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The notice of race and sailing instructions for the upcoming Phantom Class Winter Nationals sponsored by Virtual Rigger are now available on the Phantom Class Association Website. Vistors may wish to take a look at the club’s location page for details of how to find us. The club hosted the Phantom Winters over the weekend of the 18th/19th of February. With heavy winds on the Saturday, there was some disruption to the scheduled races but the Sunday was a huge success. Many thanks to Ian Sullivan, Andy Gregory, Kevin Edwins, Kevin Jones, The Ampthil Mob, Mark Norman, Steve Ivory, Andy Bunyan, Chris Janes, Karl Pountney, plus Simon Butterworth and his daughter. If you want to see more details, a comprehensive round-up of the action plus results can be found on the Yachts and Yachting website. The cold weather looked set to disrupt another week’s sailing due to very icy conditions both on and off the water. Having gritted the slipways and with most of the lake-ice confined to a corner of the lake, 3 brave souls took to the water for race 1. In the end Tim Browning and Ruth Ivory both races on the day. Thanks goes to Bill Strange (RO), Danny Sillars (Rescue), and Brian Finch. Results have now been published. Next week, Phantom Winter Nationals; additional help on both days would be appreciated. Over the next two weeks (Sundays 5th & 12th February) the current red racing mark flags will be replaced with new high visibility flags in Rescue Orange, Fluroescent Yellow and Pink. This follows successful trials on Boxing Day and in January and very positive feedback from racing members. No changes to the Sailing Instructions as required marks are indicated by ‘coloured flags’, however we’ve put together a simple visual guide which you can see by clicking the ‘continue’ link below. Also, from Sunday April 1st we plan to start the summer series with new class flags. The current ‘K’ flag is looking a bit tatty and we’ve noticed over the years that race officers will sometimes mistake it for the 1st Subsitute pennant for a General Recall. We need 3 class flags: Handicap, Catamaran Fleet and Reserve Flag (for Open Meeting Start). Again, read the full article for more details but suggestions should be sent by email to racing@swsc.org.uk The forecast lived up to its promised strong and gusty conditions. 7 brave crews took to the water in racing which at times was just a matter of survival. The Sprint 15s of Robert Finch, Jon Finch and Robin Hall revelled in the conditions claiming 1, 2 & 3 in the first race. After lunch much harsher conditions resulted in only half the fleet heading out. Everyone was struggling and there was little chance of the racing continuing after lap 4 and wisely race officer Ruth Ivory called everyone back in. Many thanks to Mark Norman (OOD), Ruth Ivory (RO), Tim Browning (ARO) with Nick Jones (SB Cpt) and Chris Lawson in the support boat. Results have now been published. Next week, January Working Party plus a visit from our Virtual Rigger, our mobile chandlery. With sub-zero temperatures first thing in the morning, the Icicle Series lived-up to its name. Fewer members braved the cold and unpromising conditions, but as the wind filled in 10 minutes before the start of race 1, the remainder of the day was very pleasant indeed. The results from today are now available. Thanks goes to the duty crew: Graziano Spano, Robin Hall, Chris Janes and Harry Janes. Please check the duty list if you are able to help in the coming weeks. The 2012 Icicle Series Duties list is now available on this website. As always, racing through the winter months may only take place is those taking part volunteer to give up one weekend per series to provide support boat cover or to run races. If you’re planning to get back to racing in March when it’s a tad warmer, you may like to consider getting your duty done in January or February, otherwise you’re results won’t count. To reserve your place please contact duty@swsc.org.uk by email. Around 150 members already receive updated by email every time the club website is updated. If you’ve not signed-up yet then simply click on the Subscribe by Email link in the top-right corner of this page. Just provide your name and email address and click the Website Newsfeed box at the bottom. You can also subscribe to Duty updates at the same time if you wish. A decent turn-out and relatively mild weather meant a really good start to this year’s Icicle Series. The results are now available. Thanks goes to Karl Pountney, Brian Finch, Robert Finch, Marcus Finch and Jonathan Finch for providing the race management and support cover. Volunteers are required for the rest of the series, and in particular we need a Race Officer for week 2 (Sunday 15th January). Please email duty@swsc.org.uk if you can help. The committee are currently looking for a volunteer member to manage the section duty list during 2012. The responsibilities include maintaining the duty list, updating the online version and notifying members of their upcoming duty. The role includes acting as a point of contact for members with issues or questions relating to the duty. You will need to fairly familiar with Spreadsheets and email and you can expect to spend approximately 1 hours per week preparing letters, emails and making updates to the list. Over the next 3 months the club will be asking members to complete and return duty request forms and during this time the current duty manager (Karl Pountney) will assist new duty manager put the new duty list together and make preparations for the new season. After which, the duty manager will report to the committee and will liaise frequently with the Racing Coordinator with regards to events and the membership secretary to ensure new members are allocated duties promptly. As Duty Manager you won’t be required to join the section committee. If you are interested in the role please contact the Vice Commodore by January 26th.
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 Next Visit: 22nd April 2012 |
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