October 2015

So the sun sets onanother brilliant

day at N.H.Y.C.

Drone photo by Mike Hojka

The Season’s end is nearly here………..

North Haven Yacht Club has enjoyed a busy 50th anniversaryyear, with many well attended events and activities. Lots ofhard work behind the scenes by many of our members haveensured that these social gatherings have been a huge success.

The regatta N.H.Y.C. laid on for the Chernobyl’s Children LifeLine was well received by the children, their host families, andembraced by our club members. The activities, surroundingsand hospitality they enjoyed back in July will I’m sure be etchedon their memories for ever. Our club’s committee have allvoted in favour of holding this event next year, and the CCLLcharity have been invited back to our club next year. Regardingcharities… If at the end of the season you still have a fewpennies left idle, please remember the charities North Havenare supporting, both local charities, details and the collectionbox are in the clubhouse.

The Kids Club set off on a great adventure to Brownsea Island,camping, kayaking, and sailing, mums and dads went as well,and after the wet start, thoroughly enjoyed the expedition……….Sailing and fishing sections have had a mixed season,unfortunately the weather had it’s say on a few occasions.Racing and cruising has had steady support, and we need toencourage more of our shy fishermen and women to join inthe competitions.

Our Club newsletter has had good feedback, again lots of behind the scenes workinvolved. David Butcher is happy to acceptarticles of interest, and can be contacted viathe address on the newsletter. Most of usnowadays carry a camera around, and Iknow there are members of North Havenwho are very good amateur photographers.If there are any members who would like to start a camera clubplease email me, it may be just the tonic for the winter evenings.

Please check your details on our Duty Man system you mayadd another email address, or your mobile phone number, andensure your contact details are updated Don’t forget our clubruns social events throughout the year, please keep a lookouton the notice board and website for forthcoming gatherings.

I would like to thank everyone for their support and help inmy first year as Commodore. Without the efforts put in by ourcommittee and hard working members, who give their timefreely, our club would not be as friendly and socially active, itgives many people a lot of pleasure, keep up the good work!!!

It was decided that the N.H.Y.C. Bay Race on Sunday Sept.20was run as part of "Barts Bash" the biggest yacht race in theworld. It is raced in memory of yachtsman Andrew "Bart"Simpson who died while training for the Americas Cup twoyears ago. All entry fees for the race go to the promotion ofsailing for young people who are not in a position to affordthe sport.

The race started at 12.30 at Poole head. Taking part were"Lazy Jacks" "Stitches" "Admiral Thomas" "Margherita""Karenzi" "Briffin" "Mystique" "Avocet" and an intrepid KevinFry in a Hobie Cat. We all got off to a good start in a fair SWbreeze, and the Hobie Cat disappeared over the horizonfollowed by Lazy Jacks and Karenzi. The rest of the fleetheaded further south east on a long reach. I lost sight ofKevin in the Hobie and Lazy Jacks was first to go about andhead west towards the first mark, Bar Buoy.

Soon the rest of the fleet turned west and followed LazyJacks to the first mark. Admiral Thomas had gone off in awesterly direction and was doing his own thing somewhereoff to my starboard side. Margherita was pushing us all frombehind but sailing well and looking a picture as always.

Heading for the next mark, South Hook, the field spread outand the race took on a familiar feel with Lazy Jacks pulling usall along and Karenzi pushing from the rear. At this point mycrew, Barry Swaffield, and I were deep in conversation, andeating a huge sticky bun each, and we found ourselves goingthe wrong way!

With this rectified, and another mug of tea we rounded thenext mark and headed for East Hook trying to catch an everdisappearing fleet. Sadly Margherita retired around this timefollowed by Avocet leaving seven boats to finish at PooleHead.

We all returned to the club house for the inquest, andamid much barracking and hoo ha, the result was postedby our race organiser Dave Hipkiss, and it was:-

1st Lazy Jacks2nd Admiral Thomas3rd Briffin4th Mystique5th Stitches6th Karenzi

Margherita ret.Avocet ret.

Winner dinghy classKevin Fry Hobie 16

£50 was raised towards the "Barts Bash" fund, and youcan go online to see more about the organisation.

Much fun was had by all, and Dave Stares is still resistingpicking up the last place "Plunger Trophy" for the first ofthe bay races. This could result in a special delivery as weknow where he lives! And no amount of scotch couldpersuade the handicapping this time.

Peter Brown

Enjoying the Bay Race made even better inthat it raised money for a really goodcause.

More from Bart’sBash.

Photos such as thesecould easily beentered for thePhotographicCompetition. Theremust have beenhundreds shotthrough the year. Nowis the time to getthose entries in!

Interested in aDrone?

I don’t know what set up Mike Hojka used for hisaerial photo of the club but it might just have stirredan interest. The quality and advantages of takingphotos from the sky are amazing and drones are inuse all over the place. Before leaping a word ofwarning, there are more and more incidents being

investigated by both thePolice and the CAA. If youbuy one, it’s worth knowingthe rules and even taking theCAA license.

Costs… The drone on the left costs £70 right throughto the 8 motor Drone which costs mega bucks, butwill take a full size DSLR or professional videocameras. They need a good gyro mount in order toget a steady picture and the better ones have GPSwhich will actually fly itself backif you lose contact.Camera… Take a good look atGoPro and others that come in awaterproof form for obviousreasons

Calumity… I wanted to knowwhere Jane is? We’re told Malcolm‘parked’ it here on purpose???

