2019 HANDBOOK Editor: Lesley Foskett

Staunton Harold Sailing Club Calke Road, Melbourne,

Derbyshire, DE73 8DL

Clubhouse 07487 604 736

www.shsc.org.uk

Welcome to the 2019 Staunton Harold Sailing Club handbook. Once again this is packed full of vital information about how to get the most out of the club, whether it’s about the sailing calendar, races, open meetings, social events or tips on what’s involved in the various duties.

We had a great year in 2018 Membership has continued to increase; we have maintained our extremely busy calendar of sailing and training opportunities with 2,500 race attendances and over 2,000 training visits and social sails. Our new training facility has seen plenty of use. Activities included 11 open meetings including the comet nationals. We have worked closely with SHST who continued to build on their successes and now own twelve Hansa dinghies and three Challenger high performance dinghies.

In 2019 we look forward to building on our sailing and training programmes with a new look calendar for our junior sailors, wider coaching opportunities for all whilst maintaining our high quality racing programme. Here’s looking forward to another great year sailing at Staunton Harold SC.

Howard Jones, Commodore.

1. Useful Contacts and Where to Get Help .................................................. 1

2. Commodore’s Charity 2019 ................................................ ................ 2..

3. Summary of Club Achievements 2018 ..................................................... 3

4. Club History ........................................................................................... 13

5. Club Website & Social Media................................................................. 21

6. Past Commodores ................................................................................. 24

7. Committee 2019 .................................................................................... 25

8. Recommended Classes & Fleet Captains ............................................... 27

9. Special Events ........................................................................................ 29

10. Social Events .......................................................................................... 31

11. Sailing Water and Map .......................................................................... 33

12. Club Rules .............................................................................................. 35

13. Before Going Afloat ............................................................................... 45

Safety Cover Traffic Light System ................................................................ 45

Safety Cover Guidelines .............................................................................. 45

First Aid ...................................................................................................... 46

Insurance .................................................................................................... 47

Security ...................................................................................................... 47

Novices ....................................................................................................... 48

Clubhouse ................................................................................................... 48

14. RYA OnBoard Programme & Friday Night Club ..................................... 49

15. Learning to Sail and Training Courses .................................................... 51

RYA National Sailing Scheme: Age 16+........................................................ 52

RYA Young Sailors Scheme: Age 8-15 .......................................................... 54

Other Dinghy Improver & Advanced Courses .............................................. 56

RYA Powerboat Scheme .............................................................................. 57

RYA Instructor Training ............................................................................... 60

Other Courses ............................................................................................. 62

16. Junior Sailing ......................................................................................... 63

Junior Racing .............................................................................................. 63

Junior Recreational Sailing .......................................................................... 64

JJunior Coaching and Race Training ............................................................ 64

Junior Boat Hire .......................................................................................... 65

17. Sailing Programme ................................................................................ 67

Racing Programme 2019 ............................................................................ 67

Prizes and Qualifying Requirements ............................................................ 69

Sailing Results 2018 (Qualifying Winners) & Trophies ................................. 70

Open Meeting Programme 2019 ................................................................ 72

Recreational Sailing Programme ................................................................. 73

Women’s Evening Sailing & Social Programme .Error! Bookmark not defined.

Sailability Programme ................................................................................ 75

18. Duties .................................................................................................... 78

19. Guidance for Duty Teams ...................................................................... 82

Officer of the Day (OOD) ............................................................................. 82

Race Management ..................................................................................... 84

Use of the Committee Boat ......................................................................... 86

Assistant Officer of the Day (AOD) .............................................................. 87

Safety Boat Crews....................................................................................... 87

Galley Duties .............................................................................................. 91

Starting Sequences ..................................................................................... 92

20. Marine VHF Radios ................................................................................ 95

Key Radio Controls ...................................................................................... 95

Using the Marine VHF Radio ....................................................................... 96

Sample Calls ............................................................................................... 97

Prowords for Use on Marine VHF Radios..................................................... 98

21. SHSC Sailing Instructions for Club Races 2019 ....................................... 99

22. Dinghy Park ......................................................................................... 108

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1. Useful Contacts and Where to Get Help

In an emergency dial 999 from the club telephone. If for some reason the club telephone is out of order use a mobile phone – there is usually someone at the club who has one available.

Sailing enquires: Simon Foskett (07899696561sailing@shsc.org.uk)

Membership or dinghy park enquires: Di Pepperdine (0116 2387346 shscmembership@yahoo.co.uk)

Safety boats or boat house enquires: Charles Saunders (07554432649 bosun@shsc.org.uk)

Social events enquires: Amy Forbes (07704770188 social@shsc.org.uk)

Training enquires: Dingy sailing: Paul Munro (07399097651 training@shsc.org.uk) Powerboats: Rob Watson (trainingpb@shsc.org.uk)

Maintenance enquires: Terry Forbes (07976 155865 maintenance@shsc.org.uk)

Galley enquires: Amy Forbes (07704 770188 galley@shsc.org.uk)

Member duty enquires: Peter Goodyear (07818 807688 duty@shsc.org.uk)

Sailability enquires: Mark Harden (07921 299358 sailability@shsc.org.uk)

News or marketing enquires: Ann Nugent (07792 264718 news@shsc.org.uk)

Severn Trent Water (Staunton Harold Reservoir Rangers Office): 01332 865081 staunton.foremark@severntrent.co.uk

Any other concerns, problems, suggestions or comments speak to any Committee member (see section 7, p25) or your Fleet Captain (see section 8, p27).

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2. WaterAid – Our 2019 Club Charity

The long, hot summer of 2018 meant that our reservoir fell to its lowest level in living memory; tree stumps were exposed that hadn’t seen the light of day since the valley was flooded in the 1950s. Apart from the chance to retrieve long-lost burgees and encrusted rudders the low water levels were a major inconvenience, especially for the owners of heavier boats who had to haul their boat a long way uphill after a tiring day’s racing. If it wasn’t for good teamwork, we wouldn’t have been able to recover the safety boats and so would not have been able to sail at all.

Thankfully, over the winter Severn Trent are busily pumping water back in and we should be almost full in time for the start of the 2019 season.

The problems our lack of water caused us pale into insignificance compared to the problems faced by people who do not have access to clean water. Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene are essential to good health. They stop life-threatening sickness from spreading. They save lives.

This year our Club will be supporting WaterAid a charity that delivers long lasting changes that transform people’s lives. If you want to find out more, please visit https://www.wateraid.org/uk/

There will be a couple of collection tins on the bar, ready for any loose change you can spare. If you would like to make a larger donation, please contact any member of the committee.

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3. Summary of Club Achievements 2018

Staunton Harold Sailing Club and its members had a very successful year in 2018. The following provides a summary of some of these achievements.

JANUARY

2018 working party. Great work by club members tackling the long list of maintenance and upgrades. 40 for lunch and fantastic camaraderie.

Trent Sea Training use SHSC as a training base

FEBRUARY

Our Staunton Blaster-the local mini-series. 32 boats undeterred by the winter weather. 1st Corey Newton sailing his supernova

ITCA topper training hosted by SHSC

Tiger Trophy - Pete/Richard/Simon finish 19th of 119 sailing the international 18

Working parties x2 - even more volunteers

Regional instructor conference at Rutland SC-always great networking and new tips to learn

Overall Cooler/Blaster series with 45 entries; 1st Grahame Newton, 2nd Corey Newton, 3d Sam Jones

SHSC sailors compete at the Notts County snakebite team racing event and finish 2nd overall

MARCH

Start of the Spring Sat and Sunday series plus the first Wednesday racing

DYS led rules evening-very popular with club members and visitors Run by National rules advisor.

Advanced Dinghy instructor course held at SHSC

Start of the junior power boat club aiming towards selection for the Honda Rib Challenge regional championships held at SHSC in June

SHSC dinner and prize giving celebrations

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Travellers:

Tamworth Laser Open - Paul W finishes 2nd

APRIL

First Fish and Chip Wednesday-seems a great temptation and definitely a number boost!

Start of our Spring Adult L1/2 sailing course-12 students supported by our instructor team

First Friday Night Club-an informal sailing evening with Cruising, fleet training, Optimist squad, BBQ and social fun Runs every Friday until late August

Our first Sailability session- youngsters from local organisations have their first 2018 sailing sessions. The trust build their fleet of Hansa dinghies to 11 over the year together with clothing, equipment and a storage container

Club Racing coach L2 held at SHSC

First junior squad weekend of 2018 -great social sailing fun with ability group coaching.

12 club members complete the RYA first aid training

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SHSC back on the water session-great time to get that kit out and revise those skills sailors learnt in 2017/18

Miracle Open meeting at SHSC-12 boats -3 SHSC Graham and Helen finish 6th

Martyn Int Moth 3rd low rider

SHSC GP Open Meeting-19 entries, 2 SHSC /Simon finishes 3rd

MAY

Sailability Day-guests come along for a sailing experience FOC-a highly rewarding event and great sensory experience.

Staunton and Melbourne One day event entries Winners Staunton Thomas, Melbourne Ellie

RS Demo Day with RS bringing along a selection of RS dinghies for us to try. A lovely sunny day to cruise around, shame about the lack of wind. Who shall we invite in 2019?

RYA PTBO open day at SHSC-- enthusiastic visitors to SHSC with many paying £5 for their taster sail. Many thanks to all the volunteers. Several families joined and signed up for future courses

Junior squad 2 enjoyed by many

Travellers;

Thomas off to Optimist Inlands at Grafham

Blithfield Laser Craig 3rd and Paul 5th

74 sailors enter the Spring Sunday series-winners fast/laser/slow- Corey/Nathan/Tim

30 entries in Spring Saturday series-winners-Handicap, Laser-Alan B/Howard R

43 entries in Spring Morning series- Tim G/Corey/Nathan

Finish of our Wednesday series A-1/2/3--Pete/Richard//Simon //Peter/Ali

JUNE

Sailability session No 3 young sailors enjoy the session. Sailors now use logbooks to record their progress and try to build a boat/tie the knots

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Annual memorial cup race -- -1/2/3 Pete/Richard //Thomas //Simon Foz

Interclub held at Burton SC this year with 13 travellers from SHSC. SHSC won the tripartite trophy with Corey and Grahame 1st and 2nd overall

Junior squad 3-well supported and fun sailing social event for all the family

First SHSC WOW session (women on off the water)

SHSC DI course

SHSC Topper open- 4 Staunton boats – highest placed was Oliver (12th), Ellie (18th), Toby (20th), Tom (26th)

SHSC optimist open – 2 Staunton sailors – Tom 1st and Alex 6th

A fantastic weekend celebration of 43years of SHSC with sailing and socials

A fun filled day on shore. Our first eve home done HOG roast!

The commodore’s charity raising money towards a home physio machine for patients with cystic fibrosis arranged an auction of promises mostly donated by members and benefited from £1475

Great junior stage 1 and 2 course runs over many Wednesday nights allowing sailors to be part of the action

Sunday was a slow start for the Big Breakfast with a windy sail to blow away any hangovers

25 entries in the regatta cup won this year run as a PRO AM event which produced great camaraderie and fun 1st in PRO AM Tom and Hannah. First overall: Lol/Wendy

18 entries in a the SHSC Junior club championships 1/2/3 Nathan/Thomas /Ellie

43 entries for the club championships 1/2/3-Matt/Simon // Pete/Richard //Corey

LG School sleepover. Welbeck and LGS enjoy weekday and Saturday sessions over the year

Sunday morning supported rookie training and Rookie Race series starts and is extremely well supported

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The first workplace challenge with students from Rolls Royce and Ecclesbourne School. An RYA initiative planning to end with a local competitive regatta.

Honda Rib Challenge regional event hosted by SHSC-after many training sessions Oliver was selected to represent SHC and finished a fantastic 2nd overall

Anniversary Cup Event -43 years of SHSC our annual event Thomas // Rachel/Amy // Tim

Travellers:

Rich and Peter compete in a 50 fleet fireball /merlin event at Brightlingsea/ Pete finished 3rd in the silver tiller merlin event

Sam 1st in Burlington Slate Regatta, Coniston sailing a sonata

Sam and Sam take part in the Royal Ocean Racing event

Pete/Rich 1st Scorpion open at Hayling SC

Simon 4th Hayling Fireball Open

Burton laser open-Paul 2nd

Rachel wins Merlin Silver tiller event at Hayling.

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JULY

Our first adult L1 course run over a weekend gave early opportunities for keen sailors after the PYBO weekend

Meanwhile:

20 SHSC sailors including our 2000 fleet head to the 56th Lord Birkett event on Ullswater. Grahame/Mark 4th, Nigel/Di 5th Daren/Colin 8th

Joe Smith wins the Bangor regatta

Martyn of to compete with the Larks at Blithfield

Rachel 1st RS400 southern Championships

Matt and Sam compete in the Round the Island Race. Sam finishes 6th overall of 1205 entries

Martyn 5th Cherub event at Grafham

Sam 1st in class and overall as bowman Flight of the Ulford Cowes

49 entries in Summer morning series-winner Grahame N

33 entries in Early summer Saturday series-winners HC/L-Nick/Peter

80 entries in Early Summer Sunday series- F/L/S- Martyn / Mike J/ Nigel P

Wed B series finishes 1/2/3- awarded as previous non-winner of series a-Corey/Grahame/Tim

AUGUST

Start Racing course held at SHSC

Sailability session x2 well supported, sailors now working on their record books

Comet Nationals Championships held at SHSC,- a great event organised by Nigel and Di. Well supported by volunteers. 29 entries, 2 SHSC. Results 2nd John , 3rd Nigel

Junior stage 1 and 2 course held in August- over-subscribed and looked great fun in the superb summer.

Pirate weekend at SHSC-arranged by Dee and team, fantastic fun for all the family

A new venture-Wednesday afternoon summer sailing

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SHSC start to learn how to team race. Iona and Sam take the lead teaching a group of enthusiastic young sailors as they plan to enter the Eric Twiname event in October

Miracle 2018 Nationals –Bala S.C. Graham /Helen 5th overall

Ellie 16th Feva Euro Championships

French Fireball Champs Simon 9th

Merlin Nationals Pete/Rachel 12th and 19th in a fleet of 63

Craig 4th RS aero world championships

Craig 6th Laser Nationals in Plymouth

Thomas 34th overall main fleet Optimist Nationals, Pwllheli

Topper Nationals: Tara 29th 4.2 topper fleet and Ellie 24th main silver fleet

Scorpion |Top Gun trophy won by SHSC as 3 SHSC teams compete in the Scorpion Nationals, Tenby Simon F 1st, Pete 2nd Rachel/Hannah 1st Silver fleet

Pete/Rich 1st gold fleet and 8th overall GP World Championships, Tim Saunders 24th, John /Sam 32nd, Peter /Charles 105th.

Fireball World Championships, Carnac; Richard 9th, Simon 13th Tim 25th

30 entries in Late Summer Saturday series- winners HC/L-Alan and Peter

61 entries in Late Summer Sunday series-winners -F/L/S-Corey, Nathan, Phil

SEPTEMBER

37 (16 home boats) sailors compete at SHSC DYS event 1/2/3 Thomas /Nathan from SHSC

SHSC host our annual Bart's Bash event- fairly windless conditions... Winners 1/2/3 John , Rich, Sam /Simon

Junior Squads 4 & 5 with great team spirit and lots of learning opportunities

SHSC WOW meet for a Greek evening

Adult L1/2 Autumn course starts with 12 students, our first student learning in a Hansa!

