Newsletter
- March 06
Membership
SID
membership for 2006 is again just e300 for the year.
There
is a discount of e25 if you join before March 31.
Completed
application forms with the membership fee should be sent to :
Ralph Boerger
16, Lower Beechwood Avenue,
Ranelagh,
http://homepage.eircom.net/~sidclub/SIDMembApplForm2006.htm
As you may
notice Ralph has taken over from
Ruffian Meeting Monday 13th March National Yacht
Club 7pm.
If you are
interested in sailing beyond the
Currently
confirmed attendees: Peter McIntyre, Bronagh O'Leary, Sean Roberts,
Niamh Boden, Carlos Pinto, Robin Morana, Rory
Mullen, Keith Burtenshaw, Eleanor Fitzgearld,
Paal Janson, Aidan
Burke, Dara Ó Maitiu, Cearbhall Daly.
Purpose of
meeting is to have a general discussion of Ruffian sailing plans for 2006
(what do members want) and the best way of
organising it !
Possible
Ruffian options are :
- More trips : Malahide, Howth, Wicklow, Arklow,
- Racing : Tuesday series (white sails only), regattas (all sails!) http://homepage.eircom.net/~sidclub/MembersOnly/Ruffian/Ruffian_events.rtf
-
More purposeful sailing i.e. practicing skills MOB, Helming, Crewing,
charting, etc. etc. http://homepage.eircom.net/~sidclub/MembersOnly/Ruffian/Ruffian_exer.rtf
- Trip to
Lough Derg
- Training
in Glenans Weekend
or weeklong course.
To kick off
some discussion have a couple of short (10mins) presentations
:
Crew organisation : Damien Byrne
- Role of
Captain, Vice captain, Organiser and crew. http://homepage.eircom.net/~sidclub/MembersOnly/Sailing/DinghySessionOrgV0.1.doc
Passage
planning (Paal Janson) :
-
Explanation of passage plan for Arklow trip,
bearings, waypoints, estimated times
Sea Area
weather forecasts (Aidan Burke)
- Sources
of weather forecast suitable for sailing i.e. Sea area forecast
- Explanation
of sea are forecast
Tides (Cearbhall Daly) :
- Tide
tables, tidal streams in the
VHF radio
(TBD) :
- Emergency
calling of the vhf radio. http://homepage.eircom.net/~sidclub/safety/r_mayday.doc
Racing
Rules Lecture Wednesday 22'ond March Royal Irish Yacht Club
7.30pm.
A talk on the Racing Rules, with specific reference to
starting and mark rounding, will be given by Ailbe Millerick.
This is organized by Dublin Bay Sailing Club but
is open to all.
If you plan to race in Summer
series or just want a better understanding of the rules you should attend.
Frostbites
Congratulations to Robin and Brenda who won the mugs
on Sunday last (March-5) on ITA.
There are just three weeks of racing left. Nicola is
still our champion elect. http://homepage.eircom.net/~sidclub/frostbite/SIDFrost.htm
There are still some places available on Sunday March 19'th if anybody is interested in taking part....let me
know.
Results to date http://homepage.eircom.net/~sidclub/frostbite/Frostbite05.htm
Race Management Training
The Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Committee Boat
Race Management Course took place in the Royal Irish Yacht Club on
the 25th February. The course was attended by 35 people; SiD was represented by Bryan and Martina. The course
provided an excellent overview of all that's involved in successfully
organising and running sailboat racing. By no means is this a trivial
exercise, there's just so much to be learned and practiced quite
apart from the interpersonal skills challenge aspect!. SiD
members wishing to try out the DBSC Committee Boat may do so once the racing
season gets going. DBSC are anxious to afford this opportunity to SiD, as well as recruit volunteers to help them out. DBSC
races are held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays throughout the season. A
copy of the 'race management' course handout is available on the club
website. http://homepage.eircom.net/~sidclub/MembersOnly/DBSC_Handout.doc
ISA Safety Seminar
Rory and Martina represented the club at the ISA
Safety Seminar held at the Outdoor Adventure Show on Saturday February
18'th in the RDS.
The seminar covered Roles of Safety Officers, Policies
and Procedures and Updates on Legislation
While the seminar was informative, there was not much that
was new or unexpected.
The good news is that in a safety survey of clubs
taking part, SID had one of the highest ratings.
Cearbhall
Chairperson