Well, it’s been 43 days since I became Commodore of Shustoke Sailing Club and I suppose your question is, what’s new and what’s different. What’s changing? Well let’s look at what’s new: We have a new Committee with a great new Rear Commodore Sailing in Stuart Hydon. Stuart and his team of Fleet…
The 42nd AGM of Shustoke Sailing Club got underway at 19:30 hours on Friday 24thMarch 2017. The Commodore, Peter Dunn, welcomed the assembled members and convened the meeting, then continued by working through the normal procedures of Apologies for Absence, Appointment of Auditor, Adoption of the 2016 AGM minutes etc. Then followed reports from…
A steady and plentiful easterly wind met club members and visitors alike for the joint Comet Trio and GP14 Open Meeting on Saturday 25 March 2017. OOD for the day was Jim Hopton ably assisted by Richard Charles, the rescue crews and the important Galley and Bar Teams. Thanks go to all the support from…
What a fantastic finale to the Sunday Winter Series with a superb easterly breeze providing windy, but steady conditions. Equally as exciting was that the last race turned out to be pivotal in deciding the eventual winner of the series! There were 29 entries in the series with a respectable twelve achieving the minimum 6…
Saturday – Winter Series 2016/17 – Final Results Report Those keeping a keen eye on the results will know that we completed the 2016/17 Saturday Winter Series on 18 March 2017 due to the Comet / GP14 Open being next week. The series was slightly extended compared to the normal 3 months, with an extension…
Congratulations to four of Shustoke’s Optimist fleet who have been selected to compete at the Eric Twiname Championships in May. Oscar, Scarlett and Ralph Cawthorne along with Harry Marlow have all been successful in securing an invitation to race in this highly prestigious National junior event where they will not only represent Shustoke Sailing…
Hi, Well, another membership year is coming to a close so perhaps it’s time to reflect on the last year. Shustoke SC has survived and is prospering; after defeating the dreaded weed attack the year before, we kept the weed at bay last year. The year then progressed with all the usual Events and Open…
Notice of AGM – Friday 24th March at 7.30pm in the Clubhouse Dear Member The 2017 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Club on Friday 24th March 2017 commencing at 7.30 pm prompt. Nominations for club committee posts should be added to the nomination sheet in the club house or advised in…
I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to sail with Stuart Hydon in his Lark in the 44th Bloody Mary Race held at Queen Mary Sailing Club on Saturday 7th January. Queen Mary Sailing Club has over 700 acres of water and this event is the largest inland dinghy race held in the UK. It…
Sorry, I have been a little slow feeding back on the last 2 training sessions that went on in November, better late than never as they say! We had two great training sessions in November, led by Cole Briscoe on the 5th November and by Jim Hopton on the 12th November. For those that couldn’t make…
Hi All, Well that’s it, another Christmas over and another year comes to an end. I hope you have all enjoyed a great holiday period. The Boxing Day Race was well attended, both by some really avid sailors and a hardy group of members who completed the Walkaround of the Lake followed by Mince Pies…
Hi, Well the year is almost at an end, Santa Claus has begun his flight, just so you are aware I have requested Shustokes present on your behalf……. Water Please Santa ! Seriously though to keep you informed the water is an issue that your Committee cannot really do very much to influence. But we…
A Shustoke Sailing Club youngster has had a huge boost in his ambitions to become a top class sailor after being awarded his own boat – donated by the John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST), the official charity partner of RYA OnBoard – as part of a national scheme helping young talent progress in the sport.…
Hi, Well here we are the start of November and Xmas just on the horizon, and Shustoke Sailing Club is alive and well and still a great place to be. What has been happening since my last ramblings? Well, quite a lot, actually. You may have noticed that the water has dropped again to a really…
Here we are, well into September and our club is busy and the sailing is great. But our club could and should be far busier and far more active with more members enjoying our fantastic Sport of Sailing. The Sailing Committee is looking at various ways we can improve the way our club moves forward,…
Great news we have a new Honda 40hp engine on Jumbo the Yellow rib. You may have noticed Jumbo in the compound waiting for the engine to be either repaired or replaced. The repair would have cost about £2,000 and we would still have an old engine. As part of my contract with the RYA…
Here we are, well into June and our club is busy and the sailing is great. It’s especially nice to see the youngsters coming through in the Oppie Fleet, the standard of their sailing is improving in leaps and bounds. We have lost a few members on renewal, no more than is the norm, and…
Membership – It looks like we will have lost about 20 members when the late payers are all rounded up. This means that the Club will be able to financial run, but without the normal amount of contingency money. I will be writing personally to all old member from the past few year encouraging them…
I’ve been sailing! That’s right, thanks to Pete Smith I was able to be part of the GP & Comet Open meeting. What a good day – good turnout, good weather, good wind, good food, good company and a good race result? (Well you can’t win them all.) Thanks to all involved on the day.…
I would like to thank all the club members that came along to the AGM in March, it was an excellent turn out. Open Days We are holding two Open Days at the club this year, which are vital for the growth of the club. The first has just happened on the 9th April and…
Commodores 2015/6 Report In putting together this report I have looked back over the past years Commodore Comments. It’s fair to say that two words dominated them ‘Dreaded Weed’. But more of this later. My first role as Commodore was to preside over the opening of the club extension and possible more importantly the agreement…
Just a quick reminder that the AGM is on the 18th March at the club house starting at 7:30. The agenda is – Apologies of absence – Treasurers report – Commodores report – Proposed amendments to constitution – Election of officers – Subscriptions 2016-17 – AOB. After the AGM there will be another presentation/update from…
First of all, can I wish you a Happy New Year It is going to be an interesting year with our battle to keep the dreaded pond weed at bay. The weed subcommittee have been working hard over the winter to look in great detail – how we can ensure sailing can continue unaffected throughout…