Royal Southampton Yacht Club Members Magazine 'The Yachter' Spring 2016

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Royal Southampton Yacht Club

INSIDE: Racing Review • Cruising Special • New Members • Business Packages • Social Scene • Dinghy Trend • Midweek Milestone

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CONTENTS

Angela Rice

Contributors: Carol Hadnett Brian Hinde Paul Kilty Priscilla Kilty Maggie Lund James Maltby Maggie Puleston Angela Rice Mike Shepard Gary Stocks Roy Stoner David Stott John Whyte

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Editor: Michael Ford Telephone (01794) 323 577 Email rsyc@mac.com Deputy editor:

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Commodore: Commodore: Brian Hinde

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News and features Behind the Scenes. . . . . . . . . . 5 Championship Racing . . . . . . . . 9 Business Packages . . . . . . . . 21 Forward Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cruising Special . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Dinghies on the River . . . . . . . 35

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Commodore’s Letter . . . . . . . . . 4 Racing Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Secretary’s Notebook . . . . . . . 20 Maggie’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Training Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Photo contest 2016 . . . . . . . . 50

Gins Clubhouse St Leonards, Beaulieu Telephone (01590) 616213 Fax (01590) 616327 Front Cover photo: — The yacht Pastime of Hamble, owned and raced by Peter Sidebotham.

The boat is a She 36 and has raced in RSYC’s Double Handed series in IRC class 2 from at least 2007. The photo by John Cavanagh is from the 2015 Spring Solent Double

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Accounting Changes – 20

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COMMODORE’S LETTER

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elcome to the Spring edition of our magazine, the Yachter.

It could be expected that the winter would be a quiet time for a yacht club but since the AGM in November we have been very active ashore with a full social calendar over the Christmas period and into the New Year.

In January we celebrated Burns’ Night as well as the regular Carvery Quiz and Steak and Kidney Pudding Club. Training commenced a RYA Day Skipper course, so Ocean Village has been busy. But it’s not just ashore that we have been active because the cruising section held its first rally of the year to the Hamble and racing has been out on the water with the Frostbite series of Sunday morning races. As the days began to lengthen we have been to Gins for its opening combined with the second rally of the year. The weather did reduce the numbers who came by water but the eight course taster menu was an opportunity for Bob Owen, June Greenwood and their staff to show what can be achieved from a small kitchen. Accounts of these events can be found later in this magazine and on our website.

Since the Met Office decided to use crowd sourced names for Atlantic storms the weather seems to have deteriorated; we are already on number nine out of the twenty one

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chosen. The names might seem more friendly but calling storms Frank, Katie or Mary sound more pastoral calm than Bob (Dylan - blowing in the wind) or Ella (Fitzgerald - Stormy Weather); I’ll leave you to think of other examples.

These events were just the prelude to a calendar which hopefully offers a wide choice to you, our members.

The committees have worked long and hard to produce this calendar which is fully outlined in the On the Water booklet which you should have already received. Don’t forget that the centre pages are designed to pull out and can be refolded to form a bendy programme.

If you have non-member friends who you think might be interested in joining the club then feel free to give them your copy of On the Water, the office will be happy to replace it; remember our members are a significant influence in recruiting new members. Reminders of forthcoming events will be listed in your weekly e-bulletin which now includes a link to What’s On, a page from the website which can only be seen by logged on members, listing in more detail the usage of club spaces. It is our wish to keep you as fully informed about your club as we possibly can, hence the changes to our computer systems.

The Commodore’s Charity this year will be our own charity, the RSYC Trust. The aim of the Trust is to encourage greater participation in the sport of sailing. To set up a new charity is not an easy undertaking and we thank Gary Stocks for his time and application to this task.

However, before we can start to spend money we need to generate some income. One way is through participation in our 50/50 Club.

The charity social events include the popular Horse and Pig Race Night which once again includes a New Members’ evening.

I shall be pleased to meet the new members at these events; they are an important step in converting introductory membership into full membership and give us a chance to share our interests and enthusiasms.

Since I became Commodore many of the members have taken the opportunity to introduce themselves to me and wish me well for my tenure. It is this enthusiasm for the club that is one of its strengths so if I might offer you a late New Year’s Resolution it would be to try and attend at least one more event than last year. I look forward to meeting more of you either afloat or ashore.

Enjoy your sailing and fly our flag with pride.

Brian Hinde Commodore Aim of the newly established RSYC Trust is to encourage greater participation in sailing and associated activities for all age groups in the South of England.

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CLUB NEWS

The House Committee – who are they and what do they do?

New members often ask the question, what exactly does the Rear Commodore House and the House Committee do? Priscilla Kilty provides the answers.

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he RSYC is a members’ club run by members for its members and the Rear Commodore House chairs the House Committee and is responsible for direction of all off the water activities including administration within the Club.

Two of the principal objectives are to give open and listening leadership to the House Committee and be the Club’s figurehead in its dealings with others both internally and externally, and to work with the

Flag Officers, Treasurer and General Manager in developing and maintaining a vision and strategic plan for the Club.

The House Committee itself comprises a maximum of eight elected members plus co-opted members is structured into five Work Groups. The House Committee meets every two months to share and discuss current and future projects together with any other issues or developments relating to its business. All of the background

work however is covered by the five Work Groups, each of whom operate both individually and in synergy to ensure the successful management of the diverse areas of responsibility.

The Club is very fortunate in having an enthusiastic group of members who willingly volunteer their time and energy in supporting future development of the club and clubhouses, but who also deserve better recognition.

The Working Groups

Entertainment and Social Events, chaired by Maggie Lund who organises a range of events throughout the year at both clubhouses that enhance members’ experience of the Club and clubhouses.

Facilities Management, chaired by Sue Neath looks objectively at the purpose and use of both of the RSYC’s clubhouses and their immediate surroundings to ensure they benefit members and are fit for purpose regarding repairs, renewals and maintenance.

Publications, chaired

by Angela Rice who as deputy editor co-ordinates the publication and production of the Yachter, the On the Water booklet, the Members’ Handbook and e-bulletins with the Club’s editor, Mike Ford.

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Marketing and Communications, chaired by Carol Hadnett takes responsiblity for developing the Club’s corporate identity and branding through all publications, posters, flyers, e-bulletins and the RSYC website and provides advice on business marketing strategies.

Each of the above Work Group chairs will be writing about their areas within the Yachter over the coming year so do look out for their articles.

Whilst some of you may well know the individual chairs of the Work Groups you may not be

Membership, chaired by Angela Rice has responsibility for initiating and developing membership campaigns and promotions together with interviewing and organising welcome events for new members.

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Club news The House Committee – who are they and what do they do? continued from page 5

Work Groups and Key Projects A strategic review had highlighted that the Ocean Village clubhouse was under-used during the week days by personal members.

At a recent House workshop further discussions highlighted that our restaurant, bar and meeting rooms at Ocean Village which all have superb waterside views were ideal for local businesses to meet clients and customers in a more relaxed setting away from the workplace.

Whilst the Membership WkG are always working to increase the Club’s personal membership, a decision was taken by the Marketing

WkG and by our new Business Development Executive that a key project for 2016 and 2017 would be to focus on promoting our Business Membership. This type of membership is available only to local businesses and organisations located in the Solent area together with organisations that have similar and compatible interests to those of the Club. Business members have access to the Ocean Village clubhouse restaurant, bar and main lounge on week days and the facility to bring their clients for lunch, to use the bar and main lounge plus the ability

to book rooms for meetings. Room bookings are carefully organised so as to encourage a greater and fuller usage of the Ocean Village clubhouse during the week days whether for a delicious al fresco lunch or for business meetings.

One of our key marketing points is that the Club has dedicated chefs and staff at each clubhouse who are passionate about producing the best mouth-watering menus, using locally sourced and seasonal food that are delivered daily by our Hampshire suppliers.

So Much More Than Just Plain Sailing The RSYC is the only yacht club on the south coast to benefit from two clubhouses in two distinctive locations: the Ocean Village clubhouse situated within walking distance of the bustling city centre of Southampton and Gins Farm clubhouse on the stunningly beautiful Beaulieu River.

The two exclusive clubhouses, with panoramic waterside views are accessible either by boat or by car, and offer private pontoons for berthing and car parking for members. Each clubhouse provides a different lifestyle experience whilst still holding to the same values and ethos that bind the club and its

members. These include not only a love of boats and of being on the water both racing and cruising, but a belief that sailing should be a fun experience and accessible for all age groups together with the important social aspects of a club membership.

