Dear Sailor,

The Langstone Harbour Race Weekend is only a week away and the organisers are busy putting the finishing touches on the weekend’s program.

For those of you that are thinking of racing and have not yet registered, please find a few minutes this week to complete our online registration form.

If you click the link below and enter your details, it will save a lot of time typing on the Friday night! There is no need to pay upfront, and there is no commitment to actually sail the event (should you wish to take a last minute weather check). In addition, if you are unable to make the whole weekend, you are more than welcome to enter on just one or two of the days.

<CLICK HERE TO ENTER NOW>

There will be a ‘curry night’ at the club on Friday night, with photos and videos of previous race weekends on show to entertain both members and our guests. The curry night is open to all members, cruiser and dinghy sailors alike for £3.50 per meal. If you would like to come along on the Friday night and are not sailing, please let Hannah Barnes know so she can keep on top of numbers. socialsec or tel. 023 9248 2528.

We have some great prizes lined up for competitors, most of which have been kindly donated by local businesses, our valued supporters’ include:

Chris Hornsey http://www.chrishornsey.co.uk/

Chris Rickets (Shanty Singer) http://www.chrisrickettsmusic.com/

Sailstyle http://www.sailstyle.co.uk/

Northern Child http://www.northernchild.com/

Andark http://www.andark.co.uk/

Paul Rivington – Sailing Coach

With a few others still to be confirmed…..

The weekend’s program is as follows:

Friday 4th May

18:00 Compound open for visiting sailors to store boats at Tudor Sailing Club.

18:00 Bar opens for competitors at Tudor Sailing Club

18:30 Event registration at Tudor Sailing Club.

Tudor SC Social Night

19:00 Galley opens at Tudor Sailing Club – Curry Night & Photo show

(cost of evening meal included in entry fee)

20:30 RACE BRIEFING – TudorSC

Saturday 5th May

08:00 Event Registration at Tudor Sailing Club

08:30 Galley opens for breakfast – Tudor Sailing Club

10:25 RACE 1 – Fast Handicap (first warning signal)

10:30 RACE 1 – Medium Handicap (first warning signal)

10:35 RACE 1 – Slow Handicap (first warning signal)

Tbc RACE 2 – To follow Race 1

Locks SC Social Night

17:00 BBQ at Locks Sailing Club (cost of evening meal included in entry fee)

17:00 Bar opens for competitors at Locks Sailing Club

18:30 Day 1 Prize Giving at Locks Sailing Club

(delayed if race start postponed)

Sunday 6th May

09:00 Galley opens for breakfast – Tudor Sailing Club

11:10 RACE 3 – Fast Handicap (first warning signal)

11:15 RACE 3 – Medium Handicap (first warning signal)

11:20 RACE 3 – Slow Handicap (first warning signal)

Tbc RACE 4 – To follow Race 3

Langstone SC Social Night

17:00 Bar opens for competitors at Langstone Sailing Club

18:30 Galley opens at Langstone Sailing Club (cost of evening meal included in entry fee)

18:00 Day 2 Prize Giving at Langstone Sailing Club (delayed if race start postponed)

19:30 Quiz Night

Monday 7th May

09:45 Galley opens for breakfast – Tudor Sailing Club

11:55 RACE 5 – Fast Handicap (first warning signal)

12:00 RACE 5 – Medium Handicap (first warning signal)

12:05 RACE 5 – Slow Handicap (first warning signal)

14:00 Bar opens for competitors & spectators at Tudor Sailing Club

14:30 Galley opens at Tudor Sailing Club – Tea & Cakes (cost of tea included in entry fee)

15:30 Final Prize Giving at Tudor Sailing Club (delayed if race start postponed)

If anyone has any question regarding the event, please don’t hesitate to contact me via the normal channels.

We are really excited and proud to be able to showcase this event at our club and look forward to seeing lots of our Tudor, Locks and Langstone friends, as well as visitors from further afield next Friday.

