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News at Whitstable Yacht Club

Club News

Congratulations to Chris and Tom

Well done to Chris Lewns and Tom Pygall who won the Brightlingsea Merlin Rocket Open and Silver Tiller meeting at the weekend.

News from the sailing committee

At the sailing committee meeting last night some amendments to the racing schedule were agreed. More ›

Boat parking on the beach

Some boat insurances stipulate that boats must be tied down when on the beach. If you need to move a boat that is tied down would you please retie it, as not to do so might invalidate the insurance. Many thanks.

Thanks for Your Hard Work

We had a superb turnout of volunteers for the working party on Saturday. Thank you to everyone who gave their time and talents. We achieved everything we hoped to do - and more besides. Now it's fingers crossed for a good sailing season. Jason Wild, Commodore.

Race Officers’ Guide

The guide for race officers has been updated and expanded to include committee boat starts. There will be a copy in the race hut and one on the committee boat – both to be left in situ please. There is also a copy in the club office which may be borrowed but must be returned. The guide can be downloaded in PDF format from the MEMBERS section of the WYC website.

West Quay Works - Impact on boat parking

Representatives of the club met representatives from the harbour, the council and the contractors on Friday to discuss the impact of the West Quay works on WYC. More ›

Boat and Trailer Parking

Canterbury City Council will be undertaking reinforcing works on the West Quay starting in March through to June. This will mean that the West Quay will not be accessible in the normal way, severely curtailing the useable boat parking areas available to the club. More ›

Mark and Pete -  well done again, and also Chris and Tom

Congratulations to Mark Barnes and Pete Nicholson who came second (and first British boat) in the B14 Worlds in Tasmania. Also, well done to Chris Lewns and Tom Pygall who finished 7th out of 177 starters in a freezing Bloody Mary on Saturday.

Congratulations Mark and Pete

In the run up to the B14 Worlds, Mark Barnes and Pete Nicholson have just won the Australian B14 Nationals at Hobart Tasmania. See www.YachtsandYachting.com for report

VHF Radio Course

One place available on the VHF radio course in February. Tuesday evenings 3rd, 10th and 17th. £75 course fee includes instructional book but certificate is extra. First come first served - please e-mail wycschool@tiscali.co.uk.

Quiz Nights Blast Off

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 Racing Rules

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 www.madforsailing.com (for those with access to this site).

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Forts Race

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.

Winter Evenings

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

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.

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