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Portchester Sailing Club,
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Waterside Lane,
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Portchester,
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Hampshire.
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England.
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PO16 9QN
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(44) 023 9237 6375
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News Archive
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First Cruiser Evening Race |
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Written by Paul Bayliss |
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1st May 2008 |
The cruiser evening series got off to a lively start on 29th April. With torrential rain and 30 knots at 5pm, some thought all hope was lost, but on the stroke of half past six the skies cleared, the wind dropped leaving the door open for a lovely evening sail for the eight entered boats and crews.
Andy Pidduck on the Committee boat laid a port biased start line which Steve Freeman on Scramasax nailed to perfection to lead at Basket. The roaring Soling of Ian McInnes quickly assumed the lead, never to be seen again, but he had a daunting handicap to defend. The fleet had a long beat down the creek in slack water, before bearing off for a reach to Pile 98, a fetch to Admiralty 3, before heading home, mostly under spinnakers (if declared). Reg Sillence in Beltana eventually hoisted his spinnaker sending the moths flying (!) and stormed off into a good lead.
But an ominous black cloud threatened to spoil the party. With spinnakers now swinging wildly, and a flurry of gybes, the fleet wobbled back up the harbour with the wind gusting fitfully. Mogil Maid decided that discretion was the better part of valour and dropped their kite, and Beltana ragged theirs in an attempt to round Basket for the final time.
At the finishing post, Beltana won a deserved victory, followed closely by Scramasax with Chanel Ghost coming third.
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Lymington Interclub 2008 |
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Written by Andy Pidduck |
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30th April 2008 |
CHANGE OF PLANS
The race instructions are now posted in the downloads section.
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE TO GURNARD FROM EAST GURNARD.
Due to several weddings in the Lymington area on the Saturday taking up the group dining locations, we are now not able to have a BBQ in the garden of the Mayflower Public House
They are happy for us to eat in the restaurant but do not have enough staff for a BBQ as well.
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Folly Jolly 2008 |
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Written by Andy Pidduck |
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28th April 2008 |
The first Folly Jolly of 2008 was blessed with a nice sail over and fair weather for Saturday afternoon and evening allowing the traditional get together before eating ashore.
16 boats attended, amongst them Sea Star, True Blew, Mischief, Gilly VI, Tonnanti, Tania, Astrados, Scramasax, Le Frais, Spruce, Suzette, Triple xXx, Flair, Elzear, Seraph and Gallivant.
40 sat down to eat in the Folly and enjoyed the usual good food and dancing on the tables.
Sunday saw a damp start but this soon passed to give a quiet trip back. |
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Lewmar Open Race |
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Written by Andy Pidduck |
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9th April 2008 |
Congratulations to Channel Ghost on winning the Lewmar Open for 2008.
A very close finish on handicap gave Channel Ghost the edge over Gallivant by just 1 second!
Our thanks should go to Lewmar for sponsoring the event and the competitors that braved a wet and windy day. |
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Mark Rushall at PSC |
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Written by Carolyn Kenworth |
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7th March 2008 |
Mark Rushell, RYA Coach of the Year, addressed a ‘full house’ of Members eager to hear his advice on Tactics. Without doubt, the key words of the evening were ‘THE BIG PICTURE’ and although many of us knew the basics, it was great to have clear directions on what was important, with so many things to think about during a race. We were treated to some eye-opening facts and figures to help us consider the impact of line bias, tacking on shifts, wind bends and convergence.
Through modern technology, we were ‘on-board’ an SB3 with Chris Draper and Mark Hiscock, hearing all their tactical thoughts (and Mark Rushell’s comments) on how to sail the race and seeing them come from a poor start to finishing first. Most inspiring. Mark has kindly given the Club a copy of the DVD and no doubt we will be hosting an evening or two to watch it again and learn more.
Our thanks to Mark Rushell for giving us a very entertaining and informative evening and to everyone who helped make the evening such a success.
Details of the charts shown to us by Mark can be viewed on his web site (see the ‘Links’ page), then go to section ‘Downloads and Resources’, followed by ‘the big picture’.
Carolyn Kenworth
Training Section |
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Passage Planning Lecture |
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Written by Carolyn Kenworth |
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18th January 2008 |
PASSAGE PLANNING WITH MIKE DYMOND
For Club Members not able to get to the Club on 17th January 2008, they missed a great talk from Mike Dymond (see links for Mikes web site) on Passage Planning.
Having a passage plan is a legal requirement for travelling at sea (see SOLAS V Regulation 34), although it doesn’t necessarily mean you need one to cross the Solent if that’s where you normally sail and need not be written down!
An example passage plan is available in the downloads section.
Mike advised us to follow this simple list:-
1. Look for the shortest/safest route.
2. Measure the distance and work out the approximate passage time
3. Look at tidal heights (departure and arrival) and any tidal gates.
4. Plot course using tidal stream atlas.
5. Look at dangers en route including shipping, physical (permanent and temporary) etc.
6. Ports of refuge or bolt holes in case of emergency.
7. Double check position fixes.
8. Sunrise/sunset times.
9. Arrange the watch keeping.
10. Know your crew capabilities and fitness.
11. Check your vessel is fully equipped in all senses – food, crew, navigation aids etc.
12. Complete CG 66, notify coastguard and have a shore contact where you lodge your plan. (see links for online filing)
13. Be flexible and ensure your passage plan is flexible.
14. WEATHER – plan ahead and keep it up to date
15. If using electronic aids, check datums are the same (usually WGS 84) and don’t trust them 100%.
16. Don’t put your waypoints on buoys or marks. This can lead to accidents!
Carolyn Kenworth
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Upcoming Events
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9th May - Friday Series 1 Race 4 |
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10th May - Lymington Interclub rally |
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10th May - Saturday Series 1 Race 4 16:00 |
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11th May - Lymington Interclub Race |
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11th May - Topper Knockout 15:00 |
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11th May - Adult Training - Afloat |
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12th May - Junior Night Afloat |
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13th May - 2nd Cruiser Evening Race 19:00 |
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14th May - Wednesday Series 1 Race 5 |
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15th May - Big Kids Night |
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16th May - Friday Series 1 Race 5 |
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17th May - Saturday Series 1 Race 5 11:00 |
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18th May - Junior Training (AM) |
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21st May - Wednesday Series 1 Race 6 |
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23rd May - Friday Series 1 Race 6 |
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24th May - Saturday Series 1 Race 6 15:00 |
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24th May - Junior Training Day |
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25th May - Dinghies Vicarage Cup 16:00 |
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25th May - Family Sail |
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26th May - Cruise in Company |
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26th May - Junior Cup |
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