Tenby Sailing Club News

A stiff breeze that eased somewhat as the races wore on, together with choppy seas under a leaden sky, greeted the three intrepid crews that set forth on Sunday morning. Race officer Paul Evenden and rib driver Ieuan James set a triangular course with near perfect reaching angles (according to the RO!) for the two races run back to back. In the first race, the RS200 of Dan Jackson and Connor Keohane was first over the line and soon built a lead on the Osprey of Jaime Bohata; meanwhile Danny, in his Streaker, took a conservative starting approach, mooring up to the start mark for a few moments whilst he gauged the best route up the beat for his attack on the lead. The reaching angles meant that Dan and Connor in the asymetric boat, spinnaker up, soon built a commanding lead on the Osprey that chose not to fly their spinnaker. Danny was plugging away until a collision with a partially submerged floating object tore his rudder from its mountings and put paid to his chances. He was towed in by the safety rib with a little difficulty, due to some of his boat’s buoyancy tanks filling with water, through the holes left by the damaged rudder mountings. Whilst the towing operation went on and the sun came out, a second race was underway, once again won by Dan and Connor after a capsize caused by a tangled main sheet bridle put paid to Jaime’s chances. Winter Series Racing will continue until Boxing Day, weather permitting, with two races on Sunday mornings. Any dinghy sailors out there looking for some racing are welcome to attend. Membership taken out now will include all of next year, too, so the winter racing will effectively be free. Blues Night Saturday night’s Tenby Blues weekend performance of the five-piece band ‘Cottonmouth’ at the club was, once again, a roaring success, with the club crammed to capacity. Many thanks to the organisers, all who attended and especially Mr. Terry Evans and Mr. John Akrill for stepping into the breach and running the bar at the last minute, after Mike Stace was taken ill. Mike is now recovering and assures us he will back on the water and winning races again very soon. Forthcoming events Tonight (Friday) - Annual Prize-Giving Dinner at the Giltar Hotel, The Esplanade, Tenby, at 7 for 7.45 pm. Dinner, prize-giving and raffle, followed by a disco and bar until late. £26 per person. Dress code, black tie, lounge suit or Mess dress. Members have been emailed with full details. Tomorrow (Saturday) - Autumn International Rugby, Wales v New Zealand, kick-off 5.30 pm. Bar open from 5 pm. After that, moving seamlessly on to the club AGM beginning once the rugby is over. There are some vacancies on the committee and volunteers are sought to help in the running of the club. If any member out there would like to get involved please get in touch with any current committee member, and/or come to the AGM and speak up! Also, our membership secretary, Julia Dashfield, is relinquishing her post after many years service. Thanks Julia for all your work. That means we are looking for a replacement; get your application in quick! Junior Christmas Party - date to be confirmed. All juniors parents and helpers welcome. Club Christmas Party - December 20. Full details to follow. February 21 - Sailwave demonstration. One for the diary; there will be a demonstration of the Sailwave racing results software at the club on February 21; all welcome. Opening Hours The club is now open Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday lunchtime. Website The club’s website can be found at www.tenbysailingclub.org.uk and includes a Facebook link and details of activities and sponsors. New members welcome; sailors, aspirant sailors and non sailors. We are a members club run by volunteers who try to involve all members in a variety of activities, both sailing and social. To enquire about joining call at the clubhouse, contact any member who will be pleased to help, or contact us on-line.