RUNSWICK BAY BEACH & SAILING CLUB

Newsletter June 2003

COMMODORES WELCOME

First of all I would like to thank all those who helped with the maintenance work at the club during the workdays. The new decking in front of the clubhouse looks great complete with balustrade. Racing is taking place whenever conditions allow and the rescue boat has always been in attendance. Please make an effort to get down to the club whenever you can and use the extensive facilities.

New Members are required and are very welcome whether it is just as a Social Member or to use the Clubs Pico's. So if you know of anyone who may be interested get them to come along.

Best Regards,

Stuart

Commodore RBBSC

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

GOLF DAY -

Tuseday 1st July 2003 Scarborough South Cliff Golf Club,

COMMODORES DAY -

Sunday 13th July 2003

RUNSWICK BAY RESCUE BOAT Weekend

2nd - 3rd Aug Disco & BBQ at club on Sat night

RNLI Weekend - 9th - 10th Aug Sail to Staithes

HOUSE COMMITTEE

The house committee would like to thank all those who gave up one Sunday or more to help get the club ready for another year. Most of the jobs which needed to be done have now been completed.

New format newsletter

Let me know your views on the new format for the newsletter. If you would like to add an article to the next one, drop me a line details below.

Commodores Day - 13th July

Please come along and support the Club. Everyone is most welcome including any guests you may wish to bring. Could you please advise Lindsay (my wife) as to numbers so she has some idea as far as catering is concerned. For the sailors out there the race is planned to start at 13:00, Please can you make every effort to be down in time. Once the race has finished there will be prize giving and then the Commodores Buffet. NB High tide is approx. 16:40

SUBSCRIPTIONS

A number of you have still not paid your Subscriptions for the new season. Please complete the subscription renewal form and forward them to Peter Wright along with the enclosed fee as soon as possible.

Help Required

Sailing Members

More sailing members are needed. We now have a regular helm on the rescue boat, please make it worth while and get down to race. Starts are 2:00. The club is looking to increase its membership, with most of the boat owners struggling to get a crew each week if you know of anybody thinking of learning to sail am sure that most will gladly introduce them to sailing. With racing planned every weekend this should give the opportunity to practice with a novice. Chris Smith or Mike Shingler are willing to give anyone a ride on a Cat or the club Pico's are ready to go.

As in previous years help is required for Commodores day. If you could do a Salad or Sweet to help Lindsay please contact her with your suggestions. Any costs will be reimbursed.

Vandalism

Some of you may know but the club has suffered earlier this year, one of the club tractors was started and driven through the fence. Only minor damage was caused and petrol robbed from the fuel store. We hope that this will be the end for this year.

RBBSC Golf Trophy

18 Hole Golfer Special

A change from Romanby this year

Mike Shingle has booked us in at

Scarborough South Cliff

Tee Off 2:00pm

Meal 7:00pm

Please contact Mike if you

Wish to play

Numbers are limited this year

The annual RBBSC Golf Trophy will be contested on the 1st July at Scarborough South Cliff Golf Club. Mike Shingler is co-ordinating the event this year. So that the tees can be booked it is important that if you intend to compete that you contact Mike ASAP After then it may not be possible to book a tee for you. A meal is available after the round.

Hurricane 5.9 Nationals - Highcliffe

Some of you may have known that Tim Roberts and myself competed in this year's Hurricane 5.9 Nationals at Highcliffe. I thought that I would give a brief account of the event, a full write up will no doubt appear in yachts and yachting and on the Hurricane website. 37 boats entered the event, The event was held over an extended Spring Bank Holiday weekend with 10 races planned over the 4 days. The weekend started with sunny conditions and a force 4-5 this continued though out the weekend giving ideal sailing conditions. This was the first event for Tim and myself this year and it took the Saturday before we got back into it. It was not until Monday and the wind had increase to a good force 5 that we had our best result of the weekend. Unfortunately due to work commitments we where unable to sail on the final Tuesday but finished 22 overall.

Wanted

If You have any News, Announcements, Articles or Adverts, which you would like to include in the newsletter, please can you let me know. I will be only too glad to include them.

In the Next Newsletter - Review of Commodores Day and race results RBBSC Golf Results

Due out Mid August.

Duty Days

A small plea - can you please check your sailing programme and if down to be Duty Officer make every effort to come down to the club, or find a person to swap with. Often it is assumed that our steward will be down and can manage. Roger, like the rest of us does have other commitments which may prevent him from getting down early or staying late.
   
   

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