ASC NEWSLETTER # 33| September 2019

Sailing Diary

Sat Sept 28th Grand Final Day (No racing) October 8th 10th Masters Games Sat Oct 12th First day of Club Sailing 1:30pm Sat Oct 19th Opening Day 12:00pm Sun Oct 20th Sailability 11:00am Sat Oct 26th Club Racing 1:45pm Sun Oct 27th National Discover Sailing Day 10:00pm

Sailors Members Meeting

Attendance was down on Saturday due to the weather forecasts. Individuals and class groups were consulted about the format and structures. The feedback was quite positive in members happy with the 2 race format and course options providing flexibility of racing to suit the weather conditions without too much delay.

Members were consulted about possible handicap results but feedback was that these were not necessary and more important with bigger fleets.

Members were consulted about after race presentations. Feedback was to continue with after race results announcements but not necessarily continue with glasses (or other) presentations. Suggestion to have special occasion – Club Championship and other – presentations and special member draws.

Members were invited to provide feedback at any time to Malcolm, Mike or Peter with suggestions on format changes to the regular club racing.

Opening Day

Make sure you have Opening Day Saturday October 19th in your diary.

Guests arrive from 12:00pm

Boat Christenings will commence at 12:30pm

Official Opening will commence at 1:00pm

Sailing, including Sail Past from 2:00 – 3:30

Live Music 3pm – 6pm

Did you know?

Our POS system allows you to pay your ASC fees at the canteen? To ensure all relevant information is captured you will need to fill out one easy form which Margaret will have available. Give it a try...cash or card, with or without Boat Park, all membership categories.

AFL Grand Final

Masters Games

The Masters Games run from 5th to 10th October. Over 8,000 competitors have entered across 50 sports. Adelaide sailing Club is running the sailing event 8th – 10th October. This will be an event with a point of difference. All of the main single handed dinghy classes on a yardstick based event. Prizes in age categories, and extra prizes for the classes with 10 or more starters. Come along and watch the event from our balcony or, better still, get closer by volunteering to help out. Currently 53 entries, with many from interstate making this a truly National regatta or significance.

National Discover Sailing Day

Sunday, 27th October is the National Discover Sailing Day. Adelaide are doing this again but this year will running this on the Patawalonga. The principle of the day is a “come and try” day for new prospective sailors. The day is free and open to both juniors and adults.

More information and registration is available here. We will need existing sailors to assist by taking new people for a sail so please put this date into your diary.

Congratulations

Many of our members are involved with many other pursuits. Many of these deserve out congratulations.

A number of our members have completed significant walks over the winter off season. Hubert and Anne Tucker, Sean Homan and Mary-Ann Royle have completed some of the world’s iconic walks. Hubert’s recount is below. Others in the coming weeks. Newsletter items welcome from others.

Hubert Tucker - A non-sailing holiday

Being a bit of a bush walker, I decided that the next time we went to England we would do a walking

holiday on one of the well-known walking paths. I decide on a 10-day walk on two thirds of Offa’s

Dyke Path. This walking path traces Britain’s longest ancient monument. An earthwork named after

the powerful 8th Century Saxon King Offa, who ordered a defensive earthen barrier be built as a

monument to his greatness and a discouragement to the hostile Welsh Celtic tribes threatening his

kingdom from the west. In the 12th century, it became the warring border between Welsh nobles

and Norman conquerors, who built a string of defensive castles along its length.

To assist Anne’s excitement about

doing the walk I booked it through

Celtic Trails so we (I only had to

carry a day pack for the 2 of us)

and our suit case was transferred

each day to the next location. We

walked from Knighton (just North

of Hereford) towards the north to

Prestatyn on the Irish Sea about

180kms in 10 days. It crosses the

current England Wales boarder

many times. We walked between

13 to 22kms or 4 to 6.5 hrs. a day

up and down some gently

undulating hills (sometimes) with only one day with no hills. There were some spectacular views

from mountain tops, valleys and moors. The walk did take in some roads but not many and alongside

many canals. We stayed in some great B&BS or Hotels. It was a self-guided walk so we could walk at

our pace.

The path was well marked most of the time and we walked across many fields with crops or animals

grazing, through forests and a few

small villages. Part of the walk

crossed the amazing Pontcysyllte

Aqueduct the highest aqueduct in

England.

We had mostly good weather with

only one English summer day of

rain all day only 14kms thank

goodness, 4.5 hours walking.

However, this was the day I missed

a sign post and took us half a

kilometer down into a valley only to

realize at the bottom and have to

walk back up the hill much to Anne’s delight Not! There weren’t many other people on the path as

we only met a few people some days.

It was a great holiday and would recommend it.