LITTLE SHIP CLUB

90th ANNIVERSARY HISTORIC CROATIA RALLY

TROGIR-KORČULA-VIS

Saturday 10th – Friday ACI Marina Trogir 16th September 2016 Put Cumbrijana 22 (Optional Second Week: 21220 Trogir Saturday 17th-Friday Croatia 23d September 2016) Tel: +385 (0)21 881 544 Email: m.Trogir@aci-club.hr (Dalmatia Charter: +385 (0)21 797 239 info@dalmatia-charter.hr)

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CONTENTS Page Item 2 Area Chartlet 3-4 Itinerary 4 Participating Boats 5-6 Participants 7 Attendance at Events in Korčula 7-8 Menus 8 Menu Choices 9-14 Passages 15-18 Rally Hints/Logistics/Administration 19 Appendix: Little Ship Club Disclaimer

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ITINERARY

Saturday 10 September: ACI Marina Trogir (all ACI Marinas we will visit use VHF channel 17) Take over charter boats from Dalmatia Charter (except Steve Midgley and crew arriving from Split c.1600-1700 (nb, all times local)) 1830 Skippers Briefing at the Calebotta restaurant, Ul. Gradska 23, 21220 Trogir (through Town Gate on quayside, walk up Ul. Gradska; Calebotta is in a small square on the left before the tunnel into the Cathedral Square (see map below)), (+385 (0)21 796413) 1930 Arrival Dinner at Calebotta (menu choices, see p7) Sunday 11 September: ACI Marina Palmižana on Sv Klement Island, opposite Hvar 0930 Slip ACI Trogir Marina. Sail to Sv Klement (28.5nM; c. 5hr 30min assuming 5kn). c. 1630 Own arrangements. Possibilities: Take water taxi 2.5 miles to Hvar +385 (0)98 215451 (give Commodore numbers by 10 September); explore town, own arrangements; return water taxi c.2200; OR A “short walk” over the hill to the south of the marina, to Uvala Vinogradišće where I am told there are good restaurants with stunning views. Monday 12 September: ACI Marina Korčula 0900 Slip Marina Palmižana. Sail to Korčula (34nM; c. 6hr 45min). 1800 Pontoon party. Thereafter own eating arrangements, before or after: 2100 Marešca (local historic sword-fight dance) performance. Summer cinema (just by entrance to old town) Tuesday 13 September: In Korčula. 1300 Tasting Lunch at Lešič Dimitri Palace, Don Pavla Poše 1-6, 20260 Korčula (menu see p7). Thereafter own arrangements. 2100 Baroque Festival performance in St Mark’s Cathedral. Wednesday 14 September: Moor or berth in Zaklopatica Bay, Lastovo 1000. Slip Korčula. Sail to Lastovo (26.5nM; c. 5hr 15min). Own arrangements. I have booked berths (with water/electricity) at Augusta Laguna, in the south west of the Bay provided crews dine at the restaurant (please inform me by 10 September if you do not wish to do so). pm. Possible walk to Lastovo town (about 30 minutes) Thursday 15 September: Moor or berth at Vis Kut. 0800 Slip Lastovo. Sail to Vis (35nM; c. 7hrs). 1800 Pontoon party, Vis Kut quayside

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1930 Rally Dinner at Restoran “Pojoda”, Ul. Don Cvetka Marasovića 8, 21480 Vis (+385 (0)21 711 755) (menu choices, see p7) Friday 16 September: (For one-week charterers) Return to ACI Marina Trogir 1100 Slip Vis Kut. Sail to Trogir (29nM; c. 5hr 45mins). OR, (for two-week charterers) Hire VW/scooter for the day? Or slip c.0900. Sail to Uvala Stari Trogir 43°29’.08N 16°01’.87E and anchor. Or as otherwise decided between myself and skippers. TROGIR TOWN MAP

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PARTICIPATING BOATS BOAT NAME BOAT TYPE SKIPPER DATES Dream of Osprey Gib’sea 34 Michael Forbes Smith 10-23 Sep Kakica Bavaria 49 Tim Bizzey 10-17 Sep Martina Bavaria 46C David Hornbach 10-23 Sep Ema Bavaria 36 Paul Banks 10-23 Sep Dora Oceanis Clipper 411 Bill Preece 10-17 Sep Galera Bavaria 46C Ken Murray 10-17 Sep Dispet Bavaria 33 David Pyatt 10-17 Sep Lissn Jeanneau 36 Prestige Steve Midgley 10-17 Sep motor cruiser

