2006 News
2 December Open Forum Results
How did the votes go? Find out here
13 November Dee SC Christmas Dinner
Our Christmas Dinner will be held on Friday 8th December at 19:30. Details including the Menu are available here.
13 November DSC / Sub Aqua Club Quiz Details
7 November Famous Five Go Forth... My Tern Cruise Report
6 November Save Are Sailing
The SAS want more volunteers to defeat the advancing hordes. Story
25 October Search the Website
A Google search facility has been added to our website - details.
21 October Open Forum
Your chance to shape the future direction of Dee Sailing Club. Details
11 October Club Championship Cat Results & WIP Results for Monos
Latest.
8 October Club Championship
Windy? You bet! But fun. Sorry, no results yet, but here's what happened to the Cats . And thanks to Ian McLean for the Monohull view. Ian had an interesting thought - "
is a true club champion one who has won the Championship in a Mono and a Cat??" Seems like a valid point to me!
7 October Waterfight at DSC
The Raid on Crooks Landing had to be abandoned today due to high winds. So the waterfight planned for the marshes of the upper reaches of Dee was relocated to the grassy lawns of the Sailing Club. The 'red flag' was captured, but not without a severe wetting for the defenders. Roger Sanders captured it on film, and if anyone wonders where those WMDs (Weapons Made for Drenching) were hiding, looks like we've found them here.
5 October Revitalising the Club
The club's committees are seeking ideas from members about how to revitalise all club activities. This is of high importance to make sure the club moves in the right direction for everyone's benefit. The next Sailing Committee meeting on 7 November will focus solely on this topic - and your input is needed. More information here.
5 October Understanding the Course Card
New racers at the club are often confounded by our Course Card. So is Colin. Here's a description of how to interpret it.
27 Sept Club Championships 2006
It must be time to set the record straight, at least for another year. Were the results last year a bit of a fluke, with top places being decided by who made out for the first race on time? For those of us who have sailed the circuit this year, has it made a difference to our standing in the club? Time to find out! Details here.
26 Sept Dart 16 2447 For Sale Details
26 Sept Course Card Corrections Details
25 Sept Security Stickers Now available from the Bar. Details.
22 Sept Paintball - or 'Get Richard'? Details
21 Sept Why Did Colin Commit a Champagne Capsize? Story lies here.
18 Sept Fast Cat News FCN
12 Sept IC Open Photo Gallery here
4 Sept Wirral Regatta Series Prizegiving
The Prizegiving dinner (buffet) is being hosted by West Cheshire Sailing Club on Saturday 16 September. Prizes, food and a disco... Details.
4 Sept International Canoe Open at Dee SC
We are hosting a two day Open event for the International Canoes this weekend. See here for details.
12 Aug Thumb Rest Danger
Traveler Track or Thumb Rest? You decide here.
11 Aug Fast Cat News FCN
10 Aug Anglesey Offshore Dinghy (and Cat) Race...
... was won by Chris and Anna Aspinall. Well done. I can't give their story, but here's why I didn't win (again!), by Simon.
8 Aug Spitfire Europeans
Photographic evidence has arisen to support White Tiger's assertions it wasn't last all the time...
7 Aug International Canoes at West Kirby
More photos from Graeme... here
2 Aug Tonga's Homecoming
John Britland's story of the voyage from Exmouth to Dee made by his wife and himself on their Hurley 24 in May and June. Settle down for a good read.
2 Aug Evening Races 15-18 Cancelled Details
1 Aug Boat Security Advice
31 July Durban Party Photos by Roger Sanders
31 July Snapshots of Sunday Racing. Photos from the Ark
29 July Anglesey Offshore Dinghy (and Cat) Race 2006 Details
28 July Be Part of Durban's Round The World Dream...
Or, a BBQ at the club on Sunday.