To this end the Entertainment and Social WkG focus on providing a wide range of social events, during the year at both clubhouses including spring, summer and autumn parties, quiz nights and a new ‘convivial evening’ held on the last Friday in the month. These events all offer opportunities for members to meet new people and make friends in a relaxed and informal setting.

However this does mean that there is high usage all year round at both of the RSYC’s clubhouses.

The Facilities WkG therefore has a busy task in ensuring that each of the clubhouses and their immediate surroundings are kept in good order regarding repairs, renewals and maintenance. A key project for 2016 and 2017 is developing and improving our two clubhouse for the benefit of our members. A specific focus will be at Gins clubhouse where the Commodore’s Trust will be based, as this is expected to encourage greater use of the dinghies, canoes and kayaks available and also the clubhouse and facilities.

A busy time for all this year.

The smooth running of the clubhouses However well organised the Club is and however hard committee members work to provide a pleasant and friendly environment there are still times when life does not run as smoothly as we would like. These are times when meetings run over or an event starts slightly late or staff are off sick and the service is not so www.rsyc.org.uk

good, or members feel rushed or unable to order meals or drinks as quickly as expected. Whenever this happens a review of the situation that has occurred will take place, where possible through discussions with staff, to see if we can put a better system into place or review booking patterns.

The House Committee though is more than pleased to receive constructive feedback from Club members at any time. You will find feedback forms on the bars at both clubhouses or you can contact the Club through the website at www.rsyc.org.uk or email to secretary@rsyc.org.uk. yachter Spring 2016

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RACING REPORTS

Title Challenge RSYC awarded the IRC Double Handed National Championship again

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fter successfully running the IRC DH National Championship in 2014 and 2015 Royal Southampton Yacht Club has again been awarded the event for 2016 in conjunction with RORC. Racing will be over two days - Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17.

The format will be similar to 2015 when all participating boats were berthed together in Cowes Yacht Haven, with an informal evening meal on the Friday and the prizegiving meal on the Saturday, both of which will be at the RORC Clubhouse in Cowes.

There will be a change for the racing where a windward/leeward course will be set for the laid marks race in an attempt to even up the advantages/disadvantages of asymmetric and conventional spinnakers. In addition the Race Officer will now have the option of

changing the start of the “Passage Race� from a fixed line to a Committee Boat start if conditions require it.

In 2015 there were 38 entries including RSYC member Mike Golding, who was sailing in an Artemis Racing Figaro and entertained everyone with an anecdotal speech at the Prizegiving Dinner. For the first time an overall IRC Double Handed National Champion was awarded from the whole fleet entry. Hot Cookie, a Sunfast 3600 helmed by Neil Martin and crewed by Phil Barnes, was the winner. There was a lack of wind over the two days with racing on the Friday not getting under way until 1600 but eventually, with a good breeze, two races were held. All pleas to the wind gods on Saturday went unheard and unfortunately there was not enough

Report by John Whyte

wind to get the passage race under way so the championship was decided on just the two races.

The RSYC Nab Tower Double race was held on the Sunday following the Nationals. This event is a major race within the RSYC Double Handed series and attracted a number of the participants who had raced in the National Championship. In 2016 it will again be run on the following day Sunday, September 18.

The unique spirit and camaraderie of Double Handed sailing is always evident at the Championships and the organisers try to ensure that both the racing and the shoreside activities not only recognise this but enhance it.

Full details can be found on the IRC Double Handed Nationals website www.dhnationals.co.uk

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RACING REPORTS

Racing Overview 2015 Topsail Insurance Summer Evening Series After the success of the average laps from the Topsail Twilight Series, the chosen format was six races alternating between pursuit and average lap events.

Class Winners were Class 1 – Mike Garvey’s X362 Magec Class 2 White Sail Double Handed – Will Bridge’s Dehler 32 Fusion IV

2015 Sharp’s Doom Bar Double Handed Series Sharp’s Doom Bar Laid Marks and Summer Solent Double Races The Laid Marks course was set as a sausage/triangle course in 10 knots of wind. As the race progressed, the wind strength increased to the top end of a F4 bringing the finishers home a little earlier than expected.

After a break for a quick sandwich the fleets were off again on the Solent Summer Double Round the Cans race. Because of the strong tide the course was kept in the vicinity of the Bramble Bank. The wind continued to increase causing the almost inevitable spinnaker dramas during the gusts.

The Laid Marks winners were IRC 1 – Jo Jo Gunne – Bill and John West IRC 2 – High Jinks – Blair Forsyth RSYC 3 – Larissa – Adrian Parker and Andy White RSYC 4 – Squirrel – Graham and Hubert Smyth www.rsyc.org.uk

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And The Summer Solent Double winners were IRC 1 – Bombardino – Bruce Ramsey and Charlie Inigo-Jones IRC 2 – Google-Eye – Pat Stables and Nigel Hunter RSYC 3 – Larissa – Adrian Parker and Andy White RSYC 4 – Bedouin – Ian Ward and Sam Hatch

Sharp’s Doom Bar Torquay Double A light forecast and the prospect of a very long and slow night kept some away. But for those who gathered off Coronation buoy just before dark a 10 knot breeze took them down past Hurst where soon after the foul tide slackened but so did the wind. It was forecast to pick up in the morning, but this didn’t happen so it became a long, slow run west.

However, the J97 of Blair Forsyth, High Jinks, defied the odds and finished at 1430 on Saturday, whilst the majority of the fleet who had persevered did not make it until around 2200.

All who finished deserved to win, but the record will show first places for IRC 1 – Mostly Harmless – Tom Hayhoe and Natalie Jobling

Sharp’s Doom Bar Nab Double Thick fog and no wind led to the loss of the morning and the fleet were eventually able to assemble to the east of Fastnet Insurance.

However, the omens were not good with little or no sailing having taken place in the Solent on the previous day.

When some breeze did arrive it was too late to cover the traditional race and Class 1 were set off for Nab East buoy whilst the rest of the fleet merely had to get to Warner and back.

Having started the race down tide in a gentle 5-7 knots, those taking the direct line fell into a hole off Gillkicker point. From there boats taking a more northerly track close to the mainland shore initially looked to have escaped the lulls, but the wind gods are fickle and they too had their own spell of calm.

The wind did return to complete the spinnaker runs eastward. A close fetch and a beat ensued back to finish at Flying Fish via Darling Associates First place in each class was IRC 1 – Mostly Harmless – Tom Hayhoe and Natalie Jobling

IRC 2 – High Jinks – Blair Forsyth

IRC 2 – Krackpot – David Gebbett and Steve Lineker

RSYC 3 – Larissa – Adrian Parker and Andy White

RSYC 3 – Solent Blue – John and Nina Cavanagh

RSYC 4 – No finishers

RSYC 4 – Squirrel – Graham and Hubert Smyth

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DOUBLE HANDED RACING

Sharp’s Doom Bar Autumn Solent Double Thirty one boats gathered in the Eastern Solent for the final double handed event of the twelve race series. It was a fine October day with a North Easterly F3-4 and the fleet were set off to a windward laid mark inshore of Hamble Yacht Services, followed by a run down to Quinnell and beat back to Fastnet Insurance and Darling Associates or Browndown depending on which class you were in and then back to finish at Flying Fish.

All classes got off to good starts but for some there was only a 5 or 6 knots of wind to round Quinnell and return against the spring ebb making it a tough morning’s work but a wonderful day.

A race supper was enjoyed at the Ocean Village Clubhouse by a number of the competitors and the day’s prizes were presented by the outgoing Commodore, Gordon Agnew.

