Results

Club Championship 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
Past Results 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998
Foxy Tales 2008
Club History

RIB is Named

The wheels of bureaucracy may turn slowly, but we get there in the end! Our RIB (newest rescue boat) has been adorned with a formal name plate 'Gerald' in memory of former Commodore Gerald Powell, father of Emma Smith , who passed away a couple of years ago.

Sunday Racing

The day started off bright but with a light north westerly, and numerous calm patches of water. Racing did get underway on time, and the wind filled in a bit more for a while, but faded before the end as it started to swing to a westerly. It was Mr and Mrs Bean in their RS200 that broke well away to win the morning race from Jim Christie in a Supernova and Joe Watkins sailing well in a laser. Mike Moore and Kayla continue to dominate the Blencathra Trophy for FFs, as do Mike Fairlamb and Eric in the GPs, each securing another win. Andy Smith, crewed by Katia, took the honours from Alan Waugh in the Mirrors.

The afternoon race was a pennant in aid of the Calvert Trust, and as ever took the fleet down the lake. With winds beingh lighter, the OD took pity and only sent them as far as mark 11 at Bassenthwaite church. The wind having swung back towards the north again resulted in the wind being steadier than expected, but also meant that the fleets were relatively close together at the leeward mark. Neil Garrison in his Dart led to the leeward mark, closely followed by Mike Moore and Roy Blackburn in his Vareo. The beat back slowed down the Dart leaving Mike first and Roy second, even after the personal handicaps were calculated.

The Youth Squad have been out again this weekend. Luke Howarth won Saturday's racing, while Cristina Tully and Ethan shared the honours with a race each in the Sunday series

DODD TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    1003  J CHRISTIE    SUPERNOVA    2   4   4   2   8
 2     374  R BLACKBURN   RSVAREO      4   3   5   5  12
 3     709  P BALLARD     KESTREL      5   5   6   6  16
 4    4880  A NICHOLSON   SOLO         1   2 DNS DNS  18
 5    1369  P SMITH       RS200      DNS DNS  OD   1  19
 6     103  H GODFREY     VAREO        3   1 DNS DNS  19
 7    1485  JoWATKINS     LAS        DNS DNS RTD   3  28
 8     303  M COWAN       VAREO      DNS DNS RTD   4  28
 9  188274  S HALL        LAS        DNS DNS   1 DNS  31
10    1303  W CARRUTHERS  RS400      DNS DNS   3 DNS  33
11    3390  T CHITTENDEN  FF         DNS DNS   2 DNS  34
12   20136  N GARRISON    DART18     DNS DNS DNS   7  39
13     516  N BLOOR       VAREO      DNS DNS DNS RTD  40
13    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400      DNS DNS DNS RTD  40

                     Points for RTD =  6   6   9  10
                     Points for DSQ =  6   6   9  10
                     Points for DNS = 15

 3 races to count

DODD TROPHY
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 4

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
   1369  RS200      1057     0:54: 1  3066     1
   1003  SUPERNO    1063     1:10: 8  3958     2
   1485  LAS        1080     1:12:40  4037     3
    303  VAREO      1038     1:16:11  4403     4
    374  RSVAREO    1038     1:16:28  4420     5
    709  KESTREL    1038     1:16:40  4431     6
  20136  DART18      798     1:14:53  5630     7

BLENCATHRA TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    3473  M MOORE       FF           1   1 DNS   1   2
 2    3390  T CHITTENDEN  FF           2   2 DNS   2   4

                     Points for RTD =  3   3   0   3
                     Points for DSQ =  3   3   0   3
                     Points for DNS =  3

 2 races to count

MUSTARD POT

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   13885  MiFAIRLAMB    GP           1   1   1   1   3
 2   13796  T KNOWLES     GP           2   2 DNS DNS  11
 3   11115  M TURNER      GP         DNS DNS DNS   2  16
 4    1298  S HUNT        GP         DNS DNS RTD DNS  17
 5   13400  D CALVERT     GP         DNS  OD DNS DNS  17
 6   14034  A HODGKINS    GP         RTD DNS DNS DNS  18

                     Points for RTD =  4   3   3   3
                     Points for DSQ =  4   3   3   3
                     Points for DNS =  7

