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RNLI Talk - 27 November

Posted: Wednesday, 19 November, 2008

To keep you all occupied over the winter months we have put together a series of talks. The first talk will be given by Dave Parry of the RNLI at 8pm on Thursday 27th November. Food will also be served from 7 until 8 at the bargain price of £5.00 (please book behind the bar in the usual way). We are very grateful that Dave is giving up his time to do this for us and it would be good to see a lot of faces in the audience! See you there! WYC (Brand New) Social Committee.

Cadet Class Captain Election

Posted: Wednesday, 19 November, 2008

Who do you want to win? Three candidates have put themselves forward for the position of Cadet Class Captain. These are: Rupert Kilburn, Tom Bruton, and the team of Siobhan Lamb and Alicia Clifford. Keep your eyes on the Notice Board for instructions on how to vote - the new Cadet Class Captain will be announced on the 23rd Dec (club Christmas party). May the best person win!! (PS: The American election had nothing on this)

Photo needed

Posted: Saturday, 15 November, 2008

We are looking for a photo to grace the cover of the WYC 2009 programme. Any offers? Please e-mail the office with anything suitable.

VHF Radio Courses

Posted: Friday, 14 November, 2008

A VHF radio course is planned for the new year. If you would like to enrol, please leave your name and number on the school answerphone - 01227 282800 - or e-mail .

Quiz Nights Blast Off

Posted: Saturday, 08 November, 2008

A nail-biting finish to the first of the new quiz night series on Friday (7th November). Excellent evening, some very in-ter-esting questions and the start of a gourmet challenge on the 'bring your own nibbles' theme. Plenty of scope for more teams:- you have a month to polish the brain cells before the next round on 12th December. Losing team must set and present the next set of questions - well done, Andrew Folkard's team. We look forward to your challenge.

New Years Eve - Party of the Year

Posted: Friday, 07 November, 2008

Live band, champagne and lovely food - tickets will be available sometime next week from behind the bar.

Cat Laying Up Supper - 29 November

Posted: Thursday, 06 November, 2008

Probably one of the most entertaining nights you will have at the Club - bring along a lot of loose change for fines as you will be "sent down" by a special guest - all proceeds go to the RNLI. A lovely two course meal is available made by our own professional Chef, Wendy. Please book your tickets behind the bar (this is a popular evening so get in quickly!).

Calling all Cadets

Posted: Thursday, 23 October, 2008

We are in need of a Class Captain for the cadets. We have a large number of cadets and, as a club, would like to find out what you need as a group - from social events to training issues. We need a person who is prepared to come to either the Sailing Committee meetings or, if school/homework does not permit, send an email which can be read out at this committee. If you are interested, please add your name to the list on the Club Notice Board or, if this is not possible, email the office (). COME ON....this is your chance to get what you want from your Club! DEADLINE: 17 NOVEMBER.

WYC Dominate Podium at Wanderers Inland Champs

Posted: Monday, 06 October, 2008

Whitstable boats took two of the top three places in a fleet of 20 Wanderers in the Inland Championships at Bewl Valley SC over the weekend. In very breezy conditions Gavin Barr successfully defended his title, crewed by Paul Cross. Chris Partington and Jack Skipper "sailed a blinder" to take 3rd place, beating several top Wanderer class sailors in the process. Well done Team WYC!

New Racing Rules

Posted: Thursday, 02 October, 2008

The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) are updated every four years just after the Olympics. The new 2009 rules therefore run through until after the next games, i.e 2012. ISAF has published the new rules. A summary of the changes with explanations, together with the new rules can be seen at http://www.madforsailing.com (for those with access to this site).

The only major change concerns the rules at mark roundings (Rule 18). The old two boat length rule (the Zone) has become 3 boat lengths but provision is made for sailing instructions to change that to two boat lengths or four boat lengths, depending on the speed of the boats concerned. “Will this make any difference to me club racing at WYC” I hear you say. The answer is yes; after 1 January when you approach a mark the “Zone” for overlaps etc will be three boat lengths, not two.

For those racing in the winter series at Westbere, the change will be in mid season. Perhaps Westbere should hold a special “Zone” party on New Years Day!

Future Olympians Maybe????

Posted: Friday, 26 September, 2008

John (age 13) and Clare (age 9) Peterson have been selected for the RYA Mirror National Squad after 3 years in the Zone squad. Click on the link to read more...