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Welbeck College and Loughborough Grammar Schools start their 2018/19 sailing sessions Tues-Thursday

Southport 24hour Race-attended by an enthusiastic team of SHSC GP sailors. A top team entry supported by many finishing 5th overall

Martyn 3rd Cherub Open, Queen Mary and then at Pembrokeshire Y.C 1st 97 rules

Optimist Late Summer Championships, Thomas 35/177

420 Autumn Champs 16th Ellie and 22nd Chloe

George 8th Europe nationals

Wednesday Series C-1/2/3 -awarded excluding series a and b winners to Sam, Lol/Wendy and George

95 Entries in our Wednesday series Overall winners Peter & Richard in the GP 14

OCTOBER

74 for the Great Curry and Quiz

VHF course held at SHSC

Water levels challenging so unfortunately we had to cancel the fireball, scorpion and laser open for 2018 so we held some fun events instead!!

SHSC Comet Open-6 SHSC comets in a fleet of 19 Nigel 2nd

SHSC Solo Open 2 SHSC boats in a fleet of 16 Tim 6th

Commodore and Buckley-2 fleet competition and great fun! Commodore fleet- Grahame, Sam, Lol/Wendy. Buckley Fleet Peter /Charles, Dee/Katie, Tim G and youth award to Thomas

SHST night at the dogs 8th October

SHSC represented by Tara, Toby and Alex at the Regional Junior Championships

SHSC enter their first team racing event-Eric Twiname National event and finish 22nd. Keen to train and learn more Sam and Iona have plans to develop the squad and introduce to the wider SHSC membership

Martyn off to the Scorpion Inlands, Notts county

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Jacob has 2 Top 20 finishes in the British Youth Sailing 4.7 fleet championships

Thomas invited to join the IOCA winter squad.

Simon after his nationals win competes in the Endeavour trophy finishing 9th overall

28 entries in Autumn morning series -winner Daren & Colin

63 entries in Autumn Sunday series-winners F/L/S-Lol/Wendy, Terry, Peter/Charles

28 entries in Autumn Saturday series Winners HC/L Nigel & Tom

NOVEMBER

PB course starts 24th November

Amazing fireworks at the SHSC bonfire night

The Saturday winter series has finished.

ITCA topper training hosted by SHSC-one session run by SHSC sailor Kamran.

SHST annual award evening 10thNovember. Over 2018 there had been numerous SHST achievements with great plans developing for 2019.

Staunton Women’s group meet for a their first pilates sessions

SHSC represented at the regional RYA development day

Poppy and Nick receive RYA awards presented by HRH Princess Ann at a London ceremony. Poppy-youth award and Nick a lifetime award

Draycote Dash – Craig – 5th, Pete/Simon/Sam 8th, Grahame/ Rachael 24th, Tim Saunders 30th, Chris 51st, Nigel/Di 53rd, Martyn/ Oliver 98th.

SHSC currently sitting first place in the Selden SailJuice Winter Series as a team

420 End of Season Champs - Ellie 13th overall, Chloe 28th

RS End of seasons RS Aeros, Craig first place

44th SHSC AGM

SHSC raises over £2000 towards the Leicester Hospital Cyatic Fibrosis Fund

DECEMBER

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42 sailors compete in the frostbite series Winners Nigel/Di, Richard, George

Boxing Day Bash proves popular with 18 entries, won by Nathan

Craig finishes 6th and 14th in the first 2 SailJuice events

SHSC celebrate Xmas in style with a Big Fat Greek Wedding party.

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4. Club History

The club was formed in 1974 by the amalgamation of Three Counties S.C. and Rolls Royce S.C. who previously sailed on the Trent and Leicester S.C. who previously sailed on the Soar near Mountsorrel. The water authorities were not too keen on allowing the reservoir to be used for sailing, but skilful negotiation by Tony Buckley eventually got a lease signed. He was helped in this by Alf Sharman who also drew up plans for the building of the clubhouse. John Walters acted as Master of Works throughout the whole building process which was carried out partly by club members in working parties, chiefly at weekends, and partly by professional help when the Master of Works felt this was needed. The Sports Council gave a grant to help with the finances.

When sailing first started the Starter's Box was a wooden hut near where the pole for the hooter still stands. This was considered an eyesore and the present Starter's Box was erected, again with financial help from the Sports Council. On this occasion John Lees supervised the cutting of the steel girders. To satisfy the fire authorities a Petrol Store had to be built, but by this time the concrete mixers were not available and the mixing had to be done by hand to the satisfaction of Eric Halford. It has stood the test of time. Unfortunately during all this period money was scarce. The grants from the Sports Council had to be supplemented by interest free loans from some members and the formation of a special class of membership called 'Foundation Life Members'. These paid a lump sum in 1974 in return for life membership. The roof of the clubhouse was resurfaced in 1988 and the window frames were replaced with hard wood in 1990.

In the early days sailing had to finish on September 30th. Subsequently permission was obtained to sail until October 30th and later until December 26th. One year sailing continued throughout the winter, but this was not popular. The reservoir froze over, and one enterprising individual went out on to the ice and stole an outboard engine from one of the safety boats moored in the bay. No wooden boat improves by being left in the dinghy park in those conditions. With milder winters being the norm in the early part of the new century, an Icicle series on alternate Sundays was introduced as a trial in January and February of

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2004. This proved successful and from 2005 the club has operated a year round sailing programme.

During 1992 the Management Committee decided to improve the training facilities at the club, recognising the need to encourage new members via a well-run and well-equipped training school. By securing a significant grant from the Sports Council we were able to purchase a fleet of Laser 13's, sailboards and clothing which has boosted our membership and strengthened our position as a centre of excellence for sailing in the East Midlands area. After providing good service for 12 years, in 2004 the Laser 13’s were retired and replaced with a new fleet of RS Vision dinghies. These permit the club to offer the most up to date training courses using modern designed boats, including asymmetric spinnaker handling and trapeze training for crews, considered essential for up and coming younger members.

Later, a fleet of Optimist dinghies was purchased to better enable the club’s most successful junior training and weekend camp programme to run more smoothly. Indeed the first years of the millennium saw a dedicated group of volunteers planning and running a programme of junior sailing which had regular attendances of 60 or more children, a level of commitment and enthusiasm from helpers and sailors alike that would have left every other club in the country green with envy! The junior training resulted in many of the club’s younger sailors being selected for youth squads and saw many competing at national and international level. At the end of 2006 the Optimist dinghies were retired and replaced by more rugged Optibats.

In addition to just learning to sail, courses are arranged for those who not only enjoy racing, but also feel depressed if they do not win. For these individuals race training is arranged. Watch the notice board for dates and times. In connection with this, anyone who still has a copy of the 1983 Staunton Herald can read an article by Stuart Childerley who at that time was Laser Fleet Captain. In 1988 and 1992 he took 4th place sailing a Finn in the Olympics.

During the winter gales of 1993 we suffered major damage to our rescue Dories when they were blown from their moorings on to the

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dam wall. This prompted us to review the rescue facilities at the club and the decision was made to purchase two R.I.B. Avon Sea Riders and a Sea Hog safety / work boat that have proved to be highly successful.

In order to safeguard our investment we also decided to embark on the building of a new boat-house which was completed at the end of 1994. This has proved to be a good investment enables us to launch and recover our rescue boats with ease, preserve them in a good condition and reduce maintenance costs. With an ever increasing amount of sailing dates in the calendar and more boats on the water, further new RIB’s were added to the fleet of rescue boats in 2006 and 2007, with one of the original RIB’s retired after a long and useful operating life.

During 2002 with the increase in particular of junior sailing, the club purchased an additional moulded plastic training/rescue boat, affectionately known as the “Carrot Boat” due to its colour. In keeping with the move away from oil burning 2 stroke engines, the new boat was equipped with a 4 stroke outboard, as was a second boat known as “ET”. Throughout 2003 and 2004 all of the club’s motor boats were refitted with four stroke engines.

The winters of 2001-03 saw particularly active closed winter seasons with the erection and refurbishment of a training room located next to the boat house, together with extensive refitting of the changing rooms

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and showers, and whilst the water was low, the widening and improvements to the slipways.

During the winter of 2005-06 the bar and galley were refurbished and refitted. After the bonfire night party of 2008, the dry area, including the bar, was fully refitted to a very high, professional standard. And early in 2010 the wet area was given a complete refurbishment. Plans are in place for further improvements in other areas when the club’s budget will allow.

2011 saw the launch of a new club committee boat, “The Misses Crewe”, which was funded primarily by a £10,000 grant from Sport England. The boat is fitted out with modern race management aids to allow the OOD and his assistance to manage our racing program much more efficiently and safely from a friendlier environment.

Incidentally, the boat’s name refers to the three repressed daughters of Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe, 10th Baronet Calke Abbey who was a keen ornithologist and who owned the six ponds which were developed into Staunton Harold Reservoir. He turned the whole estate into a bird sanctuary (probably driven by his keener interest in shooting and taxidermy). He hated anything modern, thus sailing on the lake would have been unthinkable. A modern committee boat in the middle of the

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lake, would be like his daughters defying his repression of them, and hence "The Misses Crewe"!

In two successive years, the club was awarded £1,000 in the Volvo Eco Challenge for environmental projects lead by youngsters in the club. 2010 saw Hannah Jones's success for the new water fountain in the clubhouse and wild flower seeding around the site. In 2011, Cora Kenmuir-Hogg’s award went towards cavity wall insulation and some double glazing in the clubhouse.

In 2012 the Club was successful in applying for a £50,000 Inspired Facilities grant from Sport England towards the extension of the clubhouse changing rooms. The construction work was completed in 2013 almost doubling the available changing area allowing a greater number of sailors to be accommodated at sailing events.

A further £10,000 grant was secured in 2012 from Sport England for a new RibX Safety Boat that was purchased at the end of the year. A smaller grant also enabled the Club to acquire and refurbish some additional floating pontoons to provide a safe platform for transferring to and from boats on the water.

Together these investments enabled the club to expand its sailing programme and accommodate a larger number of active sailing members. This strategic investment to increase and retain membership

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was recognised by the RYA, who selected the Club as one of the five finalists in their national Club of the Year awards for 3 years running (2012-2014).

However, it was with immense pride and unbounded celebration that Staunton Harold Sailing Club accepted the award (and magnificent trophy) as The RYA Club of the Year 2014 from the British Sailing Team’s Megan Pascoe and RYA CEO Sarah Treseder at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show. Sarah highlighted the Club’s friendly, welcoming ethos, range of RYA training courses, work with schools and the local community and significant programme of facilities investment over the preceding 3 year period. The award recognises the sustained effort from our legions of indefatigable volunteers in all the sections of the Club.

Striving to further improve the training facilities in 2014 the Club secured an Inspired Facilities grant for £56,000 towards training room improvements and an extension to the boathouse to accommodate our coaching powerboats. We were honoured that Stuart Childerley, Honorary Member and Olympic Finn sailor, initiated the new build in spring 2015, with the new facilities officially opened in September.

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SHSC's 40th anniversary was celebrated at our Club Championship event in July 2015 with a fantastic party and sailing regatta enjoyed by over 200 club members.

The club was fortunate to secure a further £10,000 funding for a coaching boat in the same year, now safely stored in the new boathouse facility.

The new training room, upgraded in 2016, proved to be of great value with over 6,500 people using the facility throughout the year.

Again we were lucky to be awarded a further £10,000 towards 3 further training dinghies. With additional training enquiries and our active ladies group these will be much appreciated. Our instructor group is growing and our sailors continue to be successful on the circuit (we have two 2016 National Champions).

These investments enable the club to continue to expand its sailing programme, introduce more people to the sport we love and accommodate a larger number of active sailing members as the Club continues to grow. We continue to support schools sailing and look forward to working with the newly founded Sailability Trust.

Our newly purchased 2000 dinghies are an ideal boat for newer sailors to sail/race with the focus of encouraging double handed sailing,

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particularly for our women’s group. Quite rapidly the 2000 fleet grew and became a recognised class at SHSC in 2017. We upgraded our safety boat fleet with the purchase of 2 new ribs and changed to leased engines. Moving with technology, out went our paper duty signup sheet and in came online sign ups. 2017 also saw SHSC host and enter the Honda Rib Challenge where youth and junior sailors train to display their power boating skills. Mark Harden received a RYA volunteer award recognising his ongoing support of the club and more recently his commitment to SHST

2018 was a year to consolidate on all these changes whilst continuing our busy racing and training programs. The Sunday Rookie training/racing continued its popularity; our women’s group (WOW) launched on shore and on water activities, RS hosted an open try a boat day and we hosted a successful Comet Nationals. Yet again 2 SHSC members Poppy Smith and Nick Waters were recognised in the RYA volunteer awards.

We launched a new website early 2018 and can now accept online bookings/payments. Our marketing team continue to optimise social media use for communications and we resurrected the Staunton Herald News (now paper free).

Over 2018 SHST continued to grow, currently focused on providing opportunities for junior/youth but now looking to offer sailing opportunities to adults. Through fundraising they now have 12 Hansa dinghies with 3 challenger dinghies soon to arrive in addition to sailing kit, jetty and hopefully a hoist.

As we move to Spring 2019 we have refurbished our wet changing areas and started construction of our accessible changing room.

As always, we would like to express our gratitude to the many club members who continue to support the club maintenance and growth by attending the voluntary working parties.

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5. Club Website & Social Media

The Club website (http://www.shsc.org.uk) provides easy access to the latest news and information relating to Club activities and is updated frequently. The website represents the primary means of communication between club members so please bookmark the address and visit regularly for updates.

The website includes:

Racing calendar

Training courses

Social events

Private members area with dutyman login

Current weather

Webcam of the reservoir

Fleet information (including Fleet Captains and links to dinghy Class Associations).

Boats for sale

Membership information

Duty guidance and sign up

News feed

Our marketing team rely on you as members to tell us what is going on so please let us know-marketing@shsc.org,uk

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We also have an active Facebook community. You can follow all the posts and chat at

https://www.facebook.com/StauntonHaroldSailingClub.

The club is also active on Twitter, tweeting about upcoming events, sailing success, general sailing news and often tweeting live at events. We also share links to news and media reports relating to club and its members. If you are not already following us then please follow our @SHSCsailing feed at https://twitter.com/SHSCsailing.

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Regular email bulletins to all members provide the club with another way to circulate news and information quickly. This can be particularly helpful when there are last minute changes to events (e.g. due to the weather). Please keep an eye on your emails and advise the membership secretary if your details change.

