Success at last!
I have just heard from our HPO in San Diego that LSC member Mark Blunden is in America on business and has got in touch with Simon Clark, our HPO, to see if there was a way for him to get out sailing. Simon will be taking Mark for the day in his own boat.
This is what I like to hear, so please, continue the good work of contacting our HPOs worldwide whenever you are on holiday.
New HPO for Guernsey
It is that time of year again when you need to send in your photos and art.
* Open to all LSC & Corinthian photographers.
* Closing Date - 7 PM, Tuesday 6th November 2012
* Up to 3 Entries in each of categories 1 to 4, please read the rules!
The entry form and more details are here:
http://littleshipclub.co.uk/files/Photo12flier.doc
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The organiser
Weather forecasts had indicated winds would be light, this was welcomed by Ronhilda was it would allow us to get over Chichester Bar at near LW ebb on a big tide. The start and course had been moved this year West to somewhere near the Casquets as our Commodore put it, so it was a 5am alarm call to get the crew ready and able. Only 1 - 2 knots proved the forecast correct but visability of less than 50m was not on the wish list. Not to worry, we simply used the tried and trusted bearing and distance run method to get us between navigation marks slowly down the harbour in the dark and fog - Chart plotters being deemed works of the devil on Ronhilda and banned.
Places did not really matter anyway, the main detail of the day was that a fantastic nearly £20,000 was raised by 40 yachts having a great sail in the sun.
Ronhilda came 7th in her class out of 10, which considering we were concentrating on bacon sarnies rather than spinnakering was not too bad. ( well thats my excuse anyway)
The actual places were decided by multiplying cash pledges by class position so we dropped down as some people had over £3,000 pledged on their yacht - an amazing amount and I really take my hat off to them.
Pictures of the day including Ronhilda lazing around can be found on
http://www.instantmemories.co.uk/AlbumDescription.aspx?AID=3576&CId=20.
event code is CYC12
Brian
After what must be described as a disappointing summer when the weather was rubbish – and on top of that I had to fit another propeller to Ronhilda - August and September came as a relief and she has seen some sailing at last.
Last Saturday saw calm seas, clear skies and east winds which was good news as Ronhilda was entered into the St Wilfrid's challenge which sees a wide range of yacht sizes and shapes sailing from Chichester Bar to Nab and back to raise money for the hospice.
The Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally
Dear Crew and Friends,
With the winter fast cruises, you know what you are getting yourself into. Wind (lots), rain (some), with perhaps a little sleet or snow and the occasional patch of ice on deck. A timed passage in mid-June is completely different, of course. Or it should be.
But this is an English summer, so Shearwater headed to the start in a wind forecast to be south west force 5-7. Familiar conditions, then. Fortunately, the rain held off until Saturday evening and the journey back from the pub, but the sailing was dominated by south-west winds which frequently topped 30 knots apparent. A couple of boats familiar from the winter were present: Chris Overall's Oxygen and Richard Strong's Solid Air along with Amber One and Sour Kraut who were new to us.
Lymington Timed Passage – from the perspective of the organiser!
We were lucky - the forecast was almost right, though our apparent wind speed throughout the LSC's "timed passage" on Saturday 23 June, from No-Man's -Land Fort to Jack-in-the-Basket off Lymington never fell below 25 and reached over 35 on a couple of occasions.
But the worst of the weather held off until Saturday night, drenching me and Avril Ormsby as we walked back from the Mayflower Inn after the rally dinner - a real find; excellent venison burgers and really helpful staff.
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