Regards

Richard

Richard Barnes

Sailing Secretary, Tudor Sailing Club

sailingsec

www.tudorsailing.org.uk

Tel. (023) 9248 2528

Mob. 07734 768 211

Eastern Road.

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 5LY

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Tidal Diamond No. 249

Stranger in the Camp

Please do not be too alarmed when you see the Fin Keeler “Little Madam” on its side on mooring 53 at LW. This boat has broken loose from the Langstone Harbour Deep moorings and was recovered by the Harbour Patrol boat during the strong winds yesterday. It remains where it is until the owners representatives recover it over the weekend. Thanks to Richard Calas, Richard Barnes, Derek Beaves and Steve Skinner who launched their boats today and whilst doing so, trawled through the moorings to check for any damage that may have been caused when “Little Madam” broke away from down harbour. Please all check your boats when next out to satisfy yourself that no damage has occurred. This reiterates once again the importance of ensuring moorings are up to specification. George Thomson – Bosun
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Regards,

Richard Gunn
Editor Tidal Diamonds and Ebb & Flow
Tudor Sailing Club

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Tidal Diamond No. 248

Key Found
A Peugeot car key has been found next in the compound. If anyone wishes to claim it, please contact Brian or Sheila Smith email sheila193 or phone 023 9246 6646.

Cruiser Declarations
Ladies and Gents, the Cruiser Sailing Series is nearly upon us with less than 1 week before the start of the first Gales Series. To date, I have only received 6 completed declarations. Please could I ask all Cruiser Sailors, that are intending to race this season, to complete the attached form and either return it by email to myself, or the Sailing Secretary. If you have made any changes to your boat please complete all sections; if all is the same as last season could you just complete the “rig declaration” section detailing your rig preference for in and out of harbour races. The first race of the Gales Series is on the 30/04/12 so your prompt attention to this matter would be very much appreciated. Andy Healey – Cruiser Race Coordinator – Andy.Healey

Dinghy News

RACING RULES OF SAILING – BRIEFING – WEDNESDAY 9th MAY 2012
Following a request at the Dinghy Section Meeting we will be holding an Introduction and Refresher Briefing on the Racing Rules of Sailing in the Club on Wednesday 9th May 2012. The session will be run by Paul Rivington and it will an ideal opportunity to understand who has right of way when boats meet in open water and approaching marks and when to cry, for example, Starboard, Room to Tack and Mark Room. The Session will start at 20:30 hours and it is envisaged that it will last an hour.

DINGHY LANGSTONE HARBOUR HIGH WATER CRUISE – RESCHEDULED SUNDAY 20th MAY 2012
The Langstone High Water Cruise was postponed on Easter Monday due to the inclement weather and has now been rescheduled for Sunday 20th May 2012. The Cruise is an ideal opportunity to sail in the company of other club dinghies (and a patrol boat) around the harbour. The cruise will be a relaxed sail and depending on the conditions, we may be able to sail through the North Binness Channel. We will stop en route for a snack so please provision well and if the weather is really good we may stop for an ice cream, so bring some money. An anchor is useful though not essential. Meet at the Club, ready to sail, for a briefing at 10.30 hours. Hopefully see you there; the more the merrier. For more details on Dinghy News contact: Steve Jones, Dinghy Captain – dinghies

Blue-water Sailing
If you remember Jef Girard, who was a club member up to a couple of years ago, he is currently in the Caribbean but will be returning soon and is currently trying to sell his boat. If anyone is interested, the advert is below. If he does not sell it by May, he will be sailing back and is currently looking for crew for the second leg sailing from the Azores to Gibraltar or the Balearics starting 15th June for 2 weeks maximum. If you are interested, please contact Jef at eos.girard.
For sale blue-water ketch AMEL MARAMU 46, 14m, 1988, engine 62hp 1,000hrs, electric furling sails, numerous refit & updates since 2008, equipped for long-term cruising, solar panels, watermaker, 2011 autopilot. Exhaustive eqpt, vgc. £110,000 VAT paid. Visible FWI til May 2012 then Med. More info amel.maramu

All contributions for Tidal Diamonds to me by noon on Wednesdays please; please allow plenty of time for emails to reach me. However exceptions will always be made for emergencies.