PARTICIPANTS

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Name of Boat Skipper Name of

attendee email of attendee Phone No./Mobile

1 Dream of Osprey

Michael Forbes Smith

Michael Forbes Smith

Michael@tempered-and-true.co.uk 07711 926098

2 Dream of Osprey

Michael Forbes Smith Angus Annan Angus.annan01@btinternet.c

om

3 Dream of Osprey

Michael Forbes Smith

Mark Vucic TBC mark.vucic@bigpond.com 07785 523540

4 Dream of Osprey

Michael Forbes Smith Claire Smith chapeltonclaire@yahoo.co.uk

07742 601809

5 Galera Ken Murray Ken Murray ken_guildford@yahoo.co.uk 0796 785 9360 6 Galera Ken Murray Heather Berry hberry18@yahoo.co.uk 0790 494 0808

7 Galera Ken Murray Hugh Williamson hughmwilli@hotmail.com

8 Galera Ken Murray Linda Williamson hughmwilli@hotmail.com

9 Galera Ken Murray Jamie Taylor jameshatayler@a.o.l.com 0797 341 7688 10 Galera Ken Murray Colin Davies Colin.Davies@Utilize.co.uk 0795 622 4523 11 Galera Ken Murray Pam Cassidy pamcassidy13@gmail.com 12 Kokica Tim Bizzey Tim Bizzey tim.bizzey@yahoo.com 07836 676727

13 Kokica Tim Bizzey Anne Le Verrier-Bizzey anne@bizzey.co.uk 07775 560079

14 Kokica Tim Bizzey Michael Bizzey mbizzey@lineone.net 07749 006692 15 Kokica Tim Bizzey Christine Bizzey mbizzey@lineone.net 16 Kokica Tim Bizzey George Rolls janerolls@uwclub.net 17 Kokica Tim Bizzey Jane Rolls janerolls@uwclub.net 18 Dora Bill Preece Bill Preece wpreece@globalnet.co.uk 78367476226 19 Dora Bill Preece Pam Preece wpreece@globalnet.co.uk 20 Dora Bill Preece Peter Houghton contact T Bizzey 21 Dora Bill Preece Pam Houghton contact T Bizzey

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22 Ema Paul Banks Paul Banks paulbanks.123@btinternet.com 07803 231871

23 Ema Paul Banks Sylvia Chesters sylvia.chesters@virginmedia.com>

24 Ema Paul Banks Ulla Kite ulla.kite@googlemail.com

25 Ema Paul Banks Moira Watkins moiralucy.watkins@yahoo.com 07982 902843

26 Ema Paul Banks Peter Jenkins peter.jenkins@zen.co.uk

27 Ema Paul Banks Ron Gardner rongardner007@btinternet.com

28 Lissn Steve Midgley Steve Midgley steve.midgley@hotmail.co.uk 29 Lissn Steve Midgley Chris Midgley steve.midgley@hotmail.co.uk 30 Dispet David Pyatt David Pyatt davidpyatt48@gmail.com

31 Dispet David Pyatt John Byrne john_byrne2000@yahoo.co.uk

32 Martina David Hornbach David Hornbach eaudevie1@verizon.net

33 Martina David Hornbach Corky Rittenbaugh contact David Hornbach 610-715-0158

34 Martina David Hornbach Deb Rittenbaugh contact David Hornbach 610-715-0158

35 Martina David Hornbach Hank Recla contact David Hornbach 703-216-9965 36 Martina David Hornbach Susan Recla contact David Hornbach 703-216-9965 37 Martina David Hornbach Grace Giraldo contact David Hornbach 302-740-1779 38 Martina David Hornbach Denise Gill contact David Hornbach 301-674-1108

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ATTENDANCE AT EVENTS IN KORČULA

Skipper

Mareska Performance 12

Sept. Korcula Baroque Festival 13 Sept. Tasting Lunch

Ken Murray 6 0 7 David Pyatt 2 0 2 Tim Bizzey 6 6 6 Steve Midgley 2 2 2 Bill Preece 4 ? 4