 3 races to count

ALBERT BATES

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   70548  M CHAPPELL    MS           1   1 DNS DNS   2
 2   69960  A WAUGH       MS           2   2 DNS   2   4
 3    2003  A SMITH       MIRROR     DNS DNS DNS   1   6
 4   70466  D TODHUNTER   MS           3   3 DNS DNS   6

                     Points for RTD =  4   4   0   3
                     Points for DSQ =  4   4   0   3
                     Points for DNS =  5

 2 races to count

CALVERT TRUST PENNANT

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1 Pts
 1    3473  M MOORE       FF           1   1
 2     374  R BLACKBURN   RSVAREO      2   2
 3     303  M COWAN       VAREO        3   3
 4   13885  MiFAIRLAMB    GP           4   4
 5    1298  S HUNT        ENT          5   5
 6   11115  M TURNER      GP           6   6
 7    1003  J CHRISTIE    SUPERNOVA    7   7
 8    3390  T CHITTENDEN  FF           8   8
 9    1303  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        9   9
10  188274  S HALL        LAS         10  10
11     709  P BALLARD     KESTREL     11  11
12   20136  N GARRISON    DART18      12  12
13     516  N BLOOR       VAREO       13  13
14    1485  JoWATKINS     LAS         14  14
15   70548  M CHAPPELL    MS         RTD  17
15   69960  A WAUGH       MS         RTD  17

                     Points for RTD = 17
                     Points for DSQ = 17
                     Points for DNS = 17

 1 races to count

CALVERT TRUST PENNANT
PERSONAL HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 1

Sail No  Helm      H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
   3473  M MOORE    1071     1: 9:11  3875     1
    374  R BLACK    1069     1:10:20  3947     2
    303  M COWAN    1145     1:16:45  4018     3
  13885  MiFAIRL    1149     1:18:42  4106     4
   1298  S HUNT     1127     1:18:17  4167     5
  11115  M TURNE    1262     1:28:10  4191     6
   1003  J CHRIS    1116     1:18:47  4235     7
   3390  T CHITT    1096     1:18:54  4315     8
   1303  W CARRU     997     1:12:10  4343     9
 188274  S HALL     1123     1:21:38  4361    10
    709  P BALLA    1121     1:21:37  4368    11
  20136  N GARRI     948     1: 9:10  4377    12
    516  N BLOOR    1100     1:22: 2  4474    13
   1485  JoWATKI    1155     1:27:20  4532    14

BASS YOUTH SQUAD SATURDAY SERIES

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   13256  L HOWORTH     TAZ          1 DNS   1   1   2
 2   44428  E DAWSON      MIR        DNS DNS   2   2   4
 3     280  C TULLY       BYTE         2 DNS   3   3   5
 4   31588  R CRAWLEY     TOP          3 DNS DNS DNS   8

                     Points for RTD =  4   0   4   4
                     Points for DSQ =  4   0   4   4
                     Points for DNS =  5

 2 races to count

BASS YOUTH SQUAD SATURDAY SERIES
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 3

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
  13256  TAZ        1550     0:27:34  1067     1
  44428  TOP        1295     0:24:10  1119     2
    280  BYTE       1165     0:24:35  1266     3

BASS YOUTH SQUAD SATURDAY SERIES
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 4

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
  13256  TAZ        1550     0:25:33   989     1
  44428  TOP        1295     0:25:12  1167     2
    280  BYTE       1165     0:24:50  1278     3

BASS YOUTH SQUAD SUNDAY SERIES

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2 Pts
 1     280  C TULLY       BYTE         2   1   3
 2   44428  E DAWSON      MIR          1   2   3

                     Points for RTD =  3   3
                     Points for DSQ =  3   3
                     Points for DNS =  3

 2 races to count

BASS YOUTH SQUAD SUNDAY SERIES
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 1

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
  44428  MIR        1385     0:16: 2   694     1
    280  BYTE       1165     0:13:40   703     2

BASS YOUTH SQUAD SUNDAY SERIES
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 2

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
    280  BYTE       1165     0:21:41  1116     1
  44428  MIR        1385     0:28:57  1254     2

Sunny Saturday

Sun though with a cool westerly breeze was the order of the day. Racing started with a Celebrity Glass pursuit, and although leading, Mike Fairlamb with Eric Smith, misread the course and the lead passed over to Tim Chittenden with Ian Macpherson crewing.

