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7 May Wayfarer and Dinghy Cruising News here
7 May Revised Sailing Programme
The Sailing Programme has been updated here to show corrected Start Times for May, adjusted to better suit the tides. Also removed two Cat Training sessions that would have started impossibly early!
6 May Lake Sailors Blaze a Trail
Andy's been snapping again. Photos here. Does he actually sail in the Lake Series?
27 April Enjoy the Perfick Saturday, the Dave Ewing Way
Dave's path to inner peace is revealed in this extract from his diary.
26 April Open Day - Saturday 10 May
Open Day is a great opportunity for visitors to try sailing for free at DSC. Boats of all types will be available for you to try - from high speed catamarans to family dinghy cruising. Club members are also welcome to try something different, although of course we need volunteers to assist with the loan of gear, galley and beach-mastering to make our guests' day go smoothly. There's also an apres sailing BBQ on the club lawn to round the day off. Details here. For those of you keen to find out more about sailing at Dee SC, here's some useful information aimed at newcomers.
21 April Wayfarer and Dinghy Cruising News
The intrepid feloows have been out again. Spring must be here after all! WDN here.
21 April Cruising Charts for the Estuary
Greg Cooper has created a set of sketched charts suitable for cruisers day trips in the Estuary. These should help you to plan trips to horizons anew! Charts here. These will be linked from the Sailing Info page for future reference.
21 April Duty Man Roster Manager
A link to the Duty Man roster is now available in the 'Sailing Events' section, shown on all our web pages (top left), for quick access to the site to view and swap duties.
15 April John Pryor 'Elt On, Just.
John has been defying the weather - and making the news on Y&Y here
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=140887
15 April Monohullists, Your Club Needs You!
Team Dee Monohulls is carrying a seven point deficit in the Dee Battle, after the 'away' leg at Chester last Saturday. The fleet needs all monohull sailors to do their bit, on 27 April... Results
14 April Friday Fish & Chips at the Club
"Friday Night Special" 18th April 7.15pm (Bar open from 6.00pm) Traditional Fish Chips and Mushy Peas £4.00 Children's Meal £1.50 Dessert available. Everybody welcome, come and enjoy the Sunset, fine wines and beers, the best view on the Wirral.
11 April Junior Racing at the lake starts this weekend (Saturday 12 April)
The sailing season for juniors starts this Saturday at 12:00. The first 2 races of the Spring Series will be taking place so get down and blow the cobwebs away. The following weekend Sat 19 April is the first Optimist Training session commencing at 12:00 noon. This session will cover rigging, general boat handling, race practice and incorporate a further two races in the Spring series. It will be aimed at all levels - experienced Oppy sailors will be available for help and advice. There are likely to be club boats available for this event so let the fleet Captain know if you'd like to use one - it'll be first come first served! See you there..
8 April DSC Youths do well at RYA Youth National Championships
A short update from Jame Douglas regarding the RYA Youth National Championships 2008:
This was held at Pwllheli sailing club 29th March to 4th April. The event is used to select the GBR team to go to the Youth Worlds. The event is open to all comers who are under 19. This year not only did Dee SC have three members sailing but they also were some of the youngest at the event. Cameron Douglas sailed in the Laser Radial class making it into 13th place in the gold fleet and winning one race. Michael Moruzzi crewed by Jonathon Harris sailed in a very competitive 420 class and at their first major event finished a credible 23rd. Further information at www.ryaracingevents.org.uk
8 April Wirral & Mersey Regatta Series
Summer must be just around the corner if it is time to think about the Wirral and Mersey Regatta Series. It starts on 7 June this year, and runs through to 5 July. See the poster here for more details.
8 April DSC Open Day - 10 May
Open Day is set for Saturday 10th May this year, with water-borne activities starting at around 1:30pm. We're looking for volunteers for all the usual tasks, from sailing with visitors, to managing the loan of gear, and chatting about our activities. Not to mention eating and drinking... Please volunteer by contacting your fleet captain.
7 April Battle of the Dee
The "Battle of the Dee" Away Leg takes place this Sunday 13th, at Chester S&CC. Monohulls are invited to race for the pride of our club. A challenge has been set to find the best club that sails on the Dee. For more info or to register your interest please contact Iain Blair.
4 April Sausages
A sausage and mash social on Friday night. Cheap as chips too. Details here.
24 Mar Dart Open Report
This year's Dart Open proved to be more than a mere test of sailing skills. Whilst this might have taken place at Easter, as is the tradition, it would not have been amiss in the middle of February, with snow and a sub-zero wind chill to be contended with. Story here.
17 Mar Wayfarer and Dinghy Cruising News
Jon's newsletter is available here. It's time to get those boats out of hibernation!
14 Mar New Sailing Information
It's all change on the sailing front. See the Sailing Info Page for new releases of these documents for 2008: New Course Card, Sailing Instructions, Race Officer's Guide, and Results Sheet. You will need to refer to these, whether sailing or Race Officering, so please take time to review them.
11 Mar Fast Cat News
Bigger, newer, shinier! And more... It's all in FCN
11 Mar Easter Egg Racing - Bank Holiday Monday
Well, obviously not Easter Egg racing, but more likely, racing for an Easter Egg. Or, to tell the truth, an excuse for everyone who didn't sail in the Dart Open, and maybe for some that did, to go out and have a sail on Monday instead. We're planning to have separate prizes for Monos and Catamarans, with three races using an Olympic format (that would be without cats then - only joking!). Provisional Start Time: 10:45.
19 Feb Dart Open is coming!
The UKIDA Dart 18 Open event is coming to Dee SC at Easter. Info for sailors and visitors here, and details of the infamous "Dart Do" are here.
18 Jan Wayfarer and Dinghy Cruising News
Jon's newsletter is available here. Lots of news and thoughts for the future!
16 Jan
National Talent Camp
Cam Douglas was nominated by RYA to attend National Talent Camp at Loughborough in the
first week of January, organised by the youth sport trust. See Y&Y article here:Y&Y Article
Also, you will see from the photo below that he won the Honesty award, nominated by the team captains of all the sports in attendance. He is quite pleased he got a kiss from Kelly Holmes. He doesn't mention how he feels about any kisses from
Gerry Sutcliffe MP (Minister of Sport).
Thanks to James for the news.
8 Jan Hot Pot Supper 2008
Always a night to remember, if you can. See off the mid-winter blues with a good meal, plenty of drink, and great company. Then come to the Hot Pot Supper! Details here.
2 Jan Revised PY Ratings for use at DSC
The monohull's have had a few revisions to their DSC PY Ratings. Cats are also listed for mixed races.
2 Jan New DRAFT Course Card for 2008
A new Course Card for 2008 has been developed, with several aims: simpler courses to test your sailing rather than your memory, shorter courses for monohulls (and even cats on very light wind days), long windward-leeward courses for asymetric kite carriers, and some interesting ones aimed at two-sail cats. Please pass your comments to Iain Blair as soon as you can.
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