The winners were IRC 1 – Jo Jo Gunne – Bill and John West IRC 2 – High Jinks – Blair Forsyth RSYC 3 – Asante – Sara and Andy Horwood RSYC 4 – Cava – Dave Williams and Will Logothetis

Series Winners of The Sharp’s Doom Bar Double Handed Events Offshore

Alongshore

Inshore

IRC 1 – Mostly Harmless – Tom Hayhoe and Natalie Jobling

IRC 1 – Mostly Harmless – Tom Hayhoe and Natalie Jobling

IRC 1 – Jo Jo Gunne – Bill and John West

IRC 2 – Google-Eye – Pat Stables and Nigel Hunter

IRC 2 – Jiminy Cricket – Mike Harrison and Alan Swaby

IRC 2 – High Jinks – Blair Forsyth

RSYC 3 – Larissa – Adrian Parker and Andy White

RSYC 3 – Asante – Andy and Sara Horwood

RSYC 4 – Bedouin – Ian Ward and Sam Hatch

RSYC 4 – Squirrel – Graham and Hubert Smyth

RSYC 3 – Larissa – Adrian Parker and Andy White RSYC 4 – Salamander – Sarah Treseder and Juan Moreno

Overall results of The Sharp’s Doom Bar Double Handed Series IRC 1

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1, Jo Jo Gunne – J109 – Bill and John West

1, Larissa – Bavaria 36 – Adrian Parker and Andy White

2, Mostly Harmless – J105 – Tom Hayhoe and Natalie Jobling 3, Bombardino – Grand Soleil 40 – Bruce Ramsey and Charlie Inigo-Jones IRC 2 1, Jiminy Cricket – Contessa 26 – Mike Harrison and Alan Swaby 2, Google-Eye – Trapper 300 – Pat Stables and Nigel Hunter

2, Asante – Maxi 1100 – Andy and Sara Horwood 3, Solent Blue – Bavaria 46 – John and Nina Cavanagh RSYC 4 1, Salamander – Sigma 33 – Sarah Treseder and Juan Moreno 2, Bedouin – Moody 29 – Ian Ward and Sam Hatch 3, Squirrel – Freedom 25 – Graham and Hubert Smyth

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2015 Coastal Pursuits Winter Series

The Next Events

The ten race series to round off the year enjoyed mixed conditions with wind varying from 6 to 26 knots, but there was never any sign of real wintery weather.

The RSYC Spring Series starts Sunday, April 3. This is a ten race series with two races each morning, for Monohulls and Multihulls.

RSYC class 1 was won by Mike Garvey’s X362 Magec

Racing starts around 1000 in Southampton Water in the vicinity of After Barn with the aim for each race to run for about an hour. Results will be Club/IRC dual scored and one design associations are encouraged to enter as separate classes can be allocated.

RSYC class 2 was won by Ian House in Wacky Racer III

2016 Doyle Sails Frostbite Series At the half way stage IRC 1 is being dominated by Alice, the Farr 36 entered by Simon Henning, with six wins out of six!

Things are a lot closer in IRC 2 as just one point separates Barney Smith’s Hunter Impala Imptish from John Steven’s J97 Windjammer. With only one point between the following three boats there is still a lot to play for in the last six races.

The Club Class for beginners or less serious racers is seeing the Storm Force Coaching race school boat Storm Trooper at the top of the table, despite the last rounds, fresh conditions appearing to suit some of the other competitors.

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RSYC Double Handed Series The 37th year of the UK’s most successful short-handed race series continues in the recently established format of a Main Series comprising 12 races, sub-divided into three sub-series (Inshore, Offshore and Alongshore) of four races each.

Club classes are available for non IRC rated boats, all you have to do is fill in a declaration form with your entry, see the race entry and the race documents section of the website.

Action starts as usual with the Spring Solent Double on Saturday, April 9 with the main early entry deadline on Wednesday, April 6.

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News

British Yachtsman of the Year By Michael Ford

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ampshire yachtsman Ian Walker, one time Royal Southampton honorary member, has been named boats.com YJA Yachtsman of the Year.

The Award is one of Britain’s most coveted sporting trophies and 2015 marks its Diamond Jubilee.

Previous winners include RSYC honorary life member Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, honorary members Sir Ben Ainslie and Geoff Holt, along with former member Dame Ellen MacArthur. RSYC members Dee Caffari and Steve Curtis have also held the award, as well as another former member, Samantha Davies.

It’s regarded by many as “the knighthood of yachting” and is

awarded by the Yachting Journalists’ Association.

Lymington, and Finn Class champion Giles Scott, from Weymouth

This year’s title holder, Ian Walker, from Warsash became the first British skipper to win the Volvo Ocean Race in the event’s 37 year history, when he led Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to victory in the 2014/15 event. Ian and his team also won the in-port race series and set a 24-hour distance record of an incredible 550.82 nautical miles.

The Young Sailor of the Year recognising endeavour and achievement by Britain’s upcoming young sailors is Eleanor Poole, from Dunsford, Devon, who garnered a string of firsts to win the 2015 Topper National championships at the age of 14, as well as securing an impressive seventh at the 2015 Topper World Championship on Lake Garda, Italy

This performance impressed the country’s foremost sailing journalists, with YJA members voting him the eventual winner from a closely contested shortlist of nominees that included Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams from

The awards ceremony was held at Trinity House, London and the awards are made by the YJA in partnership with boats.com, the Fareham based internet search engine organisation for the leisure marine market.

Midweek Cruisers to mark 500th milestone

By Roy Stoner

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t was member Rex Woodgate who came up with the idea that we might cruise the Solent on Wednesdays and stop for lunch at one of many favourite haunts.

I thought that this was a great idea that might well entertain us for six months or so - and here, almost 14 years later; it is still going strong.

It should be said that we only hold these events when the weather is suitable and a quick sum will tell you that we have averaged around 37 trips a year. Despite this unfortunate winter weatherwise, the fact is that over the past dozen years the weather must have been rather better than you might imagine.

How long will it go on - who can tell?

There are present partakers in their nineties and others fast approaching that number.

Hopefully others will take up the challenge in the future. Meanwhile why not join us for the 500th which weather permitting should be in May.

We are now more than 490 Midweek Cruises — one of the latest at number 491 was a trip to Mercury on the Hamble. Normally there are 20 or so members in attendance and sometimes many more.

Our first trip was to the Folly on the River Medina and it has been a firm favourite ever since.

It will also be the venue for the upcoming 500th cruise. For these special occasions there is always a large turnout, I once had 43 on my boat viewing proceedings.

To mark these special events we order small plaques; the full collection makes an impressive display.

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Rex Woodgate

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COWES WEEK NEWS

Club Secretary’s Note Book Club Secretary and general manager Gary Stocks reviews the developing business strategy benefitting members

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ince the AGM, the directors, guardians and I have continued to develop a strategic view for the Club and its business.

The results of this review have concluded with the implementation of a new Membership Management and Electronic Point of Sale system, both of which have required many hours of data cleansing and input and we must thank the Rear Commodore Sailing and the staff for their hard work and patience in this.

We have faced some challenges on the way and at the time of writing continue to do so, but with limited effect on the members, and I am sure the end result will be of benefit for all.

We have also decided on a complete change in the provision of bar services and have agreed a three year contract with Heineken who will supply and service our beers and ciders and Mathew Clark who will be supplying all the wines, spirits and soft drinks.

Both companies will be providing staff training and product ranges that will enhance the service we can deliver to the membership, at the best prices possible, including special offers and promotions.

We have been experiencing some very busy Sunday lunches at Ocean Village, with many of the bookings being taken over the weekend or from walk-in members and guests. This makes it very difficult to ensure we can offer a full carvery with correct staffing for all of the service period, including to returning race crews We are therefore reviewing the format on the day, to see if we can improve the experience for all. You may therefore notice some changes, which will be on a trial basis, and we would appreciate your constructive feedback.

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News

Business Membership packages to reflect company-specific needs T

hroughout its history The Royal Southampton Yacht Club has remained strong and well-respected, in no small part because it has listened carefully to its Members.

Providing Membership packages that closely match the make-up of modern families and reflect the changing needs of individuals is very important. Important too in the Club’s evolution, is the introduction of Business Membership packages; recognising that some local and, particularly maritime, companies would like to bring their business guests and colleagues for meetings in the Club’s prestigious clubhouses.

Southampton Companies are now discovering the benefits of Business Membership packages that can be tailored specifically for them and include: • Membership cards – allowing access to Ocean Village and Gins clubhouses for entertaining business partners and guests • Enjoyment of the bar, restaurant and lounge at Ocean Village until 6.00 pm Monday - Thursday and 3.30 pm on Fridays and during normal daytime opening hours at Gins • Members’ Rates (15 percent reduction) on all food and drink prices within the above times • Company specific, annual meeting package rates for 2 -120 delegates • Participation in RSYC yacht racing calendar throughout the year • Access to Club pontoons, moorings and bosun service during company sailing events • Car Parking - special arrangements can be made for guests attending events at Ocean Village clubhouse. Gins clubhouse offers free car parking for all visitors • Eligibility for upgrade to full Membership of the Club, subject to Club rules and conditions Applications for Business Membership must be sponsored by a senior executive within the company and upon receipt of the application, the Club Secretary invites the nominee(s) to meet and take a tour of the Clubhouse during which any questions can be addressed and requirements fully understood.

