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Ladies Trophy Racing – This Sunday
Some of you might have noticed that the year book advertises that this coming Sunday that the first two races ( it’s a 3 race day ) are for the Ladies Trophies. ( Interestingly the “deed of gift” in the trophy book actually says best 2 results out of three. It also says the winner must be a member of the club. And it says “open to all classes sailing 5 or more boats” but we’ll ignore that bit! )
Plural because we have two. One is for the first lady on handicap whether helm or crew. The other is the Lady Helmsman’s trophy. ( that’s what it’s called ; note that it was presented in 1971 by Lorry Young and J Trumble. ) ( Which J I wonder?)
So who is going to turn out to contest this silverware? There is no age limit so personally I fancy the chances of one MJ
Maybe newcomer Claire fancies her chances if her boat will stay together? Will the last winner turn out? She bought a boat but sadly we haven’t seen her. There are two Rodgerson ladies and two Enterprises in the family ; will we see them on a Sunday?
I strongly suspect at least one Enterprise will put in an appearance and my bet is on an all female crew to try and lift both trophies in the same boat. ( Well the crew crosses the line first so they must win surely?) Toppers are eligible so will a cadet lift the trophy? A 200? ( with a guest works jocky helm?) A 59er? A crew on a trapeze? There are endless possibilities.
Seriously if anyone wants to borrow a laser ( with a decent sail ) or even maybe an Enterprise see Mike S – he will be sailing his laser and hopes to see more than one or two of you on the start line.
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Kill Cord Timely Reminder
Investigations into the recent tragic accident in Padstow find that the boat was fitted with a kill cord, but that it was not attached to the driver at the time.
The RYA reminds all owners and operators of such vessels fitted with a kill cord to;
1. Test them regularly to ensure that the engine stops when the kill cord mechanism is operated
2. Make sure that the cord is in good condition
3. Always attach the cord to the driver, ideally before the engine is started, but certainly before the engine is put in gear
4. When changing drivers, it is strongly recommended that you should turn off the engine before transferring the kill cord from one driver to the other
5. The engine should only be restarted when the kill cord has been securely attached to the new driver.
The kill cord serves only one vital purpose, to stop the engine when the driver moves away from the controls for whatever reason.
We all know it makes sense, let’s not have a repeat of this tragedy. Read what the RYA has to say about this.
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Ramp
The council has submitted an application for permission for a ramp at The Haven. The council are clear this does not offer a commitment to build the ramp at the Haven now or in the near future. There is no funding available to construct it and as reported the Coastal Communities Grant application, as far as funding a ramp, was not successful. The council are continuing the building process in principle as funding could become available at some time in the future. At this time the council is very clear that they have no funds and no start date to build a ramp.
The users of the Haven (sailing and rowing clubs and Red Seal) have met with the council over the issue of the ramp and will continue to do so. In particular the clubs are keen to deal with issues such as
- The associated infrastructure to ensure the ramp use is appropriate for all users of the Haven
- Parking at the Haven
- Licensed use of the ramp and enforcement
Members will be kept up to date on this issue. This link shows the Ramp plan schematic
Thanks Paul
Every year the Club has held a post run barbque on the day of the Great North Run on behalf of the Susan Channon Breast Cancer Trust. Our Commodore, Paul Cook has agreed that the Club can be used again this year on Sunday 15th September.
In the past a number of Club members have helped out by manning the rescue boat (which is used to ferry runners from South Shields) and by assisting in the galley or driving people from the drop off point to the sailing club. If anyone would like to help this year, please let us know.
If anyone wants to run the race for the charity, the Trust has a few places available, please contact John Griffith at jcmgriffith at hotmail.co.uk or Paul Cook for further information.
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Happy Birthday Sarah
Ah, this is the life: Assistant race officer duties seem to include champagne now. Ok, it was really Sarah’s birthday – Happy Birthday ! There’s a first for everything – this was both unusual & unexpected.
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Quiz Night
All
Matthew Middlemiss is hosting a quiz night at the club on Sunday 23rd June. Tickets £6, Pie and peas, 6.30pm kick off.
Contact …. the Middlemisses on 0191-2523844
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Sailing tomorrow, Sunday 9th June
As the forecast conditions look kind, there will be some rescue cover spare from the RYA 1 course so you will have some cover for cruising provided you don’t stray too far. No racing though.