David Hornback 7 7 7 Paul Bank 5 5 5

Michael Forbes Smith 4 4 4

MENUS We will have formal Rally Dinners at Trogir (Callebotta restaurant) and at Vis (Pojoda restaurant). In between we have our Tasting Lunch at the Lešić Dimitri Palace. And we aim also to have two pontoon parties, at Korčula and Vis Kut. For the Callebota and Pojoda reataurants, please see menu choices and deadlines for providing your choices, below. CALEBOTTA, Trogir, 10 September, 1930. Menu: Main Course Choice Starter: prosciutto, Pag cheese (delicious sheep’s cheese from Pag Island), sea food platter, home made bread Main: 1) White fish fillet with sun dried tomatoes on mashed carrots (“white fish” is standard for high quality locally caught fish, best of the day) 2) Dalmatian pašticada with home made gnocci (pašticada is almost the local national dish; pot-roasted beef with red wine, prunes and bacon – one of Rick Stein’s (BBC) favourites). Dessert: Chocolate cake with mascarpone and honey We need your choices by Monday 29 August at the latest

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LEŠIĆ DIMITRO PALAS, Korčula. Tasting Lunch, 13 September, 1300 Home made bread, home produced olives, and carpaccio of sea bream or sea bass with white Posip Intrada from Korčula Soup with white Grk Bire from Korčula Tuna with red Bibich R6 cuvee from Skradin Chocolate and fig cake with red Plavac Mali from Pelješac Still and sparkling mineral water POJODA, Vis Kut, 14 September, 1930. Menu: Choices for Starter and Main Starters: A) Ham/Pag Cheese B) Seafood salads Mains: C) Steak D) “White fish” (will be fresh-caught – as always!) Local dessert For those who have not sent in their choices by the time the Rally starts, we can collect your choices on 10 September: but it would be simpler if you could let us know before then.

MENU CHOICES NAME CALEBOTTA POJODA 1 2 A B C D Smith (4) 4 1 3 4 Pyatt (2) 2 2 2 Murray (7) Bizzey (6) Preece (4) Banks (6) Midgley (2) Hornbach (7) 2 5

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TROGIR, 10-11/16/?23 September (West entrance to Trogirski Kanal (Trogir harbour) 43°30’.77N 16°14’.60E)

Trogir is a UNESCO World Heritage Town, and well-worth taking time to explore. You can only approach from the west through the Trogirski Zaljev channel between the mainland headland and the west end of Čiovo Island. The approach waypoint in the chartlet is 43°27’.67N

16°13’.18E. Steer 325°T from there, between Balkun (Fl.R.3s) and Zaporinovac (Fl.G.3s) into the bay, turning eastwards when the great shipbuilding sheds come into view some 2.5nM distant, onto a bearing about 065°T, passing the small islet to port (Fl(3)10s) and Rt Okrug (FlG3s), the western point of Čiovo, to starboard. The shipyard is on a spur of Čiovo, with the natural harbour of Trogir to its north. There are now two marinas, the original ACI Trogir Marina (Government-owned) shown on the chartlet and Marina Trogir, being privately developed by the Shipyard owner to a high standard together with Service Center Trogir (SCT), catering for super yachts, which you can see extending to the west in the aerial photograph. Make sure you call up the correct marina – there’s no love lost between them (VHF Channel 17).

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HVAR and ACI MARINA PALMIŽANA, 11-12 September Hvar (centre of harbour bay 3°10’.30N 16°26’.40E) is served by ACI Marina

Palmižana on Sv Klement Island (bay entrance 43°09’.95N 16°23’.84E) (VHF Channel 17). Hvar town quay is reserved for super yachts and there are few if any visitor moorings: I have anchored to the south-west of the harbour bay, about 43°10’.19N

16°26’.21E, but only in calm weather. It’s a pity, because Hvar is a quite stunning place, with some excellent restaurants. I have booked us into the marina (half-season fees are 10m: €70; 15m: 120; we are promised a 20% discount). A water taxi (+385 98 215451) runs from the marina into Hvar, maybe 2.5nM away. From Trogir, pass east or west round Solta Island, and into the Pakleni Kanal (Channel) between the Pakleni islands of which Sv Klement is the largest and Hvar Island itself. The only obstacle on the approach to the marina from the west is Hrid Baba islet, marked by an isolated danger beacon (BRB BN FL(2)W10). Gojca islet, to the east, is much larger with a significant shoal to its south (where you wouldn’t want to go anyway). Once berthed in the marina, a “short walk” over the hill to the south brings you to Uvala Vinogradišće where I am told there are good restaurants with stunning views.

