tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85593791671539979372024-02-08T02:19:52.529+00:00Castle Cove Z classWelcome to Castle Cove Sailing Club's Z class news...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-89748911993904301122014-05-19T18:58:00.001+01:002014-05-19T21:46:59.737+01:00Cherbourg weekend - what you missed...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Only 2 boats from Castle Cove made it across to Cherbourg for last weekend's celebrations - making a total of two from all the clubs in Weymouth. Meanwhile Newbury Sailing Club (yes that Newbury, the one on the canal in Berkshire) managed 5 boats! So here's what you missed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-4994936949178078532014-05-14T15:58:00.002+01:002014-05-14T15:58:24.490+01:00Cherbourg reminder...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't forget this weekend is Cherbourg's </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">celebration weekend with <b>free</b> berthing and all sorts of festivities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking at the forecast it looks like the perfect weekend, plenty of sunshine and the wind will be behind you there and back! If you get there late use the visitors berths on 'K' or 'N' pontoons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-17816125428535716702014-05-09T23:15:00.000+01:002014-05-09T23:15:03.158+01:00Corrected results online...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After a few teething problems the official results for the 1st Monday and 1st Wednesday series are now <a href="http://www.ccsc.org.uk/racing/results.shtml" target="_blank">online</a>. The results are calculated using the NHC system, and this, along with optional IRC class, is the RYA’s current recommendation for club racing. The club voted for this for the 2014 season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you didn’t come along to the meeting to cast your vote, or you’ve lived in a cave for the past few years, you might be a little confused by NHC. On the other hand you may have read and listened to everything you can about it - in which case you might be even more confused. So here it is in a nutshell...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The base numbers are not subjective, they are published by the RYA and arrived at mathematically based on certain dimensions from each boat. They are not massively accurate but are claimed to be largely irrelevant anyway as the system automatically adjusts each boat’s handicap individually after each race based on actual crew performance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After a while these corrected handicaps will look a little strange, but remember they are calculated on the basis of the crew not the boat. They are intended to create a situation whereby all boats are equal and any boat in the race can win - in theory at least it doesn’t have to be the best sailed boat, just the one that is sailed best <u>relative to the crew’s ability.</u> Ironically that’s often the same thing so in the end it might actually work out ok in a conventional sense too. Only time will tell...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As previously mentioned we also voted to incorporate an IRC class so if you have a current IRC and would like to compete under that too let us know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Whatever your views on NHC don’t let it spoil your sailing - just get out there and have some fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To celebrate the opening of the new and improved </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">marina reception and facilities, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Port Chantereyne has organised a series of events in the marina, including a local product market, and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FREE BERTHING FOR 2 NIGHTS DURING THIS WEEK-END.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-75292503501956949432014-01-29T23:02:00.005+00:002014-01-29T23:02:54.125+00:00Spring Lift-In...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please note that the Keel Boat lift-in this year will on 1st and 2nd April with the first lift commencing at 06.00. A list showing what day your boat is to be lifted will be posted at the club in due course.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-39931382590453713292013-11-07T18:14:00.002+00:002013-11-07T18:14:23.998+00:00Message from the mooring team...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are offering, for a trial period, free winterisation of your mooring if you come out on Grafter and 'do' your mooring on that day. We will also inspect your mooring at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The reasons for offering this are </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a) to induce more people to volunteer on Grafter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">b) to be on board when we inspect their chain. If the mooring owner sees the state of the chain he/she will appreciate why it is sometimes necessary to fail a chain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We normally work Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These days are not cast in stone and can, if enough people want a different day, be altered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Would anybody who wishes to take up this offer please phone Malcolm Spicer on 01305 782125 or Andrew Greenshields on 01305 833210</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brgds</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Andrew</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Greenshields</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-86734948489329906652013-11-01T15:02:00.001+00:002013-11-01T15:03:03.878+00:00Racing News from the AGM...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those of you who didn't make the annual Z Class AGM on Wednesday (which is most of you!) here's a summary of the decisions made regarding keel boat racing at Castle Cove in 2014. The full minutes and accompanying documents, including discussions on Moorings and Winter Storage will be published shortly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Handicaps:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In common with YCW & WSC, Castle Cove will adopt the NHC system for 2014. The biggest gripe with NHC has been the wildly inaccurate base numbers so our base numbers will be based on this season's YCW PY numbers which should smooth things out a little. Even without accurate base numbers the system appears to work surprisingly well, we published test results from our first two series earlier in the year and have received no negative feedback. It would be difficult to be too scathing given that the NHC version shows all but identical series results to PY scored version.