You’d have to say this was a very windy day – plenty of capsizing, what looked like some extraordinary planing, and here are some photos from the competition so far
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Working Parties
Working parties on the 21st March (to dig in the anchor tyres for berths in the re-vamped dinghy park) and the 28th March ( to get the club boats out and equipment checked).
10am start: the more of us, the more opportunity to get re-acquainted . .. oh, and the less work and the shorter the sessions; win-win
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Sailing Begins
Sailing begins on Sunday 29th March: Clubhouse open 10am; 11am Skills refresher; 14:00 Early Summer Series Races 1 & 2
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Notice Of Race
TYNEMOUTH SAILING CLUB at NEWBURN SLIPWAY
WINTER LONG RACE
A Long Distance Race on the tidal River Tyne
BLAYDON RACES SHIELD for NATIONAL TWELVES
McGREGOR Salver for ENTERPRISES
SHIPWAY TANKARD for LASERS
SUNDAY 1st March 2015
VENUE: Competitors to launch from Newburn Slipway on the tidal river Tyne upstream of Newburn Bridge on the North Bank of the river adjacent to Newburn Sports Centre. Changing facilities available in the Sports Centre. The race shall start from a line adjacent to the slipway.
PROGRAMME: First Class Start at 11.30 am. A long distance race upstream of Newburn Bridge. Race time approx 2.5 – 3 hours – depending upon conditions on the day. Separate start for each class unless numbers dictate an all class start.
TIDES: High Water at 12.39 pm
RACING RULES: The Race to be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016
BREIFING: There will be a briefing in the dinghy parking prior to the race. This will not be held before 10.30 am
SCORING: The race result for each class will decide the prize-winners.
SERIES: The Result of the race for National Twelves to count towards the 2015 Old Spice Travellers Series.
ENTRY FEE: £14.00 per boat for National Twelves (to include Old Spice Levy)
£12.00 per boat for Enterprises
£10.00 per boat for Lasers
APRES SAIL: Competitors are encouraged to congregate after racing at the Keelman Public House where real ale and a selection of good pub fayre will be available.
Need the document ? click here for TSC Blaydon 2015 – NOR
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Laser Master Series – North Berwick
All Laser sailors – theres an event 6 & 7th June at East Lothian Sailing Club at North Berwick, part of the UK national laser masters (and part of their regatta), see the document below for details.
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Congratulations to Mike
Mike was recently in London for a special event – see the local News report here
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Protected: 2014 AGM
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Seems our fame is spreading
See this article in the transpennine express in house magazine that calls all explorers.
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Barts Bash Sunday Sailing Photos
Now that’s the sort of wind we should have arranged for the Regatta. Results of the races will be up shortly, so in the meantime, here are photos courtesy of Bruce. You should be able to download a full sized original – check the top right hand side of pictures for a link saying “full size xxx by yyy ” or similar, right click & “save as…”
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Bart Bash: Sailing Instructions
BART’S BASH (incorporating) TSC Club Championships
Sunday 21st
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
September 2014
Rules
The Event will be governed by the rules as defined in the ‘Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-16’, the class rules for each competing class of boat, the Bart’s Bash Notice of Race (bartsbash.co.uk), and these sailing instructions.
Schedules Of Races
- Race 1: 11.00 am – (Both TSC and SSSC Competitors)
- Race 2: to Follow (Both TSC and SSSC Competitors)
- Race 3: BART’s BASH RACE: 2.00pm (ditto)
Racing Area
All races will be started from the Committee Boat located in either the North Bay (outside the harbour to the north of the North Pier) or; in the South Bay (outside the harbour to the South of the South Pier) or; in the Harbour itself.
Harbour courses
Harbour courses will be shown by the display of letters and/or numbers on a board near the bow of the committee boat displaying the first letter of each mark in the order they must be rounded. Each letter (or number) will be displayed in either red (port) or green (starboard) on a white background indicating the side on which they should be left.
Sea Course
A Sea Course will be a triangle. The direction of rounding will be indicated by a red (marks to port) or green (marks to starboard) flag being displayed from the committee boat staff. If a mid leg start/finish gate is laid then competitors must pass through the gate on the first (windward – if possible) leg of each lap. If no gate is laid both the start and finish lines will be between the committee boat staff and the (same) adjacent course mark.
Start
One massed start for all competitors using Numeral 8 Flag (Handicap Class Flag) for the Warning Signal.
RRS 26 to apply (ie 5,4,1,off)
Late Finishers
18.1 Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes of the first finisher will be scored DNF.
Rules Disputes
20.2. The RYA Arbitration procedures and the (20%) Exoneration Penalty of the RYA Rules Disputes Procedures will be available to competitors. See Club SI’s or RYA Website for details.
Scoring
TSC Club Championship will be scored by reference to the aggregate of finishing scores from all three races using standard PY ratings for each class of boat. However each competitor’s worst result from Races 1 or 2 will be discarded. (ie: To qualify competitors must start Race 3 ‘BART’S BASH’). All 3 races to count in TSC Late Summer Series
BARTS’S BASH score to be derived using ‘The Bart Number’ as described at www.bartsbash.co.uk
TSC Trophies:
- ‘Elma Cup’ for 1st Overall (PY) TSC Club Championship
- ‘Round Table Shield’ for 1st Enterprise (overall)
- ‘Zannusi Cup’ for 1st Laser (overall)
- ‘Bates Cup’ for 1st Handicap class (overall)
Social : A ‘BART’S BASH BARBECUE’ at Priors Haven after Sailing – All Welcome (Especially SSSC Competitors)
Download the Sailing Instructions here Bart’s Bash 2014 SI’s