Sailing Events Planning 2020
The Sailing Events Planning 2020 meeting held yesterday 15th February was a really good event with a good turnout and some great work put in by all those attending. Sue (Commodore) introduced the meeting and made sure everyone knew who was who then split the audience into 2 groups one for racing and one for cruising.
The discussions went on for slightly longer than planned but the outcomes from the two groups were presented by Marina and Becca. There will be a formal report on the meeting and planned strategy shortly.
Many thanks to all those who gave their input...
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Members' Antifoul Offer 2020
EU45 Anti Foul Member's Offer for 2020
We are please to inform the club that we have reached the minimum order to claim the maximum discount!
Our order is now scheduled to be delivered during week commencing 17th February. We will provide more details once the delivery date has been confirmed.
Following the success of the Member’s Anti-foul Offer from the last 3 years where we got to the maximum discount rate we are hoping to reach the same heights with this year’s offer.
For more information go to EU45 website
The positive feedback from members has continued through this year even with the extra warmth due to climate change encouraging more weed growth. I found that I had insufficient boot stripe layers, which allowed some green growth to appear just above the water line. These came off easily by brushing down the hull sides. Reminder to self put on more boot stripe coats! If you are interested here is a link to an YouTube video on how to set the line for your boot stripe
My experience along with others who have reported recently is that there was no weed, fronds or barnacles just the brown slime. It would appear therefore that even though we are in a “high fouling” area the EU45 has worked well and I can state that this was much better than previous experience with International’s Micron 2 and Blake’s Hempel Tiger Extra both of which I had used on Mikki Finn.
Provided we get to the 40+ tins order threshold the discount will be 37.44% so a price of £64.99 per 2.5ltr tin. Please see the email from Stuart from EU45 below to see why there is a significant increase in price this year. However as explained it still keeps this product extremely competitive. Currently we're almost at the maximum discount just 9 tins to go!
To help you to place your order for your EU45 for this year’s group discount bulk purchase please click on the button to place your oder:
On this form you can order your main colour number of tins and a boot stripe in white or dark blue. You will get 1/3rd of a tin of boot stripe antifoul which should be enough for most yachts. You can also order printer, thinners and an application pack which includes trays, rollers and masking tape.
Collections from the bosun’s locker.
All the tins were labelled and left in the locker for members to collect. A fair number of tins were left a long time and had to be moved to the Quarterdeck. This we don’t want to have to do this year. So please make sure you collect your antifoul as soon as possible after delivery, likely at the beginning of February 2020.
Payments
Once we have received your order and the discounts have been confirmed you will receive your invoice; this will include a £5 contribution per order for the management of this club offer. Payment can be made by bank transfer to Holyhead Sailing Club Sort code: 09-02-22 account no: 10727009 (Santander) or by cash or card in the office.
Email from Stuart Robinson EU45 Ltd.
Dear Members,
We would like to express our gratitude to your Club and Members for your orders and support over the years. Sales of EU45 Antifoul have continue to grow as word spreads about the excellent quality and value for money that EU45 represents, indeed our intention is to continue to offer the best quality antifoul available at the best possible price. In spite of this operating for EU45 and indeed all other Antifouling Paint manufacturers continues to be difficult.
Firstly Brexit, in common with all antifoul manufacturers the price we pay for our copper oxide and other essential ingredients is directly linked to the exchange rate between the US Dollar and the Pound Sterling. Uncertainty causing a constant fall in the value of the pound continues to increase costs of production. Lets hope it is all sorted out very soon !!!
Secondly, New EU Legislation relating to the sale and use of antifouling paints, which are classed as pesticides, came into force on the 1st of January 2018. To comply with this legislation we had to submit our product for extensive laboratory testing and utilise the professional services of consultants to prepare and present a dossier for the consideration of the relevant authorities. The costs to us, which had to be paid before the end of the year, were well in excess of 100,000 Euros. You may have noticed the products that did not successfully comply with these requirements have been compulsorily withdrawn from sale in the EU, including the UK. Most small antifoul manufacturers have now disappeared. Remaining products have increased in price. International Micron is now over £150.00 per
2.5 Ltr. We have no option but to reluctantly increase our retail RRP to £103.85 . That said we have reviewed discounts to your Club below. We believe EU45 still represents the best possible value for money on a top quality antifouling paint available anywhere.
Club Members Discounts are as follows:-
|
No of tins Ordered |
Discount |
Price per 2.5ltr tin |
|
Order Under 10 cans |
23.00% |
£79.99 (Internet Price) |
|
Initial Order 10-19 cans |
26.84% |
£76.00 |
|
Initial Order 20-29 cans |
30.69% |
£72.00 |
|
Initial Order 30-39 cans |
33.58% |
£69.00 |
|
Initial Order 40+ cans |
37.44% |
£64.99 |
Prices include Carriage on all orders for 10 or more cans. Subsequent orders at minimum discount of initial order.
CLUBS CAN COMBINE TO ACHIEVE BEST POSSIBLE DISCOUNTS
Once again thank you for your support and all the best for 2020
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Directors as from AGM 2019
At the AGM in November 2019 the following members were elected to the Board of Directors.
| Nigel Dennis |  |
Director |
| Graham Drinkwater |  |
Director |
| Sammy Hagan |  |
Vice Commodore |
| Reuben Humphreys |  |
Director |
| Sue James |  |
Commodore |
| Alwyn Kay |  |
Rear Commodore |
| Jim Paton |  |
Director |
| Sue Powney |  |
Director |
| Mark Rosenthal |  |
Director |
| Dawn Russell |  |
Director |
| Mike Thorne |  |
Director |
| Becca Warren |  |
Director |
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Sunday Race Series October 2019
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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Latest Advice from RYA on Relaying Distress Messages
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:
- Wait five minutes for the distress to be acknowledged by the Coastguard or another vessel.
- If no acknowledgement or distress working is heard, send a ‘Received Mayday’ voice call to the station in distress, then:
- 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’.
- The Coastguard should respond and take over distress working and co-ordinate the assistance.
- 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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East Mouse Race 2019-09-21
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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