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6. Past Commodores

1975-77 Tony Buckley

1978-79 Alf Sharman

1979-81 Eric Halford

1982-83 Alf Sharman

1984-86 Frank Bassett

1987-88 Ron Lilley

1989-90 John Poulson

1991-92 Andrew Torrance

1993-95 Graham Price

1996-98 Andrew Cokayne

1998-00 Tony Priest

2000-03 Geoff Kelham

2003-05 Nick Burton

2005-08 Mark Harden

2008-09 Pete Bower

2009-11 Pete Elver

2011-14 Nick Waters

2014-16 Lesley Foskett

2016-18 Elaine Penhaul

2018- Howard Jones

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7. Committee 2019

Flag Officers

Commodore Howard Jones commodore@shsc.org.uk 07812131804

Vice Commodore Nigel Pepperdine vicecommodore@shsc.org.uk 07979344841

RC Sailing Simon Foskett sailing@shsc.org.uk 07899696561

RC Building & Maintenance Terry Forbes

maintenance@shsc.org.uk 07973 325428

RC Marketing Ann Nugent marketing@shsc.org.uk 07792 264718

RC Social Amy Forbes social@shsc.org.uk 07704770188

Other Officers

Hon. Secretary Nick Waters secretary@shsc.org.uk 07722017696

Hon. Treasurer Nick Kindon treasurer@shsc.org.uk 07999840089

Principal of Sailing School Paul Munro training@shsc.org.uk 07399097651

Membership Secretary Di Pepperdine membership@shsc.org.uk 0116 2387346

Members

Duties Peter Goodyear duty@shsc.org.uk 07818 807688

Galley Manager Amy Forbes galley@shsc.org.uk 07704 770188

Bosun Charles Saunders bosun@shsc.org.uk 07554432649

OnBoard Rep onboard@shsc.org.uk

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Minute Secretary Lesley Foskett minutes@shsc.org.uk 07799 037439

Security Tim Gray security@shsc.org.uk 07714655169

Youth Liaison Peter Nugent youth@shsc.org.uk 07792264718

Youth Liaison youth@shsc.org.uk

Boat Hire Simon Kelsall boathire@shsc.org.uk 07794093590

Webmaster Andy Foskett andrew.foskett1@ntlworld.com 07733 361901

Sailability Trust Link Mark Harden secretary@shsc.org.uk 07921 299358

Member Simon Forbes simon.forbes1987@gmail.com 07976 155865

Member Grahame Newton grahamenewton@hotmail.co.uk 07927806370

Member Mark Stevens stevensconsultants@msn.com 07794364174

Member Brett Cokayne b_cokayne@hotmail.com 07800 779302

Useful Contacts

Boat Bosun Nigel Pepperdine vicecommodore@shsc.org.uk 01162 387346

Power Boat Lead Rob Watson trainingpb@shsc.org.uk 07768040049

Results Officer Aileen Barnett aileenandrichard@talktalk.net 01332 833392

Grant Team Richard Barnett & Lucy Mallory aileenandrichard@talktalk.net 01332 833392

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8. Recommended Classes & Fleet Captains

Whilst many classes sail at Staunton Harold, the following are the currently adopted classes for the Club.

Class Fleet Captain Contact details

DYS Des Luxton desluxton@hotmail.com 01332 224325

Comet Steve Boud stephen.boud@btinternet.com 07821256496

Fireball Colin Davis colin.davies@eon.com 01158496232

GP14 Charles Saunders charles.saunders@talk21.com 07554432649

Laser Sam Jones samlakes@hotmail.co.uk 07833 544121

2000 Terry Forbes terryforbes10@gmail.com 07973 325428

Miracle Graham Watts graham3794@sky.com 07845 210180

Optimist Dee Kelsall deefleming10@btinternet.com 01543 250625

RS200 Lol Hayward lolhayward@btconnect.com 07802 911175

Scorpion Pete Gray peter@livens.co.uk 07429 353567

Solo Tim Gray timgray1006@gmail.com 07714655169

Topper Neill Clingan neill.clingan@btinternet.com 07801 579124

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Menagerie Alan Bennett alan.bennett1@ntlworld.com 01827 705099

Cruising Tony McNamara tony.macnamara@btopenworld.com 07720842134

Any boat with a Portsmouth Yardstick number no lower than 900*, and which does not have a fixed keel, may sail on the Club’s water and take part in racing. Sailboards are also welcome. Sailboards should be launched at the south end of the dinghy park, farthest away from the clubhouse where there is a large expanse of grass in which to rig.

* Boats with a PY less than 900 will be considered by the Sailing Committee on a case by case basis.

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9. Special Events

Easter Egg Open Meeting (3 Races, 2 to count)

Open Meeting event

Staunton Harold Trophy and Melbourne Trophy (3 Races, 2 to count)

Both trophies are raced on the same day. All helms that have been first or second in a series, a one day event, or an open meeting, sail for the Staunton Harold Trophy. All helms that are not eligible for the Staunton Harold Trophy compete for the Melbourne Trophy.

Commodore Cup and Buckley Trophy (3 Races, 2 to count)

Both trophies are raced on the same day. Boats with a PY of 1100 or lower compete for the Commodore Cup. Boats with a PY greater than 1100 compete for the Buckley Trophy.

Interclub

The annual interclub event between Staunton Harold, Burton and Swarkestone sailing clubs is held in May. This event is keenly fought with each club taking turns to host.

Anniversary Cup (3 Races, 2 to count)

Two handicap races and a pursuit race.

Youth & Junior Club Championship (3 Races, 2 to count)

Open to all Youth & junior members

Regatta Cup (2 Races)

Consists of 2 fun handicap races.

Club Championship (3 Races, 2 to count)

Three handicap races.

Memorial Cup (Evening closest to the longest day)

A special race sailed in memory of departed friends. Sailed in conjunction with the Wednesday evening series.

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Boxing Day Bash

A single handicap race followed by a Christmas meal. Bring food to share with your friends after sailing.

Push Your Boat Out Week

An annual initiative led by the RYA. An opportunity to encourage friends, families and non-members to try sailing and hopefully encourage them to take up the sport. Non-members can visit the club and sign up for a trial sail via the Club website.

Bart’s Bash

Bart’s Bash has become an annual event in memory of Andrew Simpson. The aim every year is to beat the Olympic Record of numbers of sailors taking part in a race on that day and to encourage donations to his sailing foundation.

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10. Social Events

Spring Social Sat April 6th

Come along and enjoy a magical night out at the 2019 awards and spring social event. The great Adamos stage and table magic, three counties sausage and mash supper

First Wednesday of the month

Fish and Chip Wednesday after sailing

Rock the Water- 29th June

Celebrate the sunshine with our Summer Regatta and Championships weekend. Dance the evening away to a live rock band, camp over and tuck into a hearty breakfast.

Autumn Curry and Quiz: Date TBA

Always well attended, enjoy a delicious curry at the Club.

Bonfire Party: 2nd November

Magnificent fireworks to music and hearty food

SHST Achievement Evening Sat Nov 9th

SHSC Christmas Feast: Sunday 15th December

Traditional Christmas Lunch and entertainment after Sunday sailing, open to all members and their families

Boxing Day Bash: 26th December

Blow those Christmas Cobwebs away. Sail or spectate then enjoy a pot luck shared lunch.

Soon to be announced SHSC/SHST Race Night

YOU CAN NOW BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR ALL EVENTS ON LINE

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Remember to check your club emails for full details of all events.

As with all club activities the Social Team is run by volunteers so your help, great or small, with any event is greatly appreciated. This could include site or food preparation, help during the event, preparing a pudding, clearing away, washing up, morning site clearing after fireworks, etc. Why not organise an event? New ideas and suggestions always welcome.

For further details and tickets contact Fiona Beard (social@shsc.org.uk). See section 7, p25 for full contact details.

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11. Sailing Water and Map

The sailing water is situated approximately one mile south west of Melbourne. If the B587 is taken from Melbourne heading towards Ashby de la Zouch ignore the right turn to Ticknall. One hundred metres past this junction on a dangerous left hand bend is a right turn into Calke Lane. Access to the sailing club is down this road. Having passed the visitor's centre there is a gate which can be opened with a key obtained from the Club. The clubhouse and car park can now be seen.

The water is some 130 acres and is controlled by the Severn Trent Water. The sailing area is shown on the map and members should not sail beyond the limits shown. Since the reservoir is also used for angling from the bank, members should not sail nearer than 5 boat lengths of the shore except in the area in front of the Club where fishing is prohibited.

The fixed buoys are arranged in numerical order around the reservoir in a counter clockwise direction, with odd numbers yellow and even numbers orange. Additional blue marks D, M F and C are located in the middle of the water, with D towards the dam, M towards the centre, F towards the farm and C towards the creek.

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12. Club Rules

Overview

These Rules have been laid down jointly by Severn Trent Water (our landlord) and the Committee and should be adhered to at all times.

Rules Notes

1-5 Stipulations necessary for the Licensing Authority.

6-10 Conduct of members as determined by the Committee.

11-39 Mainly conditions of our lease and may not be altered without permission of Severn Trent Water.

40 Required to comply with the Data Protection Act.

Personal buoyancy must be worn at all times whilst on the water. Each member is individually responsible for wearing personal buoyancy adequate for the conditions. To assist new members the Sailing Committee consider suitable personal buoyancy aids to be those carrying the 'CE' approval. If equipment prior to this standard is still in use it should be as recommended by British Standards (3395:1969) or as approved by the S.B.B.N.F. In all cases it is the primary responsibility of the individual member to ensure that the buoyancy aid is adequate for the member's weight, is in good condition, and is used correctly. Wet suits may not be substituted for personal buoyancy. Wet suits are the minimum recommended clothing, particularly for cold weather.

A full Sailing Program will be sent to all members.

Rules

1. The Club may open between the hours of 10:00am to 0100 am on each day. The Committee shall have power to extend those hours by resolution on any special occasion.

2. The permitted hours for the sale of intoxicating liquor shall be as determined by the Committee.

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3. Young persons under the age of 18 may not be served intoxicating liquor nor may such liquors be bought for them to drink on the Club premises.

4. Vacant

5. Visitors and Guests

(i) All visitors and guests must be signed into the visitors’ book to comply with Club insurance.

(ii) Visitors attending a race or meeting sponsored by the Club who are not eligible for temporary membership may make use of the Club premises for the period of 24 hours before and after the event concerned.

(iii) Visitors attending the Club for course of instruction may make use of the Club premises for the days on which the course is held.

(iv) A visitor must leave the Club if asked to do so by an Officer of the Club or Committee member.

(v) Any member may introduce guests on the understanding that the member is entirely responsible for the behaviour of his guests or for anything that may happen to his guests on the Club premises.

(vi) Visitors are not permitted to sail on more than four occasions in any year.

6. Duties

(i) Members shall be required to perform duties connected with the running of the Club as defined by the Rear Commodore (Sailing) and/or Sailing sub-committee. Any member failing to perform these duties or make satisfactory alternative arrangements, except in extenuating circumstances, shall be suspended from all Club activities for a period to be determined by the Committee. This suspension shall be for a period not less than three months.

(ii) All members eligible to carry out duties shall carry out 3 duties per year; frequent sailors, as determined by the Committee, may be required to carry out 4 duties per year.

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(iii) Members joining partway through the year, and full-time students living away from home, shall carry out pro-rata reduced duties as determined by the Committee.

7. In accordance with the Smoke Free Regulations, smoking is banned within any Club building or on any Club owned boat. This applies to all Club members, employees and visitors.

8. (i) Subscriptions for all classes of membership are due on 1st January and the membership runs until 31st December. If a subscription remains unpaid by February 28th the member’s name shall be removed from the list of Club members. Any subscriptions received after this time may be subject to a re-joining fee as determined by the Committee.

(ii) All boats/boards must be registered for the current season with the membership secretary and payment made of the required charges before being brought on to Club property or being used on the water.

(iii) Members must sign on, on each sailing day, on the appropriate sheet (in the Clubhouse) for racing or recreational sailing before a boat/board may be put on the water. The OOD shall provide these sheets on each sailing day.

(iv) The Club is open to boats without a fixed keel and a Portsmouth Yardstick not less than 900. Boats with a PY less than 900 will be considered by the Sailing Committee on a case by case basis. Windsurfers are permitted. Multi-hull boats are not permitted, with the exception of Challengers.

(iv) All sailboards must display the Club registration number issued to that board on the sail.

9. Eligibility for space in the dinghy park

Only fully paid up members are eligible for a space in the dinghy park.

In exceptional circumstances members who are not renewing memberships through illness or work commitments may subject to the committee receiving a request in writing offer that member subject to

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payment of boat park fees one year’s boat park allocation after which membership must be renewed or the boat removed from club premises within one month from January 1st.

Power to remove, sell or dispose of boats and / or trailers

In the case of an abandoned or unauthorised boat and/or trailer (as defined below) the Committee may:-

(a) move the boat and / or trailer to any part of the club premises without being liable for any loss or damage to the boat and / or trailer howsoever caused;

(b) upon giving 1 months’ notice require the member or former member to collect the boat and / or trailer and remove it from club premises;

(c) upon giving three months’ notice in writing by registered post to the member or former member at his / her last known address shown in the register of members sell the boat and / or trailer and deduct any monies due to the Club (whether arrears of subscription or facility fees or dinghy park fees or otherwise);

(d) if the boat and / or trailer is unsaleable (in the reasonable opinion of the Committee), after giving notice in writing as aforesaid, dispose of the boat and / or trailer in any manner the Committee may think fit and deem the cost of doing and any arrears as aforesaid to be a debt owing to the club by the member or former member.

(e) the club reserves the right to charge storage for the boat and / or trailer until such time as the owner collects the boat and / or trailer or until notice has been served under clause (b) and (c) above.

PROVIDED THAT in each case that proper evidence is available to show that all reasonable steps have been taken by the Committee to trace a member or former member and that when and if the boat and / or trailer is sold the proceeds of sale (where these exceed the amount of any indebtedness by the member or former member to the club) shall be placed in a bank deposit account and retained against the eventuality of a claim by the owner (whether he be the said member or former member) for a period of one year.

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The Committee shall be entitled to treat any of the following as an abandoned or unauthorised boat and / or trailer:

(a) a boat and / or trailer located in the dinghy park and not displaying a current dinghy park sticker;

(b) a boat and / or trailer located otherwise than in its properly allocated space;

(c) a boat and / or trailer that remains in the dinghy park for more than one month after any date advised by the Committee by which boats and / or trailers must be removed to allow for maintenance works of the dinghy park or the end of the season date (where applicable);

(d) a boat and / or trailer which is the property of a member or former member which remains on club premises after any fees payable to the club by any member or former member (whether by way of arrears of subscription or facilities fees, dinghy park fees or otherwise) are more than one month in arrears; Fees are overdue if they are not paid by

February 28th each year. (Facility fees are defined as subscriptions, boat / trailer park fees and other annual fees).

(e) a boat and / or trailer which is the property of a member or former member which overstays by more than a month following the termination of the storage agreement;

(f) a boat and / or trailer which is the property of a former member which overstays by more than a month following the termination of their membership.

Lien on boats and/or trailers

In addition to the powers set out above to move, sell or dispose of boats and / or trailers the club shall have a lien over members' or former members' boats and / or trailers parked on the club's premises in respect of all monies due to the club, whether in respect of arrears of facilities fees or subscriptions or otherwise and shall be entitled to retain possession of the boat and / or trailer until such time as all monies due to the club have been paid in full.

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10. No dogs (other than a registered assistance dog) or other animals or pets shall be allowed in the Club’s land, premises or sailing area.