If you would like to discover more about Business Packages and how they could benefit your Company, please call Maggie Puleston on Tel: 02380 210877, email: maggie@rsyc.org.uk or download the application form from the website: www.rsyc.org.uk and go to ‘JOIN US’ www.rsyc.org.uk

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MEMBERS’ NEWS

New Members T

he RSYC welcomes the following new members since the last issue. We look forward to seeing them at both Clubhouses and to meeting them at events both on and off the water

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BOAT NAME

MOORING

Mike Batchelor & Claire Attwood

Binfield

Monkey Business

Ocean Village

Simon & Jane Banting David Hughes & Adrian Stone

Southampton Southampton

Dartabout

Hythe Marina n/a

Adrian Rivett Bob & Carol Harris Scott Pulley & Kristina Bealing Andy Reid Mike & Jeanette Bealing

London Lymington Southampton Farnham Southampton

Larry & Juliet Langdon Kev & Sue Norton David Walker Alex & Suzy Lewis Mat Middleton & Linda Ede Julian & Paddie Mounter

Southampton Basingstoke Derbyshire Twickenham Leatherhead Southampton

Steve Clapham Alistair Gillies Andy Goddard Rowena White

Seaford Salisbury Bishops Waltham Beaulieu

Katrina Chia Phillip Carr John & Patricia Pockett Ian Morris Martin Daniels & Simone Godinet Steve Grey Helen Turner Dave Miller Crook Tricia Trott

Southampton Eldersfield Brockenhurst Romsey East Boldre Poole Southampton Southampton Southampton

Mark & Jane Allery Robin Elsey Stewart Dunn

Winchester Southampton Fareham

Phil Hagen Louise Morton Peter Morton Nigel Bassett Jackson Bouttell Nikki Curwen Ken Robinson

Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Southampton Isle of Wight Grayshott Southampton

n/a Bullit Tally Ho

Thomas Boardley

Southampton

n/a

Harry & Diana Acland

Cheltenham

n/a Andaxi II

Mike Crossen

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Glenn Moore & Carol Donnachie

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Christopher Snowden

Southampton

n/a

David & Geraldine Rutter

Salisbury

n/a Roviana

Matthew Mcloughlin-Parker

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Sam Hatch

Southampton

n/a

n/a

Steve Gallienne & Caroline Cheer

Southampton Southampton

n/a Inheritance

n/a

Alistair & Alexandra Stokes Mark & Christiane Williams

Dorking

Emma Claire

Mylor Harbour

Tony & Vicki Watkins

Southampton

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n/a

n/a Safeena Saree Vivamus Bobbin n/a Bobbin n/a Rihanna Rae n/a n/a Humu Humu Leone Musketeer Intuition n/a n/a n/a n/a Topic High Jinks Reefin Whistling Oyster n/a n/a Cimsoc n/a Dans La Rouge n/a n/a

Fareham Lymington Yacht Haven Ocean Village n/a Ocean Village n/a Gunwharf Quay n/a n/a Port Solent Majorca Hythe Marina Ocean Village n/a n/a n/a n/a La Rochelle Lymington Royal Clarence Beaulieu n/a n/a Shamrock Quay n/a Port Hamble n/a n/a n/a Isle of Wight Isle of Wight n/a n/a n/a n/a

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Cartoon becoming reality

The Picasso of Sailing, artist Mike Peyton at work. Photo: Paul Gelder

By Brian Hinde

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any years ago, back in the early days of satellite navigation, artist Mike Peyton drew a cartoon of a yacht sailing past a cross surrounded by a circle floating on the surface of a wave.

The skipper’s comment “Haven’t you seen a waypoint before? ” Today the use of waypoints has become second nature and we try not to leave them floating around but to plot them where we can confirm their accuracy by a visual fix. Close to a buoy but not on the buoy so if we incorporate it into a route you will not hit the buoy whilst following that route!

What was a joke is now turning into reality, but in reverse. There are now virtual buoys; that is they exist on chart plotters or AIS but not in

the real world.

The world of buoyage is changing; modern materials mean that the buoy could be plastic and lit by LEDs. This reduces maintenance, increases longevity and the lights use less power and are brighter with a purer colour. They do not have the glow-up and glow-down period of incandescent lights. The virtual buoy is a valuable addition to the whole package, it enables the authorities to quickly mark a wreck or to add an electronic signal to a buoy where its position prohibits a power supply.

Imagine a future where there are no physical buoys, they are all virtual on your chart plotter.

Not to worry, you could sail your virtual yacht across your computer

screen from the comfort of your lounge, linked to your crew and other sailors by the Internet. Or you could revert to the days of wooden hulls and canvas sails with the only instruments being log and compass.

Because this is our hobby/lifestyle we choose the degree of difficulty that we want or can afford for competition or cruising, matching our skills or desired level of expense.

Whatever you do there is no getting away from it, the times they are a changing. * The artist at work, Mike Peyton, whose cartoon is turning into reality.

In January he was honoured with the Yachting Journalists’ Association’s Diamond Jubilee, Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at Trinity House, in London.

‘The Picasso of Sailing’

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he ‘Picasso of Sailing’ who originated the Waypoint cartoon is still going strong at the age of 95.

Mike Peyton who has been described as the world’s foremost yachting cartoonist was honoured with the Yachting Journalists’ Association’s Diamond Anniversary

Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual boats.com YJA Yachtsman of the Year ceremony and luncheon at Trinity House, London, in January.

His wife Kath, the celebrated children’s author K.M. Peyton, received a bouquet of flowers from YJA secretary Gael Pawson.

Mike, celebrated his 95th birthday on January 8, and has been a unique commentator on the sailing scene for more than 60 years. His cartoons have been published in scores of magazines from Japan to America, the antipodes and every sailing magazine in Britain.

Paul Gelder, chairman of the YJA said Mike Peyton was an institution in yachting, and a much loved one too.

Royal Southampton honorary life member, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston says: “Mike’s been my favourite yachting cartoonist for decades.”

The award, a specially commissioned stainless steel sailing sculpture was presented to Mike by YJA Chairman Paul Gelder.

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Cartoonist Mike Peyton, left, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from Paul Gelder, chairman of the Yachting Journalists’ Association.

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CRUISING SPECIAL

Special Moments of Cruising Captain of Cruising, Paul Kilty reflects on last year and looks forward to a cruising season ahead

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eing a member of the Club and enjoying cruising brings its own special moments. Many members cruised down to the West Country and met up in various delightful spots, the River Yealm, Dartmouth, Fowey, and Falmouth and its environs.

On a Dartmouth mid-river pontoon the Captains of Cruising Past, Present and Future enjoyed a delightful BBQ on board Northern Spirit, a serendipitous meeting of like souls on a lovely summer’s evening.

A week or two earlier found Anton and Laurie Bates on Copycat, Mick and Liz Wigfield

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on Ke Mari, Geoff Rowe and Jo Oakley on Araxian and Tim and Sarah Phillips on Caribou weather bound together in Torquay. But it takes more than two days of rain to dampen the spirits of our cruising members. There were parties to be enjoyed. Mike and Liz celebrated having Ke Mari for 35 years and there was a birthday girl to toast as reported in the Autumn edition of The Yachter.

In August two sailing boats set off together from Ocean Village to Northern France, Blue Glen with Mark Stanley, Jane Bliss and the Kiltys on board, and Northern Spirit with the Greigs. Having met up in St Peter Port and staying to enjoy a

few dinners ashore together we set off South to Saint Helier and then on to St Cast, the intrepid Northern Spirit spending a night in the Iles Chausey on the way.

Saint-Cast-Le-Guildo, to endow it with its full title, we found to be delightful. It has a splendid beach a short walk from the marina along a paved pathway cut into the cliff-side where a few days were spent enjoying the warm sunshine and braving the cold sea. Hoping for a high standard of cuisine we were not disappointed. Local advice pointed us to Le Mariniere on the sea-front. We were so pleased that we repeated our visit the following day.

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CRUISING SPECIAL

Making More of Gins This year the Cruising Section plans to make more of our splendid clubhouse Gins, where several events are planned to which we will be cruising.

The first one, Gins Winter Opening on February 6 was a great success. Your Captain of Cruising and Rear Commodore House managed to arrive on Araxian late on Friday ahead of the severe weather forecast for Saturday. This proved to concentrate the minds as there

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was insufficient water until late afternoon, but a combination of radar, accurate electronic charts and splendid pilotage by the Rear Commodore eased the passage up the river in the dark.

The remainder of us came by car to enjoy an outstanding dinner.

The menu was an eight course tasting menu, and Bob Owen showed why he is most valued as the Gins Chef. Each course was a true delight and enjoyed in a very convivial atmosphere. Indeed the Rear Commodore compared the

dinner most favourably with the tasting menu at Rick Stein’s in Padstow, a birthday treat for her a year or two ago!