The second race was some of the championship long series. Toggle again suffered some rig failure and had to retire. Sam Hall in a laser won from Tim Chittenden and William Carruthers with Elaine Hunt in the RS400

MUSTARD POT

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   13885  MiFAIRLAMB    GP           1   1   1 DNS   3
 2   13796  T KNOWLES     GP           2   2 DNS DNS  10
 3    1298  S HUNT        GP         DNS DNS RTD DNS  15
 4   13400  D CALVERT     GP         DNS  OD DNS DNS  15
 5   14034  A HODGKINS    GP         RTD DNS DNS DNS  16

                     Points for RTD =  4   3   3   1
                     Points for DSQ =  4   3   3   1
                     Points for DNS =  6

 3 races to count

CELEBRITY GLASS PURSUIT SERIES

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1 Pts
 1    3390  T CHITTENDEN  FF           1   1
 2  188274  S HALL        LAS          2   2
 3    1298  S HUNT        GP           3   3
 4    1303  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        4   4
 5    1003  J CHRISTIE    SUPERNOVA    5   5
 6    1485  JoWATKINS     LAS          6   6
 7   70466  D TODHUNTER   MS           7   7
 8   44428  E DAWSON      TOP4.2       8   8
 9     709  P BALLARD     KESTREL      9   9
10     303  M COWAN       VAREO      RTD  13
10   13885  MiFAIRLAMB    GP         RTD  13
10    2504  M STEPHENSON  FF         RTD  13

                     Points for RTD = 13
                     Points for DSQ = 13
                     Points for DNS = 13

 1 races to count

DODD TROPHY
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 3

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
 188274  LAS        1080     0:53:22  2964     1
   3390  FF         1025     0:51:12  2997     2
   1303  RS400       950     0:48:12  3044     3
   1003  SUPERNO    1063     0:56:48  3206     4
   1485  LAS        1080     0:59:45  3319     5
    374  RSVAREO    1038     0:60:21  3488     6
    709  KESTREL    1038     0:61:35  3559     7



CELEBRITY GLASS PURSUIT SERIES

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1 Pts
 1    3390  T CHITTENDEN  FF           1   1
 2  188274  S HALL        LAS          2   2
 3    1298  S HUNT        GP           3   3
 4    1303  W CARRUTHERS  RS400        4   4
 5    1003  J CHRISTIE    SUPERNOVA    5   5
 6    1485  JoWATKINS     LAS          6   6
 7   70466  D TODHUNTER   MS           7   7
 8   44428  E DAWSON      TOP4.2       8   8
 9     709  P BALLARD     KESTREL      9   9
10     303  M COWAN       VAREO      RTD  13
10   13885  MiFAIRLAMB    GP         RTD  13
10    2504  M STEPHENSON  FF         RTD  13

                     Points for RTD = 13
                     Points for DSQ = 13
                     Points for DNS = 13

 1 races to count

Sun Shades

The webcam has been struggling in any half decent weather so we've treated it to some sun shades! :) Just need to position them properly if they work ok

As ever, the high pressure has brought the sun but meant that the wind has been light.

However, the weather has tempted out Andy and Emma Smith - is he going back to his roots in a Mirror?!!

MJM

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2 Pts
 1   13885  MiFAIRLAMB    GP           1   1   2
 2    1003  J CHRISTIE    SUPERNOVA    3   2   5
 3    3473  M MOORE       FF           2   3   5
 4     709  P BALLARD     KESTREL      4   7  11
 5    3390  T CHITTENDEN  FF           5   9  14
 6    4880  A NICHOLSON   SOLO       DNS  OD  18
 7    2003  A SMITH       MIRROR     DNS   4  19
 8   69960  A WAUGH       MS         DNS   5  20
 9   70548  M CHAPPELL    MS         DNS   6  21
10   11115  M TURNER      GP           6 DNS  21
11  923166  EmSMITH       MS         DNS   8  23
12   44428  E DAWSON      TOP4.2     DNS  10  25
13      98  C BLACK       XTRA       DNS  11  26
14   20136  N GARRISON    DART18     DNS  12  27

                     Points for RTD =  7  13
                     Points for DSQ =  7  13
                     Points for DNS = 15

