Mullingar Sailing ClubMullingar Sailing Club| Mon 21st July Updated Members Phone Book (txt me at (086) 8577367 for password) and Summer racing Series results Mon 7th July Aldi Thursday Special Buys 10th July 2008 Adults’ Long-sleeve Wetsuit, designed for surfing, €42.99 each Adult Water Shoes , per pair €6.99 Thu. 3rd July A decision has been made to re-format the Friday night racing series in order to promote inclusion of the Adult Course participants. Starting on Friday July 4th, we will run a six race series with two discards. Points will be allocated for the boat as normal and for the Adult Course “crew”. The boat may not use the same “crew” for more than TWO races. There will be one race per night and the start time is 7.30pm Contact details for Adult Course participants are included in the M.S.C. Phone Book (pin number protected PDF file , which you should be able to guess, if not txt me at (086) 8577367 Thu. 26th June Junior Sailing Course..........Shore Parent Rota Wed. 18th June GP14 for sale, details on Buy & Sell Page Thu. 12th June The GP14 coaching day scheduled for Saturday June 14th, has been cancelled. Some recent ads posted on the GP14 Ireland site
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Fri 6th June The GP14 coaching day has been re-scheduled for Saturday June 14th, be at the Club at 10am. Added links to the Racing page and uploaded results for the Summer Sunday, Wednesday and Friday series. Summer Sundays Series Starting June 1st and ending on August 24th, with 26 potential races and 8 discards.
Summer Wednesdays Series Starting June 4th and ending on August 20th, with 10 potential races and 3 discards.
Summer Fridays Series Starting June 6th and ending on August 22nd,with 10 potential races and 3 discards, the discard profile will be similar to the Wednesday series. After reviewing the results of the May series I have modified the scoring rules. A race disqualification will not modify the points earned for O.D. duty and class competition bonus. The points for OD and COM will be the average for all non discarded races. 1. At the end of a series the winner is the helm with the highest points score. 2. For any particular finishing position in a race, a boat is allocated a greater score if it beats more boats. (see table) 3. The score for a Retirement is equivalent to finishing in “last +1” place. 4. If you come to the start area and by your actions indicate, that you intend to start the race, you will be scored “last +1” place. 5. The score for a Disqualification or “Did-Not-Start” is Zero points. 6. Officer of the Day duty is scored at the average for non discarded series scores. 7. Participation in Class events is rewarded, and missed club races will be scored at the average for non discarded series scores. 8. To qualify a "Race" must be started by the O.D. or in the case of a Gate Start by at least two boats. Fri.16th May Fireball Leinsters Report – Mullingar Sailing Club 10/11th May Thanks to all who gave up their free time to help out with Fireball regatta . All participants were very appreciative of hospitallity and club faciliaties. Paddy Mulholland Wed, 14/05/08 Tue. 13th May 2008 Junior Sailing Course As of May 12th , the course is fully subscribed. High points race scoring system If you have taken a look at the May Series results you might have noticed that I have decided to trial a high points scoring system in preference to the low points system used at regattas. This systen has some advantages, series ties are unlikely and it rewards participation. It was developed by Chipstead Sailing Club in Kent and the background to the scheme can be found at.... link The key features of the scoring system are: 1. At the end of a series the winner is the helm with the highest points score.2. For any particular finishing position in a race, a boat is allocated a greater score if it beats more boats. (see table) 3. The score for a Retirement is equivalent to finishing in “last +1” place. 4. If you come to the start area and by your actions indicate, that you intend to start the race, you will be scored “last +1” place. 5. The score for a Disqualification or “Did-Not-Start” is Zero points. 6. Officer of the Day duty is scored at the average for all of his or her series scores. 7. Participation in Class events is rewarded, and missed club races will be scored at the average for all of his or her series scores. Tue. 6th May Club racing results can be found ...here Wed. 23rd April Uploaded Fireball Notice of Race, Entry form and Sailing Instructions to new Regatta page. Re-organised the Racing page and added "How to set a course", "5 Minute starting sequence and flags" and a "Rescue Boat check list" sub page. Fri. 17th April Fleet Captain’s Bulletin , April 2008 Sailing season: The season will start on Sunday 20th April, with Wednesday evening racing starting on May 7th and Friday racing on June 6th. Sundays (2 races, first gun at 3.00 p.m.), Wednesday (one race, first gun at 7.00 p.m. in May, 7.30pm thereafter ), Friday evenings (one race, first gun at 7.30 p.m.) Competition: We will start the racing season with a series for the month of May – 8 days sailing with 10 potential races with 4 discards, handicapping will apply. There will be two further series, in June / July and August / September. Racing will continue into October as the weather dictates. I have been requested to implement a Portsmouth Yardstick handicap system to facilitate racing between boats of different