The selection was based on the Eric Twiname Championship at Rutland, Nationals at Llandudno and Poole, and the Inland Championships at Hollingwoth Lake. They are the first South East sailors ever to have been selected for the National Squad. John started racing in the WYC club boat ‘Inshore@’ Clare joined him as crew at the Mirror Europeans 2006 in Poole when she was 7 years old,

We are particularly proud of our cadet fleet here at WYC who have a great “grown up” support team who ferry them all over the UK. It is also nice that several cadets’ sailing adventures have started in the boat provided by Towergate - what an investment!!

Anyone interested in becoming involved on the Cadet Committee, please contact the office - we are looking for a representative at the Sailing Committee (any age welcome!).

Webcam

Posted: Thursday, 25 September, 2008

I know of lot of you use the webcam but unfortunately we seem to have a connection problem with this at the moment. The whole system is under review and hopefully it will prove more reliable in the future. I have turned on and off nearly everything I can, have changed our wireless connection and jiggled around with wires but it still seems to be breaking down on a regular basis. I can only apologise and promise you a better system in the future. I will speak to our IT bods tomorrow. Melanie.

WINE OF THE WEEK - SPECIAL PROMOTION

Posted: Thursday, 25 September, 2008

We have two wines on SPECIAL PROMOTION at the moment. White Wine: Montana, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 (New Zealand) Red Wine: Wolf Bass, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (South Africa) Exceptionally good wine at regular prices. WHILE STOCKS LAST!!

Forts Race

Posted: Monday, 22 September, 2008

A truly successful weekend. Fifty entries, sunshine and good sailing breezes. Well done to the organising team… and here’s an extract from an e-mail just received from Don Findlay, our guest race officer:- “Thank you for making us so welcome. It is a joy to come to WYC each year. I cannot stress too strongly that the control of the RIBs and drivers by Ian is exemplary.” Congratulations to Rob Laws and Stuart France, first WYC boat at 6th overall.

More successes for our sailors abroad…

Posted: Tuesday, 16 September, 2008

Well done to Max Hunt and Charlie Campion who both came 6th in their fleets. Max in the Masters Radial and Charlie in the Grand Masters Standard (they don't look old enough do they?)

WYC B14s Looking Good!

Posted: Monday, 01 September, 2008

During 2008, Whitstable B14s, sailed by Mark Barnes/Pete Nicholson and Simon Hadley/Nicky Webster, have been attendees on the TT circuit. To date Barnes/Nicholson came second in the Nationals held over one day due to extreme conditions during the late May Bank Holiday. Read more about the dynamic duo.

Barnes/Nicholson have also won several TT events, the latest being Lee-on-the-Solent this weekend, resulting in them leading the UK TT series but being closely followed by several teams. Simon and Nicky have also attended several TTs with some good success, narrowly missing out on the prizes at a couple. With an upturn in the class, we will have at least two more boats at Whitstable in 2009, one being Leaky/Gerry sailing the new Leaky Pipes, making a return after two years absence. With the Worlds in Hobart, Australia in January, things are looking good for the Whitstable teams.

Sheppey Round the Island Success for WYC

Posted: Monday, 01 September, 2008

Well done to the our Whitstable fleet on Saturday when an amazing 5 out of the 8 boats who competed in the race finished in the top 10! The results can be seen on the IOS Sailing Club website and a full report and pictures will be available on that website shortly.

Winter Evenings

Posted: Saturday, 16 August, 2008

We have plans for a series of winter talks and presentations. An excuse to foregather for a drink and learn something interesting! Do you have any requests or suggestions for topics? Needn't be 100% sailing related. Please send a note to Mel in the office.

WYC at the Feva Worlds

Posted: Sunday, 10 August, 2008

Will Lowes and Hugo Tucker took 33rd in the Gold fleet of the Feva world championship in Gottskar, Sweden, from a total entry of over 100. They were 3rd overall in the Junior Champion category.

Congratulations Christian

Posted: Saturday, 09 August, 2008

Congratulations to Christian Brewer who, crewing for former Whitstable member Stuart Jardine, has just won the XOD Captains Cup in Cowes Week from a fleet of 80 boats over 8 days of racing. This is the sixth time Christian has won it with Stuart, and its Stuart's seventh win.