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Hvar from the Castle (spot Dream of Osprey’s inflatable on the far right quayside – taken by me in August 2014)

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KORČULA, 12-14 September (Marina entrance 42°57’.46N 17°08’.29E according to the Pilot; my Navionics plotter

suggests that’s bang on the end of the breakwater – make sure you go round it, not onto it!) The approach to Korčula from the west is straightforward – through the Prlješki Kanal between Korčula Island and the Prlješki Peninsula to the north. The only possible hazard is Plic Vrbovica, a rocky shoal with an unlit beacon about 1.5nM west of the town, but do leave a

good margin to starboard as you turn at the northern pierhead, with its conspicuous light (FlR2s), towards the ACI marina; it shoals significantly. Be warned, the marina is tight – having had to negotiate two reverse 180° turns the wrong way with a port prop walk I know! (half-season fees are 10m: €58; 15m 99: we SHOULD get the 20% discount, but ACI Korčula is a bit of a rule unto itself- we’ll see). And do watch out for the commercial and tourist boat traffic. The shortest route from Korčula to Lastovo is east-around, taking care to avoid the unlit beacon marking rocks and the Lucnak islet beyond it, north of Badija Island, 1.5nM from the town. The islet of Tajan Velji has a light (Fl5s) and is the only potential hazard on the direct route to Lastovo.

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LASTOVO: LUKA ZAKLOPATICA, 14-15 September (Bay entrance 42°46’.63N 16°52’.57E) Though there appears to be two entrances to the bay don’t be deceived – use the eastern one or you’ll be high and dry! There is a port hand buoy in the entrance (FlR3s). Though not a formal dining slot, I have reserved berths at the Augusta Insula (my understanding is that there will be no charge provided you eat at the restaurant), which has lazy lines, water and electricity; and the owner’s restaurant gets good write-ups.

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VIS KUT, 15-16 September (Kut quay 43°03’.53 16°11’.90).

Vis Island has many connections with Tito and Sir Fitzroy MacLean, but it is also one of the oldest inhabited places in Croatia – we will taste wine from vines directly descended from those of the ancient Greek. The “capital” is also called Vis, in fact two small towns, Vis Luka the main centre and, to the east, Vis Kut. There is something to be said about being at the centre of the throbbing life of Vis Luka quayside, but I prefer the relative quiet of Vis Kut, where they are just completing a new visitor facility, and where we will be eating at the best restaurant in the area (that’s my view anyway!) No pre-booking to tie up stern-to on the quay, and no discounts, but more reasonable than the ACI marinas. So either tie up or use one of the mooring buoys close inshore.

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RALLY HINTS/ADMINISTRATION I have sailed into all our ports of call save Lastovo and the ACI Marina at Palmižana near Hvar (where the marina staff were very helpful on email) in 2015. I have supplemented my own knowledge from the various pilots and a bit of web-browsing. A new pilot is reportedly about to be published. The current ones date from 2004-2007, since when there has been an explosion in the development of leisure maritime facilities both new and existing, so never take what they say as gospel. LITTLE SHIP CLUB RALLY FEE AND DISCLAIMER Will all skippers please ensure that all crew (and themselves) have paid their Rally Fee (£120 payable by each participant electronically via the LSC website rally page in advance) and signed the LSC disclaimer BEFORE the Rally begins (see appendix, p20; further information available on the website www.littleshipclub.co.uk. GETTING THERE Split Airport is served by most of the budget airlines and by larger carriers such as Lufthansa. I have found Wizzair from Luton quite agreeable. It is only a 10 minute taxi/bus ride to Trogir (unlike Split which is 45 minutes away). There are two small bridges carrying the only (single carriageway) road from the mainland to Trogir and Trogir to Čiovo Islands. The latter was originally a swing bridge but is now firmly closed and a terrible bottle-neck with incessant traffic jams. But you can get out when the traffic grinds to a halt shortly before the first bridge and walk across them to the marina in five minutes if you don’t have too much luggage. As you do so, look to your left and see how the new bypass bridge is coming on – it will be such a boon, if it is ever finished! I would guess that taxi fares might be around HRK200, but I may be out of date. Dalmatia Charter recommends Antigo Transfers, antigo.transfers@hotmail.com, +385 98 130 1780 which they say is reliable and reasonable. LOCAL ACCOMMODATION As I said in Round-Up 1, for anyone arriving early or staying on (it’s well worth a day), I’ve stayed in two B&B’s in the heart of the old city, both of which I would thoroughly recommend:

• Villa Sv. Petar (ie St Peter – next to St Peter’s Church). It has simple, spotlessly clean bedrooms. It’s in Ivana Dukovića 14, 212200 Trogir: I can’t find its email etc, but it’s on booking.com.

