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May 2004

The Newsletter of Spinnaker Club, Ringwood

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Try Team Racing Day
5 June 10:00-16:00
A chance to try this exciting sport, for which Spinnaker Club has an international reputation.
All ages and abilities welcome.
Please register your interest to janestamp@hotmail.com or 02380 477044 stating your sailing experience.
Jane Stamp

Group Members

An addition to its regular or family membership Spinnaker Club is host to a number of Group Members.
 These Groups are themselves composed of sailor members regularly using the lake mainly on weekdays.

Paid up, individual members of these Groups are normally entitled to take part on their own account in Club organised activities, e.g. racing or hiring Club boats.
For more information about these Groups and their activities please contact the Club Administrator

CentreBoard and the Committees would welcome any feedback from official representatives of Group Membership. Ed

Active Spinnaker Group Members include:

Army Sailing Association

Larkhill Group RAYC

Boscombe Down Sailing (RAF)

Canford School

Dumpton School

Ferndown School

Forres Sandle Manor School

Clayesmore School

Bishop Wordsworth School

3rd Salisbury Sea Scouts

1st Sandleheath Sea Scouts

4th New Forest North Sea Scouts

Wessex Sailing Club (Southampton University)

New Forest and District Sailability

Dinghy Sailing Show 2004

My Firefly ‘Flo’ on display in the majestic surroundings of Alexander Palace at this year’s RYA Dinghy Sailing Show. National Firefly Association representatives tirelessly entertained hundreds of visitors interested in the Firefly past, present and future. Apart from the chance to meet Paul Elvström, the bustling NFA stand also featured an Olympic Firefly under restoration and similar to the boat that Paul would have campaigned, singled handed.

Nigel Wakefield

This is one of the few sailing dates worth swapping for an entertaining and informative family day out at the country’s only show truly aimed at dinghy sailing. Don’t miss it next year! Ed

People come and people go…

Following last year’s impressive growth the Club’s membership remains broadly at the same 380 level.
Maintaining such an overall increase must undoubtedly be the envy of many other sailing clubs nationwide.
A few members have left the Club while around 30 have joined.

To the 60 or so members who have still not yet renewed, an early reply would be very helpful to our administration, especially those who have boat spaces allocated that still need to be paid for. Brenda Jackson

Sailors’ fare

As regular as race starts Spinnaker Club’s galley is open on Sundays from 10:30 until finish.
A wide range of hot and cold meals and snacks suiting all tastes is available for sailors and shore crew alike.
Even if you are not sailing, what better way to spend a summer Sunday lunchtime?

Tip: Sue’s ‘Rocket Cake’ comes highly recommended, Ed

2004 Questionnaire

Many thanks to all of you who completed and returned Spinnaker Club’s second questionnaire.
As in 2003 nearly half of the membership responded. The information will provide your Club’s committees with a range of useful pointers for future policy. Some of the forms returned did contain concerns and queries about Club procedures, e.g. boat booking.
While every effort is made to keep members informed via notice boards, newsletter, yearbook, and website, the best way to stay informed is to ask. Equally your suggestions on any Club-related aspect will always be welcomed.
Jo Newall-Smith