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News Letter Feb
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Reports 2 Vice Commodore 3 Rear View Denis Charles 4 GP14 News 5 Training 7 Laser News More GP14 News Still more GP news! 9 Solo News 10 Steps to Heaven 11 Youth Scene Non-sailors slot 12 Fireball News 30 years on.... |
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COMMODORE’S REPORT Year 200l another ‘Champion Club’ season beckons and, as ever, lots to look forward to at Chelmarsh. The ‘opener’ is our St David’s Regatta on Sunday March 4 with the opportunity to race against a whole host of dinghies not normally seen on our lake, as well as more familiar craft. Open Meetings are happening for all our fleets during the year with several other events on the calendar to make 2001 a year to remember. It will seem strange for many of us this year without Denis Charles on the water. He was described at his funeral as ‘a really good bloke’, indeed he was and his passing was a sad loss to us all. Thanks to Jon Carter for his appreciation of Denis printed on p 3.Fingers remain firmly crossed for success with our Lottery Bid - I will keep you informed of any progress. Publicity remains our key word, whatever happens we need
to maintain a steady stream of new members into our club. Web site news,
magazine and newspaper articles are now Our sport promotes great friendships and I am grateful to John Kingsley for organizing a gathering recently of former Chelmarsh Fireball sailors (all members active pre 1980!) Over 50 of us attended the Long Mynd Hotel for a weekend of shared memories and catching up on news - lovely to see so many faces from the past. In this cold weather many sailing clubs refer to their winter ‘frostbite’ series as the ‘Brass Monkey’ series, being ‘cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey’. I discovered recently that this is a 17th century naval expression. On the decks of wooden sailing ships, iron cannon balls were arranged in pyramids in brass trays or ‘monkeys’. Brass has a higher coefficient of expansion than iron, and when the temperature fell, the brass trays shrank faster than the iron cannon balls. In very cold weather this differential shrinkage could be sufficient to cause the balls to roll off the monkeys. So now you know! (They should have had ‘Mick Jagger ‘-style monkeys with bigger lips—Ed) Finally, some old trophies were revived recently to give the Solo fleet a full complement of prizes for all their series many thanks to Garth Reynolds for making this possible. Perhaps part of the reason why the Inter Fleet Racing event lost popularity was the lack of a trophy for the winners. Our thanks to Jonathan Carter for donating his ‘busted’ rudder and making it into a very presentable trophy. Pictured here from the November 2000 event is a very happy Jonathan Carter, not only did he donate the splendid trophy but also here he is receiving it back on behalf of the winning GP Fleet. The inter Fleet trophy is now added to all our other club trophies on display in the bar. Best wishes to you all for some great sailing in 2001. PETER WIDDOWSON Commodore. |
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Spring is on the way - I’m convincing myself that the nights are getting lighter and bulbs are appearing in the garden, but the water temperature at Chelmarsh remains close to freezing! Last Sunday there really was a large patch of ice in the middle of the lake! The hardy sailors who turn up every Sunday whatever the weather watched the ice melt but sadly not a breath of wind appeared!! I promised to improve my race officer skills by offering to practice on the unsuspecting sailors - but sailing with Fred/Matthew is much more fun!! Welcome to all our new members; it is great to see enthusiastic sailors joining in with Sunday racing in spite of the weather. I’d like to congratulate the junior and youth sailors on their successes, it’s wonderful to see them progressing so well with their sailing, well done to you all. Congratulations to Alistair Yates for winning the Denis Charles Memorial Trophy for most improved youth sailor. Our first major event of 2001 is the St David’s Day Regatta, which takes place on March 4th. The first race is at 11:00am with the briefing at 10:30. We hope to see as many of you as possible. As you will see from the diary, with the exception of the Boxing Day event, we have decided to scrap the Bank Holiday Pursuit Series. This is due to the poor turnout in previous years added to the difficulty in finding OODs, too many people on holiday enjoying themselves elsewhere! Note for OODs: Please can I remind you that it is your responsibility to check the fuel situation at the beginning of the day and ensure that there is sufficient reserves for the whole day’s racing and (from April 15th onwards) the following Wednesday evening. As you will also note from your diary -your Sailing Captain for the day is from your own fleet, do use their expertise, they will be very willing to advise. Finally, we have planned two Taster Days in the summer - last year thanks to all the willing helpers they were very successful. Please let Hilary or me know if you’re available this year; they’re loads of fun and it really helps the club gain in strength and number. Enjoy your sailing in 2001. Sally Fowler |
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I would like to thank all those who helped or supported the Dinner Dance last November. The attendance was the best we have had for a number of years. If any of you notice any shortages or have any particular requests regarding items stocked in the galley please let me know. Gary
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DENIS As most of you will know, the club’s oldest sailor and a great proponent of the GP14, Denis Charles, died on October 19th 2000. Many club members who wished to offer their last respects along with a whole bus full of Scouts all the way from Amersham attended the funeral. In recent weeks the realisation of Denis’ death has only just begun to sink in - it only seems a blink of an eye since he and Barrie had sailed Murphy past Fizzer (as sailed by Sally and myself) in the Frostbite class series, looking like the cat that got the cream; any frustration we felt was short-lived for it simply wasn’t possible to hold grudges against someone who smiled so much.