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In addition to NHC, if there are sufficient boats with current IRC or VPRS certificates we will generate additional results for them. Note they will start with the NHC fleet and sail the same course - they will simply be scored under both NHC and IRC/VPRS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Cup Races:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cup races are still being poorly supported. The sailing committee may consider the possibility of moving some of the cup races on a Monday night - if this is likely to encourage you to take part please let Gary, Bill, Des or John know over the next week or so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Weekend Races:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To help with the eternal 'lack of crew' problem, the sailing committee will consider the possibility of making all weekend races lightly crewed - that is the slow fleet with 2 crew (double handed) and the fast fleet being permitted 3 crew. If this is likely to encourage you to take part please let Gary, Bill, Des or John know over the next week or so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Long Distance Races:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Given the lack of support in recent years, the sailing committee will consider if we should continue to organise Long Distance/Passage races. Before this happens (and given that it's only ever going to be a small group) I would ask all interested parties to contact Gary or Bill over the next week or so with a view to arranging an informal get-together to discuss where we might like to go and when.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We look forward to hearing from you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gary Warr (Z Class Captain) 01929 463265</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bill Barker (Assistant Z Class Captain) 07887 943920</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Des Quick (Fast Class Captain) 07729 845216</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">John Kirby (Slow Class Captain) 01305 777769</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-51385357775061379652013-09-28T14:57:00.001+01:002013-09-28T15:03:28.287+01:00Winter series plus some news and views...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Fancy racing this winter? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Several boats are taking on the YCW Autumn and Winter series (often the best racing of the year) again this year including Flair 2, Tumbarumba, Tiger Lily, Orion and Echo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Orion's skipper Paul Elson is looking to put together a crew to challenge Steve Dadd's Rumrunner (the other Achilles 9m) as well as the rest of the PY fleet so if you fancy some really good close class racing give him a call on 07964 685979. If don't fancy the commitment but still fancy crewing occasionally on one of the boats let me know and I'll let the skippers know - don't be shy, just email me at<a href="mailto:zclassnews-sailing@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank"> zclassnews-sailing@yahoo.co.uk</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Moatt Sails are offering some interesting deals on new sails and sail care over the</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>winter period, between 31 October and 20 December 2013. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>"To avoid musty boats and mouldy sails, make the most of our free storage. Your sails will be stored in a safe, dry and clean environment. When you collect the sails, they will smell fresh and they will be ready for you to fit and sail away hassle free. No time wasted.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This offer only applies between 31 October and 20 December 2013.</i></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Free Inspection. Your sails will be thoroughly inspected free of charge and overhauled at a competitive rate.</i></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Free storage between 31 October and 31 March - FIVE months free storage.</i></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>20% off launder fees (reduced from £4.80 per kilo to £3.80 per kilo). Your sails will be professionally laundered and stored dry on our premises, and will smell fresh on collection. This will guard against the risk of black spot and mould on the sail, and a musty smelling boat.</i></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>20% off new sails for Early Bird enquiries before 20 December 2013</i></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Free collection from Castle Cove Sailing Club for club members.</i></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Moatt Sails will be down at Castle Cove Sailing Club over the lift out weekend to collect your sails and covers"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Contact them at the loft on 01305 824254, or on their mobiles - Steven on 07833 383221 and Mark on 07971 437255.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Americas Cup</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you haven't seen any of the racing this year, you missed something truly amazing. Even though by now everybody knows the outcome, if you've not seen the racing it's worth getting onto Youtube and watching it - it's incredible and proves once and for all that those of us who said sailing would never be a spectator sport couldn't have been more wrong. Ridiculously close racing in 70 metre monsters at speeds well over 40 knots just has to be seen to be believed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The racing started with the US team already down 2 points following what the Americans called rule infractions earlier in the series (meaning they'd stuffed a load of illegal lead weights in their boat and got caught). In addition to the 2 points it also cost them a quarter of a million dollars in fines - even so many reckon they got off lightly as they were hosting the event and may well have faced exclusion otherwise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway when the racing started the Kiwi team seemed unstoppable, in the early races the US team couldn't get near them. Then they played their trump card - replacing one of the last remaining americans on their boat with our own Ben Ainsley. Within a couple of races they became almost unstoppable and rapidly closed the gap to the Kiwis, and then ultimately overhauling the Kiwis to retain the cup for the US. It went right down to the wire though, both teams on 8 points with the first boat to 9 points taking the cup is about as close as it gets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ben was amazing. It can't be coincidence that he stepped on a boat that was hopelessly outclassed and within 2 races became almost unbeatable. You have to feel for the Kiwi team though, 3 times they were miles ahead and it looked like the cup would be theirs, only to have the race stopped. Twice when the wind momentarily exceeded the race limit and once when the race exceeded the 40 minute time limit - with only a few hundred metres to go! They may have lost the cup but they won the hearts of the world.