On December 5th 2019 the club received the updates to the Planning Process on Holyhead Marina Ltd's application ref: SC1906. 

There are now 3 documents in addition to the original Harbour Revision Order Scoping Report. The 3 new documents are as follows:

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  1. ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT by RPS PLC.
  2. The Natural Resources Wales Permitting Consultation Request
  3. Appendix A Ynys Môn Council Holyhead Marina Pre-Application Advise

These documents have come via Mike Butterworth Chair of WYA who is the representative for these sorts of consultations on behalf of the RYA. He has to make a response to the RYA by 23rd December so please email your reponses to Sue James using the button below.

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At the AGM in November 2019 the following members were elected to the Board of Directors. 

 

Directors of Holyhead Sailing Club CIC
Nigel Dennis  Nigel Dennis Director
Graham Drinkwater Graham Drinkwater Director
Sammy Hagan sammy Hagan Vice Commodore
Reuben Humphreys Reuben Humphreys Director
Sue James Sue James Commodore
Alwyn Kay  Alwyn Kay Rear Commodore
 Jim Paton  Jim Paton Director
 Sue Powney  Sue Powney Director
 Mark Rosenthal  Mark Rosenthal Director
 Dawn Russell  Dawn Russell Director
 Mike Thorne  Mike Thorne Director
 Becca Warren  Becca Warren Director

 

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Following consultation with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Association of Marine Electronic and Radio Colleges (AMERC), the RYA has issued revised guidance regarding the procedure for sending a ‘Distress Relay’.

In a relay situation, there is no longer a requirement to send a DSC ‘Urgency Announcement’.  The ‘Mayday Relay’ voice call remains unchanged and should still be transmitted as normal.

If a distress is received by DSC or voice, the skipper of a vessel should act as follows: 

  1. Wait five minutes for the distress to be acknowledged by the Coastguard or another vessel.
  2. If no acknowledgement or distress working is heard, send a ‘Received Mayday’ voice call to the station in distress, then:
  3. Relay the distress message to the nearest Coastguard, which may be by any means, but should primarily be sent using a ‘Mayday Relay’ voice call addressed to the specific Coastguard station followed by repetition of the original ‘Mayday message’.
  4. The Coastguard should respond and take over distress working and co-ordinate the assistance.
  5. If unable to contact a Coastguard station, send a ‘Mayday Relay’ call, addressed to ‘All Stations’, followed by the repetition of the original ‘Mayday message’. You should then prepare to co-ordinate the assistance to the vessel in distress between yourself and any other vessels in the vicinity.  

For the full article see this link from the RYA: Marine Radio Distress Relay Protocol

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On the west side of Anglesey there had been steady winds of around 10kt from 08:00 with wall to wall sunshine. We were looking forward to a great day out as our last long distance race of this year. At Holyhead 4 yachts were getting ready Shearwater, Jaydreamer, Moonraker and Flair IV and the winds were varying between 6 and 10kt. 

As race officer on Flair IV I started the class 2 yachts, Shearwater and Moonraker, at their start time of 10:10 giving me an opportunity to get most things organised before starting class 1, Jaydreamer and Flair IV.

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Race 2 - 2019-10-13

With the fleet reduced to 2 yachts for this race we agreed, with an Easterly 10 - 13kt wind, on a course of Start, Clipera (P), Bolivar(P), Meath(P), Clipera(S) and finish. However as the yachts arrived close to the start at the 5 minute warning the winds had dropped to 0!

It took more than the remaining time to the start for Passtime, closer to the wall and Flair IV to get over the line. 

Just after the start the wind started to fill in from the West as the showers started again and Flair in a slightly better position pulled ahead. Once out of the harbour the wind strength rose rapidly to around 19kt sailing on a downwind leg to Clipera. Before reaching Clipera the winds were now gusting 25 - 29kt and Passtime reefed her jib while flair had to reef her main to avoid rounded up to windward. The leg to Bolivar was a reech and speeds of 7.8kt recorded through the water on Flair. At bolivar Flair IV had a substantial lead as they tacked to return to Meath. 

It was evident the with these winds the race was going to be too short so it was agreed that a second visit to Bolivar

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Supplementary Sailing Instructions

These instructions are to be read in conjunction with the General Sailing Instructions, available on this link: General Sailing Instructions

Race to East Mouse and Back 2019-09-21

LW Holyhead: 08:27

HT at Holyhead 15:26

Start time and Warning signals 

All times BST: 

Ferry departures/arrivals 

Stena: 08:55/12:10

Irish Ferries: 08:15/11:45

Warning Signal Class 2: 

10:05

Start: Class 2

10:10

Warning Signal Class 1

10:25

Start Class 2 

10:30

 

Course: 

Start

Clipera (P)

Eat Mouse to port

Clipera (S)

Finish

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  1. Sunday Race Series September 2019
  2. September Wednesday Evening Race Series 2019
  3. August Wednesday Races 2019
  4. HSC Regatta August 24th 2019