I dislike it,in a way dread it and for me it is only made easy by some special friends. The club have alsocontributed in the way the lift our is organised, these days at Salterns. There is still time to book in andthe more the merrier.

But what then? The boat’s on the hard… or in my case ‘soft’, (so much rain last year the trailer sank in).Obviously there are many jobs to carry out but some can be made just a little easier. Take for instance thechanging of gear box oil on an outboard. Am I the only one to get in a mess trying to squeeze the tube of

oil from the fill hole at the bottom so that you see the oil trickle out of thetop hole. Try this, I used an oil can with a flexible spout. Around the actualnozzle I made a ‘bung’ out of hot melt glue which is simply pressed tight tothe fill hole which makes a seal. Then it’s just a matter of pumping the oilcan. Need to refill the can, get the top plug in andvery little will leak out. Obviously a second pair ofhands will be a great help.

What else can you do during the winter? Well forme, I just cannot sit and watch television. I have to be doing or making somethingand there are so many simple things that can be made. Once it was a radarreflector, then a simple ball and cone set. (I only made the ball.) A throw line, thenlast year a Danbuoy made from a foam filled Coke bottle, and old fishing rod blankand a 2lb bell weight. The fishing section has lead moulds which you can use tomake our fishing leads (with care). Such projects just add to our sport, then look at shop prices and enjoy!

Other things though. Last month we featured Peter Edginton with his painting. I’m sure he would helpwith advice etc. The same goes with photography. There are some competent photographers in the club,we might even get together one evening and share tips. Another thing is writing. Don Small has amazed usall with his archive material. Why not start putting pen to paper with boating or club memories. Articlesabout the club will always be welcome for the newsletter. Submit them to newsletter@nhyc.org.uk

It’s that time of the year again!

Now the season is almost over it istime to look at what is happeningwith club members boats over thewinter period.

With the exception of the deepwatermoorings the mooring fees paid toNorth Haven Yacht Club each yearcover the mooring from 1st April to31st October and any boat still on theClub mooring after the end ofOctober becomes liable for wintermooring charges. There is a twoweek grace period allowed after thisdate to allow for inclement weatherissues.

If you wish to remain on the club mooring after 1st November you must contact theMooring Officer by 31st October and let him know so that the mooring can be checkedand maintenance carried out if necessary. It may be possible to have a mooring closerinshore for the winter period in some instances and you may also be asked to changemoorings during this time at the discretion of the Mooring Officer.

Any winter moves are temporary and the boat must be moved back to its permanentmooring by mid-March, ready for the new season.

If your boat is still on the Club mooring on 15th November it is assumed you will bestaying on the mooring until the end of March 2016 and you will be billed for the full 5months. An invoice will be sent to you shortly after 15th November and is payable by theend of November.

Should your boat be on the Club mooring for less than the full 5 months you shouldcontact the Club Secretary who will arrange for a refund.

Please note that refunds will only be available where the mooring is unoccupied forwhole calendar months.

The taxi will be coming out of the water on Saturday 31st October 2015 for its annualmaintenance and winter storage.

Winter Moorings

Photo bySean Smith, Poole

August was a quieter month for club socials but the sailing and fishing competitionscontinued including sea water fly fishing. The Kids Club was well supported on Fridayevenings.On September 26th Barry Swaffield Commodore, held his first Commodore’s Reception atN.H.Y.C. The evening was attended by the Mayor of Poole, Ann Stribley and manycommodores with their partners. It was a happy relaxed evening with delicious foodcooked by Carol Gill, June and Peter Laird. Wonderful desserts were provided by GayKempton, Rozanne Parsons & Gill Tripp. While Peter Edgington, Sue Norman, Eric Trippand some committee members helped set up & wash up. We are all pleased thedishwasher worked!!Don Small and Barry Coveny sat on the Mayor’s table and Don has been invited to attend areception in the Mayor’s parlour.All events are advertised about 3 weeks before the event via DutyMan and postersdisplayed on the club’s notice boards.An annual comprehensive list of social dates can be found on the club’s notice board.Socials include Suppers, Dinners, Quiz nights, Skittle evening, Murder Mystery evening,Discos, Cream tea, Wine tasting and Boat Jumbles. Gill Tripp welcomes member’s ideas fora social event. Please contact Gill on gilltripp@hotmail.com to have your idea included innext year’s programme.

Ladies Group organised by Gay KemptonThere is a thriving ladies group that holds monthly eveningmeetings. These include craft nights, quiz nights, walks with apub meal during the summer months, walking treasurehunts, visits to the theatre, Grey hound racing at the stadiumwith a meal, pamper evenings, coffee mornings and BBQ’s,visit to Brownsea Island and to some craft fairs and Carols inDecember at N.H.Y.C.New members are always welcome. Please contact Gay, 01202741730, for moreinformation. The evenings usually start at 7.30pm & finish about 9.30pm. Summer walksmay start earlier.The annual list of dates with events can be found on the Ladies’ Notice Board in the club.

North Haven Yacht Club, 2b Banks Road, Sandbanks,Poole, BH13 7QB

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