 2 races to count

MJM
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 2

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
  13885  GP         1127     0:22:39  1205     1
   1003  SUPERNO    1063     0:22:22  1262     2
   3473  FF         1025     0:22: 0  1287     3
   2003  MIRROR     1385     0:30:35  1324     4
  69960  MS         1366     0:31:20  1376     5
  70548  MS         1366     0:31:30  1383     6
    709  KESTREL    1038     0:24:28  1414     7
 923166  MS         1366     0:33:16  1461     8
   3390  FF         1025     0:25:26  1488     9
  44428  TOP4.2     1310     0:34:31  1580    10
     98  XTRA       1173     0:31:16  1599    11
  20136  DART18      798     0:22:28  1689    12

ASSYMETRIC CUP

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2 Pts
 1    1369  P SMITH       RS200        1   1   2
 2    1049  M SOMERVILLE  RS400        2   3   5
 3     103  H GODFREY     VAREO        3   3   6
 4     374  R BLACKBURN   RSVAREO      5   2   7
 5     303  M COWAN       VAREO        4   5   9
 6     173  R YARDLEY     VAREO        6   6  12
 7     516  N BLOOR       VAREO        7 DNS  15

                     Points for RTD =  8   7
                     Points for DSQ =  8   7
                     Points for DNS =  8

 2 races to count

ASSYMETRIC CUP
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 1

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
   1369  RS200      1057     0:38:50  2204     1
   1049  RS400       950     0:38: 5  2405     2
    103  VAREO      1038     0:41:40  2408     3
    303  VAREO      1038     0:42:45  2471     4
    374  RSVAREO    1038     0:44:40  2581     5
    173  VAREO      1038     0:45:15  2615     6
    516  VAREO      1038     0:48:24  2797     7

ASSYMETRIC CUP
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 2

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
   1369  RS200      1057     0:51:35  2928     1
    374  RSVAREO    1038     0:51:34  2980     2
    103  VAREO      1038     0:52:21  3026     3
   1049  RS400       950     0:47:55  3026     3
    303  VAREO      1038     0:52:54  3057     5
    173  VAREO      1038     0:53:22  3084     6

DODD TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    4880  A NICHOLSON   SOLO       DNS DNS   1   2   3
 2     103  H GODFREY     VAREO      DNS DNS   3   1   4
 3  102591  J CHRISTIE    SUPERNOVA  DNS DNS   2   4   6
 4     374  R BLACKBURN   RSVAREO    DNS DNS   4   3   7
 5     709  P BALLARD     KESTREL    DNS DNS   5   5  10

                     Points for RTD =  0   0   6   6
                     Points for DSQ =  0   0   6   6
                     Points for DNS =  6

 2 races to count

DODD TROPHY
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 3

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
   4880  SOLO       1155     0:51:43  2686     1
 102591  SUPERNO    1063     0:50:12  2833     2
    103  VAREO      1038     0:49:33  2864     3
    374  RSVAREO    1038     0:49:34  2865     4
    709  KESTREL    1038     0:51:32  2978     5

DODD TROPHY
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 4

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
    103  VAREO      1038     0:48:43  2815     1
   4880  SOLO       1155     0:55:42  2893     2
    374  RSVAREO    1038     0:50:52  2940     3
 102591  SUPERNO    1063     0:56:32  3190     4
    709  KESTREL    1038     0:56: 2  3238     5

BLENCATHRA TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1    3473  M MOORE       FF         DNS DNS   1   1   2
 2    3390  T CHITTENDEN  FF         DNS DNS   2   2   4

                     Points for RTD =  0   0   3   3
                     Points for DSQ =  0   0   3   3
                     Points for DNS =  3

 2 races to count

MUSTARD POT

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   13885  MiFAIRLAMB    GP         DNS DNS   1   1   2
 2   13796  T KNOWLES     GP         DNS DNS   2   2   4
 3   13400  D CALVERT     GP         DNS DNS DNS  OD   8
 4   14034  A HODGKINS    GP         DNS DNS RTD DNS   9

                     Points for RTD =  0   0   4   3
                     Points for DSQ =  0   0   4   3
                     Points for DNS =  5

