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Tenby Sailing Club Newsletter for April 2008




Tenby Sailing Club Burgee

Honorary Secretary, Blake Shaw
Pinewood, Mayfield Drive, Tenby, Pembrokeshire SA70 8HR
Telephone: 01834 842535
E-mail: Pinewood@blake-shaw.freeserve.co.uk

We include details of the sailing and social events planned for this season.
Please support the efforts of your committee by attending as many events as possible.
Help is always needed (on and off the water).
If you can help please complete the linked volunteers form.




This newsletter contains news on:

  • Safety boat & tractor training
  • Junior sailing & race training
  • Sail training
  • Open meeting for Dinghies & Osprey Open
  • Cruiser Racing
  • Come and Try for Adults
  • Saturday afternoon supervised sailing
  • Welsh Schools Championships at Tenby
  • Diary of Events
  • Social Events



Safety Boat and Tractor Training

The season starts with safety boat and tractor training
on Saturday 12th April at 1.00 p.m.

Parents & helpers welcome

Junior Sailing

An enrolment session will be held on Wednesday April 16th commencing at 7.00 p.m.
Plans for the season will be discussed.

The first junior sail training on the water will be on Wednesday 23rd April, then 30th April.

From 7th May junior training will be followed by a points race & barbecue


Junior Race Training

In order to prepare for the Welsh Schools Championships
extra race training will be held on most saturday afternoons
at least until the end of June.

Full details at enrolment on Wednesday 16th April

Preselection required



Welsh Schools Championships

at Tenby Sailing Club this year

Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2008

We are hoping that all local juniors will take advantage of this event at the club.
Juniors from all over West Wales will be coming but there are races for everyone:
beginners to experienced

Starts at 10.30 a.m.    Turn up at 9.00 a.m. for registration and briefing.

Prior entry necessary



Cruiser Racing

Please note that
we have included a few more races
on the fixture card.

Also all series cruiser cups now need
only 50% sailed rather than 75%

We hope that this will encourage more
to have a go.
     

Open Meeting for Dinghies
& Osprey Open

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th May 2008
at Tenby Sailing Club

3 Races per day     Entry fee £30.00
Toppers, Teras & Optimists £10 for the event.

For details ring:
Mark on 01834 844918


Club Bar

This will be open every Friday and Saturday from 7.30 p.m.
Also Sunday lunchtimes after sailing


The bar will be open every evening from Spring Bank Holiday to early September.
Also weekends at lunch time in this period

Barbecue every Wednesday evening after racing
commencing early May

There will be food most Friday and Saturday evenings.




Diary of Events

DateDayEvent
16th AprilWednesdayEnrolment for junior sail training. 7.00 p.m. at the club.
Blues Jam Evening. Music from 9.00 p.m. Food available
23rd AprilWednesdayBoats lifted in. Starts 5.30 a.m.!
3rd & 4th MaySaturday & SundayOpen meeting for Dinghies & Osprey Open
23rd May
24th May
25th May		Friday evening
Saturday
Sunday		Come and Try Adult Sail Training
Opportunity to learn to sail
Tell your friends
7th JuneSaturdayPassage Race, Pembroke Dock to Tenby.
21st & 22nd JuneSaturday & SundayTenby S.C. Regatta (Saturday) & Round Caldey Race (Sunday)
28th & 29th JuneSaturday & SundayWelsh Schools Championships at Tenby
9th to 15th AugustWeekEnterprise National Championship at Tenby



Sailing

The summer season's club programme starts on Sunday April 6th.

Volunteers are needed for the starter's rota. Training will be given.





Club Diary & Fixture Card

The Fixture List can be found elsewhere in these pages.
The diaries will be available from the Bar.



Blues Jam Sessions at the Club

These are held once a month normally on Wednesdays.
The next is on Wednesday 16th April 2008.


Come and Try for Adults

Free Sail Training for Beginners
and Improvers 16 years +
Members and Non members welcome

Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday
23rd, 24th & 25th May 2008

Contact Blake on 01834 842535

Saturday afternoon supervised free sailing

This is a new venture
to give members a chance to improve their skills.

Prior arrangement necessary

Phone Mark on 01834 844918 for more details
     

Membership Subscriptions

If you have already paid, many thanks.
If not, please pay as soon as possible.
Use the form in these pages.



Membership Drive

The AGM decided on a further £15.00 reduction in full membership which is now only £50.00.
Spouses & partners are still only £5.00 so the whole family can join in.

There is a £20.00 discount on full membership for new members
There never has been a better time to join.

The Clubhouse is better than ever, there is a training programme expanding year by year
and there are now over 20 club boats with a range of types suitable for both adults and juniors.

Regular social programme throughout the year.

Please help our efforts by spreading the word and recruiting more members.




Web Site

Keep looking at our website and Tenby Observer reports for up to date news on all events.
There is no excuse for not knowing what's going on.

The Club Web Site is updated weekly, sometimes daily.

Web Site address is : http://www.tenbysailingclub.org.uk

But you already know that, don't you?





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