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The club has been busy this year and organised a number of courses and events. See below for details. |
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RYA Level 1 Dinghy Course - 20 & 21 Sept 2008 See report and pictures here. Thanks to Kaz & Bob for report |
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In spite of a forecast which threatened a wash-out, Ops'n'Tops, (our Saturday kid's club) braved the weather and launched under sparkling rain-washed skies. After an initial trip in one of the Wayfarers, the conditions eased and the Oppies were soon scooting about, ably supervised by Alan and Andy. The kids came ashore just ahead of a downpour and were safely in the clubhouse with the traditional hot chocolate and home -made cake before the storm burst. The first afloat on what turned out to be a brilliant family focussed weekend, they went home tired but happy, vowing to come back for more sailing fun next week. Special thanks are due to Andy Ratcliffe and Alan Ainsworth, and to Mark Barrowcliffe for cleaning and preparing the boats.
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Recognised Teaching Establishment The club has been RTE status to teach Windsurfing. This accreditation supplements our current accreditation for the teaching of dinghy sailing. Norah and Martin Ashby-Smith led our presentation to the RYA assessor Mike Roberts. Martin will be the Chief Instructor for the windsurfing arm of the club’s RTE, with support from a number of members who are planning to train as instructors. It is anticipated we will be in a position to offer formal RYA courses from next spring.
Well done to all who have contributed to this success. |
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UKWA Windsurf Racing - 7 October 2007 The UKWA travelling series visited Clowbridge this weekend. Light winds meant that carefully judged racing was the order of the day and those with the light wind technique came out on top. Five of our members dusted off their race boards and pitted their skills against the regular sailors and a good day in the sun was enjoyed by all. See the 2007 series results here. It also provided valuable practice to our recent powerboaters. |
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Power Boat Level 2 Course 27&28 Sept 2007 This weekend the club ran another of its successful powerboat training courses. Power Boat Instructor Eric Crowther, and Senior Instructor Tony Hibbert organised a RYA Level Two Powerboat Course for five of our members. This course equips one with the skills to operate powerboat on inland waters using inboard or outboard motors, and includes the following topics: Clothing and safety equipment Rules of the Road and the purpose of the engine Kill cord. Launching and recovery of a powerboat. Low speed manoeuvres & the effects of wind and tide. Distress signals, Pre - launch checks. High speed turns. Man overboard drills.
This is a theory and practical course and runs over two days
Five members – Chris Dunne, Rob Bacon, Megan and Jim Green plus Margaret Forbes had loads of fun developing these new skills.
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Windsurfing Technique Clinics 1, 2, 15 &16 Sept 2007 These weekend technique clinics proved very popular with members attending the clinics and non-members attending taster sessions.
During the first weekend Dave Karl, Chris, and Dave spent a windy weekend working on their beach and waterstarts, planing technique and getting to their straps. Frank found that Clowbridge is a long way from Dahab and went home somewhat the wiser.
New member Andy Turner and four potential new members were given a taster session/indoctrination into the sport and went away happy and threatening to join.
During the second weekend our members had excellent opportunities to practice what they had learned during the clinics as the wind began to blow. See here for report of Survival Sunday.
Many thanks to our clinicians Steve, Bob, Adam, Tony and Alan for running the clinics. |
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Speed sailing comes to Clowbridge. The development of waterproof GPS means that you can now test your speed across the Res. See below for latest results:
24 May 2008 Chris Browne 42.4 mph Mark Girven (Wayfarer Dinghy) 9.4 mph
1 Sept 2007 Adam 31 mph
28 May 2007: Alan Ainsworth 35.96 mph
1st April 2007:(sic) Chris Denyer 25 mph ( but he thinks he set it wrong)
31st March 2007: Peter Wilkinson 33.47 mph
25th March 2007: Adam 29mph, Bob Bacon had 24 mph earlier in the day.
I see a league table starting here. Official Time Keeper anyone?
I have included a pinned topic on the Forum for members to post their times. See the post for details.
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Some of the best sailors in the country visited Clowbridge and enjoyed a full day of racing in excellent wind. Three closely contested races kept the club’s race officers busy. Officer of the Day Doug Forbes was kept on his toes controlling the very competitive racers. The excellent wind conditions and testing courses kept the fleet of sailors on their mettle. Club racers Alan, Tom and Andrew joined in the fun, finding the pace set by the specialist laser sailors very challenging. |
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Congratulations go to Andy Ratcliffe who celebrates his victory with his children Jacob and Daisy.