11. No swimming, bathing or paddling is permitted in the reservoir.

12. No member, visitor or guest shall commit any act which may result in the fouling of the water in the reservoir.

13. Sailing shall be restricted to the sailing area so defined on a map to a scale of not less than 25 inches to one mile which is required to be on permanent display in the Club house and which shall clearly indicate the position of each marker post required to be set out on the banks and left in position (except when maintenance to the marker posts is being carried out) on the days and time stated herein or such smaller areas or different days and times as may from time to time be necessary for operational reasons as determined by the board. Except when engaged upon or in connection with the rescue of any person in distress or for any other unavoidable cause of which the authority shall be the sole judge and whose decision shall be final, any person trespassing outside the sailing area will in the case of a first offence immediately be suspended for a period of 12 months from all sailing facilities and in the case of a second offence will immediately be disqualified from membership of the Club and shall forthwith remove his boat and equipment form the site.

14. Only those types of craft agreed with the Authority shall be permitted on the water and the Club shall keep a register containing full up to date details of such craft. Craft of authorised visitors shall be of the types approved, shall be subject to all rules in force at the time being, and shall stay on site for no longer than 3 days. No powerboats other than safety boats shall be permitted on the reservoir.

15. All boats shall be subject to inspection and test before being admitted to the register and a separate up to date register shall be maintained of the craft of visitors and showing, in particular, the water upon which such craft was last floated before arrival at the reservoir. The Authority reserve the right to exclude from the

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reservoir and adjoining lands of the Authority any craft which has come from an area where waters are known to carry any fish disease. All boats shall be declared killer shrimp free, to the best of the owner’s knowledge, on entry to the site.

16. Every boat shall have sufficient positive buoyancy adequately secured (bags or cases) so as to be able to support itself and crew when submerged. Swamp tests shall be carried out on all dinghies as required by the Authority.

17. Every craft sailing on the reservoir shall have valid third party insurance cover for a sum of not less than £2,000,000 for any number of claims.

18. All members shall be responsible for personal insurance and insurance of boats and other property.

19. Sailing shall only take place when the safety boat is manned and during daylight hours but not later than ½ hour after sunset. No boat shall be sailed within 5 boat lengths of the bank except along the bank to the demised premises.

20. For each sailing day an experienced adult member of the Club shall be nominated as Duty Officer and as such shall be in charge of all sailing activities and responsible to the Committee for ensuring that all rules and regulations are strictly adhered to. The Duty Officer’s orders and signals shall be obeyed instantly without question.

21. The part of the sailing area on which sailing shall be confined will be defined by the Duty Officer if necessary having regard to the prevailing conditions.

22. (i) Powered safety craft of a type approved by the authority shall be provided and manned by a minimum of two experienced persons and shall be on the water whenever sailing takes place.

(ii) The status of safety boat cover shall be indicated by the colour of flags hoisted on the flagpole in front of the clubhouse as follows:

A green flag indicates that a safety boat is ready and crewed. Any boat may sail, but a boat’s decision to do so is hers alone.

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A yellow flag indicates that limited class racing or supervised training is in progress. Boats other than those of the limited class or those being supervised shall not sail.

A red flag indicates that safety cover is not available. No boat shall sail on the water and any boats already sailing when the flag is hoisted must immediately return to the shore.

No flag indicates that safety cover is not available. No boat shall sail on the water.

(iii) Refuelling of safety craft must be done ashore and every precaution taken to avoid spilling of fuel.

(iv) Children must be properly supervised whilst at the Club and must not be allowed near the water unless wearing a suitable personal floatation device.

(v) No litter of any kind shall be deposited or allowed to remain on the water, on Club lands, or on any access thereto.

23. When racing is in progress the Officer of the Day is authorised to order any or all boats off the water.

24. The nearest boats, whether racing or not, must go to the assistance of any craft in distress and must render assistance or standby if required until the safety boat arrives in line with the Racing Rules of Sailing (or any rule of similar intent in subsequent editions) about going to the assistance of craft in danger or distress shall be known and acted upon by all (whether racing or recreational sailing) on pain of suspension.

25. Adequate personal buoyancy must be worn by all persons when sailing. Inflatable buoyancy must be worn inflated. The wearing of waders, gum boots or Wellingtons when afloat shall be forbidden.

26. No wading shall be permitted except for the purpose of launching or securing boats from or to the slipways or in an emergency.

27. No craft shall beach other than within the Sailing Club frontage, except in an emergency.

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28. The Club shall encourage and facilitate training of members in rescue, artificial respiration and resuscitation.

29. No gun shall be used for any purposes in connection with any of the Club’s activities without the previous consent in writing of the Authority.

30. The Club shall be responsible for keeping the Clubhouse area and the demised premises in a clean and tidy condition. All litter shall be placed in the receptacles provided or removed from the Club house area and suitable arrangements shall be made for the disposal of collected litter, grass cutting etc, with the local authority or by other means to the satisfactions of the Authority.

31. The use of radios, television receiving sets, record players, tape recorders and musical instruments of any description is prohibited, except in the Club house when it will be at the Authority’s discretion and the use of such apparatus shall not be played so loudly as to be a nuisance.

32. No person shall in any way interfere with wild life at the reservoir.

33. No person shall interfere with any machinery, valves, drains, fences, gates, roads or other apparatus or works of the Boards or the apparatus of other statutory undertakers.

34. Boats, tackle and other apparatus belonging to the Club or its members shall be stored or left within the Club house area only in such places and at such times and in such manner as the authority may approve.

35. No members or guest shall interfere in any way with others rightfully using the reservoir or banks.

36. No car or other vehicle shall be parked on roads or land belonging to the Authority other than on Club lands. Access to the Club lands shall be along the road from the Windmill car parks only.

37. Toxic anti-fouling paint must not be used.

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38. All sheets, ropes, halyards, wires and all other equipment and fittings on boats accommodated on the premises shall be so secured as not to cause or create any undue noise when blown by the wind.

39. Normally, no road trailers should be left on Club property overnight. However if a member considers that exceptional circumstances leave him/her no alternative, he/she should apply to the Committee in writing who will decide what action should be taken.

40. Data Protection Act - Membership of the Club and acceptance of these rules by the member will be deemed to constitute consent to the holding of relevant personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018

This edition covers amendments up to and including the 2018 Annual General Meeting.

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13. Before Going Afloat

Safety Cover Traffic Light System

A "traffic light" system has been introduced to indicate the status of safety boat cover. The colour of flags hoisted on the flagpole in front of the clubhouse will indicate this as follows:

A green flag indicates that a safety boat is ready and crewed. Any boat may sail, but a boat’s decision to do so is hers alone.

A yellow flag indicates that limited class racing or supervised training is in progress. Boats other than those of the limited class or those being supervised shall not sail.

A red flag indicates that safety cover is not available. No boat shall sail on the water and any boats already sailing when the flag is hoisted must immediately return to the shore.

No flag indicates that safety cover is not available. No boat shall sail on the water.

Safety Cover Guidelines

With the increasing number of boats sailing at the club safety is becoming more of a concern. Here are some of the guidelines recommended by the Sailing Committee, but remember it is the responsibility of race officers to organise safety cover as they see fit for the conditions on the day and to always have a briefing with the safety team before racing:

The race officer should liaise with the safety leader and hold a team briefing with all duty personnel before going on the water.

On windy days the race officer to brief sailors on the conditions, particularly for novices who may not be aware of the conditions and their limitations. This briefing could either be verbal or by using the white board in the clubhouse.

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The safety boat crew should familiarise themselves with the engine killcord mechanism and check for correct operation during boat preparation. The safety boat driver must wear a killcord whenever the engine is in operation.

The safety boat crew should check that the VHF radio is operating correctly (e.g. by performing test transmissions to other radio operators).

Race officers to brief rescue crew to ask people to leave the water if they require a disproportionate amount of assistance which may put other sailors at risk.

On windy days race officers should ask for volunteers if they require additional cover and not allow sailing until they are happy that there is adequate cover.

On windy days and on all race days when there is only one rostered safety boat keep an additional safety boat moored on the jetty to be used in the event of an emergency. For instance if a squall hits the fleet and the rescue crew is stretched or in the event of mechanical failure. Other sailors can crew the spare boat and assist with rescue.

Sailing Committee members should also be on hand to help and offer advice if required.

In the event of a medical emergency on the water the casualty should be taken to the emergency drop-off point located at the main central slipway where a paramedic vehicle can gain access

Safety is taken very seriously by the Club and we are always open to suggestions of how we can improve so please pass any feedback to a member of the Sailing or General Committee.

First Aid

All sailing instructors are qualified in First Aid and some members also hold first aid certificates. A list of members who hold a first aid

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certificate will be posted in the clubhouse. The first aid kit is located below the signing-on shelf to the right of the galley.

Insurance

It is your responsibility to make sure that you and your boat are properly insured. If you damage another boat and it is your fault you must expect to pay for the damage. More seriously if you injure someone then they might well make a claim against you. If, for example, you hit someone in the water and they lost the use of an eye then the claim against you could be very large indeed. If you are not insured you could lose everything you own. The Club insists that the minimum insurance cover is £2 million but it is for you to decide if this is adequate.

If for any reason you wish to claim against the Club’s insurance, then it is important that you notify the Committee at the earliest possible time, and within 24 hours of the incident occurring. Later claims are more difficult to investigate and settle amicably.

Security

The Club and the dinghy park has hundreds of people walking past it in a week and amongst these people will be one or two who want to help themselves to what they can. We must do what we can to discourage the thieves. The following points are common sense:

1. Do not leave items in your boat that are easy to steal - some insurance policies do not cover loose items - beware!

2. Keep your boat covered up when you are not using it.

3. Leaving of road trailers at the Club is only permitted after obtaining permission from the Committee, left in your allocated dinghy park and ensuring that the trailer is immobilised.

4. Challenge people you do not know if they are in the clubhouse or in the dinghy park. If in doubt, alert a member of the Committee. If you see a boat being towed away by someone that you do not know

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ask them to show you an ID document and compare the details against the name on the SHSC boat sticker.

5. Do not tell strangers the access code to the changing room door.

6. Make sure your boat and its accessories are marked with the boat number.

7. Keep the gates closed and the entrance gate locked at all times.

8. If you are last away from the Club make sure everything is locked up. On official racing and recreational sailing days this is the responsibility of the OOD.

Novices

Novices when taking to the water may choose to tie a red streamer to the end of their boom. The Officer of the Day (OOD) may also indicate a recreational sailing area on the course board where novices will be less likely to get in the way of people racing.

Clubhouse

The Club has an excellent bar which is open every Sunday and every Wednesday and Friday evening. If the need arises then the bar can be opened at other times of the week.

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14. Friday Night Club & OnBoard

What is OnBoard?

Run by sailing’s National Governing Body, the RYA, OnBoard is about more children and young people (aged 8 to 18) learning to sail and windsurf. More importantly, it is about keeping them involved in sailing for life. By taking sailing to young people, we are opening up access to the sport and securing the long term future of sailing.

SHSC is committed to offer these opportunities through training courses and sailing tasters.

Friday Night Club

The Friday night club starts on the 12th April and runs through to 30th August. Safety cover is provided from 1830. Boat hire for Optibats/toppers/visions/lasers/laser 13 if free on Friday nights but PLEASE BOOK ON LINE

Why not come along to the club on a Friday evening to have a sail or just relax and have a drink or BBQ with friends in beautiful surroundings. We would like Friday evenings at the club to be a way of having fun on and off the water.

The bar will, of course, be open.

Apart from recreational sailing and relaxing there will be opportunities to get helpful advice on getting boats back on the water aimed at recreational sailing i.e. general rigging tips and general support.

For the juniors there will be Friday Play Sailing sessions aimed at younger children looking to have fun on the water and gain in confidence.

In additional free training will be provided for more confident juniors and novice adults

Fleet captains have often organised social evenings and on-water training evenings on Friday nights.

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15. Learning to Sail and Training Courses

Staunton Harold Sailing Club is a RYA Recognised teaching establishment and has been teaching sailing for many years. We aim to cater for those looking for coaching at all levels of experience. If you are taking your first steps afloat, SHSC provides an ideal safe and friendly environment

All our courses are run to the guidelines and recommendations of the RYA, the national governing body for sailing in Britain. All instructors and safety boat drivers are RYA qualified and all equipment reaches a high standard.

Our fleet of training dinghies includes six RS Visions, two RS Feva’s, two Laser 13s, ten Optibats, two Lasers, seven Topper dinghies and for the more able 4 2000s all of which are available for training activities A small number of these dinghies are also available to hire by Club members.

Details of courses available this year are detailed on the following pages.

Enrolment

Application forms for all sailing courses are available on line or can be obtained through our training leads

Adult beginner sailing courses (age 16+), improver courses and advanced sailing courses.

Paul Munro 07399097651 p.munro11@icloud.com

Youth beginner sailing courses (age 8-15)

Dee Fleming 01543 473539 deefleming10@btinternet.com

Powerboat courses Rob Watson trainingpb@shsc.org.uk 07768040049

Instructor courses Elaine Penhaul

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RYA National Sailing Scheme: Age 16+

Please contact Paul Munro (see section 7, p25 for contact details) to enquire and enrol for any of the following courses.

Course: Start Sailing RYA Level 1 / Basic Skills RYA Level 2

At SHSC, courses are designed with the complete beginner in mind and make an ideal introduction to the world of dinghy sailing. We teach Levels 1 and 2 of the RYA National Sailing Scheme in an interesting and enjoyable programme of theoretical and practical instruction. On completion of the Level 1 & 2 course for example, the successful sailor will be safety conscious, have a basic knowledge of sailing and be capable of sailing without instruction in light winds, with opportunity to improve further via our informal Sunday morning Rookie Club.

You will be taught primarily in RS Visions and Laser 13s - large double handed dinghies ideally suited for training. There may also be opportunity to try single handed sailing in a Laser I or Topper. Towards the end of the Level 1 & 2 course we try to incorporate a 'try a boat' session during which you may be introduced to other classes of dinghy, including our new Laser 2000s.

Buoyancy aids, wetsuits and spray tops are provided. Sensible 'old' clothes, including closed-toe footwear, should be worn while sailing, bearing in mind the possibilities for getting wet. A change of clothing and a towel is essential!

Successful completion of the Level 1 or Level 2 certificate also allows club members to hire the club boats.

In 2019 there will be two course options for combined Level 1 and 2 courses.

Dates for SHSC Adult Learn to Sail 2019 (see website for latest info):

Course Level Dates Timing

A1 Levels 1 & 2 Sat 18th May Sun 19th May Sat 8th June

09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00

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Sun 9th June 09:00 - 17:00

A2 Levels 1 & 2

Sat 31st Aug Sat 7th Sep Sat 14thSep Sat 21st Sep Sat 28th Sep Sat 5th Oct Sat 12th Oct Sat 19th Oct Sat 26th Oct Sat 2nd Nov

09:00-13:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00—13:00

All of Level 1 and 2 courses are open to both members and non-members.

Course Fees:

Level 1 and 2 combined: £200 plus Course Membership Fee (£75 individual) for non-members. .

These courses are aimed at 16-year olds and over. If you are under 16 years of age, please either see the Junior Training section or contact Dee Fleming (youth@shsc.org.uk) for further guidance. Occasionally we accept sailors 14-16 please enquire if you feel this may be appropriate,

To book your place on one of the above courses, please email: training@shsc.org.uk or ideally book your place online via the website

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RYA Young Sailors Scheme: Age 8-15

Please contact Dee Fleming (youth@shsc.org.uk 01543 473539) to enquire and enrol for any of the following young sailor scheme courses.

