Thursday Evening Sailing started again Thursday 9th May.

This is the first of what will be a regular update on what’s happening at the club. It’s over quite a while since the AGM and a lot has happened since then.

Those who came to the AGM faced a snowy journey home and we lost the whole of that weekend’s sailing to the weather. Unfortunately we could not sail on Saturday and the Lark and GP14 Open meeting was lost because the South Staffs club cancelled their Lark Open on the Saturday – the idea was that the fleet would then come on to Shustoke the following day. I hope this weekend was not an augury for the rest of my time in this role.
 
There was a very successful quiz night on 13 April with lots of rivalry between the various teams. Can someone explain how smaller teams of four can compete with groups of eight or more. Perhaps we need to develop a handicapping system!
 
Fortunately, things got better as the weather relented and allowed us to get on the water again. The next weekend we held a successful Open Day when at least seven new members signed up, on the day! Hopefully more will follow soon. Our next Open Day is on 18 May, so do come along; there’s nothing better than showing potential new members seeing a hive of activity. We will need helms to take people afloat and this is a great chance to meet new members and for them to make first contact with us.
 
On the 13^th April there were four strangers in the fleet: a Firefly, a Laser, a Merlin Rocket and a Supernova. These were sailed by officers from local clubs in an event sponsored by the RYA to promote friendly links between us. The racing was tight with Chris Biglin in his Phantom taking first overall beating the Supernova by just one point; a good day’s sailing with some intense but friendly competition.

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