Next Pico race 8th of May, Sunday, start at 13:20
Proposed meeting time is 12:00 in the dinghy park.
Similar structure, as previously.
Demonstration of close hauled sailing by the jib on the grass, if enough wind.
Demonstration of lying to (standing still).
Otherwise dry practice.
I am thinking about a trapezoid course (modified triangular course).
If the weather is trying, we may stick to our gate course.
Cadets, parents, family and Friday diners, Dave will be serving food from 17:30 till 20:00 again this friday.
Dave’s menu for this week:
Home made lasagne+ salad £6 (£3)
Four Cheese plough mans supper £6
Scampi + Fries+Salad (£6 or £3 )
Chicken Nuggetts+Fries+ Salad(£6 or £3)
Home made soup+bread £2.95p
Baked Jacket Potato £3.50p..Add fillings…cheese 75p….beans…75p…Tuna mayo £1…Coleslaw…75p
Bacon Baguette… £3.50p.(£2)
sausage Baguette £3.50p(£2)
Chips…£1.50p…Cheesy Chips £2.25p
Service from 5.30 to 8.00
No other menu items will be available on Friday evening.
If you are on the May Stage 1 Sail Training course which starts next week, then after dinner I will be going through the knots and parts of the boat that you need to know.
Remember,Cadet Week formsare now available to down load and need returning by Monday 2nd May. Why not bring it down with the cadets on Friday. You can post it through the letter box or pass it to me directly.
Third Pico race of the season coming this Sunday.
Dress warmly, forecast suggests that it could get windy.
Offshore wind is expected, will be sheltered near the beach.
Put on many layers, winter hat, scarf.
Proposed meeting in dinghy park at 12:00
Short dry practice – optional
Rigging, changing
Briefing at 13:00
Race start: 13:20
Two races
Free sailing, games
De-brief and prize giving in the dinghy park after washing the boats.
Short dry practice:
Revision of previous session:
Where to sit in the boat?
Tiller extension – hold it like you would hold a microphone or an ice cream
Hiking
New topics:
main sheet
Double handed sheeting
Race course: like last week, two gates, reach both ways.
Hopefully with more stable wind this time.
YouTube channel: TBYCPicofleet
I plan to post the course on YouTube soon.
In the meantime see video “Race plan for 10 04 2016”. The new course is more simple, just with 2 gates, one gate is wider and serves as start line as well.
Cadets, parents, family and Friday diners, Dave will be serving food from 17:30 till 20:00 again this friday.
Dave’s menu for this week:
Jumbo Saveloy Baguette+ Fries £5.
Scampi + Fries+Salad (£6 or £3 )
Chicken Nuggetts+Fries+ Salad(£6 or £3)
Spicy Chicken Pilaff£6
Baked Jacket Potato £3.50p..Add fillings…cheese 75p….beans…75p…Tuna mayo £1…Coleslaw…75p
Bacon Baguette… £3.50p…sausage Baguette £3.50p …
Chips…£1.50p…Cheesy Chips £2.25p
No other menu items will be available on Friday evening.
Remember, Cadet Week forms are now available to down load and need returning by Monday 2nd May. Why not bring it down with the cadets on Friday. You can post it through the letter box or pass it to me directly.
If you are interesting in your Cadets participating in this years Cadet Week, please download the pack, print out, complete and return to me by 2nd May 2016.
Parents please remember; Members only, all groups apart from Stingrays need their own boat and you need to be at the club for the week and volunteer to help in some way.
Our new look Cadet & Family Night continues this Friday!
Our chef, Dave, will have food available from 5.30pm until around 8.00pm. The usual snack and children’s menu will be available, but from this week there will also be some ‘Specials’ to tempt you – this week’s are:
Jalapeño Chilli Beef & Rice £6.00 (very hot, not recommended for children!)
Chicken Korma & Rice £6.00 for Adults; £3.00 for children
Why not get the weekend off to a great start – come and join us for food, a drink or two and some fun with friends. Jeremy Sandford, your Cadet Rep, will be there and will be happy to chat with you about sail training, cadet week or anything else you’d like to ask about.
Even if you don’t have any cadets in tow, please feel free to come down – everyone is welcome!
Please, see the race course plan for Sunday on the YouTube. This is a simple back and forth course through the gates, you can turn around both ways, tacking is easier. There may be a bit of a traffic jam at the gates, which could make it less boring for the experienced.
