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Club News - May

Club Championships 2018

Posted: Tuesday, 29 May , 2018

Well done to everyone who took part in the Club Championships over the Bank Holiday weekend, thank you to all the members who worked hard to make the weekend a success, and congratulations to the prize winners, particularly Julie and James who came first overall in their Merlin Rocket! More ›

Reminder - No parking on the Beach or West Quay

Posted: Friday, 18 May , 2018

As we get into the busy season at Whitstable Yacht Club, members and visitors are reminded that car parking is not permitted on the Beach or West Quay unless you're working on club business (which needs permission to be agreed in advance with the office or a Flag Officer). If you need to drive onto the Beach or West Quay areas for drop off or pick up, please drive carefully, do not block any boats, stay with or near your vehicle at all times, and move it out of the area as soon as possible.

Place an order for your WYC clothing!

Posted: Saturday, 12 May , 2018

John & Wizz are now producing and selling Polo Shirts, Sweat Tops and Hoodies embroidered with the WYC logo. Place your order by emailing johncrickmere@yahoo.co.uk.
(i) The current options are Polo Shirts, Sweat Tops and Hoodies.
(ii) Size options can range from Small to 4XL.
(iii) Garment colour options are Navy, Black, Silver Grey and Red.
Prices start at :- Polo Shirts - £13.99; Sweat Tops - £21.99; or Hoodies - £25.99
For just an additional £3.00 per garment they are happy to add one further embroidery on a sleeve eg "Recorder", "Bar Team", Boat Name, Class Logo, Personal Name etc.
There's a sample in the bar by the pool table if you want to look before you buy!

A very successful Open Day for 2018!

Posted: Sunday, 06 May , 2018

We had our open day on Saturday. Did you miss it? Not to worry, have a look at wyc.org.uk/members/New_Members for membership information, or wyc.org.uk/on-the-water/training for training courses!

WYC has always responded to national 'try a boat' and 'push the boat out' days and over the years has been rewarded with an encouraging amount of interest and some very loyal new members. This year's event was probably the best yet: nearly 90 visitors took up our offer of a taster sail and they all came ashore wearing big smiles; 9 new memberships were taken out on the day; and many more took away information about our club and courses. We were delighted to include the Lord Mayor accompanied by the Lady Mayoress of Canterbury among that number - did you know that she owns a T shirt with the mayoral gold chain screen-printed across the front?
We could not have asked for better weather. A warm, sunny day with a gentle to medium breeze is the perfect recipe for winning over cautious novices and that is exactly what we had. Our visitors spanned a wide age range from 8 to we're-not-going-to-ask-you-sir. Full marks to our older cadets for giving the youngsters a taste of excitement in the club's Fevas and very many thanks to Wanderer, Miracle, Dart 18 and Tasar owners for providing a variety of platforms for the adults.
An impressive number of WYC members devoted their day to oiling the organisational wheels. The onus falls not only on boat owners: reception desks must be manned, queries answered, the mini-boat show ashore organised, buoyancy loaned, visitors escorted to the boats, boats held in the water while changeovers are made, safety-boat cover provided and much, much more. Thank you to everyone who gave willingly of their time and effort to make it happen and run so smoothly.
Same time next year?

505 National Championships photos now available

Posted: Sunday, 06 May , 2018

All the photos from last week's 505 National Championships are now available on the Champion Marine Photography website.

Update: WOFC application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the Oyster Racks off Whitstable

Posted: Thursday, 03 May , 2018

WOFC have made an application for a lawful Development Certificate for the Oyster Racks off Whitstable. The Commodore has made a formal comment to object to the proposal, which can be viewed here: WYC_Oyster_Trestle_Planning_Application_comment_Final.pdf. So far there has been over 130 comments made, mostly objecting to the application, but any member wishing to add their own views should do so before the deadline of 11 May. See https://publicaccess.canterbury.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=_CANTE_DCAPR_117205 for the details of the application, and how to make a comment.

505 Nationals reports and results

Posted: Wednesday, 02 May , 2018

An exciting four days of weather gave the 505 sailors a challenge for the 2018 National Championships at Whitstable Yacht Club. 27 boats took part, including visitors from USA, France and Australia! The event was won by Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel from Santa Cruz Yacht Club, with Philippe Boite and Fountaine from Club Voile St Quentin in second place, and Nathan Bachelor and Sam Pascoe from Tynemouth Sailing Club in third place. The highest place Whitstable Yacht Club boat was Chris Lewns and Jack Kilburn in twelth place.
Well done to all of the sailors, and thank you to all the volunteers from Whitstable Yacht Club and Oyster Coast Watersports who worked hard to make the event a success. The 505 fleet now move on to the European Cup on Lake Garda next week.
For more detailed reports, go to:
Final day and overall report: https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/204798/505-UK-Nationals-at-Whitstable-overall
Day 3 report: https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/204647/505-UK-Nationals-at-Whitstable-day-3
Day 2 report: https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/204612/505-UK-Nationals-at-Whitstable-day-2
Day 1 report: https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/204588/505-UK-Nationals-at-Whitstable-day-1
Full Results: http://www.wyc.org.uk/on-the-water/results/2018
Photo by Nick Champion at Champion Marine Photography.