The forthcoming events at Gins are, at the conclusion of the Easter Rally, the Gins Summer Opening (March 30), The Gins Summer BBQ (June 11), and to conclude the Right Royal Rally (September 24).

So come and enjoy our Clubhouse on the Beaulieu River with the prospect of another delightful meal in a warm and friendly environment.

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CRUISING SPECIAL

Summer Prospects Our cruise to St Vaast and Beyond is planned for the Spring Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May. Let’s hope that the weather is kind and gives us an extended period of suitable weather. There is the Saturday Market to enjoy, and of course the delights of Maison Gosselin. The “Beyond” phase is normally decided after the weekend, and can be east or west, depending on weather and one’s fancy.

The St Vaast cruise is followed, by tradition, with the Gins Summer BBQ, giving our St Vaast cruisers a home-bound target. This is an opportunity to relax with friends and enjoy good company and the fine food now to be had in the Gins restaurant for those staying after the BBQ.

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The regular cruises to Keyhaven, Island Harbour, and Bembridge continue. Always a treasured destination, Bembridge is a quiet and peaceful haven away from the bustle of mainland marinas.

This year we intend to renew our blackberry hunt (nature hopefully providing the bounty at the appropriate time), and our kite flying, as well as our regular battle with boules in the game of petanque.

The weekend Family Regatta at Gins coincides with the Bournemouth Air Festival. As the Air Festival starts on Thursday, August 18, it allows us time to see the air displays on the Thursday or Friday before returning to Gins in time for the Regatta first day on Saturday. High Water Portsmouth being at 1300 BST on the Friday allows early starters from Studland

to get to Gins either on the Friday or Saturday in time for the start of the Regatta.

Our Summer Season ends as Autumn begins with our Right Royal Rally. We visit the Royal Yacht Squadron on Friday, August 23 at which our colleagues at the Royal London will join us for dinner. We depart for Gins on the Saturday, either joining the RNLI Charity Race, or more sedately as cruisers.

We hope for tremendous support at Gins in aid of the RNLI. So come on a wet racing boat, a dry cruising boat, or by car. Whatever the method of arrival let’s give the RNLI another large donation.

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Social scene Maggie’s Corner by Maggie Lund – Director

of Entertainment.

Maggie Lund

ther, After weeks of wet and windy wea and ing Spr at last we feel an early and longer days arriving. Yes, blossom ady, alre up g ngin spri are ers flow spring birds of d soun accompanied by the glorious out! rts hea e littl ry chirping their mer activities Bliss - and with all the colours and to. ard forw of summer to look exciting So now we can look forward to an nment rtai ente and al soci , new year 2016 ge and Villa an Oce our both at , mes ram prog Gins clubhouses. …

We made an excellent star t to 2016 had a Already at Ocean Village, we have t, with Nigh hugely successf ul Robbie Burns y 23. uar Jan on g ndin more than 80 guests atte with es nad Valentine’s Supper and Sere Lucien all its trimmin gs, and serenades by dships frien of Lots too. llent exce de Laloi was menus en chos were cemented, with brilliantly ice serv e ntiv atte and

by Chef Glenn Shears f. staf ng cari and llent from our exce Par ty At Gins on February 6, the Opening ced rien expe ts gues and ul was successf urse and thorough ly enjoyed an eight-co truly and rtly expe “Taster” dinner menu, Owen.

Bob f Che by ared prep professionally .

Gins at all to done Well have been For this year at Gins, more events pers sup mer War ter Win from , ned plan ned plan t even ng and talks to a new Spri ed them nic Tita A 9 il Apr for Saturday, last the on d base u men the with par ty, was later menu served on the Titanic. This £60,000. of sum d gran a sold at auction for earance app the ce I’m deli ghted to announ orming perf , ngs stri of Trio of the Oxana ed on play as e, mor and ic, mus c enti the auth this for es plac the ship. You must book your sion occa iant brill a be to event; it promises t want to and full of nostalgia. You really don’ miss this event. s’ end Then Gins will enjoy the Cruiser Gins the with of rally BBQ on June 11, July , rday Satu for Summer Par ty fixed and ular pop ever the of at repe 2, with the much loved live band “Dog Ruff”. k The Aug ust 12, end of Cowes Wee again Fireworks supper par ty will once new a into n, The er. be a night to rememb mn! season, Autu Ocean Village Clubhouse, sets the ramme scene for a very active social prog e and hop I , with something for ever yone some new ideas.

Robbie Burns Night 2016

Saturday, March 12, is when our place, Commodore’s Charity evening took les nibb e with fun “Horse and Pig” races, tabl you If bar. the and supper and drin ks at , it’s a haven’t attended an evening like this you time e sam the At fun. h muc so and must, rity.

Cha ore’s are supportin g our Commod y, As St. Patrick’s Day fell on Thursda e, than brat cele to March, 17 what better way It all? to open , Club the at have a luncheon all the with Irish ng ythi ever of e tast a gave us rtained trimmin gs. Our guest speaker ente stor y of ing ivat capt a ,” us with “An Irish Tale menu Irish my yum very a also was Ireland. It with specialit y coffees. brate, Once again, yet another cause to cele are so on Saturday, April 23, we a part y celebrating St. George’s Day with the Flag fly and e Com lish.

Eng ’s and all that Eng lish urse for Eng land and enjoy a three-co the by nt nme rtai feast dinner with ente age sing ing brilliant “Scarlet Swing,” a vint . cing dan and ning liste for duo, to On Sunday, June 12 it is planned et Par ty, Stre al Roy en’s Que the e brat cele so watch for more news. are This summer at Ocean Village we part y. mer sum xed organising a more rela disco with BBQ mer Sum a of In the form round will t on Saturday, July 16 This even stop next , mes off the summer prog ram Autumn.

KSHOPS Introducing New One-Day WOR At Ocean Village Clubhouse day Wednesday, March 23 was a onep, ksho Wor ing” ang Arr er Flow “Spring g bein e coffe from 11am to 4.30pm, with served on arrival from 10.30am. Lunches were served 1pm to 2pm.

Please see the posters and bulletins to keep up with the news and details.

At Gins Clubhouse A one-day Painting Workshop will be held at Gins, on Friday, May Beaulieu 20, in the beautiful setting on the brush and t pain a up pick river. Come alon g, ed! hook get may You y? hobb star t a new look h muc very I you! n Well, I did war of these forward to seeing you all at many e com to e events, and there’s much mor the all for ard, rew for the autumn! The involved planning, organising and hard work faces ling smi is, bein g able to welcome your you ng seei se, cour of and sense of fun and new any ome welc ys alwa I es. enjoy yourselv don’t so , acts cont or ns estio sugg or s idea sure be shy. It always gives me great plea bers, mem new t gree and t to welcome, mee an a r offe to nity ortu opp the have and to ting exci and s vitie insi ght into the social acti keep se Plea .

Club t grea times ahead at our need and coming, please keep book ing. We appreciate your support.

Let’s Enjoy these coming summer months. ts. nigh and days hope for some war m balmy the of One last word of war ning to the men R! Club - Watch out! It’s A LEA P YEA all.

Best wishes and blessings to you

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The Commodore’s Charity event was held at Ocean Village on Saturday, March 12 to raise funds, resulting in over £500 for the RSYC Sailing Trust.

This was the excellent result of the “Horse and Pig” Race, which proved great fun and provided much laughter. Bets on horses and pigs, jockeys and horse owners were very generously given in between table nibbles and buffet supper.

It was an excellent Charity Evening, thoroughly enjoyed by all.

A huge thank you to Philip Kingston, the compere and auctioneer and to all helpers and sellers, making this a fun and successful occasion.

Words: Maggie Lund, Photos: Lesley Hinde

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DINGHY NEWS

Boost for dinghy activity on the Beaulieu River In the new role of Captain of Dinghies, James Maltby reflects on steps to encourage members to make more use of club dinghies

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e want to encourage more of our members to use the fleet we keep at our Gins clubhouse on the Beaulieu River… they are not just for the cadets to enjoy!

So this year we have several types of events happening at which we hope to see as many members as possible.

We have four Cadet only dinghy events during the school holidays between the Easter Break and August. Under the guidance of qualified instructors and skilled volunteers, the cadets will learn the skills to sail one of our dinghies, with plenty of fun along the way!

This year we are repeating the Friday night sailing, starting in June and ending in August. These are evenings when members of all ages can use the dinghies with the knowledge there is a qualified volunteer on hand with a safety boat.

Volunteers can also help you rig and launch! We do ask though that you can already sail or bring someone who can, to go out with you. Please keep your eyes out for further information on these sessions.