 2 races to count

ALBERT BATES
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 3

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
  70548  MS         1366     0: 0: 1    0     0
  69960  MS         1366     0: 0: 2    1     2
  70466  MS         1366     0: 0: 3    2     3

ALBERT BATES
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 4

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
  70548  MS         1366     0: 0: 1    0     0
  69960  MS         1366     0: 0: 2    1     2
  70466  MS         1366     0: 0: 3    2     3

ALBERT BATES

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2   3   4 Pts
 1   69960  A WAUGH       MS         DNS DNS   2   2   4
 2   70466  D TODHUNTER   MS         DNS DNS   3   3   6

                     Points for RTD =  0   0   4   4
                     Points for DSQ =  0   0   4   4
                     Points for DNS =  3

 2 races to count

ASSYMETRIC CUP
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 1

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
   1369  RS200      1057     0:38:50  2204     1
   1049  RS400       950     0:38: 5  2405     2
    103  VAREO      1038     0:41:40  2408     3
    303  VAREO      1038     0:42:45  2471     4
    374  RSVAREO    1038     0:45:15  2615     5
    516  VAREO      1038     0:48:24  2797     6


MJM
FLEET HANDICAP CALCULATIONS FOR RACE 1

Sail No  Class     H'cap     Elapsed  Corr  Posn
  13885  GP         1127     0:14:23   765     1
   3473  FF         1025     0:13:19   779     2
 102591  SUPERNO    1063     0:14:50   837     3
    709  KESTREL    1038     0:14:47   854     4
   3390  FF         1025     0:14:42   860     5
  11115  GP         1127     0:18: 3   960     6

MIRROR IMAGE TROPHY

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1 Pts
 1   13176  D LAWSON      MS           1   1
 2   70548  M CHAPPELL    MS           2   2
 3   69960  A WAUGH       MS           3   3

                     Points for RTD =  4
                     Points for DSQ =  4
                     Points for DNS =  4

 1 races to count

MIRROR RED SAILS 2010

PN    Boat  Helm          Class        1   2 Pts
 1   70548  M CHAPPELL    MS           2   1   3
 2   69960  A WAUGH       MS           1   2   3

                     Points for RTD =  3   3
                     Points for DSQ =  3   3
                     Points for DNS =  3

 2 races to count

Sam's Winning Ways Continue

Sam Hall competed in the first North West traveller event of the season at Hollingworth Lake near Rochdale last week. He was first in all three races in the youth section (under 19) and was presented with a dry bag

New Season Has Started

On Sunday, there were two races for the appropriately named Starters Prize. With the morning’s wind strength at 18mph gusting 40mph (gale force 8) it was not surprising that there were only six competing boats.

The honour of being the first boat on the water went to Tim Chittenden crewed by Carl Arthur in their stable Flying Fifteen keelboat. Jim Christie capsized on the way to the start.

After the start was signalled it was the turn of the RS400 of Robbie D and Big E to capsize whilst Toggle retired with rig failure. This allowed Bean and Naomi Smith to secure first place in their RS200 from Scumper in his Laser.

After lunch they were back out and Robbie D broke his rig, capsized and retired leaving Bean to take a further win and, with it, the series victory. Scumper again finished in second place with Toggle third.

More Thomas' Twitters

Clerk of works in yellow coat and an applicant for the post of commodore in 2045 checks out the job with their legal advisor.

Widening the slip to get the Dart catamaran down to the water

The "Navvies "take a break to help Mike Turner get his boat ready for the first race

Toggle bows to his leader (his other leader, as Joanie wasn't at Bass)

Andy T boring the holes for the new tie downs whilst Stephen the vice commodore mixes the concrete to pour in the holes.

Another One That Got Away!

Hi all – When I collected my boat on 1 March for much needed painting etc, I had set off back home only to find between Junction 40 & 39 on the M6 that I had left my boat cover behind. So – back I went. The attached pic was taken when I arrived at the club earlier in the day for the first time.

When I returned, I thought I’d just stretch my legs a bit and walked round the corner of the club house to see an otter gambolling in the water just beyond the grassy point in the attached pic. Needless to say I did not have camera or phone this time – So – it’s like the proverbial story about ‘The One that got way?? !!! ….’ Honest – I really did see an otter, and it made me feel quite privileged. There had been some guys working on the Race Hut in the morning, but they’d gone by the time I returned about 2pm-ish

I gather no sightings of the otters have been reported since the floods.