Nobody could replace Denis, however for the sake of our sport we might all do our bit to emulate him. Picture: Denis Charles, just prior to his untimely death, enjoying his love of sailing to the very end.
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Aberdovey 2001: Chelmarsh by the sea This event is now ingrained in the folklore of Chelmarsh and promises to be another cracker. Food, drink, sun, sand, sea; in fact so good that apart from the dates it’s going to be just as last year: Aberdovey has been organised for the 13th and 14th of
May. Warm and sunny weather has been arranged and there is no reason why
this year’s visit can’t be the biggest yet. Racing is From Chelmarsh Newsbrief February 2000. Get in touch if you need advice on accommodation, if Sue is amenable we should be eating in the clubhouse on both the Friday and Saturday nights. I can’t stress how much of a great event this is: for anyone fed-up with unfriendly, anti-family two day events, where people don’t socialise after sailing, go home to their lonely B and B’s to watch ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ then this is the tonic. Bon Appetit! Fleet Meal goes au Francais Diary entry 29-09-01
As last year, the meal is to be held in the Clubhouse and in an effort to reduce the scandalous levels of drinking (Frank Nickless: you are the weakest link!) it will be held on 29th September, the evening preceding our Open Meeting. Absentees in 2000 missed a truly epic evening: Perce Muscot just piping Peter Townend for best dressed gigolo and downing his winning Marsala in two gulps- my hero! Lets see if 2001 can be even better! A menu and tickets will be available nearer the time. Jonathan Carter |
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Congratulations to the newly qualified instructors last autumn, I hope you are looking forward to the challenging training programme ahead. We have an ongoing demand for competent sailors to become assistant instructors, so please contact me if you want to be involved with teaching others to sail. The current youth racers have made tremendous progress since the club was granted Volvo Champion Club status. In aiming to promote future youth racing, we have planned a series of three training courses for maximum of ten young trainees to enjoy, grow in confidence and learn new skills. Paul Teer is leading an RYA Stage 2/3 course in Oppies and Picos in May. Aimed at the enthusiastic juniors from last summer. The Picos are hired from the RYA and may be used when the weather is favourable. These Picos are available for hire on Sundays during the course at £5 each. Dave Allen is leading a beginner junior RYA Stage 1/2 course in Oppies in June. A further RYA Stage 2/3 course in Picos and Toppers is planned in September. By the autumn, we should have a more experienced group ready for youth race training. Last summer’s taster days were a great success thanks to Sally and her team such that we have an enthusiastic group of adults eager to learn to sail. The RYA adult level 1/2 beginner’s course starts in May and lasts for five days. Afterwards, Jonathan Carter is following up with an improver’s course in June. Jonathan is also organising a crew training day on 21 April (see Jonathan’s news and e-mail address). The club is running a Club Race Officer Workshop on Saturday 24 March. This covers both the theory and practical aspects of managing the day’s racing. It is suitable for current OODs and aspiring OODs, and is compulsory for those intending to become RYA Open Meeting Race Officers. Attending this workshop is part of the requirement to achieve the RYA CR0 certificate. For all the courses mentioned (except Jonathan’s) please contact Hilary Davies e-mail: hilarydavies@supanet.com for an application form soon as places will quickly be taken up.
