Author: Keith Sykes

Dennis has been out and about again, this time to Blind Week in Cornwall, he has kindly provided a recording of one of the closing speeches in the form of a Shipping Forecast and its well worth a listen.

What is Blind Week?

Over 20 yachts take part in the week and they are divided into smaller groups or ‘fleets’ to sail to different destinations each day. The week starts on a Saturday where you are greeted by your skipper and fellow crew followed by dinner at the host yacht club.  Sailing starts on the Sunday and continues until Friday.  The week ends with another dinner back at the yacht club on the Friday evening before travelling home on Saturday morning. Sailing is dependant on the weather and the coastline you are sailing. Depending on the plan for your fleet and weather conditions, sailing days can be long or short. Your skipper will talk through the plan for each day, and your first day will be a careful introduction to sailing and the feel of the boat and will often involve only a short sail.

For more info on Blind Week ask Dennis or see

http://www.impossibledream.org.uk/blindWeek.html

 

 

 

 

The weather is not looking to good for Saturday. So unfortunately we have decided to postpone both the training and the BBQ until next week when hopefully we will have better weather.

Both events will now take place on Saturday 28th May, training starting as usual at 10:00 am and BBQ from 16:00 pm.

Would those members who have kindly helped out with the training let me know if they are available for Saturday 28th May?

Kind regards Pete Smith Membership Secretary Tel Home: 01953 606334

 

	Our Friends at Gt Yarmouth and Gorleston Sailing Club would like to invite the members of RBSC to a  numbers of events the first on Monday 30th May.

Event Details.

 

Monday 30th May – Bank holiday open Day. – Start time 10:30

Come with or without you boat, and experience the joys of clean wind and open spaces, GYGSC – members will be available to offer an introduction to the Sea sailing experience.

Sunday 19th June – Lowestoft passage Race. – Start time 10:30

The planned race is to Lowestoft and back depending on favourable conditions

Thursday 23rd June – Thursday Evening Regatta – Start time 7pm

This is likely to be 2 races over a shorter inshore course than Sundays and with usually lighter evening winds a great opportunity to race on the sea. The evening sailing tends to attract more Single Handers especially Lasers than the larger weekend courses.

Saturday 25th June Beach Regatta & D-one Open. – Start time 13:00 Briefing 12:00

Sunday 26th June Beach Regatta & D-one Open. – Start Time 10:30

This is our main open event of the year with 3 races back to back races each day.

Sunday 24th July Britannia Pier Race. – Start Time 10:30

“It’s back”, race out to Britannia Pier and back.

 If guests would like to leave their boats on site for the Week this should not be a problem.

Directions to GYGSC can be found here http://www.gygsc.co.uk/ (Club, Location)

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