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| Hedging
project |
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The autumn work parties have planted a new hedge around
the club. [more
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| Cruiser
Christmas Party |
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Cruiser members enjoyed a Christmas Dinner on Saturday
16th December with a very special visitor.
[more
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| Annual Prize
Giving & Supper |
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The clubhouse was packed for the Annual Prize Giving and
Supper, for the dinghy and cruiser races, held on
Saturday 25th November 2006, with the "galley
team" feeding over 120 people. Rachelle Allsop
presented the prizes.
[more
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| Arts & Crafts
Exhibition & Sale |
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The club held an Arts & Crafts Exhibition & Sale on
Saturday 18th November in aid of the Rowans Hospice.
[more
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| AGM - Sunday
5th November |
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Around 130 members attended the AGM on Sunday 5th
November during which presentation were made to officers
who were standing down. [more
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| Anthony joins
the RYA squad |
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Congratulations to Anthony Parke who has been invited to
join the RYA South Zone Training Squad for Optimists. |
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| Trafalgar
Dinner |
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The club held an enjoyable Trafalgar
Dinner on Saturday 21st October. After the dinner, which
included traditional roast beef, members read some
entertaining letters from the battle. |
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| Shrimper lift
out |
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Eight Shrimpers, two day boats and a small yacht were
pulled up the slip way for winter lay-up on Thursday
18th October |
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pictures] |
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| Cruiser
invitation to dinghy sailors |
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MRSC ruiser owners and dinghy sailors planned a day trip
across to Bembridge. The original idea was for the
dinghies to be sailed across to Bembridge, accompanied
by a cruiser, but a poor weather forecast changed the
plans.[more details & pictures] |
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| British Open
Finn Championship 2006 |
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MRSC hosted the 2006 British Open Finn Championship on
8th, 9th & 10th September. There were 59 entries who,
over the 3 days, enjoyed good wind and weather conditions
in Hayling Bay. A picture gallery will
be posted shortly on the website. For full results log
onto
www.finnuk.org.uk
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[Report]
[picture
gallery] |
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| Chichester
Harbour Federation Regatta, 7th- 11th August |
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Around 370 boats took part in this annual regatta held
in Chichester Harbour, including a good number of MRSC
members.
[more details] |
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| Junior Week |
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club held another successful Junior Week which started
on 31st July. However, strong winds delayed the racing
until the Wednesday.
[more
details] |
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| Rowans Pursuit |
| The annual
Pursuit Race held in aid of the Rowans Hospice was held
on Sunday 30th July.
[more details] |
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| American
Supper & Jazz night - Saturday 29th July |
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enjoyable and relaxing evening with food donated by
members with the entertainment from the Yacht Club Five.
Thanks to everyone who helped to organise the evening. |
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| Ladies
Challenge Race |
| 8 boats
entered this annual ladies mixed handicap race held on
29th July. The course was set off Pilsey and with the
blustery wind conditions there was the occasional
capsize. The race was won by Ann Kent in her Comet XTRA
[click on the picture to enlarge] |
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| Two new Gulls
join the fleet |
| Joan Palmer
and Mary West launched their new Gulls in style at the
club on Wednesday 19th July. Both Mary and Joan have
been sailing Gulls at MRSC for a number of years and
decided that it was time to upgrade their boats. There
are approx 22 Gulls at MRSC. |
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| Open Regatta |
| The Club
hosted its annual Open Regatta on Sunday 16th
July with the predicted hot and sunny weather
encouraging a high number of entries. 82 boats sailing
in 10 different classes crossed the start line with the
competitors enjoying courses in Chichester Harbour.
[more details] |
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| Junior
Training |
| Despite the
draw of the football on Saturday 1st July, 12 juniors
preferred to be on the water and take part in another "oppie"
training afternoon with the boats newly decorated with
club burgees, MRSC training logos and "Jeremy Strugnell
Fund" stickers, thanks to the efforts of the Vice
Commodore, Nigel Roper. |
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