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INFORMATION FROM YOUR SAILING SECRETARY Duties: I will be reminding members of their duties by email (where possible). Please reply promptly to confirm your availability otherwise I shall be phoning you as usual. I also expect the OOD to contact his/her team before their duty day. I try to allocate duties fairly, however, if you prefer other duties or are unable to carry out your duty please contact me. I allocate members with powerboat level 2 certificate or the equivalent experience to rescue boat duty. New members will need to volunteer this information. Results: The sailing results are on the web page. Please write your name and sail number clearly on the entry sheet and remember to sign off or write RTD clearly to avoid the results update being delayed for everyone. The penalties, points and positions are provided each week as though the series stopped at that instant, and the competitors are displayed in rank order. In addition, the accumulative total for the whole series is given whilst the discards appear in faint print. Advertisements: The club welcomes your adverts for selling and wanting marine goods. I recommend sending the details to Rod Fox for inclusion on the web page. For adverts on the club notice board, please keep to either postcard size or no bigger than A5. Dinghy Hire: The club now owns a wide range of dinghies including GPI4s, lasers, toppers, fireball and optimists. Whenever you use a club boat please insert your name on the cream coloured log sheet on the entrance hall notice board. In addition, if there’s payment required, write the details on the grey hire fees sheet and give any payment to a committee member. Present hire fees for the newer boats are: GPl4s £10, Laser/Topper £5, Optimists £3. The older boats are free of charge HJD
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I have scheduled our Laser race training day for 24th February. Please be ready, rigged and changed, for a 10.30 briefing by your trainer, Keith Wilkins This event is open to all Laser sailors from local clubs
with at least 1-year Laser racing experience (i.e. not beginners).
There will be a limit of 15 boats so to book a place in good time contact:
RCoates134@aol.com Our Laser Open is the first on the Midland calendar and is set for March 11th 2001. The first race will start at 11:00 am. There will be 4 races with 3 to count. Entry £6 For those of you who find it difficult to complete a full club series, the Club Championship is on again and it only comprises 8 races, and you only need to complete 5 of these to qualify. The races for the Championship will be the second two races on the following four dates: 11th March (which is also our Laser Open), 22nd April, 13th May & 17th June For the three later dates I am prepared to donate a bottle for the winner on the day. It would be nice to get a big fleet out a few times each year, so keep these date free. The top qualifiers get the chance to go to the final at Rutland on 22nd /23rd September 2001. Other qualifiers get T-shirts. |
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GP14 NEWS SPRING 2001 As the Nation is apparently overcome by TV-quiz shows—where depending on the channel, contestants can either win huge sums of money by answering mundane questions, or are singularly abused for incorrectly answering difficult ones- it must come as a great relief to realise that the start of the sailing season is nearly upon us; when we all have a reason to get out of the house and hone our mental and physical skills to participate in something thoroughly worthwhile and enjoyable. The St David’s Day Regatta is Sunday 4th March, closely followed by the start of the Spring Series, two weeks later, March the 18th. Start planning your racing schedule now! There’s no phoning a friend and no 50-50, so don’t be the weakest link, get stuck in... good bye.