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On May 22 we again are hosting an RYA Push the Boat Out event. This is aimed at encouraging new people to come and try sailing and find out what their local yacht/sailing club does. This is supported and advertised by the RYA. Why not bring along to Gins friends, family or both who might want to find out more about what we do?

Our major new event this year is on the weekend August 20-21, when we have our Dinghy Regatta! There will be dinghy racing for all and other activities at Gins both onshore and afloat. There will be three sessions, on Saturday morning, and afternoon and on Sunday morning with a Prize Giving shortly after the final session. There will also be a family orientated party on the Saturday evening.

Racing is not limited to the Club dinghies – we want you to bring your own boats as well. Why not make a weekend of it and come by boat or camp? The regatta happens the weekend immediately after one of our cadet events, so cadets can

brush up their skills in preparation for taking home the prizes.

Also please remember the dinghies at Gins are for members to use even when there are no pre-arranged events. However, only take out a boat if you know how to sail it first as there are no instructors permanently based at Gins.

And finally - not exactly dinghies but just as much fun - is the chance for Cadets to learn some RIB handling skills over the Easter holidays. We are running four separate mid-week sessions with space for two cadets on each from the Ocean Village clubhouse using the club RIB. With all our events, please keep an eye on the website, E-bulletins and emails for further details and updates. To book any activity, please contact the office in Ocean Village.

Finally, thank you to all the volunteers and staff who make the events possible at Gins… it could not happen without you all!

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RYA Training Days 2016 KEY:

RYA Theory & Dinghy Powerboat Shorebased Courses Sailing Courses Day

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Date

Course

Venue

Age

£ £ Non Member Member

Sun

24 January

RYA Day Skipper Theory (1 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

£255

£295

Sun

31 January

RYA Day Skipper Theory (2 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

07 February RYA Day Skipper Theory (3 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

14 February

RYA Day Skipper Theory (4 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

21 February

RYA Day Skipper Theory (5 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sat

27 February RYA Powerboat Level II (day 1)

Ocean Village

14 +

£225

£255

Sun

28 February RYA Powerboat Level II (day 2)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

28 February RYA Day Skipper Theory (6 of 6)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sat

19 March

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 1)

Ocean Village

14 +

£225

£255

Sun

20 March

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 2)

Ocean Village

14 +

~

~

Sun

20 March

RYA VHF/GMDSS Radio course

Ocean Village

16+

£149

£160

Tue

25 March

Cadet RIB Adventure

Ocean Village

8+

£20

£25

Wed

26 March

Cadet RIB Adventure

Ocean Village

8+

£20

£25

Sat

09 April

RYA Radar course

Ocean Village

16+

£98

£110

Tue

05 April

Cadet RIB Adventure

Ocean Village

8+

£20

£25

Wed

06 April

Cadet RIB Adventure

Ocean Village

8+

£20

£25

Thu

07 April

Cadets at Gins (day 1 of 2)

Gins

8 - 16

£85

99

Fri

08 April

Cadets at Gins (day 2 of 2)

Gins

8 - 16

~

~

Sat

16 April

RYA First Aid at Sea

Ocean Village

14 +

£85

£95

Sat

14 May

RYA Powerboat Level II (day 1)

Ocean Village

14 +

£225

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03 June

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03 June

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10 June

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26 August

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£110

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Ocean Village

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£160

RYA Radar Course

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RYA Yachtmaster Theory (1 of 6)

Ocean Village

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Ocean Village

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Ocean Village

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Ocean Village

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Ocean Village

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To book on to a course, please download a booking form and complete and return with payment either by email to - sailing@rsyc.org.uk or post to RSYC Training, 1 Channel Way, Ocean Village, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 3QF Booking forms can be downloaded from the Training Section of the RSYC website www.rsyc.org.uk If you would like any information please go to the RSYC Website or phone on 023 8022 3352 www.rsyc.org.uk

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ave you tried your hand at radio controlled yacht sailing yet? A number of members have, and find it totally fascinating as an alternative to the real thing and just as tactically challenging!

The Royal Southampton took the initiative of forming a radio controlled yacht section four years ago, and interest has gained pace ever since.

An important milestone in the RC Section’s development has been the adoption of an affordable and easily transported DF65 ‘Dragon Force’ class as a Club starter yacht. It’s a very new radio controlled yacht class with recognition at National and International level, and you can see one in the foyer at Ocean Village. At £150 all in, it makes an ideal starter yacht and perhaps a good birthday present for the

person who has everything!

The sailing season starts in April where we invite you to take up the challenge with a series of friendly sailing, training and tuning sessions scheduled to take place at both Ocean Village and Gins clubhouses.

The yachts are scale models of the real thing and are sailed by radio control from the shore.

Want to know more?

Then why not join us at one of the many friendly sailing and training sessions scheduled from April to September.

The April dates at Ocean Village are: Thursday, April 7; Thursday, April 21; Thursday, April 28 and Saturday, April 30.

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To help you build, repair or modify your yacht, we will also be running a couple of Workshop and Test Sailing sessions on Saturdays at our Ocean Village Clubhouse.

Dates as follows: Saturday, April 30; Saturday, July 23.

We’ll round off the season with an

interesting and informative evening seminar and supper on Thursday, October 27. Keep an eye out for more details on this and all the above events in the regular weekly e-bulletins.

For more information please contact the Sailing Secretary on 023 8021 0872 or e-mail sailing@rsyc.org.uk

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Training at the RSYC

Training at the RSYC For many years the club has been a training centre for RYA courses offering the opportunity to acquire or update boating skills.

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e have the advantages of being in the marina where you can watch the boats manoeuvring, working with smaller groups so it’s almost individual tuition and being able to adjust the timetable to suit the work/life requirements of our members and guests; and if the course is on a Sunday then enjoying the club’s carvery lunch.

Last year the RYA updated the Dayskipper course to include new chart plotter software with new exercises, and the anticipated changes to the Yachtmaster course are scheduled for next winter, so if you have not completed a course or think it’s time to update your skills now is a good time.

The Day Skipper courses for both early 2015 and 2016 have gone ahead and some of the students have expressed an interest in going on to do a Yachtmaster course, but would like to complete sooner rather than later. Accordingly we are looking to run a course in May over three weekends.

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theory course scheduled for the end of 2016. It’s a six day course starting Sunday, October 16 and running for a further five Sundays until November 20.

RYA Powerboat Level II continues to be ever popular, with three courses last year plus a safety boat course.

This year looks to be even more busy with the first two scheduled courses in January and March already full and, following a request, an additional course has been slotted in midweek in March. The calendar offers a further six courses spread throughout the year until November.

We ran one of the two courses scheduled for each of the First Aid, GMDSS and Radar courses last year and have two of each scheduled again for 2016 in the spring and autumn.

Sadly both diesel engine maintenance courses last year had to be cancelled due to low numbers.

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This will doubly benefit members as they will have a greater choice of dates and still get a great price.

We will always try to offer our members the best possible courses to suit their requirements.

Please ask Cathy Crawley in the office if you are interested in any of our training activities.

RYA Training courses delivered at the Royal Southampton are designed to help members and non members increase and better their sailing skills as well as be safe at sea.

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RSYC Foyer Painting –

Royal Review of the French Fleet, 1905 Mike Shepard takes a close look at a famous painting

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isitors to the Ocean Village clubhouse cannot fail to notice the painting in the foyer of a Naval Review, clearly from a time when the Royal Navy was rather more significant globally than it is today.

The description below the painting tells us of the Italian artist, Eduardo Federico de Martino, who lived from 1832 to 1912, but is short of any worthwhile detail of the event.

I was particularly intrigued by the warship in the foreground, which is of an unusual design even by the standards of earlier days. My interest was also related to the fact that I have recently discovered that my great grandfather was Yeoman of Signals on the Royal Yacht Osborne during the latter part of Queen Victoria’s reign, and I wondered if he had been on board the reviewing vessel apparent in the painting.

My initial interest in the reviewing vessel identified it as the Victoria and Albert, which still had paddlewheels in 1897 but had been converted to screws by 1902 (evidenced from photos), so the painting is not from Queen Victoria’s time. (So no great grandpa!)

My subsequent research was greatly simplified by the internet, but also by a most surprising stroke of luck, more of which later.

What was known was that the painting was by Eduardo Federico de Martino. He was widely admired for his abilities and was appointed Marine Painter to the Royal Yacht Squadron early in 1894, and was subsequently appointed Marine Painter in Ordinary to Queen Victoria later that year. Much patronised by the British Royal family and many other eminent families of the day, he died in London in 1912 whilst delivering a painting commissioned by a member of the Royal Family. There are a number of his paintings in the Royal collection.

