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Hooe Point Sailing Club Spring
2010 News Letter
Welcome to the new sailing season, let’s hope the weather is
going to be better this year giving us the opportunity to use
our vessels as often as possible. Having been a past committee
member, for I don’t know how many years, I have seen the club
move forward in leaps and bounds. Now as your new commodore, I
would like to continue to see the club grow stronger and
stronger and involve all members in as many activities as
possible over the next few years. There were a number of issues
brought up at the AGM, which the committee will look at over the
next few months. However, to do this we need a starting point.
For me, I have thought about this long and hard and think that
the best way forward is to find out what you, as members, want.
I have, therefore, compiled a questionnaire, which I would very
much appreciate you spending a few minutes of your time to
complete and return. Your views are important in keeping the
club active and moving on. I am not saying that the results
will be instantaneous, as it will take some time to collate the
information and put together an action plan. I would hope to
have the results available by the time the next newsletter is
circulated. I am asking that you place your name on the
questionnaire so I can provide personal feedback to an
individual where necessary, however you can return the
questionnaire anonymously if you prefer.
We
have already organised some on water events, for this year, the
first, being the Hooe Point Grand cruise to Fowey, on Saturday
22 May and home again on Sunday 23 May 2010. The second trip
should be to Salcombe or Fowey on Saturday 31st July
and return on Sunday 1st August 2010. All club
members are invited to attend, this is not a race but a cruise,
I actively encourage our motor boat owners to join in and have
fun.
Please
keep your eyes on the website for other details of what is
happening at the club during the year.
To
finish with I ask you all for your support during the next few
years. I will endeavour to serve you all to the best of my
ability through what may be an interesting time.
Mark.
Dinghy
and Cruiser racing.
Welcome
to the 2010 season.
The pursuit
yacht racing is being held on Tuesday evenings at
1900hrs. Come along and have a go its good fun and not too
serious, or just watch the action from Mount Batten pier.
If you
haven't a yacht or haven't a crew, why don't you put your name
and contact details on the club house board or see
a committee member.
Dinghy racing is being held on Monday evenings 1900hr
start. Participants and spectators always welcomed. As it is
usually around the buoys by the club house, you can always come
down to check out the competition, get a taster of dinghy
sailing or just to socialise.
As a
special event this year, the club have organised a dinghy
weekend, named the Alan Pitt Weekend to honour
our past commodore. In the spirit of full participation the
club are hoping other civil service clubs and Port of Plymouth
clubs will join us to make this a great weekend of dinghy
sailing Alan would have been proud of.
The date
for this weekend 12th and 13th June.
Other
planned events are the regatta 17th and 18th July.
Hopefully, this year the weather gods will give us a good
summer!
Website News
Thank
you for those who have commented about the web site. I hope that
it is proving useful and easy to use to all our members who
access it. I do my best to keep it up to date on at least a
weekly basis if not a daily basis if I get the chance. The
website is only as good as the information that I receive,
whether it’s from the committee, a member or I have seen it on
the white board in the club. The more I get the more I can put
on it but it has to be related to the club and its members. If
you want to see something that you want on the website that
maybe of use then please feel free to email me and ask if it’s
possible. If you know of any important calendar dates that
members might like to know then please contact me so I can post
on the web site. I am hoping to change it again in the future
for a more up to date look and have a members only area which
you can sign into.
Site
Craning-in and the pre season Work Party were both successfully
accomplished. The Portacabin was completely redecorated inside.
Many thanks to all that took part. It has to be said that it is
the same relatively few members that turn up on these occasions
and do all the work required. It would be good to see more
members involved.
The
workboat is ashore and going through a thorough overhaul. When
Jim has finished it will be the smartest workboat in the Port of
Plymouth!
There
have been a number of new members joining the club recently and
storage next winter will be at a premium.
If you
are parking on site please do so with consideration for other
members and anyone who may want to move a dinghy or boat near
where you are parked. If you do have to block a boat, or
another car, in then please leave your keys in the cupboard
under the counter in the Club House.
Moorings
Thanks to a good turnout of helping hands all
the required work was successfully carried out in the series of
work parties in February, so a big thank you to all those who
turned up to help with the hard work.
The deep-water work party were
given an alternative view of the new moorings officer when he
volunteered to dust off his SCUBA equipment and don it to try &
salvage a dropped catenary chain. (No Names Mentioned) All
looked promising as he was dragged out into position by the club
workboat after confidently announcing that it was only a
10-minute job. However after around 50 minutes of comprehensive
searching in near zero visibility in which the only thing found
was an interesting specimen of starfish defeat was finally
admitted, and a new chain & weight were prepared and positioned.
The moral of the story mainly being that the
mud keeps its secrets well, so be careful what you drop out
there.
On a more serious note can I just remind
everyone that the spreader ropes on each mooring should be kept
to the length of your boat, without any excessive slack which
can cause excessive movement of each trot.
Thank You
Andy
Mawe
PPSA
News
The
following information was recently circulated at a PPSA
meeting.
It is
now possible to dispose of out-of-date pyrotechnics via our
local Coastguard MRCC at Brixham. Members will need to phone
ahead and make an appointment to drop expired pyros off in
Brixham. The MRCC will need to know the number, age, condition
and type being delivered. They will only accept out of date
pyros from recreational water users.
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