[Sailingclub] Extra Sailing Couse etc

[Garrick Larkin]

Hi all,

New Items

- Extra Sailing Course!!!

Items from Previous Emails

- Open Day 2
- Membership Renewals & Card Issue
- Drinks Sessions
- AGM
- Club House Access
- We Need Volunteers
- Lake Wallagoot Regatta
- Batemans Bay Regatta
- House Keeping Issues


Extra Sailing Courses

Due to very high demand the club is running a third sailing course. The plan is that this week you turn up on Monday or Wednesday (tonight) for an introduction to rigging and theory. As of next week the weekday sessions will be on Thursday afternoons and the Sunday sessions split between the AM and the PM session. If you are interested in a course and could not get on one contact Michael u3966367 at anu.edu.au or just turn up tonight.

This also means an extra opportunity for Intermediates who have done a beginners course before to come back and practice their skills. The intention is to run it like a combination between a refresher course and an intermediate course (trying to get an advanced coach in). Basically you will help out by sailing with beginners as well as cover advanced topics while the beginners are doing basic theory. Basically it will include more advanced topics such as spinnakers, roll tacking / gybing and racing. If you are an intermediate who cannot make it this week that is ok because this week all that is covered is rigging and basic theory. 

I also understand that there maybe 1 or 2 spots left on the windsurfing course but you would have to check with Kurt Kurt.Pudniks at anu.edu.au.

Course 3
Either Monday 28th or Wednesday 2nd March 5pm to 8pm 
Sunday 6th March (half of the group 10am to 2pm & half 2pm-6pm)
Thursday 10th March 5pm to 8pm 
Sunday 13th March (half of the group 10am to 2pm & half 2pm-6pm)
Thursday 17th March 5pm to 8pm


Open Day 2 (Arvo Sail, BBQ and liquid related Fun)

We all need to meet, and since our last chance two weeks ago was so dreadfully wet, let's try again this Saturday.
 
Come along at 1400, sail for the afternoon. Nice people will be there to help with rigging and sailing. Bigger boats available for those who don't feel up to lone sailing and require a chauffeur.
 
The Club'll provide a fine BBQ for us all in the evening. BYO drinkies. Hang around for this and for all the fun inevitable after a lovely day on the water.
 
Movies after if we get motivated and cozy in that cute little alcove above the change rooms.
 
Do come. It's all so much more fun when we know who we are.

Contact me, David.Fisher at nga.gov.au or 04 31 06 87 01 for more info, suggestions and possible gifts.


Membership Renewals & Card Issue

2004 Membership is now expired. You can renew your membership at club events or Training Course sessions. That means tonight, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday next week. Also for those who did not recieve a card because they don't have a valid student card you can collect your card at any of these times.

As usual the club is NOT going to remove old members from the mailing list. Simply follow the link at the bottom of any club emails and it will take you less than a minute to remove yourself.


Drinks Sessions!

After weekday sailing course sessions (~8pm) the usual plan is to go for a few frinks at a local bar (often the Canberra Yacht Club). All club members are encouraged to attend because it is an excellent opportunity to meet other club members. If you want to confirm just ring Michael 0413 461 264, or Garrick 0404 292 691 or the club phone on 6282 5121. 

Obviously the next session is tonight so see you there!


AGM

Date: Wednesday 16th March. 8pm (or when the sailing finishes and after the food has been cooked)

Place: Sailing Club

There will be food before, during after the AGM.  

Nominations can be made to Grant Warner ( grant.warner at defence.gov.au ) prior to the meeting.  If you are interested in particular positions, talk to Grant or the committee person on what it involves and how much time.


Club House Access. (from Toen Castle)

I am the club's Boat House officer, and as such I'm responsible for organising member access to the boat shed. 

ANUSC members can use any boat which they can safely rig and sail . Club members can sail for free on the general-use boat of their choice (I.e. the 4 Lasers, 2 Tasars, 1 Laser II, and several windsurfers). Please note that there are also privately owned boats, and boats restricted for use in races, which are stored in the boat shed. These boats are not to be used for general sailing.