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picture, it seemed most likely that the picture is of the visit of the French Fleet reviewed on August 9, 1905 at Spithead by King Edward VII. It could just possibly have been the 1902 Coronation Review but this was ruled out as photos of the V&A on that occasion show her flying different flags from those in the painting.

I soon identified the strange looking, not to say weird, vessel in the foreground as the Massena, a French pre dreadnought Battleship of 11,735 tons. Massena was built at Ch de la Loire, the fourth ship in the Charles Martel series, but with many differences. The Massena was not a successful battleship as she was 900 tons overweight. She was laid down in September 1892, launched in July 1895 and commissioned into the French Navy in June 1898. Eventually she hit mines off Cape Helles during the January 1916 Gallipoli evacuation and was then scuttled to form a breakwater.

Photographs of the Massena show her distinctive bow, guns and anchors shown in the painting, unlike any of the other French warships of that time.

My efforts to identify other vessels in the picture were thwarted until, purely by chance, I came across a framed print in the lounge of the George Hotel in Yarmouth, IOW, showing the names and disposition of the entire fleet on the occasion of the visit of the French fleet in 1905, confirming my earlier thoughts.

This shows the Royal Yacht V&A, followed by the Royal Yacht Osborne (not shown in our painting) – those were the days, two Royal Yachts! The French flagship Massena is in the right foreground of our painting with French Battleships Jaureguiberry and Carnot astern. The second line of ships on the left of the painting is also all French – the torpedo gunboat Cassini, and destroyers Bombarde, Flamberge, and Catapulte.

Of interest, although not shown in the painting as she was at the far end

of the line headed by the Massena, the British flagship, was HMS Good Hope, a Drake class Armoured Cruiser. She was sunk in November 1914 with the loss of all hands by the German East Asiatic commerceraiding squadron including the armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau under Admiral Spee at the Battle of Coronel, off the Pacific coast of Chile. This little remembered battle was then considered the worst defeat suffered by the Royal Navy for centuries, and prompted the later destruction of Spee’s fleet off the Falklands, subsequently severely limiting further German naval action during WW1.

Why de Martino should have concentrated entirely on the French ships in the review is not clear – he was Italian and there is no indication of a personal affinity with France.

Also the way the ships are lying, and the direction in which the Royal Yacht is sailing, vary between the painting and the print, but I suspect that this is more down to artistic licence than wind and tide.

Neither have I found any evidence, other than the fact that it is blue, for the launch in the foreground being the Royal Barge, as is stated on the label on the wall below the painting.

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Swallow’s Return In past issues, Reluctant Boating Wife Angela Rice wrote of her introduction to ocean cruising in the Caribbean with fellow RSYC members Paul and Priscilla Kilty, and American buddy Richard Fernie, on his 38 ft. Catalina, Swallow. In this issue she says a final farewell to the Caribbean venture

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ow do you describe Paradise?

Tales of disaster are much more entertaining than irritating, envy-inspiring superlatives, but the Bahamian Exuma Islands must be given their due. Other places on this planet may offer such prolific and undisturbed sealife and delightfully simple shore living, but surely nothing could better this very special area of the Great Bahama Bank?

and Rays, casting their shadows on the perfect white sand beneath. Don a mask and snorkel and swim with glorious shoals of myriad varieties of multicoloured irridescent fish.

Watch an electric blue Barracuda in its cunning underwater neutral camouflage lick its lips as it loiters outside its exotic local chippy choosing its supper. All this in brilliant sunshine and perfect temperatures.

Especially as experienced aboard our family friend Richard’s Catalina 380, Swallow, on the final leg of her Rhode Island/Bermuda/Caribbean/ Bahamas/Intra Coastal Waterway circumnavigation.

Richard’s attractive mantra ‘Gentlemen don’t sail to windward’ delivered us broad reaches and goose-winged runs as we daysailed from island to island in unfathomably deep, inky-blue water. We came through the cuts at slack water to drop anchor on the

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shallow bank, loitering long enough to absorb the special nature of each location and check out the local bar cum restaurant. If there was one.

Knowing both eateries and provisions would be sparse en route we had stocked comprehensively for our three-week trip before leaving Georgetown (on the southernmost island of the 150 mile chain, Great Exuma) For the second time.

Two weeks before we had set out fully prepared — but after just one night had had to be towed ignominiously back for repairs, the rudder having fallen foul of a coral head. (Yachter Spring 2015) So we had consumed our first stash of carefully planned meals up on the hard in a rundown boat yard, not

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on the intended sunset lit, tranquil anchorages. But as our enforced stay coincided with Georgetown’s famous Regatta, we were able to join in the partying and admire the remarkable Bahamian Sloops with their super-tall masts and overhanging booms.

We not only (re-)raided Georgetown’s famous supermarket (the largest outside of Nassau) but also found an enterprising butcher who assembled, shrinkwrapped and froze meal portions of excellent meat, to order. This was stacked in the freezer section of Swallow’s fridge and consumed from the top, in order of selfdefrosting... So we also dined remarkably well as we floated through this newly discovered Paradise.

RSYC members Paul and Priscilla Kilty had shared most of our circumnavigation so far, but time ran out for them during the repairs.

So as they waved us off I, the least competent, was promoted by default to First Mate. A small step for most crew, but a giant leap for a Reluctant Boating Wife (albeit one undergoing a conversion). But as Skipper Richard was completely capable of single-handing and we were only going to be day-sailing from now, this was less risky than it sounds.

We chose not to tempt Providence by returning to Little Farmers Cay, the scene of our recent mishap, and Richard went further by deciding to propitiate the Sea Gods: he decanted a Rum Punch over Swallow’s bow. (A waste of a good drink, but a good photo opportunity

for his blog….) In fairness, things did go remarkably smoothly thereon. We over-nighted instead at Lee Stocking Island before heading for Staniel Cay. This small settlement has a modest holiday bungalow trade based on three things: The first is the wonderful Exumas environment. But added to that are the Thunderball Grotto and the Swimming Pigs. The former is a large sea cave in a rock a short distance offshore, into which it is possible to swim at low tide. Of all the amazing snorkelling, this was the highest of highpoints. With six or seven technicolour shoals darting around in sunlight shafting from the opening in the domed roof, it was like a set from a Bond movie. Which is not surprising as it was indeed a set for a Bond movie of many years ago – Thunderball.

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And the Swimming Pigs? There can be no animal less naturally designed for swimming (any more than flying) but over the years they have discovered that boats approaching spell food. They hopefully patrol the beach of their small island and on spotting any approaching craft rush into the water, frantically thrashing their inadequate trotters and elongating their snouts to the maximum to keep their nostrils above water. Their myopic piggy eyes and wild efforts to avoid sinking mean they typically fail to

spot the proffered food, but they fumble frantically around until they bump into it. Sitting in a dinghy it was intimidating to be the focus of this headlong rush — I had a vision of them capsizing us — but they proved to be easily distracted with lobbed apples. Meanwhile their piglets waited anxiously at the water’s edge, no doubt absorbing lessons for the future.

Warderwick Wells was our next stopover. The reason that this is the most perfect area in a perfect region is that it has been for many years

the centre of the large protected Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.

While most of the area is still relatively unspoilt, it is encouraging that this environmental ringfencing will guarantee that this part at least will continue to remain untouched into the future. This was not somewhere we could just heave up and drop an anchor. But there are a limited number of fixed moorings.

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We were lucky to be in the narrow channel just off the main island and the project HQ, where we could bone up on the flora, fauna and history of the Park. A curious tradition is to contribute a piece of driftwood with your ship’s name and the date to a bonfire-shaped cairn on Boo Boo Hill - the island’s highest point. We were foolishly amused to find a piece with a Swallowtail-like split, and duly inscribed it. While we had found clear seas everywhere, there was a special glinting jewel-like quality to the aquamarine water here.

Our last destination before leaving the Exumas to head towards the US mainland was Highbourne Cay, which had a development affording a restaurant, a pool and, most excitingly, a pontoon berth! This was our first time alongside for ten days, and a chance to access shore showers and refill the depleted water tanks.

(Fuel wasn’t an issue as we were travelling with a large number of fuel cans strapped to the stern – Probably of a similar cubic capacity to the wine casks in the underseat lockers.

Though these went down faster…)

Leaving here it felt odd to turn across the Bank towards Andros Island rather than resuming our

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accustomed ocean outside passage.

Eventually we rejoined the ocean at the edge of the ‘Tongue of the Ocean’ – a long mile deep trench cutting into the Great Bahama Bank, and crossed to Andros Island.

