Greenwich Yacht
Club News Letter April 2005
News from the Cruiser
Section
The month has kicked-off to a great start; a brilliant
sun-kissed Sunday saw the end of the winter series (finally) when an encouraging eight boats came to the line, with factor 15 being more the order
of the day than thermals. A close tussle saw Mick Mitchell, the wily fox,
clinching the winter series trophy closely pursued by Flying Free, a picture repeated in overall results. Congratulations
to Mick and Ariadne, it's amazing
what you can achieve without antifouling!
Thanks to Jay for the results analysis
which I've posted below:
Winter Series Final Race 3/4/05
Start time 1330, triangular course off
the Club house.
Boat Handicap Finished at (HH,MM,SS)
Caroline 5 723 14 23 48
Ariadne 906 14 29 38
Zeste 911
14 36 56
Flying Free 793 14 28 55
LadyVioletL 723 14 39 0
Spice Gold 740 14 29 10
Carioca 824 14 47 1
CatchE 723 14 53 53
Result:
1 Ariadne 0
2 Flying Free 00:04:49
3 Caroline 5 00:06:22
4 Zeste 00:06:58
5 Spice Gold 00:10:36
6 LVL 00:21:34
First Race
7 Carioca 00:22:51
8 CatchE 00:36:27
First Race
Thanks to all who came out to sail, especially the newcomers. As this was the
final race of the series, we now can applaud the overall winner:
Winter Series Final Result
Ariadne 1
Flying Free 2
Caroline 5 3
Spice Gold 4
Congratulations to Mick Mitchell and his crew(s)and commiserations to Don, a
hard fought tussle.
The Mayor’s Trophy, 10/4/05
Another sunny day for yacht racing, hopefully a trend for
2005, with a magnificent 11 boats turning out to compete for the trophy first
awarded by the Mayor of Greenwich when the Club first moved to the old site and
the Tideway Sailing Centre opened. Sadly, five boats did not manage to complete
the course and the blame does rest with your Cruiser Captain, who should have
plotted the likely race time based on the slower, rather than the faster boat.
Mea Culpa, I'll try harder next time.
Results in order, with
elapsed time and handicap:
1. Elan Rua, 1.31.29
1049
2. Zeste, 1.27.21
882
3. Caroline V, 1.18.20
703
4. Spice Gold, 1.27.42
771
5. Flying Free, 1.32.26
738
6. Ariadne, 1.46.20
759
DNF
Eraser, Blue moon, Carioca, Fleet, CatchE.
Congratulations to Steve, well done for using the famous GYC
formula for success, i.e. get a dinghy
sailor onboard!
We have a weekend off to allow the footsloggers to go by,
but if anyone is around on the 17th, the Sea Rangers (who will be
providing succour to the runners from the roadside) would love to go out on a
boat to reconnect themselves to the true realities.
Next race will be
SATURDAY the 23rd April, the Meridian Trophy (so called because it
has to cross the Meridian Line) not so far as Deptford Creek, the race goes
round the Driftwood Barge off the Trafalgar Tavern. An easier passage and a
chance to swank to the boozers as you go by! See you there
Check out the
notice board in the Club for updates and results. You could be up there.
Lionel Willis
Up-Coming
Dinghy Dates
DATE RACE START O O D
Sun24/4/05 Meridian Trophy 13.00 Don Duane
Sun22/5/05 Trav Trophy GYC 19.00 TBA
Tues 31/5/05 The Tuesday Race 19.00 Jeremy Fox
Safety Boat crew for Sunday
24th are Jim Four, Rod Barnes, Peter O’Rourke & Norman Crawford.
Geoff Williams
Remember
all members, both full and associate,
are expected to do a minimum of two work parties per year. Work parties start
at 0900 and run until 1230, when a full English breakfast is served with a cup of tea for the bargain price
of £2.50.
Social Stuff
Saturday 23rd
April…………………………………..…………St.George’s Night
This
is a free do, and a bit of a singalong. Bring your spoons, guitars, accordions,
etc, and be prepared to hear Tony Norwell serenade Irene Catchpole.
Saturday 7th May………………………………….Benefit night in aid of RNLI and Centenary
Fund. Our rowers are going to row to Richmond and back during the day. In
the evening, if they’re still standing, you’ll be able to congratulate them at
the disco. Tickets are £3. Even if you can’t come, why not buy a ticket and be
entered into the free draw for a fabulous prize?
All courses
start at 0900 and are on Saturdays.
16th April
2005 28th
May 2005
See
Ray Wheatley or Richard Baker for information any Tuesday night. Private
tuition can be arranged.
SATURDAY 30th JULY TO SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
If you’re interested come
along to the meeting on TUESDAY 26th
APRIL At 2100 HOURS in the club house. Put your name down and hear about
the new route. Motor boats and sail
boats are all welcome. If you can’t get to the meeting phone Ray Sharp on 020 7732 7493
Rowing
The
GYC rowers have got off to a good start this year and we have already completed
three sessions, one up to Tower Bridge one up Deptford Creek and two up Bow
Creek, the last one as far as Hackney Marsh.
