Vice Commodore’s Corner Paul Brereton Another season is drawing to a close and we’ve been sailing almost exclusively in British waters this year. But at least we’ve had the opportunity to be out!
outside of CSSA clubs for use from host Clubs distributed across the UK. Activities will include participation in host Club events, including training, and national use away from the host Club’s dinghy cruising and for CSSA dinghy regattas. Thank you to the tiny proportion For me, the predominantly light winds of you that responded to the during my yacht cruising questionnaire in the have encouraged me last issue about the to explore and magazine and enjoy many of opportunities the spots that provided by I would have CSSA. sailed past Thank you in windier to Eileen, and seasons. providing an I was deeply analysis of results. saddened to hear of We’ll be addressing the death of Jean Rehill, your very useful an established, enthusiastic comments and suggestions and determined CSSA member who in the coming months. contributed so much to help 5KSC and me. My contribution to CSSA business has been Jean’s contributions helped set up CSSA slow over an unusually busy and enjoyable yachting opportunities based in the Irish summer of dinghy and yacht sailing but Sea, Malin and Hebrides back in the early I’m now making refreshed progress with noughties and onwards.Thank you, Jean. CSSC business. Items requiring immediate We are already seeing action to make good attention include streamlining of our use of Maurice Gates’ bequest in support of membership process (consistent with CSSC compliance with GDPR), refreshing the sailing aboard ocean going yachts. CSORC agreement between CSSA and CSSC for are identifying a racer/cruiser for purchase yacht ownership and operation and looking and CSD has set in motion another at how CSSC and CSSA can provide better metamorphosis of Sea Essay of Hamble. opportunities for all sailors. A pilot to explore better national support for dinghy sailors became stalled during COVID. Fair winds for the remainder of the season CSSC has over 5,000 members interested and here’s looking forward to renewed in sailing nationally but fewer than 3,000 of opportunities for sailing both at home and those are members of CSSA (operating solely overseas – perhaps next year. from English bases). We’ll be resuming the Paul pilot for placement of CSSC/CSSA dinghies VC 7
