in 2016.

Helena explained, “As a member of the British Sailing Team I am fortunate to receive funding through UK Sport and the National Lottery.”

But to give her the edge and be in with a real chance of claiming another Gold, she needs to raise extra funds through sponsorship.

Helena hopes to raise up to £15,000 from the funding campaign, which will allow her to pay for additional coaching, equipment development and travel to compete on the competition waters in Rio. She says, “It’s so important to be familiar with the waters in the competition venue and to have the opportunity to have the best equipment and coaching. I really believe this additional funding will give me a fighting chance of bringing home a second Gold medal, and I’d like

By Michael Ford, editor everybody to follow me on the journey.”

But it’s not all about the money. In 2012, all the athletes talked about how great it was to have so much support from the UK public and what a difference it made to their performance knowing the country was rooting for them.

She said, “In 2012 we had such huge support from the British people and knowing they were behind us really helped the whole team perform so well – it will be a huge privilege to carry the names of individuals and companies in the run up to the 2016 Games in Rio and once again will give me an enormous boost. That’s why we have made sure that these spaces are affordable starting at just £10 – I really want to be able to make the country proud and have as many people involved with my campaign as possible!”

More details about funding Helena can be found on the RSYC website.

Hosting Business South networking event

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ore than 88 delegates registered to attend an annual Business South Festive Networking evening hosted at the Ocean Village Clubhouse for the first time!

This prestigious gathering, included representatives from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Southampton University, Warner Goodman and many other leading organisations within Southampton and the wider Solent area. Gordon Agnew, RSYC Commodore, warmly welcomed everyone and the activities began with an exhilarating presentation from the world-famous yacht racer and RSYC member, Mike Golding.

As a ‘Champion Member’ of Business South, RSYC can participate in a wide range of seminars and events throughout the year. This exposure within the Solent business community presents valuable new Membership opportunities and new business possibilities for RSYC.

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By Carol Hadnett

Guests were serenaded by an ensemble of musicians from the City of Southampton Orchestra whilst savouring canapés prepared by Glenn Shears and his kitchen brigade.

Guided tours around the Clubhouse were conducted for anyone interested in viewing the professional meeting rooms and flexible function spaces available. A large number of RSYC information packs was distributed during the evening and conversations about Club membership and the Club’s calendar of activities took place.

Details of the Ocean Village meeting rooms, and day delegate and Business (Affiliate) Membership packages can be obtained from events@rsyc.org.uk or tel: 02380 210878.

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Cadet News

Cadets and Dinghies go from strength to strength Another facet of the Jewel in the Crown

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t is one of the greatest and unique privileges of Royal Southampton Yacht Club membership that we are able to enjoy the use of two Clubhouses, each with really valuable but different things to offer.

It’s for good reason that the Gins clubhouse is known as “the Jewel in the crown”: Set in a fantastic location on the River Beaulieu it’s somewhere we can go to by boat or by road, take in the vistas over the river and across the Solent and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere with friends and fellow members.

In recent years, as a result of hard work by staff and volunteers, the Club has been burnishing another facet of the jewel by steadily growing a fleet of small boats of various kinds at Gins.

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Some are on loan from members but most are owned by your Club, some the result of kind donations from members and others.

Boats, dinghies and kayaks can be launched at most states of the tide at Gins and this stretch of the river can be a perfect spot both for youngsters to discover sailing and those of us who started in dinghies some years ago to re-discover those pleasures.

2014 was yet another very successful year for our Cadets section and we are working to build on that success in 2015: We are offering another very full programme of Cadet events, mostly held over Bank Holiday weekends or during the school holidays. All Cadet activities are supervised by qualified instructors and helpers and there’ll be the usual mix of sailing and fun!

These boats are not solely for the use of the youngsters: The Club’s Dinghy Section would like to see Gins become a recognised centre for small boat sailing for members of all ages.

To help encourage all of us to get involved, Gins will be part of the RYA’s 2015 “Push the Boat Out” event: Whether you want to try something new or get back on the water after a break, everyone is invited to visit Gins on Sunday, May 10 to see for yourselves what’s on offer.

Please keep an eye on the Club website and your e-bulletins for dates and more information about Cadet and Dinghies events at Gins. – See you there in 2015!

