Happy new year!
73rd AGM
At the 73rd Annual General Meeting held in the clubhouse on Sunday 1st December 2024 the following members were elected on to Council.
Commodore – Joe Roberts
Vice-Commodore – Ant Woodyer
Secretary – Stephen Kirkpatrick
Treasurer – Mike Cave
Sailing Secretary – John Reekie
Rear Commodore – Ian and Andrea Preston
Asst Sailing Secretary – Dave Lawson
Bar – Lucy Thomas & Sarah Hodgkins
Boats & Buoys – Alex Leonard
Galley – Lindsay Barron & Christine Steele
Grounds & Jetties – Mark Somerville
House – Alan Jones and Sue Watson
Membership – Jude Allen
PRO – Paul Allen
Training – Emma Davenport
Safety Officer – Kevin Andrew
Safety Team Manager – Mike Hunter
Social – Ellie Preston
Fleet Captains
Flying 15 – Ian Preston
GP14 – James Macgregor
Mirror – Naomi Smith
Handicap – Neil Campbell
Tera – James Reekie
The commodore thanked outgoing council members for their input and efforts during their time in office.… Read full article “73rd AGM”
Annual Dinner Dance
79 members and guests attended the 72nd annual prizegiving dinner dance at the Skiddaw Hotel in Keswick on Saturday night.
Following speeches by the joint commodores Ian and Andrea Preston reviewing their two years in office, with a look into the future as to the roles the younger generation may well undertake for the club, Andrea presented the perpetual trophies that had been won throughout the closing season.
Storm Bert
The forecast weather conditions due to storm Bert are unlikely to encourage anyone to even venture down the club tomorrow so it has been decided to cancel racing and bring the season to a premature close.
We understand several boats may have been damaged in the storm overnight, and, with continued high winds forecast, it’s worth making sure your boat is well secured.… Read full article “Storm Bert”
Winter Series
Although the winter series was scheduled to start today, the wind was absent, so the OD agreed with those that were considering sailing to cancel racing for the day.
And then there was one…
The final day of the Autumn Saturday had a good F4-5, though not as gusty as the forecast, and the afternoon stayed dry.
There were five boats that started, of which only four finished, but there were no capsizes. The extended course had some good planing opportunities, though James/Jenny demonstrated that discretion was the better part of valour, so did not fly their spinnaker.… Read full article “And then there was one…”
Sunday Racing Cancelled
Bearing in mind Sunday’s forecast for high winds, it has been decided to cancel racing for the day
Autumn Series 3rd Weekend
A busy weekend with coaching sessions for 16 Teras alongside club racing on a sunny Saturday afternoon with a F1-2 SW breeze which attracted 15 boats.
The starts were clean, though only just! There was mixed fortunes in the swinging, variable, wind.… Read full article “Autumn Series 3rd Weekend”
Tale of Two Halves
The first half was Saturday, once the heavy rain passed through, the westerly wind seemed to ease (from the clubhouse at least), but when some clouds parted the white tops of the waves were visible downwind – never a good sign!… Read full article “Tale of Two Halves”
Sad News
It is with great sadness that, after a long illness, Judith Currie passed away at home last night.
Judith has been a long time member of the club, quietly supporting, and occasionally crewing for, husband Neil.
Our thoughts are with Neil and extended family at this difficult time.