<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Hi sailors, </span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Here is <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,136);color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="background-image:initial">what's</span></span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,136);color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="background-image:initial">on</span></span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,136);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">this</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,136);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">week</span>.</div>
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<b>Twilight races</b></div><div><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Tuesday, 16:50</b><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">The shed will be opened by Alex M. for the Beginner Twilight Races with YMCA though the most of lasers are spoken out for the intermediate course participants. I can expect not more than one laser available for others. Same deal: s</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">ailors who are going to race will have a priority to choose a boat. The knowledge of the Right of Way is mandatory for all sailors participating in the race. </span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></div><div><i><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Same thing about the Laser II. I can take one man to race Laser II boat (</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_2" style="color:rgb(0,0,204)" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_2</a>)<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> with me, however <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,136)">this</span> man should be at the shed not later than 17.00 for the Laser II requires some time for rigging. Please, contact me if you're keen to give it a try. </span></i></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Social sailing</b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Wednesday, 17:00-20:00</b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
Nick S. is organising a traditional social sailing <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,136)"><span style="background-image:initial">on</span></span> Wednesday</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">An information about our weekend activities will be sent later <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,136)">this</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,136)">week</span>, but so far our intermediate course is planned for Sunday from 14:00. </div>
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<b>Coming events. </b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">I'm starting to collect the expression of interest for the Coila Lake, Tuross Head trip (10-11th of Dec). The idea is to take off from Canberra on Friday afternoon (or Saturday morning) camp for two nights on the waterfront camping sites at Tuross Beach Holiday Park <a href="http://turossbeachholidaypark.com.au/rates.php" target="_blank">http://turossbeachholidaypark.com.au/rates.php</a> and sail both weekend days in a steady ocean breeze at the Coila Lake which is separated from the ocean by a sand bar (no waves, no sharks, only jelly fish). Unfortunately, Batemans Bay Sailing Club will not have a race at the lake on that particular weekend, thus it will be just us. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Estimated cost of the trip will be $60 (includes $30 camping fee+petrol+Saturday BBQ).</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">If you're keen to go please put your name and required details in the list here</div>
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<div><br></div><br></font><b>Fleet and shed maintenance and the passed working bee. </b><div><b><br></b></div><div>I want to thank those who attended the working bee for the intermediates last Sunday, we did a number of important jobs. However, since we didn't have a great turn up we didn't manage to clean male change room, shed floor and finish work on the racing taser. I hope we'll deal with it in the near future, maybe we'll put another working bee followed by a Christmas party or something like that. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I again want to advertise the <b>Club House Officer</b> position which comes with a shed key but also with a number of important duties - maintaining the club house, and a list of jobs which has been accumulating for more than a year now: organising a replacement of an ever broken glass on the street side, replacing light tubes, providing necessary kitchen and toilet supplies, renewing trailers' registration. </div>
<div><br></div><div>A couple of words about boat maintenance. </div><div>Currently our fleet is used quite intensively which has resulted in a damage of two boats last week. Since we do not take per hour or per usage fees I'd expect from frequent boat users to contribute more to the boat maintenance. <i>By the way, according to the club's constitution boat maintenance is a duty of all members, and the committee has the right to suspend from membership people not contributing to the equipment maintenance. </i>Moreover, I would like to remind to all our members 3 simple rules which help to reduce the number of breakages and the amount of time wasted on repairs. </div>
<div>1. Avoid collisions. If a boat is damaged in a collision it will be off water for at least 2-3 next weeks.</div><div>2. Lift up rudder and centerboard in a shallow water.</div><div>3. Do not take a boat out in a weather conditions when you cannot manage the boat confidently.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I also want to advertise a position of the <b>Vice-Captain of Boats </b>which became vacant after Finn had moved to Sydney. I'm unhappy with the current situation when I'm the only person who knows the location of tools, supplies and boat parts in our shed and Adam being the only other person who has some clues about where is what at the shed. It's an abnormal situation and we need more people familiar with the tools-parts arrangement such that repairing jobs could be conducted without my presence. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Since any boat repair involving fiberglassing cannot be finished in one go or at one working bee I've decided that I'll be acting in a following way. When there is a boat job required, I'll pick a prey from the list of the most frequent users. I'll leave necessary tools and supplies in a grey cupboard near the sharpies, and I'll email or tell in person a task to the Chosen. The required work has to be done without significant delays and once the job is finished the Chosen will be free for the next couple of months till the next round. </div>
<div><div><br></div><div>-- <br>Sincerely, <br>
Alex Minovich.<br>Research Fellow,<br>Nonlinear Physics Centre<br>Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering<br>Le Couteur Building, Building 60<br>Mills Road, ANU, 0200 Australia<br>T: <a href="tel:%2B61%202%206125%209076" value="+61261259076" target="_blank">+61 2 6125 9076</a><br>
F: <a href="tel:%2B61%202%206125%208588" value="+61261258588" target="_blank">+61 2 6125 8588</a><br>
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