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RYA Training Days 2015 KEY:

RYA Theory & Dinghy Powerboat Shorebased Courses Sailing Courses Day

Date

Course

Venue

Age

£ £ Non Member Member

Sun

25 January

RYA Day Skipper Theory (1 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

£255

£295

Sun

01 February

RYA Day Skipper Theory (2 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

08 February

RYA Day Skipper Theory (3 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

15 February

RYA Day Skipper Theory (4 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sat

21 February

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 1)

Ocean Village

14 +

£225

£255

Sun

22 February

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 2)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

22 February

RYA Day Skipper Theory (5 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

01 March

RYA Day Skipper Theory (6 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sat

14 March

Yacht Safety & Sea Survival (2 day course) day 1

Port Solent

16 +

£320

£320

Sun

15 March

Yacht Safety & Sea Survival (2 day course) day 2

Port Solent

16 +

~

~

Sun

22 March

RYA Diesel Engine

Stormforce

14 +

£95

£105

Sat

28 March

Beaulieu Familiarisation

Gins

14 +

FOC

FOC

(a training course for all on water RSYC volunteers & helpers)

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Tue

09 April

RIB Adventure

Ocean Village

8+

£20

£25

Wed

10 April

RIB Adventure

Ocean Village

8+

£20

£25

Sun

12 April

RYA Short Range VHF radio (inc GMDSS)

Ocean Village

16 +

£149

£160

Tue

14 April

RIB Adventure

Ocean Village

8+

£20

£25

Wed

15 April

RIB Adventure

Ocean Village

8+

£20

£25

Thu

16 April

Cadets at Gins (2 day course) day 1

Gins

16 +

£82

96

Fri

17 April

Cadets at Gins (2 day course) day 2

Gins

16 +

~

~

Sat

25 April

RYA First Aid at Sea

Ocean Village

14 +

£85

£95

Sun

10 May

RYA Push the Boat Out

Gins

Family

£

£

Sun

10 May

RYA Radar course

Ocean Village

16 +

£98

£110

Sat

23 May

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 1)

Ocean Village

14 +

£225

£255

Sun

24 May

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 2)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Thu

28 May

Cadets at Gins (2 day course) day 1

Gins

8 - 16

£82

£96

Fri

29 May

Cadets at Gins (2 day course) day 2

Gins

8 - 16

~

~

Sat

06 June

Adult Dinghy Sailing (day 1)

Gins

16 +

£130

£150

Sun

07 June

Adult Dinghy Sailing (day 2)

Gins

16 +

~

~

Fri

12 June

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Fri

19 June

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Sat

20 June

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 1)

Ocean Village

14 +

£225

£255

Sun

21 June

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 2)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

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RYA Training Days 2015 KEY:

RYA Theory & Dinghy Powerboat Shorebased Courses Sailing Courses Day

Date

Course

Venue

Age

£ £ Non Member Member

Sat

20 June

Adult Dinghy Sailing (day 1)

Gins

16 +

£130

£150

Sun

21 June

Adult Dinghy Sailing (day 2)

Gins

16 +

~

~

Fri

26 June

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Fri

03 July

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Fri

17 July

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Thu

23 July

Cadets at Gins (2 day course) day 1 Gins

8 - 16

£82

£96

Fri

24 July

Cadets at Gins (2 day course) day 2 Gins

8 - 16

~

~

Fri

24 July

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Sat

25 July

Dinghy weekend & Camping

Gins

Family

£12

£15

Sun

26 July

Dinghy weekend & Camping

Gins

Family

~

~

Fri

31 July

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Fri

07 August

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Thu

20 August

Cadets at Gins (2 day course) day 1 Gins

8 - 16

£82

£96

Fri

21 August

Cadets at Gins (2 day course) day 2 Gins

8 - 16

~

~

Fri

21 August

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

ALL

£5

£7.50

Sat

22 August

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 1)

Ocean Village

14 +

£225

£255

Sun

23 August

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 2)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Fri

28 August

Evening Dinghy Sailing

Gins

£5

£7.50

Sat

26 September

Yacht Safety & Sea Survival (2 day course) day 1

Port Solent

16 +

£320

£320

Sun

27 September

Yacht Safety & Sea Survival (2 day course) day 2

Port Solent

16 +

~

~

Sun

27 September

RYA Radar Course

Ocean Village

16 +

£98

£110

Sat

03 October

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 1)

Ocean Village

14 +

£225

£255

Sun

04 October

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 2)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

