Commodores Blog End March 2021

Published 13:55 on 1 Apr 2021

The first race in our calendar is due to take place on Saturday 11^th April at 11am following several false starts linked to the pandemic. Racing can be in single handed dinghies or double handed dinghies maned by households. We would ask that you arrive at the club for races earlier than normal to ensure there are sufficient distancing when launching. Likewise, upon return to the club if there a few boats arriving at the slipway hold off until the area is clear to the recover your dinghies.

All being well the sailing season will then continue most weekends and Thursday pm.

For members visiting the club please ensure that you do not exceed a cluster of 6 people and maintain social distancing where mixed households or individuals are involved.

Please refer to the duty roster to help with Safety / Power boat cover and OOD duties. The programme has now been populated in the calendar throughout the year. Both patrol boats have had their annual service in March with the main rib Harry D2 being antifouled thanks to Leslie Downing and Andy Smith.

There is an organised gathering for the Dinghy work parties which are restricting in numbers to 6. I am pleased to announce that the work party on Saturday 10^th April and the work party on Wednesday 21^st April are both fully subscribed. A big thank you to Simon Cusworth for organising these work parties.

IF you have missed out on these work parties then there is still a chance to get involved as a third work party is in the calendar for Saturday 1^st May so please go onto the Roster and volunteer or speak to Simon direct on 07743611086

In addition there is a Fence repair work party on the following dates where volunteers are required.

Saturday 18^th / Sunday 19^th and Saturday 24^th April, all starting at 9.30. Please email clubcoordinator@slaughdensailingclub.co.uk to join any of these groups.

We also have 2 slots vacant for the Slipway washdown on Saturday 24^th April that can be booked via the Duty Roster.

.and finally there is a pre- season Club boat maintenance day being organised by our BOSUN Andy Smith on Sunday 4^th April from 10am . Andy would appreciate help in checking that the Club boats are fit for purpose. Please e mail clubcoordinator@slaughdensailingclub.co.uk if you can assist.

As you can see above a variety of events underway to get the club ship shape for the 2021. We are a volunteer club that relies upon all members to undertake one or more tasks throughout the year.

What is in the calendar for April 2021

• Committee meeting Thursday 1^st April
• Dinghy Instructor Part 1 qualifications (5 club members enrolled) Friday 2^nd to Sunday 4^th April
• Sunday and Thursday pm racing refer to calendar
• Work Parties as above, refer to the calendar
• Dinghy Shake Out Sail refer to the calendar all welcome
• Tuesday evening Informal Sailing starts on 11^th May from 6pm.

Last updated 20:40 on 23 December 2021