• Villa Carrara, Gradska 15, Trogir. We stayed in a delightful attic suite that

would sleep four. +385 (0)21 881075; trogirsobekarara@email.t-com.hr; www.karara-ap.com (worth browsing even if you’re not trying to book accommodation)

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EXCHANGE RATE AND ALL THAT: IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ! I hope that the exchange rate will have stabilised more in our favour by the time we set off. I had planned to cover not only the formal meals and pontoon parties, but also some of the events in Korčula from the Rally Fees. However, I had not factored a 15% adverse drop in the exchange rate post-BREXIT! Advance warning therefore that we may need to call on you for the ticket costs for the Marešca sword dance (100HRK each – currently £11.24) and Korčula Baroque Festival (150HRK; £16.86) events (all now booked and pre-paid). Several skippers were confused by my detailed explanation of why Dalmatia Charters would prefer payment of your Charter fee balances in cash on arrival (see my April Round-Up 1). Making it as simple as I can, if the charterers are able to pay the balance of their charter fees to Dalmatia Charter in cash (Euros or HRK), then the Club will get a commission from Dalmatia Charter out of the savings they will make by not incurring bank and conversion charges. That may fill the gap; I hope so but will be unable to confirm that until we are under way. TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS The international dialling code for Croatia is +385, omitting the ‘0’ of the regional code; quite standard. Mobile reception is improving though still dicey in places, even marinas. Wifi seems to be becoming the norm in marinas, but again can be frustratingly intermittent. The ‘Emergency Number’ in Croatia used to be 9155 (from abroad +385 51 9155). But I notice it no longer features in published lists of important telephone numbers. What used to be the international emergency number, 112, is now the number for all emergency situations. The number for the National Centre for Search and Rescue at Sea is 195. INTER-RALLY COMMUNICATIONS The mobile network is not quite so good on the islands as on the mainland, but it normally serves pretty well. The same goes for internet access. Nearly everyone has provided a mobile number: it would be good if the few remaining exceptions could let us have theirs; just belt and braces in case we need to get in touch. The main communications between boats will be by VHF: we will use channel 72, unless you hear to the contrary. I will hope to make a daily morning call to all boats at 0800 (local). MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS AND WEATHER “Plovput LLC” is “the limited liability commercial company for maintenance of maritime waterways and radio service”. They are mandated by law to maintain a

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permanent watch on VHF ch 16 and VHF DSC ch 70. Our sailing area is covered by the Split Radio Station (phone +385 (0)21 389 190). The official Croatian weather website is www.prognoza.hr; click the Union Flag at the top right-hand corner for the English translation, then browse – lots of detail there. CRS (Croatia Radio Service) Split Radio broadcasts on Chs 07, 21, 23, 28 and 81 at (UTC) 0545,1245,1945 and 0045. I confess to having had great difficulty in getting these forecasts, which are broadcast in Croat and English. I continue to swear by www.xcweather.co.uk, but everyone has their favourite sites. Hard copy English language maritime forecasts from the Croatian Meteorological Service are available at all marinas – ask at the reception desk. If we are lucky, we may get a Maestral wind from the NW, though locals seem to think it is blowing less often these days – it brings clear skies. The Sirocco blows from the S-SW, though it can build from the NE and back at the end of the day into the W quadrant. It typically brings sultry, cloudy, unpredictable weather. The occasional katabatic Bura/Bora winds are the main worry; rushing down from the Dinaric Alps and in the worst cases producing sudden, violent gusts from the NE, though also bringing fine, sunny skies and a rise in barometric pressure (do watch your barometers). The force of the Bura usually lessens the further off the mainland you are. We will be quite far south and mostly offshore, but it still pays to be alert to the funnelling effects around islands and to remember that there is always the possibility of a local Bura sweeping down from local hilltops. All that said, the typical weather should be sunny; calm in the mornings, a land breeze mostly NEly building from late morning and dying again in the early evening. Sea levels do change – mostly to do with barometric pressure (1millibar pressure change causes a 1cm change in level in the Adriatic) and wind direction – the Sirocco in particular can heap up waters, especially further north as the Adriatic narrows. The currents are generally NWly on the east side of the Adriatic – my observation is that they tend to be about 0.5-1kn on average, but can be stronger in narrower channels (QED!). BERTHING/MOORING In all the marinas we visit the standard procedure is to berth stern- or bow-to with lazylines. Most boats will have passarelles (gang planks) fitted to the stern and there is a presumption that you will reverse into your space. If there is a strong lateral wind blowing don’t be embarrassed about coming in bow-to; it’s the sensible thing to do. Take some time before your first departure to think through your berthing drills. You need all the fenders you can find rigged on both sides, and I suggest two crew members, with gloves on (mussels just love to grow on the lazylines and will slice through your hands as quick as look at you), each with a warp already cleated at the stern/bows depending on which end is going in to the quayside. There will invariably be a ‘marinero’ waiting for you (and often offering unsolicited advice in the nicest – or not so nice – sort of way). Your crew member throws him (I’ve never seen a lady marinero) his/her warp and picks up the lazyline he holds out. Sometimes a boat hook is needed, sometimes it just gets in the way – keep it handy in case. The crew member then shuffles forward/aft as fast as he/she can, while the helmsman uses the engine gently to keep the stern/bow off the pier until the lazyline is secured on the bow/stern cleat. The second warp and lazyline are secured in the same way. It’s actually much easier if you have boats moored in the next berths to your space – remember fenders are wonderful things, so don’t worry, just imagine you’re on the

