Sailing

In line with recently published guidance on the club’s cautious return to sailing, if you’d like to join the 10kts+ WhatsApp group where we organise ad hoc sailing sessions when wind and tide are right, please see this page and scroll down to Group C for instructions. https://www.swanagesailingclub.org.uk/social-sailing-groups/

Sam Whaley took part in an AU vs GB race this week on Virtual Regatta, “The Splashes“. You can watch it on YouTube

The Australian team is made up of Tom Slingsby, Tom Burton, Kyle Langford, Matt Chew and Ted Hackney.

The Great Britain team consists of Luke Patience, Stuart Bithell, Ben Saxton, Sam Whaley and Jonny McGovern.

At 11am Sunday morning Doug Horner will set up a race on virtual regatta for club members using the access code viewable on this members only page or here on Facebook.

It will be 4 races back to back and Doug will keep track of results and give an overall day winner.

Courtesy of Kemp Sails, the winner will receive a bottle of wine (this excludes Doug and Sam Whaley, sorry Sam but you already win everything). Quite how this bottle of wine gets delivered we will work out.

Whoever wins the bottle of wine this Sunday, whilst will be obviously able to race the following Sunday, will not be able to win the wine for a second time. That way no one can horde all the prizes. Hopefully that makes sense, so sign up to Virtual Regatta (inshore) and get practicing.

It’s a completely free game to sign up to and play and only takes a few minutes to get the hang of.

How to join SSC’s custom races

If you wish to take part, go to the Virtual Regatta website, https://www.virtualregatta.com/en/inshore-game/ select ‘Custom Race’, then ‘Join’ and you will be asked for an access code which is on this members only page or here on Facebook.

Dear SSC members,

As Swanage Sailing Club members we enjoy our sailing, but also are a community where friendship goes well beyond the excitement of the wind and water.

In these difficult corona virus days some of our members may find themselves in situations where they need a little help to cope and at these moments will often feel happier to turn to friends rather than to anonymous strangers. At the same time there are, I am sure, SSC members who would be happy to help if they knew that such needs existed.

With the agreement of our Commodore and the Management Committee I propose the formation of a group of volunteers from the Club and link them to needs of other members notified to me.

Stage 1

To begin this process I am asking for members who would like to take part as volunteers to contact me by email at SSClockdown@gmail.com.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old as they will have to take full responsibility for their own health and safety while responding to a call for help.

The volunteer group will be managed through a WhatsApp Group so they will need to have access to this service on their phones. On receipt of a request for help I will send a WhatsApp message to the group and the first person to send an affirmative reply will take responsibility for the task.

As when we sail, individuals must take responsibility for their own safety, maintaining social distance and not entering into any situation which they feel to be dangerous or with which they feel uncomfortable. If the situation warrants it, they should contact the emergency services directly.

Stage 2

Once 10 people are on the list as volunteers (to ensure a good coverage) I will have a second message circulated informing members of the various ways they can contact me with requests for assistance.

Tony Land

We advise members aged over 70, or with health issues, to NOT come to the Beach Clean and Boat Move, which will be at 1100 tomorrow Sunday 22nd March.

There will be a briefing from the clubhouse balcony at 1100; please observe social distancing measures, staying more than a metre apart wherever possible. We plan to bring some tea and coffee out from the Galley on trays later, in an orderly and hygienic fashion.