Subject: SID Newsletter July 2005
SID Committee 2005
The SID committee for the coming year will be...
 
    Ann Coyne - Treasurer
    Carina Myles - Sailing Secretary
    Cearbhall Daly - Chairperson 
    Joan Connolly - PRO/Social Events
    Keith Burtenshaw  - Safety Officer    
    Paschal Boland - Maintenance Officer
 
Bryan O'Grady, Damien Byrne & Micheal McEntee have stepped down after many year of service. On behalf all members, I'd like to thank them for all the great work they have done for the club. Bryan will continue to look after membership. 
Remember the committee is here to represent you, so If you have any ideas, suggestions or feedback please forward for our consideration.
 
Safety duty
Carina has organized a rota for dinghy session rescue cover.
This includes all club members. You will be assigned to at most two sessions this year. 
If you are not experienced in using powerboat, you will be put with an experienced partner, so It's a great way to build up your powerboating skills and have some fun on the water.
It's important that you find out which session you are allocated to, and if you cannot make it, to arrange a replacement. 
Please confirm with the session sailing organiser that you will be attending, or advise them of any changes of plan.

Membership
Club membership now stands at 50. We are still 10 short of last years total
Spread the word, and remember you can bring friends to sail as a guests for e20 if they would like to try a session sailing.
Visitors can reclaim this against membership fee if they subsequently join.
For Ruffian sailing no experience is required, dinghy sailors would need to have sailed before.
There is now a wetsuit available in the container for guests to borrow for a nominal fee.
There are also posters in the container if you have access to noticeboards at work etc
 
Picnic Sunday July 10'th
We are going to have a SID sailing session (Ruffian and Dinghy) followed by a spectacular picnic on Sunday July 10th. This coincides with the final day of the Dun Laoghaire regatta, so there will be a great atmosphere around the place, including live entertainment etc. check out <http://www.dlregatta.org/>  for more details.
The Picnic will take place on dry land after the sail, (probably in the Peoples park, or somewhere along those lines). Non sailing family, friends, kids, pets, etc. are all welcome. (ie any potential new members!!!) You then have the rest of the afternoon to spend as you will....
Paschal will look after the food, wine and the weather, so all you have to do is;
   1. Show up (sailing: at the container:10.00      Picnic: Peoples park:2.00)
   2. Dress up (Preferably in your new SID T Shirt: Good man Eamonn)
   3. Pay up.....This will cost about 7-8 euro per person.
(Feel free to donate EUR10 / EUR20, all surplus will go to the Lifeboats).
So come along on the 10th and join in the festivities!!
Please, please, please, please confirm numbers attending on or before Thursday 7th July. Contact Paschal

T-Shirts
Eamonn and Damien have organized our very own club shirts.
It's is a sky-blue polo with embroidered club logo all for only e15.
If you would like to reserve a t-shirt, please contact Eamonn  if you haven't done so already.
They are being ordered today (June-30), so it's you last chance if you want to be included.
 
Congratulations...
to Eamonn on the new sailor-to-be in the family. Watch out for the new club babygros in sky blue and pink with embroidered logo.
to Marguerite who recently tied the knot and is off on honeymoon next month.
to Aidan who qualified as a keelboat instructor in Baltimore last weekend.
 
Racing
One SID 420 is entered in Dublin By Racing Club summer series.
You can check out results at http://62.231.45.56/dbsc/Racing/RaceSelection.htm ITA is sail no. 50449 in PY Class.
Please contact Niamh Boden  if you are interested in taking part.
 
Dun Laoghaire Regatta Championship
This year the 4 main yacht clubs have combined their individual regattas as a single gala weekend.
There should be plenty of activity on waterfront, and opportunities to crew.
It's an extended weekend Thursday-Sunday 7-10 July
 
Lifeboat Open Day
The RNLI will be hosting its annual Open Day on Sunday 10th July, from 10.00 am until 16.30. The Lifeboat crews welcome any members of the public who would like to see inside the Lifeboat Stations and or go onboard the Lifeboat and experience what it is like.
 
Visit www.sidclub.tk for more information.
 
See you all on the water.
Cearbhall