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericasCup%C2%A0%C2%A0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">www.youtube.com/user/AmericasCup</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-17944424631696159962013-09-19T21:56:00.000+01:002013-09-19T21:56:46.523+01:00Keel Boat October Lift-Out<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Saturday 5th AM Lift - </b><b>First Lift 06.30</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Heimdall</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Iola</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Clare lll</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Graealan</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chloris</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aquea Sulis</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Palamina</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tigerlilly</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Merrywake</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Harriet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ella</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Myth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mars</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Buckeroo</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yankee Folly</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">M'Lady Jane</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hullabaloo</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peny-Y-Less</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Plovka</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pimpernel</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Saturday 5th </b><b>PM Lift - First Lift 17.00</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Hunter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Windrush</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sequal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tiptoe</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">U-Beauty</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sunday 6th First Lift - 06.30</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Almada</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Spook</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oxygen</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scherzo</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wild Affair</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Syrenka</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trips East</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Larkspur</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hobnob</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Varne l</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wolfee</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Arriba</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Skua</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Alouette</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Monday 7th First Lift - 07.00</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mistress</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Quetzal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scorcher</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Blue Mist</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Silver Girl</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pieces of 8</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dreamer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Deuce</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Negende</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Notes: </span></b></div>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All dependant on weather conditions on the day</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The lift order can be subject to change due to
circumstances</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All boat owners must ensure that they present in time for the
first lift</span></b><br />
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</ul>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Please check with your boat insurance company
to ensure that you have adequate cover for lifting purposes. This is
not covered by the Club or the crane company</span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-64434986851838466162013-09-09T15:36:00.002+01:002013-09-09T15:36:17.983+01:00Autumn Lift-Out...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The keel boat lift-out this year will be Saturday 5th, Sunday 6th and Monday 7th October. The first lift will take place at 06.15 on Saturday so please ensure that you and your boat are ready. Cradles should be positioned in accordance with the plan (to be posted at clubhouse) and in good working order. Any specific tools required for adjustment must be to hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The boat list for each day will be posted at the club house and on the CCSC website shortly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you need to unstep your mast please make one of the lift team aware at the start of the lift or prior to this if possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lift Team</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-68687598505645760222013-08-15T08:59:00.001+01:002013-08-15T09:00:27.517+01:00Castle Cove weekend cruises...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A day cruise is being planned for Bank Holiday <b>Monday 26 August</b>, for Dinghys, Day boats and Keel boats to Durdle Dor or Lulworth. We plan to leave Castle Cove at 10am with a fair tide. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The weather forecast is good! Imogen will accompany us as a mother ship/picnic stop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please e-mail Mike Conroy at <a href="mailto:gossip@waytown.eclipse.co.uk">gossip@waytown.eclipse.co.uk</a> to confirm your interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Date for your diary.