Or book your course on line via the website

Course: Start Sailing RYA Stages 1 & 2

The junior sailing courses are intended to provide a brief and enjoyable taste of dinghy sailing - safely. The courses are very much geared to individual progress and ability, with the emphasis on having fun whilst you learn. After the basics of sailing have been established, a few games and exercises on the water will be organised for you. You will be sailing in Optimist and Topper dinghies which are ideally suited for novice junior sailors. Following the J1 and J2 courses, students will be invited to attend our ongoing training sessions giving you and your parents the chance to see what opportunities exist for additional coaching and sailing within the club environment. The Start Sailing scheme is a great way to develop both your sailing skills and new friendships.

Buoyancy aids are provided. Sensible 'old' clothes should be worn whilst sailing, and please bring a change of clothes. Alternatively, the Sailing School has a range of appropriate wet-suits and spray-tops available. An ability to swim 25 metres is a prerequisite of the course.

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Two courses are planned for 2019:

Course Level Dates Timing

J1 Stage 1 & 2

Sat 18th May Sun 19th May Sat 8th June Sun 9th June

0900-1630 0900-1630 0900-1630 0900-1630

J2 Stage 1 & 2

Tues 20th Aug Wed 21st Aug Thurs 22nd Aug Fri 23rd Aug

09:30 - 16:30 09:30 - 16:30 09:30 - 16:30 09:30 - 16:30

All of the above junior courses are open to both members and non-members.

Course Fees:

Stage 1 & 2 : £140 plus £25 Cadet Membership for 2019.

To book your place, please email: youth@shsc.org.uk or book on line

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Other Dinghy Improver & Advanced Courses

In addition to learn to sail courses, we also run, on occasion and on demand, improver and advanced sailing courses for members.

Please contact Paul Munro (see section 7, p25 for contact details) to enquire.

Course: SHSC Sunday Rookie Club

Have you recently taken a RYA Level 1 / Level 2 course? Are you a lapsed sailor looking to get back on the water? If so then the Sunday Rookie Club could be just the thing.

Sunday Rookie Club will run both in Spring and Autumn 2019; each will contain 4/5 sessions spread over a 8-week period (to accommodate other major club activities) starting on the 5th May (Spring Course) and 4th August (Autumn Course).

You don’t need to attend all sessions; just come along to the ones you can make as we’ll try to cover something new for each session.

Sessions can be booked on line via the website

There will be support available throughout from the instructor team / confident sailors although we hope that you’ll quickly become self-sufficient!!

If you’re interested in coming along, or supporting, please contact please contact Paul Munro (see section 7, p25 for contact details) who will send you the link to our online Doodle Poll that allows us to see at a glance who is planning to attend.

Course: Fleet Race Training

Although not an official RYA course, many established fleets run their own training at Staunton Harold, most notably the Lasers, Fireballs, Comets, RS 200s and GP14s. Sometimes this is run by an experienced club racer or sometimes by someone brought in from the Class Association. It is well worth contacting your Fleet Captain to find out if any training is planned for your fleet.

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RYA Powerboat Scheme

Once again we aim to run a comprehensive programme of RYA National Powerboat Scheme courses. The RYA Powerboat Level 2 course is the minimum requirement of the Club to drive the boat on rescue duty. The RYA Safety Boat course will equip you with more advanced skills to deal with any incident you may encounter on the water, recovering people and equipment safely and efficiently.

Many countries require the owners or drivers of powerboats to hold a certificate of competence even if only visiting for a holiday. The Level 2 certificate also forms the basis of the test for the International Certificate of Competence.

Junior Power Boat Club

Junior powerboat club is for children aged 8-15yrs. We teach the children how to drive the powerboats safely and to RYA PB2 standard. They have the choice whether they take their PB2 assessment or not, which would give them the qualification to drive a powerboat on their own (under certain specifications depending on age). Even if they have achieved their PB2, they are still more than welcome as we aim to perfect these skills and further them with other qualifications such as RYA Safety Boat. Even if the children don’t want to take their RYA PB2, they are still welcomed at junior powerboat club and we will teach them the same skills. We also partake in the RYA Honda Rib Challenge, which we run trials and training for during junior powerboat club. The Honda Rib Challenge is a national competition, in which the winner wins a powerboat for their club. For any more information please contact: youth@shsc.org.uk

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Course: National Powerboat Scheme RYA Level 1 & 2

This course is designed to teach you the basic skills and background knowledge to become a competent powerboat driver. No previous experience is needed. You'll be taught in both planing and displacement craft. The course content includes launching and recovery, boat handling at low and high speed and seamanship skills such as man over board. Certificates at Level 1 or 2 are awarded at the end of the 2-day course at the discretion of the Chief Instructor. At SHSC we have introduced a 2-hour Safety Management session to compliment the RYA scheme; this takes place after completion of the RYA course.

The Level 2 certificate is the minimum club requirement to enable members to drive club powerboats whilst on rescue duty. This certificate also forms the basis of the test for the International Certificate of Competence required by drivers of powerboats in many other countries.

If you have driven a powerboat but have no PB2 qualification we offer a Direct Assessment half day in which you demonstrate your skills to an instructor and may be awarded the qualification.

In 2019 there will be opportunities to attend short seminars / refreshers on Safety Boat issues. Please get in touch if you are interested.

Course duration: 2 full days or modular Friday evening / Saturday morning, plus 2-hour Safety Management session.

Course fee: £65.00 (available to members only at this price).

Course Dates Timing

PB1 RYA Powerboat L1 & L2 16th March 17th March

0900-1700 0900-1700

PB2 RYA Powerboat L1 & L2 tbc

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Course: Safety Boat Certificate

This 2-day course aims to introduce the techniques used in powerboats escorting racing fleets of dinghies and windsurfers, providing safety and rescue cover for training fleets and assisting in race management.

RYA National Powerboat Scheme Level 2 and subsequent driving experience is a pre-requisite for this course. It is strongly recommended that Safety Boat drivers also hold a current First Aid certificate.

You may be required to attend a Powerboat Refresher training session as a prerequisite if you intend to do the RYA Safety Boat course scheduled in July (see refresher details below).

Course duration: 2 full days.

Course fee: tbc

Course Dates Timing

RYA Safety Boat tbc

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Course: Powerboat Refresher

This is suitable for anyone who has some powerboat driving experience but would like some guidance on specific techniques, or simply and update to skills and knowledge. You will be required to attend the October refresher session if you want to do the RYA Safety Boat course scheduled in November. These sessions are free to club members and flexible to accommodate your needs. It is also possible for someone with considerable driving experience but no formal qualification to complete a direct assessment for a RYA Level 2 during this time, subject to an agreed fee.

Course duration: 1 full day.

Course fee: Free, except RYA Level 2 assessment (available to members only).

Course Dates Timing

Powerboat Refresher tbc

RYA Instructor Training

Please contact Paul Munro or Elaine Smith (see section 7, p25 for contact details) to chat about how you see your future as an instructor developing and to enrol for any of the following courses.

Course: RYA Dinghy Instructor

Want to help teach people to sail? It is very rewarding to use your skills to teach others the sport you love. Enthusiastic, knowledgeable instructors are always welcome in a club with a thriving reputation for excellence in training.

If you feel that you have the personal sailing skills and the patience and willingness to pass those on to others then we would love to have you on the training team. Learn to teach both adults and juniors on the RYA

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Dinghy Instructor course, gain an internationally recognised qualification from the world leaders in sail training.

Course: RYA Assistant Instructor

Are you a competent helm? Would you like to help out teaching people to sail? But you don’t have the time to commit to doing a full instructor course? Come along for a couple of evenings and learn the RYA methods of teaching then get “on the job” training by helping with a Basic Skills course for new members. Gain the RYA Assistant Instructor certificate.

Course: RYA Powerboat Instructor

Want to teach people to drive a powerboat? Learn how at your own club and then get involved with training members to drive safely. Ever had the feeling, having capsized, that you don’t want the powerboat to come near? If you can drive well yourself this is your chance to learn to train others to your own high standards.

Course: RYA Racing Coach Level 2

Want to teach children and adults to race? This is the course that will equip you with the skills to develop racing techniques. You don’t need to be a qualified instructor already, it is a 2-day course aimed at good club racers and developing them to teach racing.

Other RYA Instructor Training

Do you already hold an RYA Instructor certificate? Fancy teaching one of the RYA modules, Start Racing or Sailing with Spinnakers? Would you like to become a RYA Racing Coach? Training for all of these can be arranged depending on demand. Also, advice is at hand if you think you have the experience to train as an RYA Senior Instructor and run courses yourself. Or do you see yourself taking a gap year teaching

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abroad and need the RYA Advanced Instructor certificate to allow you to teach the RYA Performance Sailing course? In a thriving club there are always opportunities for personal development and new ideas for organising courses are always welcome.

Other Courses

Course: Race Officer Course

Want to learn more about race management? Ever thought you could do it better yourself? This is your chance to learn to run the racing. The Club always needs competent race officers. This is often run as an informal evening talk or more formally as a day’s course.

Course: RYA First Aid Certificate

This will be offered at regular intervals to all Club members. Members who have no knowledge of first aid are encouraged to attend one of these courses since a rudimentary knowledge of first aid is essential to do rescue boat duty. This is a one day course and needs to be repeated every three years to keep up to date. Contact Lesley Foskett 07799037439

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16. Junior Sailing

We are proud to have a very active able junior and youth fleet, I am sure you will have seen them in action.

As well as racing and recreational sailing options we also have opportunities for juniors to continue their learning

Junior Racing

Juniors are welcome to compete in any of the racing series at the Club once they are competent sailors and there are trophies or prizes for the best placed under-16-years in most event series.

Racing events vary during the year but during summer months you have the chance to race on Wednesday evening, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon. The Sunday morning races are a great way to start as they are quieter and have a strong ‘junior’ contingent.

We have our own Junior and Youth Championship as part of the Club Regatta on Sat 29th June when we race in ability groups and again compete for trophies.

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Junior Recreational Sailing

Recreational sailing is welcomed during the sessions listed in the racing section plus we have “recreational sailing only” sessions on Friday evenings again from April 12th to Aug 30th (see the Club Event Calendar or visit the website for further details).

Junior Coaching and Race Training

We have changed our program for 2019 and now offer even more opportunities for our junior sailors. Full details on the website calendar.

Friday Play Sail- run by Thorsten and Luke

Aimed primarily at younger children who have ideally completed a Stage 2 course and would benefit most from time on the water having fun with friends.

Friday Coaching- run by Peter Nugent and Ethan Lowing

Aimed at older/more confident children and probably to include novice adults and parents. Probably more of a race training focus? Note club plans for fleet focussed training - to liaise with fleets and combine where possible? 1st session on 12th April

Junior Club Skills Sessions led by Dee Fleming

Aimed primarily at the younger or less experienced juniors who have gained a minimum RYA Stage 2 and are ready to work towards RYA Stage 3, Stage 4, Seamanship skills or Start Racing Ie the Green, Yellow and Orange groups

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Junior Club Race Training Led by Neill Clingan

Aimed primarily at children keen to develop racing skills. Intermediate to advanced (Red group) Possibly to have support from ‘advanced coaches’ -

RYA Level 3 course provisionally planned for late May 2019

Junior Boat Hire

We have a selection of Optibats, Toppers and RS Fevas that Club members can hire until you are able to buy a boat. Please book these via the website.

Hire boats include the use of a buoyancy aid but you would be expected to have your own sailing clothing e.g. Wetsuit, spray top etc.

Junior Contacts:

Dee Fleming 01543 473539 deefleming10@btinternet.com

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Junior Events 2019

Don’t forget:

Sat 22nd June Topper and Optimist Open Meeting

Sat 29th June SHSC Youth and Junior Regatta

Sat 20th July RYA Traveller open meeting at SHSC

Sat Sept 14th Derbyshire Youth Sailing Open Meeting SHSC

Sun Sep 15th Bart’s Bash-one race for all aimed to raise monies for the Andrew Simpson Trust

Late September RYA regional sailing regattas

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17. Sailing Programme

Racing Programme 2019

Series / Event Day Dates Races Classes

Notts County Cooler Ogston Wooley Junper Staunton Blaster

Sat/ Sun

10/02 - 11/02 23/02 - 24/02

2/3-3/3

5 5 5

Handicap/pursuit for both events

Spring Sunday Series Sun 10/03 – 05/05 14 Laser, Fast & Slow Handicap

Spring Sunday Morning Series

Sun 10/03 – 05/05 7 Handicap

Wednesday Series A Wed 03/04 –22/05 8 Pursuit /Handicap

Spring Saturday Series Sat 30/03 – 18/05 12 Laser & Handicap

Easter Egg Event Mon 22/04 3 Handicap

Sailability Day Event Sat 25/05

Staunton & Melbourne Event

Sun 12/05 3 Handicap

Summer Morning Series

Sun 19/05 – 21/07 8 Handicap

Early Summer Sunday Series

Sun 19/05 – 21/07 16 Laser, Fast & Slow Handicap & class result

Wednesday Series B Wed 29/05 – 17/07 8 Pursuit *except Memorial Cup

Interclub Event @SHSC Sun 26/05 3 Handicap

Early Summer Saturday Series

Sat 25/05 – 13/07 12 Laser & Handicap

Memorial Cup Event Wed 19/06 1 Handicap*

Anniversary Cup Event Sun 16/06 3 TBC

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Club Regatta Event Sat 29/06 2 Fun Handicap

Youth /Junior Club Champs Event

Sat 29/06 3 Handicap

Club Championship Event

Sun 30/06 3 TBC

Wednesday Series C Wed 24/07 – 11/09 8/24 Pursuit/Handicap

Wednesday Sunset Series

Wed 18/09-23/10 6 See website as varies

Late Summer Sunday Series

Sun 28/07 – 25/08 15 Laser, Fast & Slow Handicap & class results

Late Summer Saturday Series

Sat 20/07 – 24/08 12 Laser & Handicap

Barts Bash Event Sun 15/09 1 Handicap

Autumn Morning Series Sun 01/09 – 20/10 7 Handicap

Autumn Sunday Series Sun 01/09 – 20/10 14 Laser, Fast & Slow Handicap & class result

Autumn Saturday Series

Sat 31/08 – 02/11 18 Laser & Handicap

Commodore & Buckley Event

Sun 27/10 3 Handicap

Frostbite Series Sun 03/11 – 22/12 16 Laser, Fast & Slow Handicap

Boxing Day Bash Event Thurs 26/12 1 Handicap

In all the Sunday series the Slow Handicap boats will be those craft having a PY greater than 1100. All series will be scored using the Low-points system.

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Portsmouth Yardstick Changes for 2019.

Several handicaps have changed this year. The RYA changes to the PY numbers announced at the dinghy show have been adopted.

For the full list of changes and pursuit start times please see the racing notice board in the clubhouse.

Racing Notes

The Staunton Blaster, Spring and Frostbite series are open to visitors for monohull boats without a fixed keel and a minimum Portsmouth Yardstick number of 900. All visitors are asked to become temporary members and pay a fee before sailing.

