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What has happened to the weather? Members are either waiting to go away or to come home and this has gone on for several weeks and seems to be widespread. In Torbay where I stayed recently there were terrific storms. It made me appreciate how hard the lifeboat people down there work. In addition to amateur fishermen sailboarders and surfers there are yachts being towed in with gear failure, it makes one wonder if skippers don't listen to or understand the weather forecasts. There were certainly more yachts than fishing boats brought in. The weather has also affected the racing;some races have been cancelled or postponed. In spite of the weather The Altmouth Cup Race was sailed successfully but it was a very hard day. The Commodore did a magnificent job as OD. As I type it is raining hard and I have just realised that today is St Swithins Day. Forty days of rain doesn't sound good for August. It
is interesting to hear about club members, both near and far. Iian Devine
is on HMS Liverpool, which visited Liverpool in June, and Owen joins
the Fleet Air Arm this month. Thanks to Richard Wilkinson for information about Styx and to Alan Roe for something of a brainteaser All your contributions are welcome. Because I try to get the newsletter out as soon as possible after the General Committee meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, that is the last day for inclusion of articles. They can of course be Giveaways, For Sale Notices or Swap Notices but there may be limits put on what you wish to swap! Looking through a copy of the newsletter from the 1980's it is plain to see that there used to be a lot more input from club members. What about it? Some of you somewhere must have something to contribute. If
you have not yet visited the club recently please try to do so, you
will be pleasantly surprised at the changes. The club is open each
NOTES FROM THE
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING Apologies were received from David Griffiths and Trevor Meyers. THE COMMODORE opened the meeting with comments on our wonderfully pleasant surroundings and offered sincere thanks to John Myerscough for all his time and effort, supervising the building work so successfully. Mike also thanked Simon Markland for the organisation of the Altmouth Cup race. The race was a success but was a very uncomfortable day for Mike as OD This race is now an important feature of the series for Liverpool Yacht Club . There will be a social event later in the year to mark the completion of the refurbishment. This will be ongoing throughout the summer and the committees concerned need to submit their suggestions in the next couple of weeks. THE VICE COMMODORE reported that the Stevensons Cross is in place. The New Members packs are ready and notices have been produced to place around the clubhouse and yard regarding vandalism. Eleven BSC boats were in the Albert Dock for the Mersey River Festival. Some stayed longer than others because of adverse weather conditions. Three of our boats have gone on the Irish Cruise. They are Nirvana, May Rose and Singing Wind. There was a boat broken into in the yard belonging to Paul Cunningham and another boat was climbed on and whilst not broken into the miscreant was sick in the cockpit. The
return of insurance forms for the club boats was very poor. The Commodore's Cruise designated day was a bad weather day. Five boats went to the West Hoyle Bank. Next year we may amalgamate with other clubs for a big, get together day. This has occurred accidentally in the past and is great fun. Phil Wright will represent B.S.C within the Liverpool Bay Sailing Association in future. The visit by the young people of West Lancs Yacht Club planned for the 4th July was again cancelled due to a misunderstanding on their part.
THE GALLON OF ALE RACE WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON THE 1ST OF AUGUST.
Carole
told the meeting that Eiderduck took part in a Nobbies Race during the
Mersey River Festival. Eiderduck started just after the Nobbies and
completed the course. She received an award for THE REAR COMMODORE. Carole told the meeting that George Williams had examined the glass washer and it may now continue to work without tripping the emergency electricity switch. The telephone has been repaired and is working well and is in the same place. The Main building work has been completed and John Myerscough will carry out some other work The House Committee will draw up a list of requirements and requests including new notice boards. Some changes will be discussed concerning the hire of the clubhouse.
The winners of the June Draw for the 200 club were 1st
prize Peter Williams Renewal
reminders have gone out for the 200 Club and need to be returned to
the Hon Secretary as soon as possible for inclusion in the monthly draws.
A VISIT TO THE COASTGUARD STATION IN CROSBY. There is a notice in the clubhouse on the temporary kitchen notice board concerning this proposed visit. If you are interested please put your name on it. If there is sufficient interest the visit will take place on a Wednesday evening at approx. 7 pm during August. M.S M. THE HON MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY. If you received a letter from Stan concerning the payments made for the last Prize giving supper he would be grateful if you could reply. So far nine people have replied but that leaves a good number still to come in. The Prize Giving was held on 8th November and each ticket cost £15.00. The cheques were paid in on the 11th November. Welcome to our latest new member Mr Trevor Williets of Formby who belonged to Arnside Sailing Club for several years. He would like to do some crewing and later buy a boat suitable for the Alt. THE SOCIAL CHAIRPERSON. Maggie sent thanks to the House Committee for their help at the last event. Fifty-five people were present at the barbecue and it was very enjoyable. Thanks also to all who supported the event. Please continue with your support in September.
ALAN ROE'S SUGGESTION FOR BAD WEATHER. Can you work out
these areas of Liverpool? A
FINAL NOTE. I read recently that oak trees planted 200 years ago
on the recommendation of Lord Nelson have been felled to restore his
flagship Victory, the work to be completed for the bi centenary of the
Battle of Trafalgar next year. The trees were planted in the Forest
of Dean in 1802, many oaks at that time had been used to make charcoal
and it was feared that there would not be a sufficient supply for warships.
The Victory's Commanding Officer, Lt Commander Frank Nowosielski recently
collected the timber from the two felled trees. PH. August01 September01 November01 December01 January02 February02 April02 May02 June02 September02 October02 November02 December02 January03 February03 March 03 April 03 May 03 June 03 July 03 August03 October03 November03 December03 January04 February04 March04 April04 June04 |
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COMMENT
There has been great activity around the clubhouse since I wrote the
last newsletter. The building work has been cleared away and only a
few jobs are left to be finished. On entering the clubhouse it immediately
becomes clear that the whole venture to rebuild and refurbish has made
an enormous difference and will prove to have been well worthwhile.
There have already been social activities, the Barbecue was very successful
and the club played host to the climax of Hightown's celebratory week
with a bonfire and barbecue last Sunday. Congratulations to all who
have had a part in any of the work, which has been done.
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