Pleasant though what we saw was, it was not the charmed world of the Exumas, but we discovered it to be a hugely popular ‘Bonefishing’ centre. We also found a ramshackle berth and that evening fell in with some interesting folk who talked to us both about Bonefishing and also the work of the US Defence marine research facility, linked to the deep water of the ‘Tongue’, which Andros borders.

From here we sailed North to Chub Cay, also a popular fishing centre, so we could take a straight shot West to the Bimini Islands and then Florida. Next day it was a long haul across to the far edge of the Bank.

A passing sparrow agreed and hitched a ride for half of it, and after some social pleasantries nodded off in a secure spot under the dinghy outboard. We had the odd experience of anchoring in 15 feet of water overnight while waiting for the high tide necessary to access the Alicetown’s small marina.

Not restful. The wind got up and the shallow sea was choppy. A loud

crash on the bow in the early hours had me leaping out of my focsle berth in alarm. Not as catastrophic as it sounded luckily - The anchor snubber had snapped under the strain.

In Alicetown we were following in the steps of Ernest Hemingway, inter al a keen sports fisherman.

The Shell House was a unique experience here - a house built entirely from coral, shells and ‘objets trouves’ by the enthusiastic local historian Ashley Saunders, who showed us round. A final snorkel was our farewell to an amazing experience before setting off across the deep Florida trench back to the US and Real Life.

Midway a squall blew up suddenly and I rushed up to take the helm while Richard dropped the mainsail. Bucking around, holding Swallow into the wind, I somehow managed to pinion his favourite hat under one arm as it flew past.

Then the Bimini cover followed and was clamped between my knees. As the US coast came into view I realised that I had become - happily - quasi competent.

So farewell, Reluctant Boating Wife! I have promoted myself to Incompetent Crew.

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AND THEN… Arrival in Lake Worth, Florida was everything the cruise hadn’t been. Torrential rain provided a drenching as we dinghied to the Immigration HQ, where we froze in fierce aircon for hours as it was explained why I was an Illegal Immigrant. Despite having a fully valid ESTA (aka Electronic System for Travel Authorisation, which clears Brits for entry without a

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formal visa) The small print of which I had read carefully, but I had failed to pick up on the words ‘Approved Carrier’. A private sailing yacht, US registered though it might be, is not an Approved Carrier apparently. An Approved Carrier is Immigration Speak for an airline. Apparently to be legal I should have flown the last leg of my journey, not sailed. But nowhere in the regulations does it

actually say this. Just those words ‘Approved Carrier’. They were however very nice about it, waived all the penalties and gave me a free six-month visa (I only needed 10 days) The Officer’s parting words stay with me ‘It’s very strange, but there have been quite a lot of Brits who have made the same mistake’ (‘Not strange at all Ma’am – Try putting it in your regulations!’

No, I didn’t actually say it).

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AND FINALLY… Even Paradise has its Other Side.

In a boat you expect this to be gear or mechanical failure, but give or take a temperamental dinghy outboard we were very fortunate.

However, there was Ratty.

He (or was it, we wondered anxiously, maybe a pregnant She?) must have sprinted up the hosepipe onto Swallow in tandem with the one we had triumphantly trapped back in that grotty boatyard in Georgetown, a week or so before.

As we sauntered through our Paradise we were engaged in a quiet battle with this elusive enemy, our respect for it growing daily, the more it outwitted us. Rat traps were unobtainable (along with most other provisions) and Richard decreed poison a last resort, but we did find a glue trap. This resulted in a much clatter in the port lazarette that night, and next morning we found the glue trap with much grey fur and a large claw imprint — but no rat.

So now we were looking for a half bald rat, with a limp. Next night he got into the dried food stores, so that made it a dehydrated, half bald rat with a limp. With remarkable acuity he then located and gnawed into the plastic bottle of Gatorade rehydrant.

A satisfied sneer was added to his description at this point.

However, when we came alongside, at Highbourne Cay, we hoped Ratty might consider this an opportunity to hop off to visit his northern relatives. Nonetheless Richard finally agreed to stock up on rat poison, just in case. All was quiet for a couple of nights, then we found a locker with new signs of substantial feasting.

That was it! Blocks of poison were deployed around the boat on plastic Pringles lids. The latter vanished but the blocks being too large to drag down behind the linings of the boat, were left perched on the ledges. Duly nibbled however. So we concluded our half bald rat with a limp and a sneer on his face might now have a

tummy ache. Richard’s plastic phial of penicillin tablets then vanished.

He was taking these for a developing tooth abscess, and was in no mood to be messed with. I of course was suspected of misplacing this and there was a cool atmosphere on the boat - Until I opened the shower cupboard, of all places, and there it was lying on top of the reserve stock of paper towel - clearly having been dragged down behind the linings from the bookshelf on which it was kept. We decided he had recognised the need to medicate his stomach ache, but suspected he might have added a penicillin rash to his list of battle scars. Richard had had enough! The blocks of poison were cut down into suitably small pieces and vanished. And all went quiet at last. We felt curiously sad - He had been a valiant and enterprising opponent.

Just one claw was found in the bilge, some months later. RIP Ratty.

Angela Rice

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COWEScontest photo WEEK 2016

Cruising and Photographic Competition 2016 W

ith this edition the Royal Southampton launches its photographic and cruising diary competition for 2016 - the opportunity for you to share your photographic skills as well those spur-of-the-moment pictures we all like to capture for our memories.

All members of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club may enter the Photographic and Cruising Diary competition in which we hope to reflect the atmosphere and activity of the Club. The aim is to capture the spectacle of all aspects of sailing activity on the water, and this year we have our new Dinghy section which should broaden the opportunities, as well as the atmosphere of social events and other activities on shore and at the clubhouses, or simply the Club and its many personalities, both at Ocean Village and Gins. And once again it doesn’t matter whether you have an

Ashore Fish Market

by Diana Robertson On The Water Silver Lining

by Dr John Mathias Cruise Log Purrfurus

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On the water Club activities ashore Club personalities expensive camera or a straightforward point-and-shoot pocket camera, or the camera on your mobile phone.

Interpret the themes as widely as you like and pictures taken on water or land do not necessarily need feature dinghies, boats, motor cruisers, yachts or yachting and to extend the scope, photos do not necessarily have to be taken in Solent waters.

As a separate competition, cruisers are invited to submit a cruise diary - an illustrated account of one of the club rallies or a cruising venture.

Contributions for the Yachter or club website about members’ experiences on cruising events or longer distance sailing ventures will

automatically be entered for the diary competition.

Both competitions will run throughout the spring, summer and autumn and will close on Sunday, October 30. Winners will be announced at the cruisers’ dinner on Saturday, November 19.

Winners in each category will receive a prize and an overall winner will be selected by the judges to receive an additional prize.

The competition will be judged by the Commodore, the Club Editor, and an independent guest judge. Their decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. There is no entry fee, so just check the rules online and download an entry form from the club website..

Remember to take your camera with you when you are out and about.

For full rules and an entry form, please logon on to www.rsyc.org.uk

THE RULES

The Winners 2015 Personality Surprising Finlay

by Colin Lewis

Photo Competition categories

1. T his competition is organised by the Royal Southampton Yacht Club and is open to all categories of members including cadets and associates.

2. Members may enter a maximum of three entries per person in each category.

3. Photographs can be colour or black and white, and may be submitted on photo quality paper or as a digital jpeg file. These can be submitted by email to rsyc@ mac.com or on CD or computer memory stick to the Club office at Ocean Village.

4. Images which have been digitally manipulated, other than straightforward enhancement, are not permitted.

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The following details must be attached to each entry. Photographers name and contact details / when and where taken / title (if appropriate).

6. When people are photographed for personality pictures please get their permission, and when children are photographed you should submit written permission of the parent or guardian with your entry. yachter Spring 2016

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The copyright of all entries will remain with the photographer, but all entries may be added to the Club’s photo database and may be used in Club publications, publicity and/or online. Should any photograph submitted be published in a Club publication or online, the photographer will be credited but no payment will be made.

8. Editorial cruising contributions, accompanied by photographs for the Yachter and the Club website at www.rsyc.org.uk will automatically be entered for the Cruising Diary competition.

9. The RSYC takes no responsibility for entries mislaid or damaged in the post, nor undertakes to return images to those participating in the competition.

10. All entries to be submitted to the Club Editor at Ocean Village.

11. Closing date for entries is Sunday, October 30. Winners will be announced at the Cruisers’ Dinner on Saturday, November 19. www.rsyc.org.uk

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