All Wednesday evening results count towards a single series running continuously across the spring, summer and autumn. This 24 race series will also be sub-divided into three 8 race sub-series with additional prizes which cannot be won by the same people twice. This is in addition to the overall series prizes. There is a proposed Wednesday Sunset series-details to follow

The pursuit racing times will be displayed in the clubhouse starting with the Mirror class during pursuit races. Optimist dinghies will start at -13mins 30 secs in the standard 75min pursuit race.

Prizes and Qualifying Requirements

All boats entered in a series will have their results calculated regardless of the number of races entered. In order to be eligible for prizes, competitors must complete half the number of races in a series with the exception of the Late Summer Sunday for which qualification is half the number of races minus 2. Each series will have a discard profile in which after 3 races a competitor’s worst score is discarded. After every additional 2 races, a further result will be discarded. Prizes will be awarded to the first 3 qualifying boats in each series throughout the year. Additional Fleet prizes will be awarded in Summer and Autumn series where a minimum of 3 boats in a fleet qualify in that series. Perpetual trophies will be presented to the winner of the series or fleet to which it applies irrespective of qualification.

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Competitors must be full members in order to be eligible for trophies and silverware.

To be eligible for junior prizes sailors must be under 16 at the time of the event or at the end of the series. In 2 handed boats both crew and helm must be juniors to be eligible for junior prizes.

Sailing Results 2018 (Qualifying Winners) & Trophies

Series / Event Qualifying Winners Class

Staunton Blaster (Brass Monkey Trophy)

Peter Fray and Rachel Rhodes

Scorpion

Spring Sun Morning Handicap

Tim Gray Solo

Spring Sunday Laser Nathan Smith Laser

Spring Sun Handicap Fast Corey Newton Supernova

Spring Sun Handicap Slow Tim Gray Solo

Spring Saturday Laser Howard Rutter Laser

Spring Saturday Handicap Alan Bennett Comet

Summer Sun Morning Hcap Grahame Newton Laser

Early Summer Sunday Fast Hcap

Martyn Denchfield Int Moth

Early Summer Sunday Laser Mike Jones Laser

Early Summer Sunday Slow Hcap

Nigel Pepperdine Comet

Early Summer Saturday Laser

Howard Rutter Laser

Early Summer Saturday Handicap

Nick Threadgill Solo

Early Summer Saturday Comet

Peter Crichton Laser

Late Summer Sunday Fast Corey Newton Supernova

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Hcap

Late Summer Sunday Laser Nathan Smith Laser

Late Summer Sunday Slow Hcap

Phil Honnor Solo

Late Summer Saturday Laser

Peter Crichton Laser

Late Summer Saturday Handicap

Alan Bennett Comet

Wednesday Evening Series Peter Gray & Rich Pepperdine

GP14

Autumn Sunday Morning Hcap

Daren Fasey & Colin Davis Fireball

Autumn Sunday Fast Hcap Lol Hayward & Wendy Gray RS200

Autumn Sunday Laser Terry Forbes Laser

Autumn Sunday Slow Hcap Peter Nugent & Charles Saunders

GP14

Autumn Saturday Laser Tom Plant Laser

Autumn Saturday Handicap Nigel Fern Comet

Frostbite Fast Handicap Nigel & Di Pepperdine RS200

Frostbite Laser Richard Barnett Laser

Frostbite Slow Handicap George Crammond Europe

Staunton Harold Trophy Thomas Kelsall Optimist

Melbourne Trophy Ellie Rush Topper

Anniversary Cup Thomas Kelsall Optimist

Memorial Cup Pete Gray & Richarad Pepperdine

GP14

Junior Club Championship Nathan Smith Laser Radial

Regatta Cup Lol Hayward & Wendy Gray RS200

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Regatta Cup Rose Bowl (2nd)

Neill Clingan Laser

Club Championship Matt & Simon Foskett Fireball

Club Champs 2nd plaque Peter Gray & Rich Pepperdine

GP14

Chapman Trophy (1st S/Hcap)

Peter Gray & Rich Pepperdine

GP14

Doc Torrence Trophy (1st over 60)

Mike Jones Laser

Club Champs 1st Laser plaque

Mike Jones Laser

Club Champs 1st Lady shield Dee Fleming Mirror

Club Champs 1st under 21 Ethan Lowing 29er

Club Champs 1st Junior Nathan Smith 2000

Club Champs 1st Optimist Katie Kelsall Optimist

Wednesday Evening 1st Laser

Terry Forbes Laser

Commodore's Cup Grahame Newton Laser

Buckley Trophy Peter Nugent & Charles Suanders

GP14

Boxing Day Nathan Smith Laser Radial

Youth Achievement Award (exceptional youth achievement outside the club)

TBA

Open Meeting Programme 2019

The format and approximate race times for the open meetings are shown below. Please note these times are approximate and subject to change on the day. See Notice of Race on club website.

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Event Date

Scorpion Open Sat 23th March – Sun 24th March

Fireball Sat 23h March – Sun 24h March

GP14 Open Miracle Open

Sat 13th & Sun 14th April

Sat 13th & Sun 14th April

RS200/RS400 Sat 11th May

2000 Sat 11th May

Topper Sat 22nd June

Optimist Sat 22nd June

Derbyshire Youth Open Sat 14th Sept

Laser Sun 6th Oct

Comet Sat 19th Oct

Solo Sat 19tht Oct

Recreational Sailing Programme

Recreational sailing is permitted at any time during the racing programme, or specific recreational sailing evenings / days, with the exception of Open Meetings. During open meetings, large fleets may be involved in very serious competition, and as such recreational sailing, if allowed, may be restricted to the periods between racing and after racing, where time and daylight permit, or at the OOD’s discretion during racing. The formats for the open meeting events can be seen below.

Dedicated recreational sailing evenings are provided as follows:

Friday night club, a combination of recreational sailing and social evening from 18:30 until half an hour before sunset between April and September each year.

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Depending on other events, safety cover may be provided for recreational sailing on certain Bank Holiday. Details of racing, open meetings, and recreational sailing dates, can be found in the Sailing Programme or Club Event Calendar available on the website.

During the Spring and Frostbite series, recreational sailing is permitted until the end of the day’s racing, at all other times recreational sailing is permitted until half an hour before sunset, if safety cover can be provided.

During Summer and Autumn Saturday series, safety cover is generally provided for 1 hour after racing has finished, where time and daylight permit.

However, all sailors must observe the restriction of no recreational sailing unless the Green flag is flying, and that it is up to the OOD’s discretion to lower the Green flag or raise the Red flag between races if rescue crews need to take a break. Whenever possible, rescue crews should stagger breaks in order to provide continuous cover.

Club members may cruise on days other than those above until half an hour before sunset, provided that a safety boat is fully crewed (2 people in the boat).

WOW-SHSC Women on/off the water

Following the successful trial activities last year we plan to roll out a more regular programme of sailing and social activities for female Club members of all ages. The programme will include some sailing, BBQs, paddle boarding, pilates, wine evenings, etc. and may be extended to include other activities depending on interest.

Contact Rosie Stephenson and Jenny Baston for further details

women@shsc.org,uk

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Sailability Programme

We are pleased to announce that the Sailability programme is run by the Staunton Harold Sailability Trust (SHST). SHST is a registered charity and operates by agreement with SHSC. It is run by trustees that are drawn from the club, professionals outside the club and independent supporters

Following the success of last year’s extended Sailability schedule the number of sessions to be increased for 2019 as follows:

Full details on the website: shst.org.uk

Please sign up for sessions online

Sun 7th Apr am

Sun 28th Apr am

Fri 17th May eve

Sun June 2nd am

Sun 7th July am

Sun 28th July Am

Sun sept 1st Am

Sun Sept 29th Am

Sun Oct 13th Am

Sailability Day on 25th May will run from 11:00 till 16:30 and will follow the traditional format of sailing trips and boat rides around the reservoir. The other sessions are intended to build upon last year’s teaching and are aimed at getting participants to achieve various levels of competence, rather than just spectating. We will continue to offer the sensory sessions for those who would not be able to learn to enable

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them to experience the feel of being on the water, the wind and motion etc.

The Trust now own 12 specialised Hansa sailing dinghies and 3 challenger dinghies in addition to clothing and other equipment. As Sailors learning with SHST become more able they will be encouraged to join SHSC as members and to participate on club racing and other activities

The Trust will be hosting a BBQ event on Friday 26th of May and is open to club members and Trust participants alike. There will be a small charge for food with all proceeds going to the Trust.

If you have not volunteered before we can promise that you will find a great deal of satisfaction from helping inspire and support those taking part, for some their achievements may seem small but for those taking part and their parents or carers they can be major milestones in their lives.

If you are a qualified instructor, a competent sailor or crew, a powerboat driver or safety boat exponent then we have a role for you, if you can help on shore kitting students out or are just happy to talk to them with a happy smiling face then please consider helping out.

We really would welcome all volunteers, however, please take care that if you offer to help with the sailability programme that it doesn’t reduce your availability to help the Club deliver their activities as we all know volunteer resource can be scarce.

You can follow the Trust on Twitter , Instagram, Facebook or through the club website.

If you would like to know more or get involved, then please email sailability@shsc.org.uk or contact Mark Harden (see section 7, p25 for contact details).

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18. Duties

We are lucky to have such a successful and active club, which is run on a purely voluntary basis. Being a members club this success depends on everyone volunteering their help whenever possible. The Club therefore operates a duty roster to provide safe and efficient racing and recreational sailing programmes.

Members are required to undertake a number of duties each year as allocated using a rota system. Members’ duty allocations are displayed on the online DutyMan system, accessible from the Club website.

For 2019 every sailing member over 16 years of age is required to do 3 duties per year as a minimum and if possible include at least one Sunday and spread the 3 duties across the calendar. Those sailing members over 65 (and fit enough to do so) are also asked to do 3 duties. Those members who race regularly may be asked to do a 4th duty if needed.

Some members offer extra help on top of their required duties which we are very grateful for.

Which type of duty should I sign up for?

(See below for more details about what's involved in each duty role)

Duty Experience

Race Officer (OOD) If you are an experienced racing member, then please consider volunteering for this duty.

Assistant Race Officer (AOD)

If you have less or no race experience then AOD is a relatively easy and interesting duty.

Safety Driver If you have a powerboat qualification (e.g. PB2 or Safety Boat) or good powerboat experience then volunteer for a safety driver duty.

Safety Crew If less experienced but think you can help with

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safety then volunteer for a safety crew duty.

Galley Alternatively if you can stand the heat then please sign up for a galley duty. Galley is a great way for new members to meet the wider membership as well as being very well appreciated by all the members.

Those under 16 are exempt but may volunteer (AOD is an ideal duty for juniors).

Of course, anyone is welcome to volunteer for extra duties throughout the year if they so wish.

Signing up for duties and viewing the roster

The program for each year is usually finalized by the previous November

Members should use DutyMan to select their duties (from those that are free) by selecting Volunteer from within the DutyMan system. Members who do not sign up will be allocated duties by the Duties Officer. Allocating duties will start in March, but the process will depend on how well the duties have been populated.

It is your responsibility as a member to arrange a swap if you are unable to do you duty. Members can sign up or arrange to swap a duty using DutyMan. The member seeking to exchange a duty has the responsibility for the duty until the exchange is arranged & confirmed by the Dutyman system.

Further information and assistance can be obtained from the Duty Officer, Peter Goodyear (see section 7, p25 for contact details).

DutyMan (online roster system)

Dutyman is an online roster system widely used by sailing clubs to enable us to view the most up to date rota online (this can be accessed via the link on the Club website). The system allows members to volunteer for any unallocated duties and emails reminders to Club

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members 4 weeks and 1 week before their duties. Dutyman also allows members to request swaps for duties online and will, once confirmed, update the rota automatically and notify the Duty Officer. The system is constantly being developed so we expect more functions to appear in the future that members will be able to make use of.

PLEASE NOTE THAT REQUESTING A SWAP DOES NOT DISCHARGE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY UNTIL IT IS CONFIRMED.

For members not able to access the internet or use email, the rota will be available via the duties officer.

Duty Times

All members should arrive for duty as requested by the OOD, but in any case at least one hour before the scheduled start of racing, or half an hour before recreational sailing sessions. See sailing programme for start times.

Swapping Duties

It is your responsibility as a member to arrange a swap if you are unable to do you duty. The member seeking to exchange a duty has the responsibility for the duty until the exchange is arranged & confirmed

There are several ways you can arrange a swap, including:

DutyMan This is an online copy of the Club's duty rota which allows members to contact others doing similar duties to request a swap. It is simple to use and probably the most efficient method of arranging to swap a duty. Remember, you have not discharged your duty responsibility until the swap is confirmed.

By telephone Use the phone numbers in the handbook to contact other members and request a duty swap.

At the Club Speak with other members when at the Club or write a request on the blackboard in the Clubhouse to request a duty swap.

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If you arranged the swap within a month of the duty date then contact the OOD to inform him of the change.

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19. Guidance for Duty Teams

The following section provides guidance for those involved in race management, operation of safety craft and galley duties.

Officer of the Day (OOD)

Responsibilities

The OOD represents the Club and its Committee. The OOD's duties are opening and locking up, overseeing safety boat operations and race management.

Recreational sailing sessions

When weather conditions permit, the OOD should attempt to provide recreational sailing opportunities during, between and after racing. This may involve staggering the safety crews. During "recreational sailing only" sailing session the "Safety Boat" driver is regarded as OOD. These notes are applicable during recreational sailing sessions, with the exception of race management. During the summer months, where rescue cover should be provided after racing for recreational sailing, the rescue crews start and finish times may be staggered to reduce total duty time.

Communication before the day

The OOD should receive notification from dutyman detailing the duty team and their contact details. The OOD must contact all of the duty team, to remind them of their duty several days before the duty day.

On Arrival at the Club

The OOD should open windows or turn on extraction fans, and switch on the heaters in the clubhouse and changing room on arrival, according to the weather.

Write the event details, start time, OOD name, any special instructions and if possible the weather forecast on the white board.

Ensure that you have put out the relevant signing on sheets by the galley. Switch on the radio.

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Communication on the day

It is recommended that the OOD and the Lead Safety Driver brief all of the duty team on the day before allowing sailors afloat. Guidance for this short briefing is available on the Club website.

Action will be taken against defaulters. If any member of the duty team fails to attend on the day you must advise the Duty Officer by phone, email

Safety Issues

Use the “traffic light” flags to indicate safety boat cover (see section 12, p35).

No sailing boat is allowed on the water unless at least one safety boat is manned and ready. In light conditions it is acceptable for the boat to be moored to the jetty, but the crew should be in the boat and ready to go.

On Wednesday evenings and Saturdays when only one safety boat is rostered, the safety team should make ready an additional power boat and leave it moored on the jetty in case of mechanical failure of the rostered boat or sudden change in conditions.

Ensure adequate safety cover on a Saturday and Sunday evening until 5.30 p.m. even after racing is over. If, in view of the weather, you consider that one boat will suffice, arrange a rota during the day. This way, if the safety crews agree, they need not all stay.

Before the Safety Crews go afloat, ensure that:

1. They have noted any important information on the bosuns board

2. They have a fixed or handheld radio in each safety boat and have checked that they all work before going afloat. When afloat the committee boat and all safety boats should perform a radio check.