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Page 8 November the 18th saw the second annual interfleet team racing event at the club. The GP14 team maintained its immaculate record, winning outright for the second year running. Whilst being great fun, there is a serious side to the event where groups of sailors are forced to work together as a team, understand their strengths and weaknesses and implement a strategy to attain the best overall result (well that’s what Hilary said!). I offer my sincerest thanks to everyone who made it a great event, including our wonderful race officer Peter Widdowson; special congratulations must go to a wonderful team — Tim, Hilary, Sally, Mike and Barrie Gotcha! Gazza in Closet PC Shocker
For all readers who haven’t enjoyed the fruits of tuition by the Topper fleet into the mysteries of youth cultural expression, as typified by ‘Pete Tong in the house; perhaps I had better explain the above title. In essence, all one needs to know is that ‘bad’ is in fact good; not necessarily in any moral sense more in terms of having merit. Secondly, ‘large’ can be interpreted as having an enjoyable experience, where qualitative measures of intense enjoyment have skipped the boundaries of realism to be represented by allusions to size. But enough deconstruction, what does this all mean? I am running a really good course where people will learn to enjoy using a spinnaker. The course will be on April 21st and is designed for those who have learnt to sail, probably hold RYA levels 1 & 2 Certificates, and want to get into racing or improve existing skills. It will introduce the basic techniques of racing a two-man boat and aims to give all participants the confidence and ability to start crewing on a Sunday; be it in a GP14 or Fireball. Do guys and sheets mean nothing to you? Are twinning lines and barber haulers as unintelligible as Pete Tong (?) - then this is the course for you! April 21st 10:00am to 5:00pm; cost: £5.00 per person; cooked lunch available. Contact JC now, places are limited. What do I hear? Cries of "what about us helms?" In order that all sailors get a sound introduction to racing and have the confidence to sail independently there is to be an Improvers’ Course held on three Saturdays: June 30th, July 7th and 14th. Mark in your diary now and let me know if you’re interested; more details will be forthcoming soon. What the Papers Say The media junkies amongst you may have noticed that in the past year Chelmarsh has received more exposure in the local papers than ever before, having press releases published in the Bridgnorth Journal, Shropshire Review, Shropshire Star, Stourport News, Kidderminster Chronicle and others. Last year our PR resulted in three fully booked taster-days and a waiting list for the adult learn to sail course, saving the club valuable advertising spend and gaining more relevant enquiries from a targeted audience. This year the proposed development of the clubhouse means that good PR is even more important: we need to attract a greater membership and gain a wider understanding of the importance of our sport. It is hoped that Chelmarsh’s publicity can achieve this by appealing to a local audience and capitalising on sailing’s huge leap in exposure as brought about through Team GBR’s successes at the Sydney Olympics. Dave Cowell and myself are the spinners. So if you’ve been banned from your local for wearing a wetsuit, extended your front room to house your Fireball or are preparing to go off to an open meeting, get in touch; it all makes great news and should beat that story about the WI home-made jam competition hands down (Jan Fox watch out!). Jonathan Carter, 6P14 Fleet Captain |
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Page 9 Ring ring ring ring Hi Garth, its JK here— Peter and I are just trying to finish the newsletter and for some reason we can’t seem to find the Solo Fleet bit….. make it up as we go along? Well, if you insist, but don’t blame me if your pals get mad ....so what’s new? (silence) How old is the design now? - is it some interesting anniversary? Oh— 1955—suppose we should have mentioned that last year then. How about the average age of the fleet’s members? Is that about 45’ more than 50—really? Ah but Sam Trinder brings it down a bit I guess. How many of there are you sailing now? 16 boats 15 if you count the ones that float and as many as 11 sailing regularly. That must be an interesting statistic to run past the committee. Thank heavens we don’t get 70% of the other fleets out all the time—you’d be able to walk across the lake on the decks! So how many Solos for the March 4th Regatta? 8 sounds good! ....And the new member from Axminster in the wilds of Zummerzet? Colin Scarbro I should print a welcome to him, should I? OK, so he gave you a tough race OK so he did sail Lasers. That doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try to make him feel welcome does it?
……So tell me all about the blonde Swedish nurses on this ship then there’s how many? And they carry a container full of birch twigs to beat you with in the sauna as well? Is that on the upper deck or down below? Well, don’t worry, I won’t tell Elaine—she doesn’t read the newsletters anyway does she? ....so after they’ve lashed your back a bit, what do they do then?
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Page 10 Despite the dismal television coverage, few could have missed last summer’s sailing action Sydney where our Olympic team excelled. One of the most eye-catching spectacles must have been the 49er class, combining fantastic speed, excitement and distinctiveness. It has been suggested that in an increasingly image-led leisure market, this is the future of our sport- but where does that leave less flashy designs, such as our own GP14? I strongly contest the notion that the GP14 Class is
actually weakened by modern high-profile designs, but how can this be?
