The 20 club members (one is taking the picture) & dog at the mid point of their walk in January. After the walk they returned to eat a hearty Sunday Lunch with another two members, at the Drover’s Arms in Rhewl near Ruthin.

Dates for your Diary:-

Opening up meeting Sunday 26 March 2006. Please meet at the main estate gate at 10-15am as the estate could still be closed then

Sailing season commences 2 April 2006

WOCC Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 July. Our annual hosting of this championship for handicapped sailors.

Holiday Week Monday 21 – Friday 25 August. Sailing and fun for everyone –see inside for further details.

Brenig Autumn Regatta Sunday 10 September

The completion of Geoff Ravenscroft’s two-years as Commodore saw many improvements to the club’s assets and to the way that the club is managed. Geoff is hoping to do more sailing this year than he was able to do before. The committee would like to thank Geoff for all of his hard work but in his role as Newsletter Editor he hasn’t managed to escape the committee yet.

Your Committee for 2006 is as follows:-

Commodore Tom Harries

Vice Commodore Peter Kay

Sailing Captain Peter Davies

Rear Commodore Geoff Loring

Membership Secretary Marian Billington

Hon. Treasurer John Miller

Hon. Secretary Vacant

Magazine Editor Geoff Ravenscroft

Junior Development Officer Vacant

Galley Officer Vacant

Duty reminders Amy Welch

Youth Representative David Ravenscroft & Tom Hughes

Members are invited to speak to any member of the committee regarding the running of the Club and in particular if they wish to apply for any of the important, and still, vacant positions this year. Enquiries from members who have been with us a year are two are particularly welcome.

Opening-up working party

Please don’t forget to come and help out at the opening-up working party. The date is Sunday 26 March 2006. Starting time is 10:15 at the main estate gate so we can be convoyed in as the estate may still be closed at this time.

Working Party Tasks

• Putting out buoys: Simpler this year as there are orange buoys attached to each anchor
• Starter’s hut: put back flags and OOD equipment
• Galley: Cleaning of galley and main eating area and restocking of food
• Ladies and Gents changing rooms: Floors cleaned and sanitary ware made to sparkle
• Boat park: The areas tidied and ready to receive boats from the next week
• Club boats: Wayfarers, Picos and Challengers need power washing and readied for sailing
• Picnic tables: If it’s a dry day then paint with preservative
• Water and electrics: Switched on and checked everything is ok

Your committee would appreciate the assistance of more members on the day as the more helpers there are the earlier we can all get away.

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