3. They understand what to do in an emergency and that the Emergency Drop-Off Point is at the main central slipway

4. Remind them to return the radios to the cupboard in the boathouse at the end of the day, ensuring that they are put on charge.

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5. Remind them to remove any isolator keys from the powerboats and return them to the cupboard (leave keys in ribs)

6. Remind them to report any faulty equipment to the OOD at the end of the day.

Before Leaving the Club

At the end of the duty OODs should ask the duty team if there were any issues with powerboats, equipment, galley or health & safety and notify the relevant committee members. This ensures prompt repairs are made.

Make sure that all premises including out-buildings and containers are locked up before leaving and the ‘goose gates’ put back in place, or ensure that a specific member undertakes to be responsible on your behalf if you are not staying on.

Race Management

(N.B. Sailing Instructions take precedence over this section which is for guidance only)

There is a folder of suggested courses for wind direction in the race box and on the committee boat

1. Always start with a beat, and include as many different points of sailing as possible. Use the Committee Boat to set the Starting Line at 90 degrees to the wind direction and length of at least one boat length per competitor.

2. Decide on the course making sure that each mark is a rounding mark (i.e. if a string representing the wake of a boat sailing the course was pulled tight it would contact all marks of the course) or a gate (G). Display the course, start line mark and number of rounds.

3. Record the Starting Times on the OOD score sheet for each start and aim for about a 1 hour race. Do not leave too long between races. Half an hour for the average boat is long enough, except for lunch time. Remember that you cannot start a race early, but you can always postpone it.

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4. Record the Number of Rounds (Laps) - you can always shorten (see Sailing Instructions) but never lengthen a race. Note: Be prepared to shorten the slower classes in Handicap races so they sail no longer than other classes. Remember slower classes may be sailed by inexperienced or older members, and increasingly by 10 - 14 year olds. These members will quickly be put off sailing if out on their own and the time limit expires, or wind drops. It may be more work for you, but be fair to them!

5. Check off all boats each time they pass through the finish line and mark each position on the OOD score sheet. For handicap races mark the actual time as this gives you lap times for the different classes which helps you decide when to finish. Boats have been known to be a lap behind. This detail can often help solve queries later.

6. Shorten course if necessary to give race durations of approximately 1 hour. You do not need to shorten the course for all fleets at the same time so long as you use individual class flags with the S flag. Note however, that in order to calculate the corrected times for the handicap fleet only complete laps can be used, i.e. the start and finish should be at the same point. The shorten course flag can be raised any time before the finish line but ideally as the first boat rounds the final mark provided it is close enough to be heard.

7. The blue finish flag should not be hoisted until boats are on their final lap and the committee boat is in position.

8. Time all boats over the finishing line for all types of racing except pursuit; positions for class racing can be determined from these times by the Sailwave program. Note them even if you intend to disqualify, there may be a protest against you.

9. Enter results into Sailwave on the computer in the Race Control Office. Try and resolve any anomalies including unknown sail numbers by using the sign-on sheets and asking competitors print the series results and file the OOD score sheet in the correct folder.

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Upload the results as per the instructions on the notice board, If you have any queries or difficulties please contact Aileen Barnett(results officer)

10. All OOD's will be required to publish race results in the clubhouse on THE SAME DAY as the race. If members have any queries/complaints regarding the position they have been given, the onus is on that member to contact either the appropriate Fleet Captain or the Rear Commodore Sailing within eight days of the race. There will be NO redress after this period of time. If possible publish race results to the website using Sailwave. Instructions for this are printed in the race box.

Use of the Committee Boat

If you have not been given an induction on the correct use of the new Committee Boat please contact the RC Sailing before your duty.

1. A suitable personal floatation device must be worn at all times when aboard the Committee Boat, regardless of whether on the water or alongside the pontoons.

2. Aim to get the Committee Boat on station at least 25 minutes before the race start time. This gives time to set the course and ensure that the boat is properly anchored.

3. Ensure that you take afloat the necessary pencil and paper and watches. Flags and course boards remain on the committee boat.

4. Make the normal engine checks, start the engine and check that plenty of water is flowing from the tail. Let the engine warm up and leave running for at least an hour during the day to charge the battery.

5. Make a radio check with all safety boats and the clubhouse if possible and check the horn is working.

6. After arriving on station carefully lower the anchor some distance (say 30m) upwind of your desired station, and then let the Committee Boat drop back until the start line is square to the wind.

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7. Check by transits from the shore that the Committee Boat is stationary. If not raise the anchor and try again.

8. To finish each race you will probably need to move. Motor forwards slowly until the bow is over the anchor. Carefully raise the anchor and relocate.

9. At the end of the day ensure that mooring lines are secure, all windows and doors are locked, engine raised, flags and course boards stored below, isolator removed and cover in place.

Assistant Officer of the Day (AOD)

There are no specific instructions for the AOD. However, the AOD is expected to assist the OOD as required, particularly with the starting, timing and finishing of races. Ask your OOD what he wants of you to prevent any misunderstanding.

Safety Boat Crews

Qualifications

To improve the quality of safety cover the Club encourages all members volunteering to drive safety boats to take the RYA Powerboat Level 2 and Safety Boat qualifications, however, qualifications are not necessary. The Club frequently runs both courses. Note that 16-17 year olds can drive the safety boats only if they hold a level 2 Powerboat certificate and have an adult with them.

Clothing

Remember that it will be much colder on the water than it is on shore. Wet suits or drysuits should be worn by safety drivers and crews at all times. You may have to go in the water to rescue someone.

Personal buoyancy aids – Personal Floatation Devices must be worn at all times.

On Arrival

Report to the OOD at least one hour before sailing is due to start as he will want to hold a briefing with the duty team.

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Safety Boats will be launched from the boathouse and will normally be operated from the Club pontoon. In case of difficulty or lack of knowledge on operating details please ask for guidance from another club member or the OOD.

On Wednesday evenings and Saturdays when only one safety boat is rostered, the safety team should make ready an additional power boat and leave it moored on the jetty in case of mechanical failure of the rostered boat or sudden change in conditions.

Safety Boat Preparation

1. Check that your rib has a radio or collect one from the charging cupboard. Make sure the radio works and try a radio check with another duty team person. Check that your rib has a knife and sealed safety equipment container. If the cable tie is broken check the contents and report it to the Bosun Team or OOD.

2. Before starting an engine:

a. Ensure that the isolator key is in place

b. Familiarise yourself with the engine killcord mechanism as there are a number of variants across the safety boat fleet. The presence of dirt in the mechanical switch can prevent correct operation, so perform a visual check that the switch operates when the killcord is detached.

c. Check that the fuel tank is full. Obtain petrol from the petrol store. When filling up fuel tanks ensure that you have earthed yourself first. To do this, simply touch the ground near you and count to 3 slowly.

d. Connect fuel tank to fuel line and open the air vent.

e. To prime the engine, squeeze bulb in fuel line several times or until firm.

f. Lower engine and ensure there are no obstructions in the water near the propeller.

3. Starting the engine:

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a. When first starting engine: ensure engine is in neutral, lift the neutral throttle lever, press in key and turn till engine runs (when engine is warm do not press in key), ease back throttle lever to reduce engine revs, check for water flow from the tell-tale. If the flow is poor use another safety boat and report the fault to the OOD or Bosun Team.

b. Allow the engine to warm up gently by leaving it in neutral and running at tick-over revs for a few minutes. Excess engine wear can be minimised by limiting the boat speed until the engine reaches a stable temperature.

4. Safety:

a. The safety boat driver must wear a killcord whenever the engine is in operation. Having launched the boat and warmed up the engine perform a simple killcord test to ensure that the engine stops as expected.

b. Be prepared to launch a spare Safety Boat. An emergency safety crew may be needed, especially if it is very windy. It also provides cover in the event of an engine failure.

Passengers

The crew for a Club Safety Boat is two. This is also the maximum that should be carried except in an emergency or for safety purposes. NO PASSENGERS, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN, ARE TO BE CARRIED.

When Afloat - Safety Boat Crewing and Handling

1. Adequate Cover. No sailing boat can go on the water until the OOD is satisfied the safety facilities are operational.

2. Speed. Except in an emergency operate the Safety Boat at a low speed with due regard to other water users. In light winds it is unnecessary to even have the engine running and your wake can affect racing.

3. Observation. Maintain a careful watch over all sailing craft and for signals from the shore. It is recommended that RIB crews sit back to back so that the field of view is maximised.

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4. Positioning. Agree with the OOD and Lead Driver of the other Safety Boat the sector which you will both operate. Radio communication using recommended call signs such as “safety 1, safety 1 this is safety 2, safety 2, over” is essential. Inform the rest of the team when you are attending a capsize and when back on station. Use the “touchline” positioning. One boat should be stationed at one side in the area of a gybe mark downwind and the other on the opposite side and in the upwind half of the course. As one attends a capsize the other moves to the centre line to cover.

5. Capsized Boats

If you see a capsized boat firstly count heads. Approach the boat quickly if you do not see the crew within 30 seconds. If you see the crew approach the boat slowly and hold well off until you establish whether they require assistance or you feel they are in danger. When coming alongside capsized craft or picking up people from the water put the engine into neutral and SWITCH OFF. Persons in the water should be picked up over the side of the boat, with their face towards the Safety Boat.

YOUR JOB IS PRESERVATION OF LIFE. STAY ALERT AND VIGILANT. COUNT HEADS. THE BOAT IN THE WATER IS OF SECONDARY IMPORTANCE AND CAN BE FETCHED LATER. DO NOT BECOME INVOLVED IN THE RIGHTING OF A PARTICULAR BOAT TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL ELSE AS THERE MAY BE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE WATER WHILST YOUR ATTENTION IS DISTRACTED. IF SOMEONE IS COLD OR INJURED GET THEM ASHORE AS QUICKLY AND COMFORTABLY AS YOU CAN AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PUT INTO THE CARE OF A RESPONSIBLE PERSON.

6. Whilst the OOD is in overall charge, you are in sole charge in a rescue situation. If the water is cold and the person in the water is obviously struggling - you have the right to insist he comes aboard the Safety Boat.

7. Approach. If you need to come alongside a dinghy or jetty do so from downwind and with the dinghy on the opposite side to your controls. If you need to help right a dinghy by lifting the mast approach the front of

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the mast between the tip and the spreaders with your crew on the bow of the safety boat.

8. Physical Assistance to Racing Boats - It is no longer the case that giving physical assistance to a racing boat automatically disqualifies that boat and her crew from the race. So long as you do not actually advance that boat's position in the race, it is now OK to pick up a crew member who has fallen overboard and return them to their boat, or to help free a masthead from the bottom of the reservoir.

8. Coming Ashore. Approach slowly, lifting the engine in good time, though this is not normally necessary at the jetty.

9. At the end of the day:

a. Return the boats to the boat house.

b. Hose down safety craft.

c. Return hand-held radios to cupboard in boathouse and charge.

d. Disconnect the petrol feed pipe and leave over transom.

e. Return petrol cans to petrol store.

f. Return isolator keys to the cupboard in boathouse

g. Report any problems to the OOD or Bosun Team

Galley Duties

Members on galley duty provide a vital and very welcome service. It’s a great duty to do on a cold day and an opportunity, especially for new members, to get to know other Club members. The galley is needed at weekends, open meetings and all the special events. Although the prices are kept remarkably low, the Club benefits from profits made in the galley. The only skills required are the ability to make hot drinks, fill rolls and provide basic hot food when required. Our Galley Manager is always around to offer help and advice (see section 7, p25 for contact details).

Please note:

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1. If possible go into the galley before your duty to familiarise yourself with the layout.

2. Contact the Galley Manager for advice on quantities and numbers to cater for as this may vary due to special events (e.g. open meetings, training, etc.).

3. You will be required to bring supplies of fresh food and when there are two people on duty together you will need to contact your partner and arrange what to bring.

4. Basic supplies of soft drinks, tea, coffee, sugar, and butter etc. are kept in the galley throughout the season.

5. On your duty day arrive one hour before the first race starts. Your busiest time will be in between the races but please remember that some people may still like a hot drink after they come in off the water at the end of the day.

6. Bring large cobs and fillings, fresh milk and cakes (home-made if possible) and if you are providing hot food, the fresh ingredients you need. Variety is welcomed!!

7. Keep receipts for what you have spent so you can deduct your expenses from the takings. A simple cash book is provided which should be completed leaving receipts, cash and cashbook in the mini safe in the pantry.

8. When you have completed your galley duty please contact the Galley Manager to let her know which provisions have not been used. This information can then be passed onto the next person on galley duty. This will help to manage stock levels and minimise wastage. .

Starting Sequences

1. Saturday Racing

Elapsed time

Flags

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0 Raise Laser flag

+3 minutes Raise Preparatory (Code I) and Handicap flags

+6 minutes Lower Laser flag (start)

+9 minutes Lower Handicap and Preparatory flags (start)

2. Summer and Autumn Sunday Class Racing

Elapsed time

Flags

0 Raise Fast Handicap flag

+3 minutes Raise Laser and Preparatory (Code I) flags

+6 minutes Lower Fast Handicap (start), raise Slow Handicap flag

+9 minutes Lower Laser Flag (start)

+12 minutes Lower Slow Handicap (start) and Preparatory Flags

3. Icicle / Wednesday Evening Series

Handicap Races

Elapsed time

Flags

0 Raise Handicap flag

+3 minutes Raise Preparatory flag (Code I)

+6 minutes Lower Handicap and Preparatory flags

Pursuit Races

Elapsed time

Flags

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0 Raise Fast Handicap flag

+3 minutes Raise Preparatory flag (Code I)

+6 minutes Dip Handicap and Preparatory flags (Mirror start)

+every 30 seconds

Single sound signal until all boats have started then lower Handicap and Preparatory flags

Indicate the elapsed time after the double handed Mirror start using the available board.

Note: For Wednesday pursuit races, Optimists will start at -13minutes 30 seconds in relation to the Mirror start

4. Spring Sunday and Frostbite

Elapsed time

Flags

0 Raise Fast Handicap flag

+3 minutes Raise Laser and Preparatory (Code I) flags

+6 minutes Lower Fast Handicap (start), raise Slow Handicap flag

+9 minutes Lower Laser Flag (start)

+12 minutes Lower Slow Handicap (start) and Preparatory Flags

5. Sunday Morning Series

Elapsed time

Flags

0 Raise Handicap flag

+3 minutes Raise Preparatory flag (Code I)

+6 minutes Lower Handicap and Preparatory flags

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20. Marine VHF Radios

Key Radio Controls

Press-to-Talk Button (PTT)

Only press and hold when you need to talk on the radio. Start speaking a second or two after pressing button. You will not hear any replies whilst you are pressing down on this button so let go when you have finished talking.

Channel Tuning Button ( up / down)

Select Channel P4 for use at SHSC. This means all powerboats and the club house can listen to all calls on the radio.

Microphone

Unhook and hold approx 6cm / 3inches away from mouth.

On / Off and Volume Control Button

Make sure this is switched on before leaving the pontoon.

Power Output H/L Button

Set to 1 watt (Low) to reduce the range of use and should be adequate for SHSC. If any difficulty change to 25 watt (High).

Operational Area

The VHF radios work by line of sight (of aerials) so if you cannot see the other boats or the club house then they probably cannot hear you on the radio.