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">In recognition that many boats have been unable to confirm crew availability with the new expanded Regatta format the last minute entry fee has been pegged at £60. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last minute reminder that the annual Castle Cove Single Handed race takes place tomorrow (11th August) at 10:40. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-59286118423924305432013-08-09T16:30:00.001+01:002013-08-09T17:30:30.970+01:00FERRY INFORMATION FOR REGATTA...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kay & Kevin Stibbs are delighted to have qualified for the Fastnet Race 2013 with their team aboard Draig O’r Mor. This is the third time they will have entered the race on Draig. This year’s team completed two qualifying races – The Myth of Malham and the De Guingand - to cover the 300 offshore racing miles in order to qualify for the race.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first qualifier (Myth) was from Cowes round Eddystone Rock (off Plymouth) and back to finish off Lymington. At 230 miles it took the team just short of 2 days – 1:23:17:05. This covers a fair amount of the Fastnet course itself and is a good trial of strategy through tidal gates and varied weather conditions. The Fastnet team aboard – Helen Middleton-Stewart , Albert De Heer (from the Netherlands), Kay & Kevin, Robert Horton, Artur Skrzyszowski (our guest from Poland) and Mickey Carter. We tried a new watch system which worked well & meant less time on deck for each team during the wee hours. Light airs prevailed which is not exactly Draigy’s kind of thing so we were pleased with a respectable 14th out of 34 result. Other than that the race was unremarkable. Painfully slow at times searching for breeze. A beat to the rock & a spinnaker home. The wind freshened as we approached the Solent which was just as well as it is no fun outrunning the available breeze.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second qualifying race was The Guingand, Cowes to Guernsey leaving Alderney, the Casquettes & Guernsey to Port. Not your most direct route! With the wind forecast to be 25 gusting 30 knots on the nose it was rather worrying to only be able to muster a team of 4. Kay, Kevin, Rob Horton & guest John Poyner. We were all experience sailors & knew how to sail a boat through tough conditions. With an agenda of finishing the race at all costs in order to qualify for the Fastnet we left Cowes in idyllic conditions with a rather reachy start. Bang on the money we were first away and managed to hold that lead for at least half of the stretch to Hurst castle. ‘With Alacrity’ to leeward of us & ‘Mefisto’ to Port we were nip & tuck all the way. We did suffer from having our number 2 headsail up, without the weight of crew on the rail, but we were happy we had chosen the correct sail later on! The forecast was for a massive 30 degree wind shift at midnight and our plan was to head as far west as we could before tacking over on that wind shift to a lay line for the West side of Guernsey. It was a great plan which if we had stuck to it would have worked magnificently. Conditions were grim. Damp, slamming waves, on the nose, proper beat, water down the neck, 30 – 40 knot gusts, grim. Rorc website described it as a ‘Wild Ride to Guernsey’ and many boats retired through the night. Shortening sail, both reefing the main & changing down to a number 4, made it slightly more bearable. It was one of those moments when you ask yourself ‘Why?’ Late in the evening we experience a small unpredicted shift which made us doubt that a 30 degree shift would actually manifest. It’s a brave man who sails away from their destination on the basis of a forecast. We stayed high which meant that as we tacked on the big shift (which did turn up as forecast), we were a little short of clearing Guernsey. It was an agonising 35 minute tack straight into the Atlantic rollers off the back of the Island but Draig took it well. Interestingly we were neck & neck with a Figaro II at the Windward mark on the SW corner of Guernsey. Once we all bore away & shook out our reefs they took off like a rocket. We gave pursuit and made good time at the Finish and were delighted to have finished 5th in class, 32 minutes behind the winning boat ‘Mefisto’. Absolutely shattered we hit our bunks then a welcome meal ashore. Frustratingly we motored most of the way back to Weymouth the next day through lack of wind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Fastnet Crew 2013 are Kay & Kevin Stibbs, Mickey Carter, Albert De Heer, Robert Horton, Nix Middleton-Stewart & Richard Veale. We have a core of 3 who completed the 2009 race – Kay Kevin and Mickey. Albert & Helen joined us in 2011. Albert with us again this time but sadly, although Helen completed the Myth, she has since had to pull out. Her daughter Nix has proved a ready substitute. Although she has not sailed on Draig before she has sailed offshore with Kevin on another boat. Rob Horton has sailed with us for many years but this is his first offshore season with us. He completed all the qualifying races. Richard is a keen offshore sailor on his own boats and has jumped aboard when he realised we needed extra crew. A strong crew indeed & we have great hopes for a good result. Fingers crossed for strong winds which are Draigy’s preferred conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are around at all on the evening of Friday 9th August please come to Castle Cove Sailing Club & give the Fastnet team a good send off. Bring your own BBQ or we will send out for a takaway if the weather is awful. As always we hope to raise money for Sail 4 Cancer and there will be a donation pot available on the night. If you intend to watch our progress please think about giving a little back. You can donate online here:- </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We leave Weymouth in the wee hours of Saturday morning for Cowes to get all our last minute registration and race preparation in order. Our Race start is at 12:30 Sunday. You will get a grandstand view of the fleet passing Portland Bill in the afternoon/evening. You can follow our progress on the Race tracker ( we all carry tracking devices) on the RORC fastnet site <a href="http://fastnet.rorc.org/blog/race-information/tracking/index.html">http://fastnet.rorc.org/blog/race-information/tracking/index.html</a></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-62737118387405620662013-07-26T11:24:00.001+01:002013-07-26T11:24:47.238+01:00Cherbourg Race...
