Last revised: 26 February 2007 |
WHISCA News
We are using this page to act as a newsletter, air problems and gather useful information so here you are...
Pitch in! |
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What's New?
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Next season's programme is now being drawn up by our member clubs and details are filled in on the Events page as they come to hand.
Inevitably there are adjustments made from time to time, so keep checking for changes until well on in the Spring. Should there be a major change, it will probably
be drawn to your attention on this page also.
There has been some revising of the Links page with regard to the weather forecast section, where there have been some recent developments,
and also that for navigation to reflect the need to update your Leisure Folio(s) as well as individual charts. Please note that the Hydrographer's logo is now craftily divided
into two sections, as will be seen when you pass your mouse over it. A link has been added to the CHIRP page offering their reports, which come out quarterly,
as there is often some very interesting and instructive reading to be found therein about the sort of things that happen on BIG ships.
The Secretary used his 2005 cruise to check the details of a number of Visitors' mooring sites, with a resulting increase in the accuracy of GPS positions and
even some new ones. There are also several subsequent revisions. We hope you find it useful in strange places. Your own assistance in refining the remaining imprecisions
will be much appreciated, so print out the moorings list to take with you on your next Hebridean cruise. Then tell us where you find he got it wrong!
We are always needing more good photos for use on the site - preferably colourful and recognisably West Highland - so do let us know if you think you've got
something suitable you would like to share, or even delegate a spare family-member to go out and take some more with that new digital camera.... |
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Latest Minutes |
Extracts from the latest Delegates' Meeting held in Glencoe on 11th November 2006.
The next meeting will be on 17th March 2007 at Oban Sailing Club. |
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Sail Training Opportunities |
The RHYC Sail Training Trust, with financial support from the Princess of Wales Memorial Trust, exists to advance the education of young people through sail training
opportunities. The young persons (generally up to the age of 25) must be from the West Coast of Scotland, and be disabled and/or disadvantaged by way of their social,
economic or domestic circumstances.
Support may include financial assistance to sail on a Tall Ship or such other activity identified by the young person.
For application forms write to RHYC Sail Training Trust, c/o Cuanra, Ganavan Road, Oban, Argyll, PA34 5TU.
One possible use for all this cash and help follows:-
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OYTS: |
The Ocean Youth Trust Scotland is looking for young people with a sense of adventure to go sailing in 2006. They are a registered charity running voyages for young people
between the ages of 12 and 24. Young people have the opportunity to experience the beautiful coastline of Scotland, learn to sail and benefit from the many outcomes of
their sail training voyages. The Ocean Youth Trust Scotland is committed to helping young people build teamwork skills, raise their self esteem and self confidence, teach
them new skills and offer new experiences.
Details of vacancies can be found by following this link
Voyages are open to groups and individual young people. For further information please do not hesitate to contact Matt Roche, Ocean Youth Trust Scotland,
191 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2LJ.
matt@oytscotland.org.uk
Tel: 0141 22 11 200 / Mob: 07771 930 566 |