28 July IC Open Dinner details
28 July Carsington Open, September 16-17
Colin Pimblett, Cat Fleet Captain at Carsington has invited us to their open competition on September 16-17. Details here. (beware: Big file)
28 July Fast Cat News FCN
23 July IC Chillin' at WK here
13 July Dave Ewing's Mirror Sets Sail
Thanks for this story & pictures from Tony Marston
10 July The Art of Being Completely Tackless
Or: Irish Navy 1 - 0 Famous Five... Mike Hilton has written a vey enjoyable diary of the famous five's tour of the Irish Sea.
10 July Animal Laps Up "Dart Weather" Email exchange...
10 July LBSA Course Card 2006
Find out where the big boats go on a Sunday... on the Sailing Info Page
4 July New Start Sequence Details
29 June Fast Cat News FCN
29 June Dee SC Regatta Report & WKSC Regatta Report
27 June S Roberts Marine... Service with Discounts Details
19 June Wayfarers Round Hilbre - Views?
Doug Reeson wrote to the web editor to say what he thought. What do you think?
19 June Fast Cat Update
16 June Optimist News
The Juniors continue to do well in their travels - update
5 June Junior Training on WK Marine Lake
It looks glorious.
3 June Dee SC Regatta
The Wirral Regatta Series is well under way. It is the turn of the Dee SC to host our regatta on Saturday June 24th. See the Notice of Race for details of times and classes. After this weekend, the remaining four regattas will have all their cat & (non Junior) dinghy racing at the Dee - which gives you ample chance to qualify for the whole series. Full details about the Regattas are found here.
22 May Three For IC Tea at Blithfield
The DSC IC fleet travelled in force at the weekend, apparently in search of a decent brew... part 1.
22 May Corus IC Open Report
Graeme Nicholson went, conquered and returned. Here's his report.
22 May A Beginner's Tale
Graham Maxwell has written about his first year's sailing and club membership. It joins a couple of others on the beginners tales page. Additional contributions would be welcomed - with the aim of encouraging newcomers to the sport and the club.
21 May Wombaff Photos
This year's Wombaff Trophy was a barrel of laughs as usual. The news: James fell in. Everything else could have been predicted:
The youth squad thrashed everyone.
Everyone else fell in. (Apart from Simon Moruzzi, Speddo, Mike, and maybe Ian).
It was windy.
It was fun.
Kate took a trillion photos - here's a selection.
18 May DSC Oppie News
The Youth Squad have been trail blazing round the country, to very good effect. Well done to Cameron and Michael. If you're not worried about the Wombaff Trophy, here's why you need to look out for these two especially!
18 May Fancy a Sail on Sunday, or Maybe Two?
Penmaenmawr SC's Spring Open is being held this Sunday - details.
17 May Graeme Wins IC Open
Well done to Graeme Nicholson who was not only on the circuit this weekend, but came home with the silverware!
16 May Wombaff
Time for a challenge: Experience over youth? Will the Desperate Dads Dig for Victory? Fast Cats, Slow Planks? It's the annual inter-fleet competition that means the most. Be there, this Saturday at 3pm, at the Marine Lake.
14 May Round Hilbre 2 - Report
Today was the day of the Fast Cats, with a 1,2,3. So what next, a reaching race? Story
14 May Open Day
We beat the weather to have a very successful day! Thanks to all who took part.
11 May Proposed New Handicaps for the Fast Cats
We all know how frustrating it can be trailing round at the back of the fleet for a couple of years while you learn the ropes. The Fast Cat fleet is considering adjusting the handicaps applied to the older boats and to new sailors. The objective is to level the playing field, especially for new sailors. The hope is that this will allow new sailors to climb the results table early and therefore to encourage their continued participation in club racing. As they become more experienced, their handicap will be reduced, so they will need to learn and apply new skills. Obviously, these handicaps can only be applied in Fast Cat fleet racing - not for the Open events, Evening Series or Round Hilbre Series. Proposed Handicaps
9 May Help Needed for Open Day
Need I say more? We particularly need help on the beach, looking after people and equipment. Please let your Fleet Captain know if you can assist.
