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| RYA Training
Day |
| Another
successful RYA training day was held for juniors and
adults on Saturday 24th June when 19 Stage 1 and 2 Stage
3 RYA Certificates were awarded. |
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| Oppie Training
Day |
| Fourteen
juniors in 12 Optimist dinghies enjoyed another
successful training day on Saturday 17th June.
[more details]
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| Sail Training Day |
| The Junior and Adult sail
training day held on Saturday 10th June went very well, seriously assisted by perfect conditions and outstanding volunteer help. |
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| New Clothing and Regalia Manager appointed |
| Fiona Bartlett has kindly accepted to run the Clothing and Regalia Club supplies, following the retirement from that duty of David and Sue Lord after many years of sterling service. The Committee appointed Fiona at their meeting on 25th May 2006.
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| Oppie Training Day |
| The Oppie sail
training day held on Saturday 3rd June was a brilliant success, with
lots of sunshine, boats and people, and, for once, a perfect breeze. |
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| Training Day |
| Another
successful training day was held on Saturday 27th May
with 31 junior sailors taking part in a RYA
training session and 8 adults taking part in race
training session. |
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| Talent Night |
| The social
committee organised an entertaining evening on Saturday
13th May to show off the hidden talents amongst MRSC
members!
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| Bay Race |
| The annual
Cruiser Bay Race was held on Saturday 27th April. There
were 10 entries who had to sail a short course due to
the light winds.
[more details] |
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| Junior
Training |
| Another
successful RYA training day took place on 13th May with
35 children were split into three groups according to
ability; a race fleet, an intermediate group and the
beginners in Optimists. The Oppie Fleet was split into
smaller groups, each with a qualified instructor, where
they covered a variety of skills |
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| Bembridge
Cruiser Rally |
| The Cruiser
section had an enjoyable weekend to Bembridge on the
Isle of Wight on 13th/14th May 2006. Seventeen boats
took part in the rally. |
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| New Race Box |
| On Friday
5th May, before the start of the evening points race,
the new race box was officially opened. The race box was
designed and built by a number of club members, some of
whom were at the opening. The design is in keeping with
other similar buildings around the harbour
and met the full approval of the Harbour Master. |
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| Open Day |
| The Club
held an Open Day on Bank Holiday Monday 1st May when
visitors had the opportunity to look around the club's
facilities and taken afloat in a variety of members
boats. |
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| RYA Junior
Training |
| On Saturday
29th April 2006 58 youngsters took to the water, some
for the first time, during the first of a series of RYA
Sail Training Days.[picture
gallery] |
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| Boat Jumble |
| The Club
held a boat jumble on Bank Monday 1st May when £200 was
raised for the Jeremy Strugnell Fund which is used
to promote junior sailing at MRSC .The Fund was
set up in the early 1980s in memory of the late Jeremy Strugnell who was a member of MRSC who sadly died in
January 1980. |
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| Busy Weekend
at the sailing club |
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| RYA Power Boat
Course |
| Another
successful RYA Power Boat Course was held over the
weekend 11th/12th March 2006. |
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| Wrinklies'
Lunch |
| On Monday
6th March members of the Monday morning work parties,
affectionately called the "Wrinklies", held a lunch when
they put down their spades and took up their song
sheets. |
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| Burns Supper |
| Well over 80 people attended the annual celebration of the Scottish Bard. There was haggis, kilts, bagpipes and incomprehensible poems. An excellent time was had by all! |
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| HBSC Award for the Barnetts |
Elaine and John Barnett receiving a Havant Borough Sports Council
award for their significant contribution towards sail training at our
Club. The nomination highlights the work they did and the results
they achieved, in terms of Club instructors, numbers of people trained, and sheer fun. Well done! |
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| "Winkle of the
Harbour 2006" |
| The annual
"Winkle of the Harbour" handicap sailing event was held
on 1st January [more
details] |
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