Regards,

Richard Gunn
Editor Tidal Diamonds and Ebb & Flow
Tudor Sailing Club

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Rig declaration form.doc

Tidal Diamond No. 247 Club Security In the club car park on Monday at around 13:00, a member was asked by two men in a white van about ‘the old batteries off our boats’ and was anyone in the compound and was it locked. Fortunately, for once, the compound was locked, so no problem this time but please be aware that there are people looking for ‘scrap metal’ (anything not bolted down probably counts) and keep the compounds secure.

Sailing News

Langstone Harbour Race Weekend – ## ON-LINE ENTRY NOW OPEN ##
Saturday 5th May – Monday 7th May
If you are thinking about competing for one, two or all three days over the May bank holiday weekend, please complete our on-line entry form.
Completing the on-line entry form speeds up the registration process on the Friday night – there is no commitment to compete/pay, so if the weather deteriorates then you can choose to opt out on the day.
A poster including further details of the event is attached to this Tidal Diamond.
Clink the link below and fill in your details today..
http://www.tudorsailing.org.uk/LangstoneRace/onlineentry2011.php

Langstone Harbour Interclub Series
Sunday 22nd April.
Sailing Instructions for this Sundays LHICS race are attached. Please allow plenty of time to sail to the start area which will be in the vicinity of Sword Sands..

Cadets on the Water: Today Wednesday 18th April 6:00pm
The first Cadets session of the season will be on Wednesday 18th April at 6:00 pm. This will be a Cadets on the Water session and NOT a planning meeting as listed in the club calendar. This is because the planning meeting was held on Wednesday 21st March at 20:00, as advertised in Tidal Diamond 236 and 237. As discussed at the planning meeting, please try to arrive and be rigged and ready for a briefing at 6pm so we can launch promptly at 6:30pm.

Sail for Gold Olympic Torch Relay Race (Fun Race)
Saturday 12th May – 17:00
Tudor SC is hosting our very own ‘Olympic Torch Relay Race’ as our fun race this year and have registered it with the RYA as a ‘Sail for Gold’ event. The race will take place down the harbour, on a triangular course. Competitors will form teams of three boats 1x Cruiser, 1x Dinghy Single Hander, 1x Dinghy Double Hander (other team combinations at the discretion of the sailing committee). There is also a restriction on the sum of your teams handicaps.. this is to prevent all the fast, or all the slow boats forming teams. Maximum Sum of PY’s of 3650. Minimum Sum of PY’s of 3150
It will be a 3 lap race – with 1 lap being completed by each team boat. An inflatable baton will be passed from boat to boat before the next lap can be completed.
A poster will be available on the Dinghy Notice board for people to sign up in a team and a separate form will be posted for all those that have not arranged a team, but wish to compete (to allow other members to contact you). Monday week, the 30th April, is the Sunset 2/Gales 1 race which gives cruiser and dinghy sailors alike the perfect opportunity to form teams over a beer after the race!

Compound Re-organisation – 14th April
What a lot of people to help at the re-org – thanks to all!
The compound looks really good again, clean and tidy and all the dinghies ready and waiting to be taken out onto the sea.
Now for the moan! Quite a few boats do not have their stickers in place yet; this should have been done by end of March.
SO MANY boats are not named clearly with the owners surname. This made the job so much longer than it needed to be.
Members are bringing in/removing boats from the compound without informing me. We spent some time looking for a boat (that should have been there) only to find it had been removed by its owner.
Please just drop me an email if there is any movement of your boat.
Thanks again for all the help, wishing you lots of happy sailing,
Linda Vacher – Compound Bosun – compound

Bosun’s Communiqué

Compound Re-org
A Big thanks to Linda and all involved in the compound re-org. It was great to see so many turn out. This allowed us to clear away a lot of rubbish that left behind from the cruiser layup. There always seems to be a skip full, despite all the reminders asking boat owners to take away their rubbish. Maybe the cost of a skip should be included as part of the winter storage rates. I certainly hope not!

