Newsletter September
07
AGM
The 2007 Sailing In Dublin
Club Annual General Meeting was held in the National Yacht Club on August
29.
The commitee for 2007 is now
Ann (Treasurer), Brenda (Secretary), Cearbhall
(Chairperson), Nicola (Dinghy Secretary), Peter (Ruffian Secretary), Wyn (Maintenance/Safety).
The minutes of the meeting are available at http://sailingindublin.ie/masterdocs/AGM07/AGM2007.html
Maintenance
John Gorman(Ruffian) and Wyn Hughes(Dinghies) will co-ordinate maintenance of boats.
Please note this does not mean they will be doing work on boats, their
role is to see that the work gets done. Please keep Wyn
and John informed of any work in progress, or issues, and please provide any help you can.
Maintenance is the responsibility of all members, and SID’s
fleet of boats requires regular maintenance in order to keep them in good
conditions for sailing. The maintenance procedure outlines the process but in
summary:
·
If it needs repairing: Fix it!
·
If you can’t fix it: organise it!
·
In all cases log damage and repair in the maintenance log
book (which is kept in the container)
While you may not have the skills to carry out
all repairs, with a little research (on the web or from other members) most
tasks can be completed easily. Some maintenance tasks might only require
ordering parts from the web or going to Viking Marine or drop/collecting sails
from the sail repairer.
There are also a lot of small regular task done during the year such as getting
petrol, removing rubbish, cleaning the container/Ruffian, printing log sheets
etc that can be done by ANYONE but SOMEONE has to do it! Larger tasks during
the year include the lift in/out, anti-fouling the Ruffian, getting all the
engines serviced etc.
Apart from maintenance there are always
opportunities to help to improve things, for example this year a wind gauge was
fitted to the Ruffian, decals were ordered and fitted on all the dinghies, new
racing buoys were made up and new anchors bought for the Ruffian and the rescue
boat etc. There are always things that can be repaired or improved, look
out for them and please lend a hand.
Training Courses
There
are plenty of opportunities to improve your sailing skills over the winter.
Excellent theory courses are run every year and come highly recommended by
members who have taken them in recent years.
Shore based winter theory courses
: The ISA Yachtmaster Coastal or Offshore shorebased
courses develops a recreational sailor's ability to skipper a sailing or motor
yacht on coastal and/or offshore passages during daylight and at night.
In recent years members have attended these courses either in
Other theory courses to consider over the winter
include : VHF radio, First Aid and Powerboat. In recent
years members have attended powerboat courses run by the RStGYC and the NYC
which are usually held in Oct/Nov each year. National Powerboat Certificate
(level-2) is the minimum qualification that every member of the club should
have.
Glenans are also running a number of
sailing courses in
* a series of 3 weekends Bay Cruising -level
1- two places available - starts 29th Sept
* a 5 days course Bay Cruising -level2- four
places available - starts 1st October
* International certificate of Competency test in
November 2007
* a program of organised courses level 1 to 4 from April to June 2008
Outside of these dates the Beneteau
First 31.7 "Rhythm” is
available for groups of four either for
leisure sailing or for a custom course.
Promotion Of Club
Angela Long has kindly volunteered to be our PRO for the
next year. Angela is currently looking at ways in which we could promote
the club and attract new members, so if you have any ideas or suggestions, or
if you are willing to help out please let her know.
SID Regatta
Unfortunately the regatta planned for last Sunday
(Sep-2) was cancelled due to strong winds. Sunday September 23'rd is now
the provisionally rescheduled date. Sheenagh
will provide details.
Collanmore Regatta
Enjoy the last rays of the summer sun. Join the exodus
to the west for a great weekend's racing and join the competition for the
much coveted Deadly Buzz Cup.
September 28-30. Please let Jo know if you plan to travel or
need a lift.
Get up close and personal with your very own Americas Cup
style match racing (one on one). October 12-14'th.
DBSC Racing
SID’s Ruffian Ruffin’it made a
return to Dublin Bay Sailing Club racing this summer for
the first time in a number of years.12 members took part regularly (Angela,
Ann, Bronagh, Bryan, Damien, John, Kate, Paul, Peter,
Ruben, Susan & Una), with other joining in on an
occasional basis.
Our aim was to sail on Tuesday nights (white sails only) and
we took part in 13 of the Tuesday races. Of the 25 Ruffians entered in the DBSC
series 15 took part in Tuesday night racing and Ruffin’it
came 7’th overall due to our consistent (or should
that be persistent?) performance. Ruffin’it also
raced occasionally in the DBSC series on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Ruffin’it also took part in Ruffian Nationals
(3 days of racing), the Dun Laoghaire Regatta on 3 out
of the 4 days of racing (retired due to equipment failure), in the Lambay Race where we achieved 3’rd place, and in the South
East Regatta (2 days) in Wicklow. Thanks to
everyone who helped with the organisation and
everyone who took part!
Racing is open to all members at all levels and is a
good way to sharpen up your sailing skills and learn the rules of
sailing/racing. Racing on Ruffin’it is not
taken too seriously with only the occasional shouting! Next year we will aim to take part in more DBSC races and to have more
members involved.
More information is available on the racing page on the SID website. If you are
interested in improving you racing skills then why not consider the Start Line or Intensive Skills courses with Glenans.
Racing will continue untill
Saturday the 29'th. Contact Bronagh
if you would like to sail on the Ruffian.
There may be some Saturday dinghy racing opportunities.
Contact Wyn if you are interested.
End of Evening Sailing
Evening sailing finished at the end of August. Thanks to all
the captains, vice captains, organizers and to everybody who took part. There
are lots more weekend opportunities to sail. The Ruffian will be in the water
for another two months and dinghies will sail all the year round, now is
the time to get warmed up for the frostbites.
ISA Instructor Pre-Assessment
An ISA
Instructor dinghy pre-entry assessment weekend will be run in Collanmore 5'th-7'th October. Noelle Doran will
run the course.
There will also be a day-boat Instructor Pre-Assessment in
Both weekends cost e220. There is usually a coaching weekend
before that for a minimal charge. Completing assessment is a prerequisite
for the instructor training which will run over Easter week 2008. Contact
GISC office for details.
Last call for Jackets
It's your last chance to contact Mairead this week if you want to order a club jacket
to keep you warm this autumn.
Cearbhall Daly
Chairperson
Sailing In