Squelch Button - SQL

If you hear a hissing noise, turn the squelch control so that it just stops. Do not turn it to maximum otherwise distant or faint transmissions will not be heard.

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Using the Marine VHF Radio

When you want to talk on the radio – speak clearly, concisely and not too fast, keep message brief and simple.

1) Make sure no one else is talking on the radio, think about what you want to say.

2) Press the push to talk (PTT) button and keep it held down. Wait a second before speaking.

3) First call the “person” you want to talk to… a) For example: “committee boat” / “safety boat” / “clubhouse”

(call name twice in case it is not heard the first time). b) Say “over” and let go of the push to talk (PTT) button so the

channel is open for a reply. c) Wait for person to reply so that you know they are listening for

your message. 4) Wait for reply

a) If no response try calling again. 5) When a response has been made, give your message on the radio

a) Press the push to talk (PTT) button and keep it held down – wait a second then give message.

b) At end of message say “over” to wait for a response. c) Always remember to let go of the push to talk (PTT) button so

that the channel is open for a reply. 6) At the end of the conversation when no more replies are required

the last caller should finish by saying “out”. This allows other users to know they can start a new call on this channel.

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Sample Calls

Call 1:

Call 2:

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Prowords for Use on Marine VHF Radios

Proword When used

Correct Used to confirm message repeated correctly

Correction Spoken as you are talking to correct something you have said

I say again Used to repeat a message particularly if important

Radio check To check for strength and clarity of call

Received To acknowledge receipt of message

Say again Asking the person to repeat a message if not heard clearly

Wait If person cannot respond they will ask you to wait xx minutes

Key Points to Remember:

Think before you start talking.

Wait a second after push PTT button.

Don’t talk directly into the mic.

Be clear and concise.

Don’t forget to say “over”.

Let go of the PTT button!

If the mic gets very wet tap or blow the water out otherwise your voice is muffled.

If windy always turn away from the wind to speak and/or cover the mic with your hand.

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21. SHSC Sailing Instructions for Club Races 2019

1. Rules 1.1 Racing will take place under the Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020

(RRS), the prescriptions of the RYA, these Sailing Instructions and the appropriate class rules. In the event of conflict, these Sailing Instructions shall prevail.

1.2 These events are designated Category A or C under RRS Appendices section II, Appendix 1

2. Conditions of Entry 2.1 General: RRS Rule 4 Decision to race applies. The safety of a boat

and her entire management, including insurance, shall be the sole responsibility of the boat owner / person in charge, who must ensure that the boat and crew are adequate to face the conditions that may arise in the course of the race. Neither these Sailing Instructions, nor any inspection of the boat limits, or reduces the absolute responsibility of the owner / person in charge of the boat, the crew and her management. The race organisers shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury howsoever caused to the owner / person in charge or crew, as a result of their taking part in the race or races. Moreover, every owner / person in charge warrants the suitability of the boat for the race or races.

2.2 Measurement Certificate: Before a boat is eligible to race, her valid measurement certificate shall be presented at the Race Office if requested by the Race Committee.

2.3 Measurement: Boats may be measured before or after any race at the discretion of the Race Committee.

2.4 Identification - Sail Numbers: Under exceptional circumstances, and providing that class rules allow, the Race Committee may permit a boat to use sails carrying an identifying number other than that required by RRS 77 and Appendix G.

2.5 Personal Buoyancy: Effective personal buoyancy shall be worn at all times whilst afloat, and if it is of the inflatable type, must be

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kept inflated. Neither a wetsuit nor drysuit constitutes adequate personal buoyancy. This supersedes RRS 1.2.

2.6 Signing On: Before going on to the water helmsmen shall enter the race by "Signing On" using the appropriate sheet on the “Signing On Board” adjacent to the galley. Helm, crew, class and sail number shall be entered on the sheet. Any helmsman not complying with this procedure will be considered not to have entered the race and scored DNC.

2.7 Declarations: A declaration is only required by a boat that has retired, or has not complied with the rules. The helmsman shall make this declaration to the Race Committee.

3 Notice to Competitors Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board

located within the clubhouse adjacent to the reservoir plan.

4 Changes in Sailing Instructions Any changes in the sailing instructions will be posted at least 15

minutes before the advertised starting time of the race or races concerned. Changes in the sailing instructions will be indicated by displaying International Code Flag ‘L’. When no further changes have been made Flag ‘L’ will be lowered after the start of the last race of that day.

5 Signals Made Ashore Signals made ashore will be hoisted on the flag staff in front of the

clubhouse or the race control box.

6 Schedule of Races The schedule of races, the classes to race and the order and times

of warning signals are indicated in the Sailing Programme. Where there is to be a follow-on race, the race committee may indicate this by flying Code Flag ‘F’ from the mast of the Committee boat at the finish of the race before the follow-on race.

7 Class Flags Class flags will be:

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Asymmetric Handicap, Slow Handicap, Novices

Code Flag W

Handicap, Fast Handicap, Juniors

Code Flag H

Comet Comet Class Flag

Enterprise Code Flag E

Fireball Code Pennant No. 8

GP14 Code Flag A

Laser Laser Class Flag

Mirror & Topper Code Pennant No. 6

Optimist Code Flag O

RS200 RS200 Class Flag

Phantom Code Flag H

Scorpion Code Flag H

Solo Code Flag H

8 Course Area The course area is as shown on the reservoir plan in the clubhouse.

9 The Course 9.1 The course configuration and the order of rounding marks shall be

displayed on the notice board, or on the Committee Boat using coloured boards. The background colour refers to the side to which the marks are to be rounded. In addition a diagram of the course may also be drawn.

9.2 The start line and number of rounds to be sailed shall be displayed either on the notice board, or on grey boards on the Committee Boat.

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9.3 The start line may also be a gate signified by course mark G which must be passed through each lap.

9.4 In Handicap races all boats shall sail the same course and the same number of rounds, except where the Race Committee consider that to enable all classes of boat to sail for approximately the same duration of time the shortening of the course is desirable. See 19.1(e).

10 Marks 10.1 Course marks are defined by the numbers and letters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, G(Gate), D(Dam), M(Middle), F(Farm) and C(Creek). In addition, a moveable mark W may be used as the windward mark.

10.2 Occasional marks used for inner and outer distance marks, outer starting and finishing marks and other marks the Race Committee may wish to use will be orange spherical or pillar marks.

10.3 All marks used in the race other than starting, finishing and gate marks are defined as rounding marks.

11 Starts 11.1 Signals: An orange flag displayed from the Committee Boat

indicates a fixed line start and sailing instructions 11.2(a) and 11.3 will apply.

11.2 Starting Line:

(a) Starting Line – Committee Boat: The starting line is defined as the line between a mast bearing an orange flag on the Committee Boat and an outer starting line mark which may be a rounding mark of the course, or an orange spherical or pillar buoy which may not be a designated rounding mark of the course.

(b) Starting Line – Race Control Box: The starting line shall be an extension of the line between the transit markers on the Race Control Box. The length of the line shall be limited by an outer distance mark, inside which all boats shall pass. There may also be an inner distance mark, outside which all boats shall pass.

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11.3 Starting procedures will be as follows: Raising the class / fleet flag will be the warning signal for the first fleet and shall be made six minutes before the start. Three minutes before the start the preparatory flag and the class / fleet flag will be raised for the second class / fleet. The first class / fleet flag will be lowered at the start of the first fleet and third class / fleet flag will be raised. Subsequent classes / fleets will be started at three minute intervals. The preparatory flag will remain flying until all classes / fleets have started. This is a change to RRS 26.

11.4 A boat shall not start later than six minutes after her class start.

11.5 Individual recalls will be signalled in accordance with RRS 29.1 ‘Code Flag X’

11.6 General Recalls will be signalled in accordance with RRS 29.2 ‘First Substitute’. The class concerned shall be restarted three minutes after either the start of the last class in the scheduled sequence, or the start of any previously recalled class(es), whichever is the latter. This is a change to RRS 29.2.

11.7 Prohibited area penalties: The preparatory flag will be Code Flag I. If any part of a boat, its hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the start line or its extensions during the three minutes prior to the start, she shall return to the pre-start side of the line by rounding either end before starting. No sound signal will be made and Code Flag I will NOT be removed one minute prior to a fleet start. This is a change to RRS 26 and 30.1.

12 Shortening the Course 12.1 The course may be shortened by flying Code Flag S from the

Committee Boat, or the Race Control Box, accompanied by two sound signals. The flag may be raised anytime before the first boat crosses the finish line, all boats will finish the next time they cross through the finish line unless the course is shortened for an individual class as stated in 12.2 below.

12.2 If the course is only shortened for certain classes, the appropriate class flags will be flown in addition to Code Flag S.

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12.3 When shortening the course in Handicap races boats shall sail whole lap courses only. The Start Line shall also be the Finishing Line, or alternatively the Outer Starting Line Mark shall be the finishing mark. Part laps are not permitted. See 19.1(e)

13 The Finish 13.1 Finishing line – Finishing Boat: The Finishing Boat shall fly a blue

flag. The finishing line will be between the mast displaying the blue flag and the finishing mark, which may be a mark of the course, an orange spherical or pillar buoy, or, for a shortened course, the nearby rounding mark.

13.2 Finishing Line – Race Control Box: The finishing line shall be an extension of the line between the transit markers on the Race Control Box. The length of the line shall be limited by an outer distance mark, inside which all boats shall pass. There may also be an inner distance mark, outside which all boats shall pass. Alternatively, the finishing line may be the extension of the line between the transit markers on the Race Control Box and a nearby rounding mark of the course.

13.3 Finishing Line – Pursuit Racing: Seventy five minutes after the start of the double handed Mirrors a horn will be sounded from the Committee Boat flying a blue flag. The race will finish at this time and the Committee Boat and the Safety Boat (if free to participate) will record the finishing positions as they pass through the fleet. The finish line will be at a ninety degree angle to the leg of the course being sailed. If on a beat, in order to establish a final position between two widely separated boats, the boats should immediately tack so as to converge, whilst ensuring that the right of way is maintained. All boats not on a beat should continue sailing, holding position, until released by the OOD. The OOD’s decision in all matters regarding finishing position is final and non-protestable.

13.4 Finishing Line – Handicap Racing: In Handicap racing the Start Line shall also be the Finishing Line, or alternatively the Outer Starting

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Line Mark shall be the finishing mark. Part laps are not permitted. See 19.1(e)

14 Time Limits 14.1 The time limit for each race will be two hours. The race will be

valid for all those boats finishing within the time limit.

14.2 When the first boat finishes within thirty minutes of the prescribed time limit, the race will be valid for those boats that finish within thirty minutes of the finishing time of the first boat. This is a change to RRS 35.

14.3 When no boats finish within the prescribed time limit, the race will be abandoned. Signals will be in accordance with RRS 32. Notification of any re-sail date and time will be posted on the notice board on the same day as the abandoned race.

15 Protests 15.1 Protest forms are available at the race office.

15.2 Any person intending to protest shall notify the Race Officer, at the finish of the race, or lodge their intention to protest at the race office as soon as practicable.

15.3 The time limit for protests is within 30 minutes of the protesting boat reaching the shore.

15.4 The Advisory Hearing and RYA Arbitration procedures of the RYA Rules Disputes Procedure will be available. For these purposes an exoneration penalty of 20% shall apply although the final position of a penalised boat shall be no worse than if she had retired. At an informal hearing rules 61.2, 63.5, 63.6 RRS shall not apply.

16 Scoring 16.1 Scoring will be as RRS Appendix A4, Low Point System.

16.2 Boats given the positions DNF, DNS, OCS and RAF shall score points equivalent to the number of boats entered in the race + one. Boats given the position DNC shall score points equivalent to the number of boats entered in the series + one. Boats given the position DSQ or DNE shall score points equivalent to the number of boats

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entered in the series + two. These are changes to RRS Appendix A4.2

16.3 Boats score points for each race NOT abandoned in a series and in order to qualify for prizes must compete (NOT scored DNC) in a minimum of half of these races, with the exception of the Late Summer Sunday series for which half the races – 2 must be completed.

16.4 When crews are prevented from racing by performing club duties, boats may be given the position ‘Duty’ and shall score average points for the races in which they compete during the series in which the duty occurs. Duty points can only be claimed for a single race in a Wednesday, Morning series, and for two races in all other series.

16.5 When class racing, boats having the option of different rig combinations shall all start together in a class fleet, scores will be determined by on the water finishing positions, without application of handicap. Separate prizes for each rig combination shall be awarded.

17 Substitution of Crew and Equipment 17.1 The substitution of any crew member in a one day event shall

only be allowed if separate results are produced for each team.

17.2 Within a race series or one day event, each change of rig for a boat having different rig combinations will constitute a separate entry within that series. Helmsmen must ensure by signing on that the Race Committee is aware of the rig configuration and hence which entry is being used.

17.2 The substitution of any equipment, other than in 17.2, in any club event other than an open meeting shall be allowed provided the race committee is informed of any change to sail numbers

15 Prizes Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places in special events and series always provided that the Race Committee

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considers that there are sufficient qualifiers. In addition prizes may also be given for other categories as appropriate.

19 Local Rules 19.1 Local rules not covered by the above sailing instructions are:

(a) Competitors shall not go afloat if the Red Flag is flying from either the main flagstaff in front of the clubhouse, the flag gantry in front of the Race Control Box, or the Committee Boat.

(b) All boats shall immediately come off the water when the Red Flag is flown from either the main flagstaff in front of the clubhouse, the flag gantry in front of the Race Control Box, or the Committee Boat. Attention will be drawn to the flag by the sounding of four blasts on the klaxon repeated every twenty seconds.

(c) Only sailors who are involved in special events such as training or open meetings shall go afloat if the rectangular yellow flag is displayed from the main flagstaff in front of the clubhouse.

(d) As defined in the SHSC Constitution and Rules, all competitors are reminded of Rule 19, which states that “No boat shall be sailed within 5 boat lengths of the bank except along the bank of the demised premises”.

(e) In Handicap races all boats shall sail the same course and the same number of rounds, except where the Race Committee consider that to enable all classes of boat to sail for approximately the same duration of time the shortening of the course is desirable. When shortening the course in Handicap races boats shall sail whole lap courses only. The Start Line shall also be the Finishing Line, or alternatively the Outer Starting Line Mark shall be the finishing mark. Part laps are not permitted. Calculation of elapsed time will be by averaging the time taken divided by the number of laps sailed, and then multiplying by the number of laps sailed by the boat sailing the most laps.

19.2 Double-handed boats without a recognised single handed Portsmouth Yardstick can be sailed in handicap or pursuit races using the double handed Yardstick number less 5%.

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22. Dinghy Park

Each member having a boat will be allocated a space in the dinghy park for which they are responsible for keeping in good order with the grass cut, no chemicals can be used. Members must ensure that they occupy only the space allocated. If the space allocated is occupied then the membership secretary must be informed and the offending boat moved to a location other than another allocated space. Please make sure that you do not occupy more than a single space, it’s not always a case of lining up with the boat in front. Also, please keep your berth free from rubbish and, in particular, please ensure no debris is left which could damage the mowers.

YOUR BOAT MUST ALSO BE SECURELY TIED DOWN TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO IT OR ITS NEIGHBOURS DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WINDS.

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