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Mullingar Sailing Club – Mirror Sailors News - June 2007

JUNIOR SAILING COURSE

The Junior course commences on Monday 2nd July 2007. As usual we will cater for all grades of sailors from complete beginners Level 1, up to Level 4.

COURSE TIMES

The course runs 5 days a week from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Students have an hours break from 1pm to 2pm for lunch. Students should bring a packed lunch and drink.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

All participants must have a buoyancy aid. This must be worn at all times on the water and on the foreshore. It must also be worn if participants are allowed in swimming during the course. You will not be allowed on the water without this.

It is also advisable to have the following items;

1.    Wetsuit & swimsuit.
2.    Water shoes ( old runners will work if you cannot get shoes )
3.    Towel
4.    Change of clothes
5.    Sweatshirt or fleece
6.    Notebook & Pen
7.    Sunscreen

SHORE DUTY

The parent shore duty is a critical part of the running of the course. The shore parent must attend at the clubhouse during their duty with a mobile phone and a car to assist the instructors if the need arises to call medical attention or any other requirement.

In particular the shore parent is in charge of the students during the lunch period from 1pm to 2pm when the instructors are on their break. A parent of each student will be called on to act as shore parent for a half day during the course. The times are from 10am to 2pm for the morning and from 1pm to 5 pm for the afternoon. This ensures there are two people available over the lunch period.

The rota will be posted in the club and on our website. If you cannot attend on the day you are allotted you must arrange a swop with another parent.



JUNIOR SAILING COURSE SHORE PARENT ROTA




Mirror Western Championship - July 2007

The Mirror Western Championship shall take place at Lough Ree Yacht Club, Ballyglass, Coosan, Athlone, Co. Westmeath on 7th & 8th July 2007.

Notice of race    MS Word  ( 510 kb )        Adobe PDF ( 78 kb )

Entry form    MS Word  ( 510 kb )        Adobe PDF ( 78 kb )

Sailing Instructions    MS Word copy        Adobe PDF copy

Accommodation


MIRROR BRONZE & NOVICE EVENT - May 2007

M.S.C's Junior section are hosting an open Bronze and Novice event on Saturday 5th May, 2007.
First gun will be at 11.30 a.m. with following races to begin a.s.a.p.
Six races are scheduled  (4 races: 1 discard;    6 races: 2 discards).
The race area is beyond the two islands located in the middle of the lake, visible from the club.
Lunches will not be provided but hot food will be available to competitors after racing (included in race entry fee).

Registration Form
                          MS Word copy        Adobe PDF copy

Sailing Instructions
                           MS Word copy        Adobe PDF copy 

Road Map


Mullingar Sailing Club – Mirror Sailors News - January 12th 2007

Greetings and a happy new year to all our mirror sailors. 2007 promises to be a very exciting year for the mirror fleet at Mullingar and we are busy planning for events here in the club and away at other clubs.

Contacts

In order to get information to you quickly and efficiently we would like to get up-to-date contact address, mobile and email details from all our sailors. All information will treated as strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose of sending club information to you. There will be a lot of news and updates going out this season to let you know what is going on and we will be sending text alerts and emails as much as possible to keep in touch with you.

 A contact detail page is attached. You can complete this and return by post or alternatively email the details to James Hackett – the email address is sovision@indigo.ie.

MS Word copy of the form.......... LINK
Adobe PDF copy of the form....... LINK

Early Season Events

There are several events taking place before the main season gets going and I would encourage as many of you as possible to compete in these – in particular last years level 4’s and those taking level 3 and 4 this year. The experience you gain from this will really stand to you later in the summer when the serious competition starts.

Last year we had boats competing at several national events and our sailors had great fun and are getting to know sailors at other clubs around the country. Our sailors competed at Novice Fleet Level at these events but this season will certainly attain Bronze Fleet and some possibly Silver Fleet status.
 
O’Dowd Cup – Lough Derg – Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th March

This is the opening event of the season and would be a great way to blow off the cobwebs and check your boat for the season. If you wish to compete here you really need to start planning now to ensure your boat is in good condition and has all it’s gear – including bungs! Contact James Hackett for assistance and further information.

Mirror Easterns – Royal St. George Dun Laoighre – Sat 7th & Sunday 8th April

This is the first regional event of the season. We hope to take a strong team to Dublin and give as many of you as possible a taste of competitive sailing.


Provisional Date - National Novice Fleet Challenge – Mullingar Saturday 6th May

This event was instituted last year and involved just Mullingar and Sligo clubs. It was such a successful day that we expect many clubs to send teams this year. The event is designed for novice fleet sailors who wish to improve their racing skills and will consist of six or seven short races run over a single day.

Junior Sailing Course

The junior sailing course will take place during the first three weeks of July. This year all participants taking Level 3 and Level 4 will be required to have a Mirror dinghy in full working order and rigged for spinnaker use. We are putting a lot of effort and planning into the course this year to ensure you achieve your levels and come out as highly competent sailors in your level. To this end we need to update the Mirror fleet at the club.

If you do not have a boat or you need to upgrade now is the time to start looking! There are several good sources for second hand boats or you can always splash out on a brand new racing rigged boat! ( I would recommend used!!). Here are some sources you can look at;

www.apolloduck.ie    A great site with loads of boats for sale in all price ranges.
www.imcai.com        The mirror association website -‘boats for sale’ section
www.buyandsell.ie    The buy and sell magazine and website usually have a few.
www.msail.net         If anybody has boats for sail email me the details and we will post it on our                              club website

How much to spend.
For those starting off in Mirrors I would advise getting a second hand boat and spending in the region of € 600 - € 1200. It only needs to have a basic rig ( Mainsail & Jib). The important thing to look for is that the hull is sound – in other words not rotten. It doesn’t matter if it has been repaired – I have put new sections into the bottom of our first mirror twice after hitting various objects. These boats are very
easily repaired, even by people with no experience.

For those progressing to the higher levels, you should be looking for boats with racing rigging. They must have spinnaker rigging and the sails need to be in good condition. In general the more you spend on the boat the better it should be. If you are going to compete in the Mirror association events it should have a weight and measurement certificate and sail number. I would advise you to spend as much as you can afford – this boat should last you for several years and will hold it’s value quite well if you look after it. Good boats start at around € 2000 and go up to over € 5000 for the top winning boats. Be prepared to haggle!

Get Free Advice

If you do not have any experience of boats we will be happy to help you and give advice on boats that are for sale.