Firstly, sailing is described as a ‘minority sport’ and has to fight
against many others for vital TV exposure, Government and Non-Governmental
funding and most importantly, participants. Therefore, without sailing
getting a fair share of media exposure, at best our sport will not
increase in stature and at worse will diminish in both quantity and
quality of competition. In a short period of time, the 49er and other
skiff-style design have significantly helped levels of TV coverage. So more Therefore, whilst sailing, as a whole needs attractive boats, which will appeal to the fashion conscious young buyer and an image-obsessed media, such designs need solid class racing to provide the champions of tomorrow. In congested inland waters such as our own, I believe that only the established traditional designs have the fleets to achieve this. In conclusion, the next time you hear changing room chatter about one class being better than another, take a moment to think: consider the benefits of sailing against members of an established fleet; the social focus of a shared experience; the value of being able to measure one’s performance against an established pecking order; the camaraderie where knowledge is shared. I am suggesting that blissful racing can come in many forms; the important factor is that the quality and suitability of the fleet is more important than the actual design of the boat one sails. I wish Sarah the very best of luck with her 29er campaign and hope that people see her progression as more than just an affirmation that the GP14 is a venerable design - it also provides the best fleet in which to learn to race. Jon Carter |
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I am sure that any one who watched the coverage of the sailing at the Olympics will have been inspired by the success of our young sailors. So, before Sydney becomes just a distant memory, now is the time to plan your sailing for 2001 and who knows you could be part of the team in 2008 or 2012! Last year saw an enormous effort on behalf of the committee, coaches and helpers in conjunction with the RYA to develop a structure to provide a clear, step-by-step path for young sailors to follow to allow them to go as far as they aspire. This may just be simply able to beat dad (usually achieved by the age of 12) or to implement a serious Olympic campaign. The first step was to become a Volvo RYA Champion Club, which established the club on the first rung of the RYA’s ladder to success, the aim being to introduce young sailors to racing while at the same time identifying on a continual basis those who are ready to take on the next step of entering qualification events for the RYA training squads. This was done through a series of youth training days run by Matt (aka Fred) and Keith. This also gave those who successfully completed the course immediate selection to the Chelmarsh Youth Squad complete with T Shirt. Following these training days and many miles traveling to the qualifiers, Holly Turner and Peter Cowell were selected for 2 out of 18 places in the RYA Zone Talent Squad, which gives them 5 weekends of coaching over the winter. Sarah Allen continues to lead our Youth Section and has been selected for the RYA Transitional Youth Squad in her 29er. A great result in our first year as a Champion Club. The aim must now be to get more young people out racing on a regular basis. Mall’s race training course (Sats 31/03, 21/04) will give you the confidence to mix it with those fearsome Fireballs, loudmouth Lasers and grumpy GPs and also teach you what to shout back! You can then try your hand against other youth sailors at the Topper Open (07/04/01) make sure that you keep the weekend of 7/8 July free as ‘Team Chelmarsh’ will be going to the RYA Regional Championships. For those who are just learning to sail Hilary will be running a junior stage 1/2 course and also a young improver course so that with a bit of practice during the summer you will be ready to join in the second lot of race training planned for the Autumn. For details of the race training or RYA events please contact me: David Cowell |
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Non-sailor’s corner (Well, someone’s got to speak up for us—there’s way too much sailing at this Club!) I nearly sailed on Boxing Day—I was all psyched up and ready for it at home but then doubts started to creep in Peter had kindly offered to lend me his kit and as he tossed me his gloves I realised that they were still soaking wet and chilly from sailing the week before. Also his boots had been left in the car and they were not just wet—the water in them had frozen-insoles made of ice, brrrr! When we arrived at Chelmarsh one glance at the lake in
(what felt like) sub zero temperatures was all I needed to change my mind
and decide that it would be much better to wait for warmer weather....
Besides the Liverpool game was on the radio so there was no
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Page 12 Any up and coming Fireballers who would be interested in a mini Fireball tuning session, or who need any advice, ask any of the fleet members and I am sure they will assist. We are a friendly bunch really. As to the winter series, it has been a little quiet except for a temporary addition; Jonathan Carter with Sam as his crew. I wouldn’t mind but they are just a bit too quick for the slow-motion sailing of Paul and me on the morning after the night before. (Keep it up Jon and we might let you stay for the spring too) Hopefully more Fireballs will return after everyone’s skiing exploits — Hope all went well everyone. Sam and I have just returned from skiing where we had a go at this snow boarding thing Fun or What — See next years report (hopefully not medical!) as to our whole weeks snow boarding experience. With ref to the Club Fireball it is free to borrow; but as a few people mentioned to me not enough care is being taken when putting it away (Treat as if your own!) she is an old girl and needs a little love and respect. If any known problems with her please call or tell me, I can get it sorted. Not a lot to say. More next time - see you on the water — hopefully behind me! Martin Bunn P.S. a useful address for lots of hints contact http://www.flreball-dinghy.org.uk/.org.uk
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Fur Flies as Fifty Fireballers Fling Food …..Sorry—wrong year! That was 1975 when we got banned from the Safari Park mediaeval dinner…… ……..Then there was 1977 when we got banned from that pub where Llangorse invited us for their do ……. ……and of course we never could go back to the one where all the fire extinguishers got let off….. Fortunately our ‘reprobates reunion’ at the Long Mynd
Hotel proved to be somewhat better disciplined, even if it was equally
alcoholic. What had started out as a small get together, the idea having
originated at Jeremy Penn’s funeral last April, turned in to a massive A great evening with a plethora of old Commodores (I counted 5 plus a current one) and Roger Glew even brought a load of old newsletters and photos—Great! We’ll do it again in about 20 years time and tell all the old jokes all over again ... .and again. . . .and again (maybe they’ll have a cure for short term memory loss by then!) John K (exFireball 3417 with the wooden mast) |
regular features but nothing can beat
you, dear member, recommending Chelmarsh to anyone you meet within your
circle of friends and family who expresses any interest in
sailing.