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-49989419642328761062013-07-19T23:20:00.000+01:002013-07-19T23:25:00.780+01:00Cherbourg Race & Rally...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a little reminder that the annual Castle Cove Cherbourg Race and Rally is next Saturday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can pick up your Notice of Race in the club or download a copy <a href="http://www.simplybrilliantstuff.com/Sailing/CCSC_cherbourg_race_2013.pdf" target="_blank">here...</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please let me know if you're planning to join in, either racing or cruising, so we can book you in at Cherbourg (we get a bit of a discount if we book everybody in together). See Notice of Race or Handbook for contact details.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-86652025091279073592013-06-17T22:30:00.004+01:002013-06-17T23:02:31.852+01:00Urgent message for all keel boat members....<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a plea to all members who have an interest in keeping the moorings vessel running and working thus reducing vastly the costs of maintaining moorings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year we had the boat out of the water in the autumn. Due to the poor weather this period extended to 90 days and still we were unable to complete all the tasks on the list. This year we have decided to get her ashore at the Academy on 24 June for three weeks on the basis that the weather should be drier . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are a number of important jobs to complete in that period which mainly centre around the prevention of corrosion to the hull. This will involve removing all the sacrificial woodwork on the outside of the hull and then welding up the exposed boltholes. The foredeck will be covered in ply to prevent ingress of water through the caulking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of this work will be undertaken by contractors, but we will need other members to step forward and help out at various stages, as there will be a fair amount of grinding back and repainting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please be supportive of this project – running Grafter ourselves saves the club about £700 - £800 per day on moorings work. Without her we would all be paying substantially more for the privilege of mooring at Castle Cove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you can spare us a time of half a day or more please contact Malcolm Spicer 01305 782125</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-83809573377322975132013-06-08T12:42:00.001+01:002013-06-08T12:42:49.589+01:00Volunteers needed for Weymouth Dinghy Regatta...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The dinghy regatta is fast approaching on 13 & 14 July and we are in need of all manner of volunteers to ensure its smooth running!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shortly we'll be taking a vote on which way we'd like to go with our handicap/scoring system. In order to help you decide you can see below what the results would have been if we had run the last series under NHC. Obviously we're not able to offer you IRC or VPRS result comparisons without measuring all the boats.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IRC - Proven but relatively expensive measurement based system</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">VPRS - Newish but inexpensive measurement based system</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are not c</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">urrently </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">aware of any other viable options.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The RYA are recommending clubs use a combination of NHC and IRC. As NHC only works for a series of races (rather than an individual event) an additional method is needed for standalone and other events. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If we adopt NHC we will have to select an additional scoring system to run alongside it. I</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">f we consider IRC to be too expensive we could instead dual score against VPRS. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're not familiar with NHC it starts with a published base number calculated from known data for each class of boat. It uses average measurements for each class so all boats of the same type start with the same base number.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's a golf style handicap changing after each race to bring the fleet closer together. De</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pending on your point of view y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ou might think this is a good thing, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or you might just feel that the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> better you sail the more you get hammered. Whatever you point of view it will become progressively more difficult for the lead boats to maintain their positions. At the end of the series each boat's handicap is re-calibrated to somewhere between it's base number and it's final number in the series.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 'NHC Results' tab above shows what would have happened if we were scoring our evening races under NHC - to see the handicaps working look at the individual race results - there is a column showing each boat's handicap starting the event and another showing what it will be in the next one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As mentioned above </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we are not able to offer you IRC or VPRS result comparisons without measuring all the boats but that's really immaterial anyway - we're not publishing the NHC results so you can decide if you would do better or worse, just to show you how it would work in practice. The decision you have to make is whether you'd prefer a purely measurement based system (such as IRC/VPRS) or a personal performance handicap system (NHC). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more information on NHC go </span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/Pages/NHC.aspx">www.rya.org.uk/racing/Pages/NHC.aspx</a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for VPRS go to <a href="http://www.vprs.org/">www.vprs.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and for IRC go to </span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.ircrating.org/">www.ircrating.org</a></u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559379167153997937.post-17445500084179745922013-05-23T22:38:00.001+01:002013-05-23T22:38:54.724+01:00Poole Race Cancelled...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weeks Poole Race race has been cancelled due to lack of entries.</span><br />
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