All the best

Simon Thelwall Member No 145 – Wayfarer ‘Misful’

Insurance4Dinghies

We are pleased to announce that that Insurance4Dinghies have signed up to be the lead sponsor for Bass Week 2010.

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As the start of the new sailing seasons draws near, all members and visitors to our website are encouraged to visit www.insurance4dinghies.co.uk and check out the great deals on offer.

Other sponsors for Bass Week

Also, we are pleased to announce that Lloyd Motors, Waugh & Musgrave, Saint & Co and Fat Face will be returning as sponsors and will be joined by Bass Lodges and The Sun Inn as new sponsors for the 2010 regatta.

Pre-season update

Those Members who have visited the club recently will have noticed a number of activities underway and more are planned for the near future, for example:

Following the flood damage in November the boat house and oar store doors have been replaced (that’s the room below the race office) and the window in the oar store has been replaced.

A temporary repair to the main cold water feed pipe to the clubhouse is still in place in the back field. The underground pipe in the back field has become brittle and a number of leaks were identified following the recent freeze. As part of a major refurbishment of the hot water storage system in the clubhouse (including solar panels on the clubhouse roof (subject to planning approval)) we will be replacing the cold water feed pipe from the road through Dubwath to the clubhouse in its entirety.

You may have noticed that the flagpole has been taken down for repairs. Now that the structure has dried out and been assessed it’s obvious that it will need complete replacement. We’re looking to replace the existing structure with an alternative one and possibly in a different position. However, in the mean time, the existing structure will undergo a repair and will be re-erected temporarily.

The Bates is being fitted with dual batteries and a split charging system in the hope that the engine will start reliably this year. If the bilge pump works overtime again (and let’s hope we don’t have another wet summer!) it will hopefully only flatten one of the batteries.

We’re in the process of assessing suitable replacement grass cutting machinery for the new season that will hopefully be more robust than the previous machines (although to date no fully submersible equipment has been found!).

During last years floods many of the remaining boat tie-downs were damaged as a result of boats floating above them and pulling them out. It is hoped that we will replace all the tie-downs progressively throughout the coming season with those of a standard design so that grass cutting around them is easier.

Following the very generous donation by one of our Members to start our training boat fund the fund has grown in leaps and bounds and has reached over £9400.00 so far. To date we’ve purchased three GRP Mirrors and a race rigged Topper to boost the Club boat fleet. My sincere thanks go to those Members who started and to those who have subsequently added +to the fund and to EON plc and North West Projects Ltd for their generous donations.

We’re hoping to give the family room and bar area a coat of paint in the next few weeks.

If any of you are willing to give up a few hours of your time to help with the above projects please contact Nick Orton (House), Mark Somerville (Grounds) or myself and we’ll point you in the direction of the relevant tools etc. (please don’t leave it to the same few volunteers).

Our floating jetty has also suffered as a result of the frozen conditions and one of the floatation blocks is damaged. Unfortunately the company that made the original floats no longer exists so an alternative will have to be sourced. It will be necessary to lift the front section of the jetty out of the water to remove the remnants of the existing float and fit a new one - just another task to add to the list.

What I said at the annual dinner about the demise of our trusty David Brown tractor has proved to be unfounded and thanks to the sterling efforts of Ken and his team the tractor is running again despite being fully submerged in the floods and subjected to temperatures of -15 Degrees C shortly afterwards. It will, we hope, be on site again shortly.

And finally, the 2010 handbook and the latest bumper edition of Foxy Tales are at the printers and will be with you shortly. Many thanks to those of you who have contributed to the publications.

Best wishes for an enjoyable and successful sailing season in 2010

Dave Nicholson

Once a sailor..

... always a sailor?! As ever, many of us just cannot resist the temptation of the water especially through these cold winter months. There are those that will even break the ice to be able to launch their boat! Then there are those that fly off in search of some winter warmth.

This year Pete and Toni Nuttall are in Auckland and took to the water in relatively windy conditions (even though the camera doesn't particularly show it).

Not sure what these pics show, but Pete is at the helm ....

... and Toni is on the grinder!!
I suppose Pete will say that's what crews are for!

