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Club News - February

Dinghy Instructors Required for Cadet and Sailing Development Sessions

Posted: Tuesday, 23 February , 2016

If you have a current RYA Dinghy or Assistant Dinghy Instructor certificate, your club cadet fleet needs you to help out with training sessions. You'd be working under the guidance of a Senior Sailing Instructor and filling in on a ad-hoc basis, to cover gaps in the rota. Please email Peter Gowing if you're interested: sailing.development.officer@wyc.org.uk.

Wine & Wisdom Well Done!

Posted: Sunday, 21 February , 2016

Over 80 people took part in the Wine & Wisdom on Saturday night at Whitstable Yacht Club. The Sea Room was packed with tables, and a lot of cheese was eaten to support the brains of the competitors who answered some tricky questions! Highlight of the night was the Cadet table beating their parents, but everyone who took part had fun. We also raised £160 for the Cadets from the raffle! Thanks to organisers and quiz masters Phil Emery, Ian Hender and Alex Grantham!

Recuiting Race Recorders

Posted: Sunday, 21 February , 2016

Maybe you're a husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/parent/child of a sailor? Maybe you can't sail as much as you would like but still want to be involved?
Come and join the WYC Race Recording team! We can't promise you won't get wet as you bounce over the waves in a rib out to the committee boat, but we can promise a close up view of club racing and good company!
Full Training given, and free Social membership if you commit to a minimum of 10 duties per year. Contact Jill Fagg (brownings.oast@gmail.com) for more information.

Do you want to be part of the WYC General Committee?

Posted: Tuesday, 16 February , 2016

The AGM is coming up in early April. At the AGM we vote in the members of the General Committee. A number of GC members are stepping down, or changing positions, so we have vacancies.
The General Committee meets once a month, in the evening of the 3rd Monday of the month, and is there to administer and manage the club. Being on the General Committee is the best way to influence the future direction of the club, and a great way to give something back to your club.
Members of the General Committee can either have specific roles, relating to Officer positions or sub committees, or be 'ordinary members' without specific responsibilities or duties, there to act as representatives of the membership at large, and to provide support and advice.
We have specific vacancies in the positions of Treasurer, Rear Commodore House and Vice Commodore, and open positions for ordinary members.
If you'd like to be a part of the General Committee for the 2016 season, please contact Jeff in the office for a nomination form, which need to be submitted at least 2 weeks before the AGM. If you have any questions about the General Committee, any of the current members would be happy to help.

STORAGE STICKERS

Posted: Tuesday, 16 February , 2016

Perpetual storage stickers for members boats/equipment/racks are now available to pick up in the Sea Room of the club. Please come down and place them on your equipment as soon as possible. When placing on dinghies, please stick them on the transom where they can be easily seen when the cover is on. Board/kayaks, please place the sticker on your allocated rack. There is space on the sticker for your name should you wish - this would help with identification. Stickers will not be issued annually in future. Sailing Sec.

1 month until the 2016 sailing season starts!

Posted: Sunday, 14 February , 2016

It's now only one month until the start of the 2016 sailing season! The WYC programme is at the printers, and will be sent out to members in the next few weeks, and the 2016 schedule has just gone live on the website at wyc.org.uk/on-the-water/schedule. The Working Party is on 12th March, followed by the first race of the year on Sunday 13th March at 2pm. Highlights this year include Whitstable Week from 1st to 5th August, the Tasar Nationals on 8th, 9th and 10th July, and a Kent Schools Sailing Association Regatta on 10th September. Don't forget to check the programme for your assigned duty.
There's lots to look forward to at Whitstable Yacht Club this year!

Bar

Posted: Wednesday, 10 February , 2016

We now serve Fosters & Strongbow cloudy cider both at £3.15 a pint, these have replaced Orangeboom & Thatchers.
Alex Grantham. single handed, kindly painted the bar completely free last week & the pictures were rehung by a team last Friday. A big thank you to Alex and all those helped with the pictures on the Friday.

Cadet Fund Raising Dinner

Posted: Monday, 08 February , 2016

Come and enjoy a delicious meal created by David Lowes to tickle your taste buds!
Saturday March 19th at 7pm.
£12.50 per person. Please pay in advance in office or at the bar.
Limited numbers, cut off day Monday 14th March.

Atlantic Challenge Row - Dan and Olly finish first in the pairs class in just under 43 days!

Posted: Sunday, 07 February , 2016

Friends of WYC, Dan Parsons and Olly Clark completed their 3000 mile row across the Atlantic last week, winning the Pairs race in 42 days, 17 hours & 59 minutes! They've achieved so much since launching their boat at Whitstable Yacht Club in May 2015, and beaten significant challenges along the way. You can read about their row at www.atlantic-row.com/, and donate to the charities they have supported here. Well done Olly and Dan from all at Whitstable Yacht Club!