Staunton Harold Sailing Club
THE STAUNTON HERALD Spring 2013
Welcome to the new Staunton Harold SC newsle=er, and, for our longer standing members, a sense of deja vu as we’ve decided to resurrect the Ftle of “The Staunton Herald” to replace “Update”. As we discussed at the AGM last year, strengthening the club’s markeFng is essenFal to conFnue to a=ract new members, and this re-‐launched newsle=er is just one of the iniFaFves you’ll see this year. If you’ve been down to the club (sailing in the Icicle series or helping at one of the working parFes), you will see that work is progressing well on the extension to the changing rooms. The builders have had some challenges with the weather, but we sFll hope that they will be complete by April, with just the final fiUng-‐out to sort out. This will be a big improvement in space for changing, and will also bring the decor up to the same standard as the rest of the club-‐house. With all the wet weather the reservoir is now nice and full. The Icicle series has a=racted a good number of intrepid sailors and we can look forward to slightly warmer condiFons for the rest of us as we get into the Spring season. You’ll also see some changes to the Social programme as our new volunteers think up new ways for us to enjoy Fme off the water. CongratulaFons also to four SHSC sailors who have been selected as part of the RYA 420 transiFonal squad – Sam Smith, MarFn Wrigley, Emma Kindon and Ella Stoggall. Finally, I’m delighted to be able to report that the club was nominated as a finalist in the RYA “Club of the Year” for the second year in succession. We didn’t quite manage to li_ the trophy this year, but had the result been based on the support in the hall we’d have won easily! Thanks to all our members who made the trip to Alexandra Palace and we can reflect that geUng to the final five out of the 1,200 RYA clubs twice is a great achievement.
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