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dodgems at a fair! If no marinero appears you will have to improvise – I suggest you use the boathook to pick up the lazyline first, cleat it off temporarily and then lean back on it with the engine while securing the stern/bow warp to the onshore cleat (if it’s a ring, that calls for more dexterity – hope for a sympathetic passing yachtie – and remember to provide that service to neighbours as they approach!) That way you should avoid actually hitting the quay, though you will need to get pretty close. Then adjust the lazyline until you are a comfortable distance from the quayside. DRESS I have been asked about dress codes: very sensible! There will be no “formal” events. At the two main dinners, I suggest we wear shore-going casual clothes, appropriate to the weather (September average:19°Centigrade, 66°Fahrenheit, but cooling slightly in the evenings). Jackets are neither required nor expected! On the boat, wear what you will as always. On shore, however, do remember that Croatia is still a relatively conservative place, particularly on the islands, though that is changing as membership of the EU accelerates conformity to Western (lack of) standards. You might still be turned away from visiting historic churches for being inappropriately dressed – no bare shoulders or midriffs for either sex and modest shorts (or skirt). So, dress sensibly on runs ashore – what is quite acceptable on the beach may not be appropriate for sight-seeing.

---o0o--- So, I look forward to meeting you all on 10 September. I will be leaving (for Trogir on an advance recce) on 1st September, but should be available on my mobile if urgently necessary (send texts if possible – not email as I can’t guarantee to keep on top of them). Moira Watkins will be around until 7 September (contact details at no 25 on the Participants List on p6). And I should close by thanking her for her help in getting the preparatory admin so efficiently and successfully completed. MFS Commodore 22 August 2016

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APPENDIX: LITTLE SHIP CLUB DISCLAIMER The Little Ship Club (the Club) must make clear the basis on which it organises and you participate in the events that make up the Clubs varied sailing calendar. Those events may include fast cruises, yacht races, training events and social rallies (together the Activities). The Club introduces skippers and crews to one another, but it cannot warrant or certify the seaworthiness of vessels or the competence of individual skippers or crew. By taking part in any Activity, whether by putting to sea or crossing a start line, you agree - that none of the Club, The Little Ship Club Limited (the Company), the officers, committee members, directors and employees of the Club or the Company are responsible to you or others for personal injury, loss of life, loss of or damage to your, or anyone elses, vessel or property arising from your taking part in the Activities. If you are a skipper, you also agree - that the decision to take part in or withdraw from any of the Activities is solely yours and that it is your responsibility to make sure that your vessel and its equipment are sound, that your crew are properly briefed as to safety on board and that both crew and vessel are suitable for the Activities in the conditions prevailing; that any tidal or other navigational information offered by the Club is for guidance only and should be checked by you; that the responsibility to arrange adequate and suitable insurance cover, including third party cover, for any Activity is yours; and that you will draw this disclaimer to your crews attention before participation in any Activity. If you are a crew member, you also agree that the responsibility to arrange adequate and suitable insurance cover for any Activity is yours. Nothing in this disclaimer seeks to limit any statutory or common law liability that the Club or the Company may have for death or personal injury arising from the negligence of either. Advisory Note Members should be aware that yacht insurers and life insurers may regard some of the Activities listed above as racing within the terms of particular insurance policies and that not all policies cover such activity. Members should therefore check for themselves that their insurance protections provide adequate cover the particular Activity in which they are taking part.

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