9 May Sailwave Usage Notes
Here's a set of basic notes to get you started with Sailwave, to produce Results. It's surprisingly simple!
9 May F18 Nationals 2006
This year the F18 Nationals will be held at Pwllheli between 26 and 29 August. Details.
7 May Dee SC PY Handicap Ratings and Racing Series description published on Sailing Info Page ...
OK, so not exactly news. The DSC PY Ratings are important for those of us who sail on handicap. They are used in mixed mono/cat events, such as the Evening Series and the Round Hilbre Series. The aim is to adjust handicaps to take account of the effect of tide on boatspeed. This allows us to score monos and cats together. The Racing Series is a description of the various race series - what did you expect?
...Leading to Revised Hilbre Results
Why are these 'rules' important? There are subtle differences between the PY, DSC PY and SCHRS handicapping systems. Ours has the objective of making things fairer to slower boats racing where we have a strong tidal current, whilst allowing us to combine monos and cats in a series. The net effect of this can be small changes in handicapped results. This has impacted the Round Hilbre results for Race 1, so please accept my apologies for the earlier publication based on SCHRS. Combined with the need to handicap Pussy Galore as a cat boat in the Hilbre races, the net effect has been to promote White Tiger to second, at the expense of Hilberrys Couture, now fourth, without affecting Pussy Galore, who remains third.
3 May Open Day - Invitation to Members
Open Day is a great day out for members as well as guests - and we would appreciate your support. What can you do to make it a success?
3 May Round Hilbre 1 Results
Deetox dominates, and Ian Blair beats Greame with his old boat! Results: Catamarans Monohulls
30 April Round Hilbre 1 Report
Success at last: after several attempts to run a Round Hilbre race last year, we had perfect conditions yesterday. Results are yet to be confirmed, but one thing is clear: a new Elapsed Time Record has been set by the youngest helm in the race. Report.
29 April Saturday Sailing
My sympathies to those of you who were forced to go camping, hill walking, or even worse, stay at home. You missed a treat. Report.
25 April Open Day 13 May
Open Day is almost upon us again! Last year we had over 100 people sign up for sailing on Open Day. We're expecting an even bigger turnout this year, with a more 'sensible' start time of 10:00, and a sunny forecast (according to my private three week prediction service, and various bits of seaweed strewn about the place). Club members are invited to share their boats with potential new club members, and the public is invited to find out what they have been missing. Details here.
24 April Revised Sailing Program...
Is now available here.
19 April Dart 18 Open, Photo Gallery
Photographer Roger Sanders was in action during the Dart 18 Open racing at the weekend. He has uploaded a gallery of over 400 photos, which can be viewed at
http://www.rsdigitalphotography.co.uk/dartopengal/. The gallery allows you to email him to request reprints. Happy Browsing!
16 April Dart 18 Open, Day 1: Photos Day 2: Photos
19 Mar Working Party
Andy & Paula decided the best way to round off their honeymoon was to get down and dirty at the Dee. Meanwhile, several other volunteers made great progress towards opening the doors in time for the Spring Series. More photos here.
14 Mar Dee Criuse Entry Form: Click Here
12 Mar Dee Cruises 13 & 14 May - Poster
Quentin has organised two days of cruising on the Dee, with a trip to Flint Castle on Saturday 13 May, and a Round Hilbre route on Sunday 14 May. The cruises are open to visitors, with free camping availble within the Club grounds. A poster is available here. (May take a minute to download on a slow link).
26 Jan Wirral Regatta Series - Dates Announced
17 Jan Congratulations to Gareth Owen and Angus Armstrong - 2nd in Dart Worlds
Photo © Mark de Wet
Gareth and Angus dealt with conditions rarely seen at the Dee, to take second spot in the Dart Worlds last month. The conditions were atrocious - so he should have many tales to tell next time you catch him in the bar. Read the Yachts and Yachting report here.
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