ANUSC members who can safely sail (with stamped membership card) can sail for free at any time when the boat shed is open. The club tries to ensure that this is the case 3-4 times per week, however the sailing courses currently being run by the club take priority over general sailing, and so there will be less access for the next few weeks. You may still be able to sail at these courses if you contact Michael and are willing to take beginners sailing.

In addition to these Open Hours (listed below), club members who can safely sail (stamped membership card) can hire a boat shed key for 1 week, for $5 plus a refundable $20 deposit.

Members can also take guests sailing, however there MUST be a ANUSC member on board each boat. The pricing structure for guests is under review, so please contact me for details (see below), or wait for an upcoming email.

Open Hours for the next few weeks:

Tues 1: Today! Open from around 5:30pm. Twilight racing.
Wed 2: Training course from 5-8.
Sat 5: Open Day 2. Hopefully we'll have a sunny day this time. Open from 2pm.
Sun 6: Training course all day.
Mon 7:Training course from 5-8.
Tues 8: Open from 5:30pm. Twilight racing.
Wed 9: Training course from 5-8. 
Thurs 10: Training course from 5-8.
Sat 12: Open from 12:30pm.
Sun 13: Training course all day.

We will organise extra opening hours in the above time period to make up for it being so busy, so stay tuned to this mailing list for more details. To hire a key for $5 per week plus a refundable $20 deposit, please contact one of:

Toen Castle: toen_castle at yahoo.com, (612)58282, office located at RSPhysSE
Adam Leavesley: adam.leavesley at anu.edu.au,  (612)52706, office located at SRES
Marco Beltrando: marco.beltrando at anu.edu.au, 0401 070 665, office located at RSES

cheers,
Toen


We need YOU! 

To continue to offer the cheapest sailing in Australia the club needs a range of voluteers. Without more helpers the quality and quantity of services the club offers will decrease. The club needs people to help with training courses, organise events, fix boats and do some of the basic but necessary admin. If you are an experienced sailor who wants to help with courses email Michael and then turn up to the courses. 

If you are interested in helping out in another way turn up to the club next Wednesday (tonight) at around 7pm. There will be a short meeting followed by drinks with the sailing course people.


Lake Wallagoot (from Grant)

This is coastal lake, in a national park, about halfway between Merimbula and Tathra on the south cost (just west of Bega). It is about 3 hrs from Canberra via Cooma. There are 4 races over the weekend starting at 11am on the Saturday.

The racing is very relaxed and informal. The lake is about 1.5km in diameter and no more than 2m deep.  If you don't want to race but just go sailing come along any way.  Accommodation is free and there is no power (no radios or mobile phones).

I am going down along with at least 3 other Canberra sharpie crews. A couple of other YMCA boat come for the fun and one of club members should go home to see mum and dad (who sail at the club)

If you would like to come, please see me. I may even be able to organise ride on a sharpie for the weekend.


Bateman's Bay Regatta 23-24 April

The traditional end of season regatta for many of the sailors from Canberra and an annual trip for the ANUSC, this is a great weekend of competitive sailing on open water. 

House Keeping Issues. (from Grant)

The change rooms are for storing your clothes in while sailing.  Can you
please leave bags and  clothes in the change rooms and not in and around the
bar. It helps people avoid climbing over them to get to the bar, fridge,
water etc.

When you have the pleasure of capsize and you come up with a choc top (mud
on the top of the sail), can you please clean the mast and the sail
afterwards.  Otherwise the mud becomes hard and can not be easily removed.

If you break gear (which is normal), can you please let me know so that I
can organise to fix it.

Care of sails and boats.  Please don't just throw the sails back in the
boat.
Laser sails should be folded and placed in the cockpit.  It is not
necessary to untie the mainsheet from either the boom or the boat.

Tasar sails should all be rolled.  The jib (front sail) should be
rolled from the bottom up, along the wire. The mainsail should be rolled
along the leach (back edge of the sail) so that the battens are square with
the roll.
 
Foils (rudder, centre board) should always be placed on the front (leading)
edge or laid flat in the boat.

Always drain the boats of all water from inside the cockpit and the tanks.
With the tasars and laser II, this will mean sponging the water out.  Water
left in the boats lead to rotting of the fibre glass.

The important thing is to keep the boats tidy as you could be the next user.

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