It Never Rains....

A really big burst pipe in the roadway under the back field but United Utilities stop tap wont shut off so the water meter has been going berserk and has been running for a while. Toggle and a few others tried to find the leak but had to get a digger. We have had to cut the pipe and double it over as a temporary measure as you can see but this means there is no water to the club house at all so there is NO WATER TO FLUSH TOILETS etc.

We are trying to get a temporary supply sorted but United Utilities said it wasn't an emergency so it would take 12 weeks to repair their stop tap!

Winter Walk

Thanks to Keith Thomas for an update following the first social event of the year - a walk which took a route through Wythop Forest for a high level view of the lake

Flooding left a mass of debris on the footpath

Becky Dawson and her galley slaves preparing food for the walkers

The walk was soooo tiring..

Sailing season will soon be here - Robbie D and Ethan waiting, trying to get the flagpole lowered for maintenance, and the safety officer is on a rescue mission - the ice has caused the Bates mooring to sink and he's off to save it!

Winter Wonderland

Did you spot the snowman on the webcam? Various people have been at the club enjoying the magnificent, magical, views. If you have any photos to share, please send them to us to be loaded on the website.

Thanks to Claire for these pics

Thanks to Sarah for these pics

Many thanks to Alan Nicholson for the following pics

Happy New Year

Those New Year revellers have done it again and had their antics caught on the webcam but in colour this year!

Very best wishes for 2010.

The Thomas' Twitter (continued)


Looks as if Santa only left one present instead of two	Sailing secretary awaits his present from Santa


Santa mops his brow and thinks this is harder than farming	A couple of old timers enjoying the party


Treasurer keeps his eye on Santa's expenses.	Party goers

Christmas is Coming

As promised, Santa stopped off at the club this afternoon gave out some early presents to members' children who had been enjoying an afternoon tea party. There followed some carol singing

and there were games too....

The Thomas' Twitter


Mr and Mrs vice commodore tell Henry and Thomas they have to crew for Toggle next season	Our social secretary being very social


Becky just realises she's now on the council and all the work that needs to be done	Toggle in the drink - AGAIN

58th Annual General Meeting

At the AGM approx 40 members voted on the following

To adopt the minutes of 57th AGM
To adopt the Hon Treasurer's accounts for the year ending 30th September 2009
After some discussion, Council's recommendation to leave subscriptions unchanged were challenged and it was proposed that they should increase by 3%. However, as the majority vote for the amendment was less than 75% of those voting, the amendment does not stand, and the subscriptions will remain the same for the forthcoming season.
To elect the officers of the club
Commodore - Dave Nicholson
Vice Commodore - Stephen Kirkpatrick
Rear Commodore - Stephen Hunt
Hon Secretary - Pauline Nicholson
Hon Treasurer - Dave Lawson
Hon Sailing Secretary - Roy Blackburn
To elect council of the club
Lucy Cowen, John Prestidge and Alan Waugh stepped down and were thanked for their help and efforts
Becky Dawson, Andrea Kirkpatrick and Nick Orton were newly voted on to council along with the remainder of the outgoing council
Claire Garrison was elected Hon Auditor
The existing fleet captains were re-elected
It was agreed to amend rule 3 (A)iii to read:
“Family members being the husband, wife, or child of an Ordinary member, Associate member, Life member, Country, or Senior member………………”
It was agreed to replace bye-law 4 to read
“Camping (in tents, caravans or motor homes) shall only be undertaken in the Clubs grounds on specific days nominated by the Council. Those days nominated for camping will be detailed in the current years handbook and, where relevant, in Bass Week and Open meeting literature (with amendments posted on the Club notice board). Some camping days will be for tents only. Camping in the Clubs grounds at any other time is not permitted”
It was agreed to amend Rule 6 Clause (1) ii. to read
“Other persons elected………”
It was agreed to delete Rule 6 Clause (1) iii.
After considerable discussion, a proposal to amend Rule 12 was defeated

There followed an open discussion on various matters stemming from the following points

a) Does the Club racing programme support close racing and help sailors improve?

b) Does our taster session/training scheme directly feed into the Club’s racing programme and provide a logical step up from training to racing and is this what the Club wishes to happen?

No answers were determined, but it was accepted that class racing helps improve sailors racing skills

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