04 October

RYA GMDSS

Ocean Village

14 +

£149

£160

Sun

11 October

RYA Diesel Engine

Stormforce

14 +

£95

£105

Sat

17 October

RYA First Aid at Sea

Ocean Village

14 +

£85

£95

Sun

25 October

RYA Yachtmaster Theory (1 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

£255

£295

Sun

01 November RYA Yachtmaster Theory (2 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

08 November RYA Yachtmaster Theory (3 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

15 November RYA Yachtmaster Theory (4 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

22 November RYA Yachtmaster Theory (5 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

29 November RYA Yachtmaster Theory (6 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

ALL

To book on to a course, please download a booking form and complete and return with payment either by; email to - sailing@rsyc.org.uk or post to RSYC Training, 1 Channel Way, Ocean Village, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 3QF Booking forms can be downloaded from the Training Section of the RSYC website www.rsyc.org.uk If you would like any information please go to the RSYC Website or phone on 023 8022 3352 www.rsyc.org.uk

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TRAINING NAVIGATION

Electronics in Navigation Vice Commodore Brian Hinde says electronics are rapidly adding to traditional tools and skills of a navigator. Read on to learn more.

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he major event post Christmas was the saga of the Hoegh Osaka, a story which is still unfolding at the time of writing.

In the last issue I asked the question “Is your sailing data up-to-date?” and you could be wondering what the connection is between these two events.

As the stranding progressed VTS put out a series of Notices to Mariners first reporting the position of the ship; this was later corrected, and then the position of the emergency wreck buoys used to mark the hazard.

Following this activity on the iPhone AIS gave a good picture but what was surprising was how quickly these new features were added to the Navionics Chart plotter. This was considerably quicker than most people would have corrected their paper charts particularly as the rapid resolution of the problem would have meant deleting these corrections almost as soon as they were promulgated. *

To this end the RYA has updated its Day Skipper shore-based course with a new chart plotter. The new plotter was launched at last September’s Southampton Boat Show and demonstrated to the local instructors in December at an event hosted by the RSYC. It uses an intuitive interface allowing focus to remain on the principles being taught rather than understanding the software. Primarily it utilises the Vector chart format with raster charts display available, the opposite of the original 2003 RYA plotter; it will also run on Mac or PC.

If all of this sounds like a foreign language to you then consider taking a RYA course to get the full benefit of your investment in your yacht and its equipment. The club courses are an excellent opportunity to refresh or acquire new skills as well as meeting other members with shared interests. *The emergency wreck buoy (blue and yellow vertical stripes) was introduced in 2005 following the collision and sinking in 2002 of the car carrier TRICOLOR in the English Channel and the subsequent collisions with the wreck by NICOLA and VICKY.

Traditional navigation including plotting estimated positions, fixes or course to steer can be demonstrated by an instructor or executed by students who then can export the chart-work completed on the plotter into a folder to share with their instructor.

This ability to change, conceal or display information is one of the reasons why electronics are rapidly adding to the traditional tools and skills of a navigator.

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Model Yachts Gather Pace The RC Section, under the leadership of the Racing Sub-Committee, is now in its third year. Organiser Eddie Hill invites members to try radio controlled yachting

A

lthough still only a small ‘club’ in numbers, its influence is spreading fast, bringing new skippers and new members to participate in this ‘alternative sailing sport’.

An important milestone in the RC Section’s development has been the adoption of the affordable and easily transported DF65 ‘Dragon Force’ class as a Club starter yacht. In itself a very new RC Class with recognition at National and International level seen as a half sized ‘Marblehead’ - it has sold over 6,000 worldwide.

Influence of the RSYC DF65s RSYC DF65s are attracting new Radio Control skippers far and wide, young and old. RSYC DF65s can be found sailing on a variety of waters including Lymington Saltwater Baths where their appearance has created great interest from the Lymington Town SC who have now started a DF65 fleet of their own.

Racing Viable racing needs a critical mass of racing skippers and a suitable water to sail on. Lakeside at Eastleigh has recently been adopted as a location for racing and two Thursdays per month have been scheduled throughout 2015. However, the wind can be very unpredictable, often making racing a lottery. Gins is a far better location but its availability is limited by tides. Four hours around HW is available for free sailing and racing. GINS events are also scheduled into our 2015 programme.

