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Club News - February

Forts Race Weekend - Super Early Entry Discount Announced

Posted: Saturday, 28 February , 2015

It's a long way off, but are you planning to enter the Forts Race this year? If so, now's the time to take advantage of our Super Early entry fee discount thanks to our sponsors at Vattenfall. There are ten entries available at only £20. Once those are gone, the standard Early Bird price of £40 applies if booked before the end of June, and for regular entries the full price is £60. So book now, and save £40. See the Forts Race web page for full details at wyc.org.uk/on-the-water/forts-race

The UK’s First Topaz Uno National Championship, at Whitstable Yacht Club in 2015!

Posted: Friday, 27 February , 2015

Whitstable Yacht Club will be hosting the first ever Topaz Uno National Championships this year, on 15th and 16th August. The event is being launched this weekend at the |RYA Dinghy Show by Topper International, and will be co-sponsored by Ronstan and Musto Clothing. For all the latest information about the event, see our dedicated Topaz Nationals page at wyc.org.uk/site/Topaz_Nationals.

ARTISTS’ OPEN HOUSE EXHIBITION 2015@WYC

Posted: Sunday, 15 February , 2015

Whitstable Yacht Club is pleased to announce that, following last year’s highly successful Artist’s Open House exhibition at the Clubhouse, we are looking to run the exhibition again in Autumn 2015 and we welcome hearing from individual members interested in taking charge of the event.
Robin South launched the event last year with the help of many volunteers, and he is happy to assist those who would like to take on the role for 2015. Please contact: The Club Manager at office@wyc.org.uk

Boat Parking - update on changes

Posted: Tuesday, 10 February , 2015

The proposed changes in boat parking notified in the news item posted in January have now been implemented. Full details are available from the Beachmaster or from your Class Captain but in brief, we have:

- Tidied all areas of the beach and West Quay. Further activity is planned to move and dispose of any unpaid and/or unidentified kit in accordance with the club’s membership conditions and the recognised RYA process.

- Created space for temporary boat parking nearer the clubhouse for WYC boats required to move when the club hosts major events
created an area for cadet boat storage nearer the club house.

- Tried to ensure there is space near to the launch/retrieval area for the most regular sailors, and where possible have consolidated class areas on the beach and quay.

As a result a small number of boats and trailers have been moved, most within the existing class areas. If your boat is one of those moved to a different area of the beach or quay your Class Captain will be able to tell you where it is now situated. An updated class allocation diagram will be available later this month. The beach and West Quay utilisation will be monitored and ‘ fine tuned’ if necessary during the season.

Many thanks from the Sailing Committee to those club members who volunteered their help over the last two weekends to implement the changes.

Finally, if you have not yet placed your 2015 sticker on your boat (and/or trailer where appropriate) please can you do so by the end of this month.

2015 sailing schedule now available

Posted: Saturday, 07 February , 2015

The 2015 sailing schedule is now available on the club website and to add to your computer or phone calendar!

New WYC e-cigarette byelaw

Posted: Thursday, 05 February , 2015

Whitstable Yacht Club has introduced a new byelaw to extend the ban on smoking in enclosed spaces on club premises to include the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices.

UK law states that the use of e-cigarettes in buildings is at the discretion of the management. WYC, as a sporting venue, has decided that in line with guidelines from the WHO and BMA e-cigarettes are now banned in enclosed areas at the Club in line with the restrictions on tobacco based smoking products.

“Smoking” e-cigarettes reinforce the normality of smoking behavior. The industry is unregulated and some products produce levels of toxins in a range of that produced by some cigarettes, others may produce lower levels of exhaled aerosol toxicants, but this does not mean that these levels are acceptable to involuntarily exposed bystanders

Successful Race Officer Course

Posted: Wednesday, 04 February , 2015

Thanks to Ted Temple, RYA National Race Officer, 24 WYC club members and 4 from Hampton Pier Yacht Club had an enjoyable day learning about the role of the Race Officer on Saturday 31st January. It was a really informative session and even those that are competent race officers learnt a trick or two! Well done to Peter Gowing for setting this event up!