This experience represents what Denis was to me: a
loveable rogue with childlike charm, combined with a very adult passion
for sailing. Having crewed with him for several years including twice
doing Abersoch Dinghy week, I seldom expected to win but usually enjoyed
losing. I owe him for introducing me to sailing, for teaching me the value
of competing despite difficult odds and demonstrating the confidence to be
open with unknown people and to new ideas. Through sailing Denis
constantly helped others enjoy the sport that he himself loved so dearly:
this could be seen in him taking out inexperienced crews such as myself -
on a Sunday, organising and running ‘learn to sail’ and improvers’ courses
and often driving several hundred miles in a weekend to work with the
scouts on a Saturday to then sail at Chelmarsh on Sunday.
to be held on
the
Saturday and Sunday in GP14s, however if you haven’t got a GP, speak to me
and we can try to arrange something. Many people come along not to sail
but to enjoy the surrounding countryside (and shopping!). Possibly you
haven’t raced on the sea before; this is an ideal opportunity. Having the
safety of the fleet around you along with excellent rescue cover and the
use of the clubhouse with slipways and warm showers etc. All welcome -
that means you!
Those of you who enjoyed last year’s GP Fleet meal will be
glad to know that I have managed to retain the culinary services of Adrian
Connolly (No, not Adrian Mole!) for 2001. Following on from the huge
success of the Italian Evening -and re-appropriating my red, green and
white stripes for the flags- this year we are to have a French theme to
the food and (hopefully) dress!
Bad Crews Course Go large with a spinnaker!
You’ve got a Deputy Fleet Captain? What’s that
then—retiring already’ Dave Willett. Why do you want one of those anyway’
You’re doing n*a1’? Flying to Havana - thought for a moment you said
peeling a banana - to join a Swedish sail-training ship on a transatlantic
voyage. Come on, doesn’t sound very Solo to me! It will be if they
send you up to be button boy—yeah —I guess it will! Don’t look down! So
what’s the plan? You sail to Gothenburg via Falmouth, the Azores and
Bermuda—not in that order—OK, but don’t get lost in that Bermuda
triangle—remember—your fleet needs you! Out on March 18th—you’ll be at the
St David's Day thing then—and then back on May 2nd
49ers lead to
more GP14s? Well possibly, but there is a more subtle connection, the
nature of which can be seen in the progression of Sarah Allen. Sarah has
just got into the RYA’s transitional Squad and hopes to get into the Youth
Squad for the Olympics in 2008; she is presently sailing both a GP14 and
her 29er, the trainer for the 49er. Sarah’s experience is not unusual in
that she needed the structure of our established class to learn about boat
handling, tactics, rules and fundamental tuning before progressing to more
esoteric designs. Quite simply, the GP14 is the most competitive two
person sitting-out fleet in the Midlands and has been the spring board for
many of the Nation’s top sailors, including: Richard Estaugh, Lawrie
Smith, Kathy Foster, Ian Southworth, Edward Warden Owen etc.
I would like to start by thanking Sam and Paul for proposing
me as your new Fireball Fleet Captain!
celebration of
Chelmarsh’s Fireballing heyday, with Rod Spears making an impromptu
tribute to Jeremy’s memory to an audience of nearly 60 people.