The hunt for a better local sailing water continues. Successful racing also needs keen racers in sufficient numbers to make it interesting and a real competition.

Currently the RC Section is short of enough keen skippers attending the racing but hopefully the summer sun will attract more Members to our events and there are usually more boats than Members to sail them!

DF65s can be good fun for the cruising members as well.

Several local cruisers take their Radio Control Yachts away with them, gaining pleasure out of sailing whilst in a distant port sipping G&T. We think this is a great idea and to test the interest of the RSYC Cruising Section, we have prepared two DF 65s (easily stowed) for them to take away this season.

A new hobby?

Come and try Radio Controlled Yachting with us this summer, you will enjoy it.

For details of the events this year see http://www.rsyc.org.uk/index.php/ article/view/id/503.

Or If you need any help or advice, contact Cathy Crawley on 02380 210872, email: Cathy@rsyc.org.uk or Eddie Hill, RC Section on 02380 452398 / 07798 730044, email: Eddie@ethconsultants.demon.co.uk

RSYC DF65s sailing on Lymington Saltwater Baths

On our regular Lakeside venue at Eastleigh, with its fickle wind evident.

At Ocean Village Marina, just a stone’s throw from the RSYC bar and a pint!

At Gins, a favoured location as it has good steady wind and a great lunch!

Members’ Grandson (Matthis Johnson (standing) in Arradon, France; the young are so keen!

And with the author in Tortosa, Spain; just so relaxing in the sun!

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CARIBBEAN VENTURE

SWALLOW IN THE EXUMAS In past issues, Reluctant Boating Wife Angela Rice wrote of her introduction to ocean cruising in the Caribbean with fellow RSYC members Paul and Priscilla Kilty, and American buddy Richard Fernie, on his 38 ft. Catalina, Swallow. But all was not plain sailing…

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CARIBBEAN VENTURE

Here he (cheerfully) left, and Paul and Priscilla re-appeared to rejoin Swallow. A lumpy 72 hour passage (hard work for the chef, me!) took us to enjoyable Provodentiales (aka Provo) in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where we were delighted to find ourselves weatherbound for a week. Next was a tranquil visit to the beautiful nature reserve of Conception Island, with its stunningly clear waters, before our first stop in the Bahamas, Clarencetown,

The charts and chart plotter both assured us we should have about ten feet of water out of Little Farmers Cay, so we weighed anchor after breakfast and inched forward against a 2-3 knot current at half tide. The chartplotter was still dutifully reporting min.10 feet when the echosounder suddenly loudly contradicted it, and we felt the keel touch solid reef (the reassuring looking sand we could see on the bottom was, it seems, only a thin covering…).

We made our way next to Georgetown, on Great Exuma island, the main town of the chain of Exuma Islands, which extend NW from here for 150 miles. We took time out here again and also provisioned for the ten days we expected to take to work our way up the islands, the next phase of our adventure. We had been advised we would find few supplies and fewer restaurants. (Inconvenient ‘Convenience Stores’, with primarily canned goods, and typically closed, proved indeed to be the norm).

Richard immediately went full astern, but the current disobligingly swung the stern to port and the rudder hit a coral head - which we must have narrowly cleared moments before.

Hard! Richard dived under the boat to find the rudder shaft was badly bent and the bearing had been dislodged. Hmm.

After a stonking 40nm sail to Little Farmers Cay, we were rewarded by yet another stunning sunset as a backdrop to Paul’s now famous Rum Punches and dinner in Swallow’s spacious cockpit. We were on our way again, and all was perfect!

It proved too good to last. Up to now all our passage making had been in blue water, off the shallow Bahama Bank, but next morning the tide would be pouring violently in through the cut between two islands through which we had come onto the Bank the previous day.

Richard therefore proposed we make our way along the Bank for about 11 nm, to arrive at Dotham Cut at slack water, and go out through there.

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Resigned to the fact that Swallow would have to be hauled out, but being perhaps as firmly in the middle of nowhere as was possible, we consulted Terry, the Bahamian cafe proprietor and Mr Fixit of Little Farmers Cay. He had made quite an impression on us all the previous day, displaying a breadth of knowledge entirely unexpected in such a remote location. He confirmed our fears that the nearest travelift was back in Georgetown. Despite this being Saturday, we managed, via a complex network of contacts and referrals, to secure a 20 ft Boston Whaler with a 300hp engine (complete with two dreadlocked likely lads) to tow us back the next day.