classes. In a mixed fleet the O.D. would have to record the elapsed time for each boat finishing the race in order to calculate the corrected race result. There are practical and Club policy implications involved with adopting the scheme, if you have an opinion, be it positive or negative, let me know. Rescue Boat Rota: The rota is organized to optimize the number of boats available to sail in Club races and GP14 Irelands regattas. Crews and helms who normally sail together will man the rescue boat, if you are sailing with a new partner or you are not available for an extended period, I will change the next schedule to suit. If you are not available for your rescue boat scheduled day, it is your responsibility to arrange a swap with another member. I will send a text message to each rescue boat crew, one week before your scheduled duty, as a reminder. Please check your mobile phone number on the Rota. If there is an error or omission, send a text message with your name to (086) 85 77 367. You can download an encrypted PDF copy of the Rota .....here Training / Coaching: Niall Henry and Ossian Geraghty have agreed to running a coaching session at the Club on Saturday 31st May , starting at 11am. The focus of the session will be spinnaker handling. Sailing Regattas: The Club will be hosting the Fireball Leinster Championship on May 10th - 11th and GP14 Autumn Open on September 20th – 21st. Your support in running and competing in these events would be appreciated. Paddy Mulholland is the Fireball event manager and he can be contacted at (086) 823 5890. Insurance: Boat owners are reminded that all boats (GP14s, Mirrors, Cats, Fireballs, Lasers etc.) must be insured with a minimum third party liability €3 million. Boat owners will be required to sign a declaration in this respect. Mullingar Sailing Club accepts no responsibility for damage or loss. In addition, the Club accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to boats & equipment. Have a good season, Brian Walker Sat. 5th April The 2008 Junior Sailing Course application form is available here . Thurs. 3rd April Given that Sterling is at a historical low of £1 = €1.268, it's worth considering the purchase of a Dry Suit from the U.K. The Wet Suit Outlet in Essex are selling the Typhoon Racer Back Zip + Fleece for Eur 240 and the Gul Infra Fully Breathable 2008 Drysuit + Fleece for Eur 273. Wet suits are fine for the Summer months, but in April or October there is a lot to be said for staying dry and warm (the lake water temperature last Sunday was 7.5C). Added link to: How to be a D.I.Y drysuit repairman/woman, by Jean Brady of Dry Suit Repairs , Shankill, Dublin. An article found on the Dublin University Sub-Aqua Club site aimed at divers , but might be general interest Thurs. 27th March
Tues. 25th March The GP14 World Championship 2008 Sat August 2nd - 1 week The 2008 GP14 Worlds will be hosted at South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club, Tremadoc Bay, Abersoch, Wales. The Club invite you to enter this prestigious event of exciting competitive racing held on the "Welsh Riviera". Save £20 by entering before 1st April Enter now for a fantastic week of traditional fleet racing Click onto the Worlds 2008 web page at www.gp14.org and download an Entry Form or fill in the Entry Form in the centre pages of Winter Mainsail 2007 Hilary Davies Hon Secretary S.C.Y.C is located at the North End of Cardigan Bay, 55M or 85K from Holyhead .......Map Thurs. 20th March Late last season, I found small black balls floating in the self bailer wells and traced them back to the mainsheet jammer. Holt Allen HA4266 is the standard Holt ball bearing wire arm jammer used on Speed Sails GP14's.
The complete wire arm jammer including the spring mounted block retails for 125 STERLING. 1/4 inch Chrome cycle hub bearings with Vaseline or a light grease can be used as a replacement for the original plastic bearings . Fri. 7th Mar For Sale: National Firefly , (12ft dinghy ), details and picture
Wed. 5th Mar Crew Required for Transatlantic Passage One or two experienced crew required, Warrior 40 departing Caribbean end May early June, bound for Southampton. Contact Coby Vanderloo @ (044) 93 43991 or (087) 7823 649 For Sale: Warrior 40, details and picture Fri. 29th Feb Adult and Junior Sailing Courses The adult sailing course will take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, from Monday June 9th to Friday June 20th. The junior sailing course will take place from Monday 30th June to Friday 18th July. see Training page for contacts Club Dinner The Club Dinner will take place in the Greville Arms Hotel on Friday March 14th, meet at 20.30 for 21.00 hrs Thur 28th Feb Wanted: Used set of GP14 sails in ANY reasonable condition, phone Gerry Davis @ (087) 9887898 Tue 12th Feb Added a note on "Racing with a Compass" to the Racing Page. Mon 11th Feb Added to the Racing Page.
Thur 7th Feb Mirror Dinghy 32581 For Sale, go to ads page Thur 3rd Jan Once more its time to consign a year to the dustbin and an archive of events from 2007 can be found here....2007 M.S.C. news archive. First of all, I would like to wish everybody a happy, prosperous and competitive new year. I droped the Club last weekend, to see the results of the ground improvement works. The Tarmac looks fantastic and due to the filling and levelling that was carried out, we now have significantly more useable space for parking boats. |
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