7.
Suitable experience for new sailors – 35% wanted increased levels of
training and 26% were satisfied
8.
Duties – 17% said employ staff
9.
Mid week and Saturday sailing – 78% wanted Saturday and 48% mid-week
sailing
10.
Training – 52% wanted race training and 30% RYA Level 2
11.
Increasing interest in Fun Week – 30% said increase publicity
The committee met in February and decided the
following initiatives: -
1.
Increasing membership –
(i)
6000 flyers distributed to Tourist Information Centres, libraries in
Denbighshire, Conwy, Flintshire and Wrexham and other suitable points where
prospective members might pick up a flyer
(ii)
Club notice board attached to rear of Llyn Brenig Sailing Club sign at
club’s entrance, information posters attached to galley and changing rooms
(iii)
Web site updated showing increased volume of information
2.
Sailing
(i)
We will try and gauge the response to more sailing days during the summer
months being mindful of the current difficulties attached to fulfilling safety
boat duties
(ii)
Car parking now increased on the right hand side of the car park
(iii)
Foreshore been surfaced with small stone making launching easier
(iv)
Inside walls have been freshly emulsion painted
(v)
Estimates for replacing the fogged double glazing obtained and windows to
be renewed shortly
(vi)
Training programme displayed on notice board
(vii)
Programme for Fun Week published with this newsletter.
We hope that our members will have noticed the
improvements to the club. Any further comments on how we might increase
membership would be gratefully received.
Geoff
Ravenscroft
My Trip to Cherbourg
Mid-April I receive a call from my brother-in-law –
“We’re looking for another crew member for a trip to Cherbourg from the
Solent over the May-day weekend, on a 43ft Jeanneau Sun Odessey….”
After negotiating a weekend pass, making packing
lists, buying Euros, Oilies etc, then packing far too much in my sailing bag, I
find myself at the marina in Lymington meeting the rest of the 9-strong crew
ready to go through the handover inspection.
It was blowing force 6-7 at the time, so we checked
the forecast. “Gale-force 9 expected Solent mid-afternoon”. Sensibly, we
abandoned ideas of hopping over the channel that day – it would have been a 10
hour trip with a favourable wind, and this one was coming from the south, so we
would have been beating all the way or using the engine.
So, Plan-B. We went shopping in Lymington, got to know each other and the boat, made supper, and started on our ration of wine. This was our first inkling of the competence of our skipper who had taken on provisioning the boat. Ample booze!