On
the 7th May we are planning a charity row up the River to Richmond
and back on the same day, a distance of approximately 50 miles!! Before that we
have two more practice sessions on the 23rd April, hopefully up to
Tower Bridge and back and 1st May to Erith and back.
We
shall have to start getting people to commit to the Great River Race soon so
that we have a good idea of numbers to be involved this year.
If
you want more information about the Great River Race or any of the rowing
activities in the club, come to our meeting in the boardroom under the bar area
next Tuesday at 8.30 (you can bring your pint with you) or email me at damon.rowley@am-partnership.com
or phone 07815 764 152.
Hope
to see you next Tuesday.
Damon Rowley
Don’t
forget full members can now hire the club house on Friday or Saturday evenings,
for private functions specifically to do with you or your partners, for a flat
fee of £200. See John Catchpole for details.
I'm arranging the
following charters which may be of interest to GYC members who are not boat owners or who wish to try a different
sailing area. To register your interest, drop me an email (julie_coleclough@hotmail.com)or
see me at the club.
Cheers, Julie.
April 29 - May 2 West Country Cruise - Solent towards
Salcombe
A cruise to the
West Country, we'll be aiming for the picturesque ports of Salcombe &
Dartmouth depending on wind direction on the day. This is a great opportunity
to increase your total night hours as we will be sailing overnight for 1 or 2
nights. Join the yacht 1700 on Fri 29 April (possibly Gosport or Hamble), sail
overnight towards Salcombe and return to base mid afternoon Mon 2 May. 2 yachts
will be chartered if there is sufficient interest. Expected costs to be £250
including all meals on board Extra costs: any landbased meals, visits to the
pub, fuel. Suitable for all levels.
June 16-19 Round the Island Race - Isle of Wight
Fancy racing in
the biggest amateur yacht race in the world? Now's your chance to experience
the cut and thrust of hundreds of boats thundering across the start line at
once! Friday will be training day with the
race on Saturday
followed by excessive drinking in Cowes then a gentle sail back to base on
Sunday after a suitable period of recovery and copious amounts of coffee. If
you've never sailed in the RTIR, now's
your chance. Join
the yacht evening of Thurs 16 June and return to base mid afternoon Sun 19 June
Expected costs to be £300-350 including all meals on board Extra costs: any
landbased meals, visits
to the pub, fuel.
Suitable for competent crew level and above. There will be spinnakers involved.
July 30th
East Coast Cruise
Details to follow
later. There is a GYC East Coast Cruise this year, so maybe we can tie in with
this event.
August 26-29 X-Channel West Country towards Brittany
Cruise - departing
Dartmouth
X-Channel cruise
starting from Falmouth or Dartmouth (depending on where the yacht is chartered
from) and sailing overnight towards the coast of Brittany depending on wind
direction. Join the yacht early
evening on Fri 26
August and return to base mid afternoon Mon 29 August. Expected costs to be
£250 including all meals on board. Extra costs: any landbased meals, visits to
the pub, fuel. If there is
sufficient
interest, then 2 yachts will be chartered. Suitable for all levels.
September 16-18 Boat Handling Weekend - Solent
Another chance to
improve your sailing skills. Join the yacht early evening on Fri16 September
and return to base mid afternoon Sun 18 September. Expected costs to be £200
including all meals on board.
Extra costs: any
landbased meals, visits to the pub, fuel Suitable for all levels.
The GYC Forum
The GYC forum is a Yahoogroup which has been created for club members to use for whatever purposes the members feel will bebeneficial for the club. A Yahoogroup is a free Forum service offered by Yahoo that enables people to share information with others who have the same interest. There is no charge for the service although commercials are added to the bottom of emails.It was set up at the end of April 04 by Terry Naude to help improve communications between club members by providing a space on the internet for posting views, asking questions and sharing information (e.g. race results) including pictures. It’s an ideal way of keeping in touch when away from the Clubhouse. Terry (terry.home@home-it.com) is the owner and moderator of the GYC Forum. He will answer any queries you have about joining the GYC Forum and will ensure that any content posted to the forum is in keeping with the purpose stated above. Other trusted members of the GYC Forum will be allocated moderator privileges to allow them to co-moderate in Terry’s absence. Membership of the GYC forum is not automatic. It’s your choice and we recommend that you take advantage of this facility. To join the GYC Forum click on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GreenwichYC whilst connected to the internet. You can also join by sending a blank email to GreenwichYC-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Follow the on screen instructions to join. If you are not already a member of Yahoo, you will need to register with Yahoo first before signing up to the GYC forum. Note it is important to remember your password as you will not get in if you forget this. Any mails sent to the GYC Forum will automatically be distributed to all the people who have joined the group.If you know of other members of the club who are not included on the distribution list for this e-newsletter, then please send them the instructions to join the group and let us know their email address.Julie Coleclough For Sale The economical way to go sailing! I am reluctantly selling my share in a 30 foot Macwester Wight. If you’re interested contact me, Mike Bell on 013224 32553 Trident
Help!
I am still looking for members who would be willing to take on a share of the
work involved in the publication of Trident.
I’ve got some volunteers but I need more. Please call me on 020 7732 7493 or
email on ray_carol@tiscali.co.uk.
Carol O’Shea