Club Wheelie Bin
The same old problem is occurring. This bin is not for general use. Only Clubhouse generated waste is to be placed in this bin. A lockable system is being looked into. If you have rubbish, then please take it home.

Left over blocks/ladders
It was nice to see that the vast majority of timber blocks/ladders had been removed prior to the compound re-org. There still remain a few that were put to the side of the rubbish heap in the compound. We have a skip arriving before the weekend. Please collect any blocks before the skip is collected next Monday.

Sleepers
Arrangements are in hand to cut the remaining sleepers (about 15 in total) into 4 and to attach rope handles to them. This will provide a stock pile of manageable timber blocks to replace the concrete blocks we have seen used in the past. These will be available on recovery of the cruisers in October.

Tenders
There remain a lot of Tenders without plaques and names. Please take time to adhere to the club and harbour bye-laws!

Car Parking
We still have a number of boats to launch. Please bear this in mind if you are away for the weekend and intend to park in the compound. These will more than likely launch over the next 10-12 days.

Moorings
If you have not already done so, then you need to make provisions at the next suitable tide (weather permitting) to check your mooring tackle. We have already had one boat break loose and may well have had another, had it have not been spotted during the re- launch weekend. Luckily (as far as we know) there has been no damage to other boats and the boat was successfully recovered thanks to the quick response from club members and Harbour Master who were available during the working day. Procedures for this are currently being revised.

Next Year’s Cruiser Re-Launch
Good Friday is on 29th March in 2013. We need feedback from all cruiser owners to firm up dates in next year’s calendar. Please check what your insurance stipulates, and whether you are prepared to pay additional premiums or excess on your policy should we decide to launch early. Furthermore, other club activities have to be planned around the re-launch date. We may even look at a strategy of recovering those who want to launch early before Easter, as the last boats lifted in. We need input to allow a decision to made in good time.

George Thomson – Bosun – bosun

All contributions for Tidal Diamonds to me by noon on Wednesdays please; please allow plenty of time for emails to reach me. However exceptions will always be made for emergencies.

Regards,

Richard Gunn
Editor Tidal Diamonds and Ebb & Flow
Tudor Sailing Club

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LHRW_NOR_2012_v3.pdf
LHRW_Event_Poster_2012_v2.pdf
Locks Sc SI interclub 1 May 2012.pdf
Sail4Gold Torch Relay Race_v3.pdf

Tidal Diamond No. 246

Scout Sailing and Kayaking 2012
April Friday 20th and 27th
May Friday 4th,11th,18th and 25th
June Friday 8th, 15th, 22nd and Thursday 28th
July Friday 6th and 20th Thursday 12th and 26th (1830 start, finish approx 2100)
June Monday 11th,18th and 25th
July Monday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. (1900 start, finish approx 2030)
Queries to David Goldfinch 023 9238 7228 or goldfinchdavid

Cadets on the Water: Wednesday 18th April 6:00pm
The first Cadets session of the season will be on Wednesday 18th April at 6:00 pm. This will be a Cadets on the Water session and NOT a planning meeting as listed in the club calendar. This is because the planning meeting was held on Wednesday 21st March at 20:00, as advertised in Tidal Diamond 236 and 237. As discussed at the planning meeting, please try to arrive and be rigged and ready for a briefing at 6pm so we can launch promptly at 6:30pm.

All contributions for Tidal Diamonds to me by noon on Wednesdays please; please allow plenty of time for emails to reach me. However exceptions will always be made for emergencies.

Regards,

Richard Gunn
Editor Tidal Diamonds and Ebb & Flow
Tudor Sailing Club

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