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April 2019


                                                              The Club Regatta is being resurrected this year and
             Commodore’s Corner                               will  be  combined  with  the  Summer  Lunch  in  a

                                                              different format to recent years. More about that
            he  summer  sailing  season  is  now  under  way,   in May, but in the meantime, please make a note
        T  with  three  races  a  day,  starting  at  12  noon.   of the date, which is Saturday 22nd June.
        There  will  also  be  semi-formal  help  available   Please  remember  that  as  from  1st  April,  you  are
        before racing starts on a Sunday. There is a What’s   required  to  either  wera  personal  buoyancy  or
        App Group set up for this, which you will be able to   ensure that your boat carries one buoyancy aid for
        read  about  further  on.  The  Wednesday  evening    all  those  on  board.  The  Committee  do  however
        series followed by a BBQ is due to start on the 15th
                                                              suggest  that  your  wear  a  lifejacket  or  personal
        May.
                                                              buoyancy aid unless you are sure you do not need
        The Committee asked Jonathan Carter if he would       to. You are asked to read carefully the Health and
        fill  the  Vice  Commodore  position  which  was  left   Safety Policy on page 33 of the current Handbook.
        vacant at the AGM and I am pleased to say that he     When  flag  Y  is  flown,  it  means  that
        has accepted. We are still looking for someone to     everyone afloat shall wear a buoyancy
        take  over  from  John  Thomson  as  Treasurer  so,  if   aid, not just those who are racing.
        anyone is willing to take on that role, please speak                 This issue contains a number of QR
        to either John or myself.
                                                                             codes  which  can  be  read  by  most
        Caroline  Smethers  is  progressing  well  with
        arrangements for PTBO on the 19th May, you will                      smartphones.  These  links  will  take
        be able to read more about this in this issue. If you                you  directly  to  a  web  site  without
        have  not  advised  her  of  the  help  you  can  give               the need to input the URL.
        either  on  the  day  or  before,  then  please  use  the
        link on page ?? to fill in your availability.

        Sunday lunches seem to have been well received,
        with  an  average  of 15.8  being  served each  week.                                         Commodore
        This  is  mainly  down  to  a  few  ladies  doing  the
        cooking, many thanks to them. The last one will be
        on  Sunday  5th  May.  After  that,  the  BBQ  can  be
        used to cook your own burgers or steaks.
        Fifty one members ad guests are booked in for the
        Fitting out Supper this Saturday.
        The Committee ask you all to please try and keep
        the clubhouse tidy. We do have cleaners, but they       If so, please go the Members’ section of
        are  only  engaged  to  clean  and  not  tidy  up.  The   the website, find your own record and
        latter because they do not know where everything              update the information there.
        lives; if you get something out, please, please put it
        away again. This also goes to keeping the kitchen        If you have difficulty in doing so, please
        clean, tidy and cups and plates being washed, dried                  send the details to
        and put away please.                                           membership@rscsailing.org






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