Towing a boat that is determined to sail exclusively in circles to port has its challenges, and our rescuers were swamped several times trying to tug Swallow through the fierce, confused waters of the cut into the Atlantic

rollers. Once through, we settled on using our engine to power her, with a line on the starboard bow to the Whaler to control her wandering inclinations.

The 40 nm return voyage took ten hours, with entertaining incidents along the way, including the tow rope breaking and an alarming hour or so when our rescuers cast us adrift in the Atlantic while they went ashore to have lunch! They had offered to take us back onto the Bank, but floating aimlessly in an empty sea seemed a better option than tugging at an anchor. We finally made it to the boatyard through rocks and shallows we would not have dared to essay without the local knowledge of the tow boat crew, whose skills we had come to respect.

The lift was however out of action, so we had to drop anchor in the bay, and wait. And wait some more.

Replacement cables were en route but unlikely to clear Customs before Wednesday. This was Sunday, so we hired a car and passed the time exploring the many attractions of the island, all the while conscious that the Easter holiday weekend would start on Friday. Finally, on Thursday morning, we were towed into the now repaired lift, hoping, at least, surely, to get the rudder taken out that day?

But even at maximum lift elevation, there was not enough clearance above the ground….

The yard manager obligingly agreed to dig a hole. He even had a contractor on site with a mechanical digger. But as luck would have it, that then broke down. And the problems were compounded by the fact it was now Good Friday. Not anticipating any further action, we consoled ourselves by going out to dinner.

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CARIBBEAN VENTURE But when we came back, the digger had been mended - and to our delight, there was a nice deep hole!

Our joy was tempered only by the fact that all the power in the yard was out. Next morning we found out why. The digger had severed the main electric supply cable.

At this point our team of helpers clearly saw the way things were going and went home to their families Leaving Swallow, and the four of us, still suspended in the sling. This in a very hot, sandy, rubbly, dirty yard, surrounded by rusting hulks and yard dogs of dubious temperament, plus hot and cold running rats (Literally. I saw one running, and another distinctly dead, as soon as I stepped ashore) The compensation when we first arrived had been that we had water and power there, plus wifi (Vital when trying to get work done, communicate with spouses and insurers, locate parts and so on), and the workshop block had a toilet and shower, which we made our own after scrubbing exhaustively with Chlorox. But from now on, with the main cable severed, we had to rely on the boat batteries, topped up by Swallow’s little generator, for our only power. We had of course also lost our hot shower water, and had to drive several miles into Georgetown for Internet.

The dogs turned out to be as charming as abused yard dogs are able to be – thrilled to discover we were actually nice to them.

Whenever we returned they would bark threateningly until reminded it was us - then they were all waggy tails and delight. Richard did reconsider precisely how charming they were when he discovered his deck shoes (placed on the ground beside the boat ladder, to avoid bringing muck into the boat) had been chewed to pieces in the night. He then started wearing flip flops instead, but made sure he took them up the ladder with him. Sadly the next night one blew back down and also got devoured....

We woke one morning to find a previously unopened peanut jar with its plastic lid chewed away entirely overnight. When consulted, the yard watchman expressed maidenly astonishment at the very idea that there were rats in his yard. But then loaned us his rat trap. It worked immediately, happily. (For us, not the rat). Our mistake was probably leaving the hose pipe running up to the deck – A neat ratty runway.

Insects were another battleline – primarily mine. Paul declared me the boat’s biting insect sacrificial anode.

New breeds arrived once we were standing on the hard, as we were next to a mangrove swamp which sent out little black biting squadrons.

With my name on, apparently. Oh to be able to anchor offshore again!

Our yard dwelling days were eased by both the car and Paul and Priscilla’s decision to rent a small villa for a week, a kilometre along the road.

This provided us all with a civilised bolt hole (and showers!). It was the most charming Wendy House, overlooking the bay, and proved an excellent sundowner location. It was also a great place to cook large dinners, as we needed to use up the ten days worth of perishables we had bought in such happy anticipation of al fresco meals, anchored off paradise islands. Amusingly, our doggy buddies (aka fierce guard dogs) started turning up at the villa, presumably having picked up the scent of their new friends (or the food, perhaps?)

