You'll have
noticed that not much has been happening here lately apart from this
front page falling apart - marking my lack of success in teaching
myself cascading style sheets. However there is some stuff which needs
to get posted to get the 2012 season going so here it is. I
hope
to get things looking better and more organised soon.
FFs in 2012

The Holy Loch
Flying Fifteens had one of the the best regular turnouts of any racing
group on the Clyde last year and are at it again. The 2012
Travellers Series is more or less organised and details can be found on
www.flyingfifteenscotland.co.uk.
John Orr hopes to get confirmation soon of a May event over on the east
coast (wherever that is !). The series will also extend into
Englandshire with a visit to Derwent Reservoir in July and Helensburgh
Regatta is also on the agenda. In adition to these new venues
the word is that there will be more new faces this year.Hyde Sails will
be the headline sponsor again and Samteq, web developers based
at Holy Loch, continue to assist with provision of the
website.
Breaking
The Ice
FYC in conjunction with main
sponsors Clyde
Marina, and Geronimo Sailing School announce the 2012 Ice Breaker
Regatta and Training Weekend to be held at Clyde Marina, Ardrossan with the
assistance of the RYA.
The main aim of this event is to help you get
your boat and crew
in shape before the race season on the Clyde and as before some of the
best coaches around have been enlisted, namely Barry Dunning, RYA
Keelboat Coach and the irrepressible John Highcock of Saturn Sails
along with sail gurus from North Sails and Hyde.
It's
a two day event with the same format both days with a Barry Dunning
briefing at 9am in Cecchinis bistro and a series of short sharp
practice races, run by Pete Wright starting at 10.30. There is coaching
on the water followed by debriefing and video analysis of the day at 4pm
and
finally a prizegiving on Sunday.
FYC has noted the rise of an SB3 fleet on the Clyde and would
like to invite these boats to get in touch and they will try to
organise
separate starts and class coaching if numbers permit.
Berthing for the weekend will be free. For additional berthing
requirements, please contact the
Marina.
The official entry form and race instructions will be on the FYC
website soon.
Additionally: On
7th or 8th April, an IRC weigh in will help optimize your IRC
handicap rating before the season starts. Please let Chris
Dodgshon at Clyde Marina know if you wish to attend so he can finalize
numbers and cost per boat.
Chas adds- This
has been a really enjoyable and helpful event in the past and if you
haven't tried it you should. I know it's a long way from the
hallowed waters of the East Patch but it's worth the trip.
Helensburgh
Winter Series
HSC once again invites
sailors
of anything from Oppies to Cats to their Open Winter Series 2012.
Enter on the day and entry includes temporary HSC membership
and
boat storage for the duration. It's fortnightly - Feb 5th ,
19th,
March 4th , 18th. 2 races pers day first start 12.45.
Entry for the whole thing £35 or £25 for HSC members.
Bargain!
click the pic
of HSC's cool new clubhouse for more info