BRISTOL SAILING ASSOCIATION

Newsletter April 2012

Contacts:Kath Liddiard (Commodore)01443 227928

Jock Playle (Secretary)0117 973 8855

Jane Jenkyn (Treasurer) 01275 880318

Future Trips

1.1Alan Howells will skipper a trip from Plymouth to Tréguier on the double Bank Holiday weekend, boarding on the afternoon/evening of Thursday May 31 and returning on Tuesday June 5th. This is fully booked. The balance of £111 per person was due by April 24th. Will those who have not yet paid please send a cheque to the Treasurer, Mrs J R Jenkyn, Edgecliff, 12 Marine Parade, Clevedon, BS21 7QS. Alternatively you may pay by bank transfer to the account of Bristol Sailing Association at Barclays Bank, account number 40853062, sort code 20-13-34. If you pay by bank transfer please email the treasurer (janejenkyn@blueyonder.co.uk ) to advise her. The original boat booked is now unavailable and we have been upgraded at no extra cost to a Delphia 40.

1.2We have booked a Sigma 362 from Falmouth for the Helford-l’Aber Wrac’h race on June 29 – 30, skippered by Alan Howells. The charter is from 4 pm on Wednesday June 27 until 4 pm on Wednesday July 4, to give two days’ sailing in north Brittany before returning to Falmouth after the race. The full cost, including racing insurance, is £237 per person for the week’s charter. The balance of £167 per person will be due by May 10th.

1.3Gordon Ogden has now confirmed the date of the trip he proposed at the April meeting as Monday June 25 to Wednesday 27th. At the meeting different dates were mentioned and several people expressed interest for the different dates. Jock has all the names in the order that they were given; they will be contacted and the places will be allocated in that order when confirmation of availability for the June 25 – 27 date is received. Details will be available by the meeting on May 14th.

1.4Last year Sue Fowle mentioned the J-class racing due to take place in the Solent on Wednesday July 18 – Saturday 21st, and a one-day charter to watch this on one of the midweek days in the Solent was suggested. After a slow start interest in this snowballed, and by February we had booked a Najad 400 for a day sail from Hamble Point on Thursday July 19th with a full crew of 10. At the meeting on February 13 there was yet more interest to give a second crew of 10 for a day sail. Some members of each crew (and others not going on the day sail) have also booked for a cross-Channel trip skippered by Jeff Birkin to follow the day sail, starting early on the morning of Friday 20 July and returning to Hamble Point on Monday evening.

The current position with these rather complicated arrangements is that all 10 crew booked for each of the day sails have confirmed and paid a deposit or in full. The boat for the cross-Channel trip, which is a different one from either of the two day sail boats to meet the need for 8 berths (the Najad for example has only 7 berths despite its size) will cost £165 per person. All deposits for this have been paid. The balances of payments for both the day sails are needed by July 1st. For the cross-Channel trip the £65 balance will also be due by July 1st. All payments to the Treasurer, details in 1.1 above.

1.5Jeff Birkin’s proposed trip from Milford Haven for a week in September, from the 1st to the 9th, or the following week, was also discussed at the April meeting, with various options considered. These included sailing to the Scilly Isles, but it is now realised that this is unrealistic within a week (it is 120 miles to the nearest safe haven, Newlyn, so a return to Milford would be the only option in bad weather). Jeff would now consider two options. His first choice would be to sail from Milford Haven to Kilmore Quay in Ireland (less than 60 miles), then on to Waterford. Should conditions prevent sailing to Ireland then the Pembroke coast and Bristol Channel (e.g. the Milford – Padstow – Swansea triangle) would be an option. However, if those who were interested in this trip prefer to go to the Scilly Isles, then it would start from Plymouth. This will be discussed at the meeting on May 14th.

1.6Graham Constable and Malcolm Price are arranging a charter in western Scotland to sail the Whisky Trail in mid-September. More details will be available in due course, but in the meantime will anyone who would like to join this trip (one place available) please let us know.

1.7At the April meeting two other possible trips were suggested, one from Milford Haven in October (for which a skipper is needed) and an early October charter in Turkey, which Peter Wakeling would skipper. We will try to firm up on these at the May meeting.

2.Recent Trips

A summary of all trips reported at meetings is given here, or a full report, if available. Members reporting at a meeting are reminded that a full version of the report should be provided, either written or emailed. If this isn’t available, then only a short summary will be given in the newsletter. Full reports will be included in the next newsletter following receipt.

At the April meeting Chris Baxendale gave the following report on the weekend trip from Gosport on Spellbinder skippered by Phil Steele on March 23 - 25.

Trip on SPELLBINDER, skippered by Phil Steele

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News and notices.

As a change from sailing, and as this is a Shakespeare anniversary year, Nick Kinsley has a ticket available for The Tempest at the RSC, Stratford, on July 19th. (You will recognise the date as that of the J-class race day, so guess where Nick will be.) Anyone interested please contact Nick, tel. 0117 942 2344.

P.S. Nick adds that you will have the pleasure of accompanying his wife.

3.2Round the Island Race – from MEC sail

Round the Island Race 2012 – individual places

3 day package - 29, 30 June and 1 July 2012

If you haven’t already booked your place for Round the Island Race 2012, we have individual places left on our Sigma 38. This class is very competitive and you can be sure of an exciting race onboard.

We will hold a practice day on Friday, racing Saturday, leisurely cruise on Sunday.

Price: £380 per person for three days

Includes: Yacht, skipper, first mate, all tuition, berthing at Cowes Yacht Haven Friday and Saturday, race entry, accommodation onboard, tea, coffee, soft drinks, snacks and race lunch Friday and Saturday, wet weather and safety gear.

To book contact Maria Reid, MEC sail, tel. 07771 632574, email maria@mec-sail.com

3.3The Devon Boat Jumble will be held at Newton Abbot Racecourse (signposted from the A38) on Saturday June 2nd from 10.00 am. Adults £3, children/parking free.

3.4News from the RYA regarding Cherbourg marina, Port Chantereyne 

For all members of the RYA, Port Chantereyne will offer a discount on berthing fees of up to 20% on presentation of the 2012 membership card.

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