With the repair stalled, all we could do over Easter weekend was to resign ourselves to continuing to play – beaches, resorts and restaurants were thoroughly checked out and we even made it to the Easter Sunday service at the Anglican Church in Georgetown. Three hours of complete enjoyment! It was so warm and positive and lively and colourful and entertaining, with a dozen or so great hymns and huge enthusiasm, and with such an eclectic congregation – Bahamians (who are a great mix in themselves), tourists, boaters, tiny children processing...

CAPTIONS (Clockwise from left: Lift Out at last!

We should have known what to expect...

The Hole (and bent rudder shaft) Closed ‘Convenience’ Store

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CARIBBEAN VENTURE As luck would again have it (are you beginning to detect a pattern here?), Easter weekend in Georgetown is always followed by the famous weeklong Annual Georgetown Regatta, when working, or even being sober, is distinctly contraindicated. By Tuesday (Day 10) we were beginning to think nothing would happen till the following week. But suddenly, Regatta notwithstanding, the travelift trundled us over to Our Hole, we were chocked up and a cohort of men tugged and pushed at the rudder until it finally agreed to yield.

The yard manager offered to straighten it on the ground, with his digger (Yes, really!), but to our relief it was borne off to a workshop, returning a couple of days later with only a minor residual kink.

Then suddenly it was all over – The rudder was back in and the travelift scooped us up and deposited us back in the water late on the Friday afternoon - as soon as the tide was high enough for to float us off, and minutes before everyone knocked off again for the weekend.

So two weeks after our ignominious return to Georgetown, we set out up the Exumas once more. Cautiously.

And sadly without Paul and Priscilla, for whom time had run out. This time all went wonderfully! Well, nearly all.

But that’s another story.

Curiously, the whole experience was surprisingly fun. They are those who say things only get interesting when they start to go wrong. That must be why we like boats. And I must admit, I do rather miss those dogs…

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COWEScontest photo WEEK 2014

Cruising and Photographic Competition 2015

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he Royal Southampton’s club photographic and cruising diary competition has been gaining in popularity, and last year more members than ever opted to share their summer sailing pictures with us. And we are back again for 2015.

Once more all members of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club are invited to enter the Photographic and Cruising Diary competition in which we hope to reflect the atmosphere and activity of the Club. We want to encourage members to demonstrate their camera skills while capturing the spectacle of sailing activity on the water, the atmosphere of the Club’s events on shore or simply the Club and its many personalities, both at Ocean Village and Gins. It doesn’t matter whether you have an expensive camera or a straightforward point-andshoot pocket camera, or the camera on your mobile phone.

Photo Competition categories On the water Club activities ashore Striking Club personalities Entrants can interpret the themes as widely as they like and pictures taken on water or land do not necessarily need to feature dinghies, boats, motor cruisers, yachts or yachting and to extend the scope, photos do not necessarily have to be taken in Solent waters.

As a separate competition, cruisers are invited to submit a cruise diary – an illustrated account of one of the club rallies or a cruising venture.

Contributions for the Yachter or club website about members’ experiences on cruising events or longer distance sailing ventures will automatically be entered for the diary competition.

Both competitions will run throughout the spring, summer and autumn and will close on Sunday, October 18. Winners will be announced at the cruisers’ dinner on Saturday, November 7.

Winners in each category will receive a prize and an overall winner will be selected by the judges to receive an additional prize.

The competition will be judged by the Commodore, the Club Editor, and an independent guest judge.

Their decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

There is no entry fee, so just check the rules online and download an entry form from the club website..

Remember to take your camera with you when you are out and about.

For full rules and an entry form, please logon on to www.rsyc.org.uk

Winning entries for the 2014 competition were: On the Water - High Fives at Beaulieu, by Maria McCarthy Ashore -Sailing Yacht Rollon, by Liz Hughes, Personalities - joint winners Wild Ride, by Liz Hughes, Retired at Last, by Angela Rice Cruise Diary - Atlantic Cruising, by Peter Whatley

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

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

3.

Photographs 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.

Images which have been digitally manipulated, other than straightforward enhancement, are not permitted.

5.

The 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.

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The 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.

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Editorial cruising 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.

The RSYC takes no responsibility for entries mislaid or damaged in the post, nor undertakes to return images to those participating in the competition.

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

11. Closing date for entries is Sunday, October 18.

Winners will be announced at the Cruisers’ Dinner on Saturday, November 7.

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