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General Discussion / Meals on Keels
« on: December 17, 2020, 03:46:56 PM »
My name is Rosa and I am delighted to be sharing my first cookbook with you.  It combines my passion for sailing and cooking and was devised as a result of creating an RYA Training Centre on Anglesey run by my husband, an  RYA Yachtmaster Instructor.  Aspiring sailors enjoy preparing delicious dishes with ease when provided with a recipe and ingredients as well as appreciating the pleasure of a well cooked meal at the end of a day's sailing.  Their requests for the recipes encouraged me to compile this book and I hope that your members would enjoy browsing and cooking these recipes on board.

I would be very grateful if you would forward this message to your members introducing this recently published cookbook, Meals on Keels, a culinary journey afloat, preparing good food in confined spaces. 

It is an ideal gift for a skipper or crew at Christmas, or for celebrations and prizes.  For your ease I have attached a link to the book on Amazon which may be helpful to  members.

https://deref-mail.com/mail/client/pHFhCmjvC8E/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FMEALS-KEELS-COOKING-CONFINED-EQUIPMENT%2Fdp%2FB08KTPBGCW%2Fref%3Dtmm_pap_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1605525326%26sr%3D8-1

With thanks in advance

Kind regards

Rosa

Rosa Mari Edlin Williams

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General Discussion / WYC - Club Update / Covid-19 14/10/20
« on: October 14, 2020, 09:16:52 AM »
Hi Everyone,

Message from the Commodore & Committee

Covid-19

To comply with the recent change in Government Restrictions which came into force on the 14th October 2020 we have unfortunately had to close the Club again until futher notice.

Members wishing to access the club yard and workshop only can continue to do so, however for 'track and trace' purposes can you enter your details please in the log book inside the front entrance.

Newsletter

We are hoping to issue the next newsletter before Christmas provided we have enough contributions, so if you have any news stories etc please contact Mike Tomkins either by phone 638 3326 or email m.tomkins01@googlemail.com.

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General Discussion / Adam Kinghall - Hurley 22
« on: September 07, 2020, 09:33:14 AM »
Hurley 22
I am looking to give my Hurley 22 twin keel yacht away free to a good home, however it needs restoration. It is presently on my drive in Thurstaston, Wirral.
There are also its anchor, spars, sails etc.
If anyone is interested in taking it please could they contact me at adamkinghall@btinternet.com or my mobile 07919203106.
Please see attached 2 current photos of it.

Kind regards,
Adam.

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General Discussion / Anthony Hannay - Disposal of Dinghies
« on: August 25, 2020, 10:00:40 AM »
I have taken the sad decision to get rid of my sailing kit.  I am not looking to sell but for a donation by one or more WYC members to New Brighton RNLI.  Both dinghies have don good years of service and, I believe, remain serviceable after some repairs.  The yellow one, a With/Bonwitco dinghy (Type 300 No. 798 – about 3.75m LOA), needs only the plywood plate for mounting an outboard and a bit of TLC to gelcoat and paint to taste.  The white one (make unknown about 2.85m LOA) needs more – a project to refasten the timber parts (replacing the gunwhales and the bow knee for sure).
I also have a 10lb kedge anchor and a good 20 fathom towing line or anchor warp.  Everything to be taken as seen.

Contact Anthony Hannay The Stray, School Lane Neston CH64 7TX
(T) 0151 353 1755,
(M) 07768 746030
(E) anthony@thehannays.co.uk

Also poster on the Club notice board.

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General Discussion / Seabird 81 Egret
« on: July 22, 2020, 02:03:56 PM »
Jonathan Clarke from Treaddur Bay Sailing Club and owner of Seabird 81 Egret has sent me an email regarding the proposed sale.

He has moved overseas and now lives in New Zealand and is wanting to sell. Egret has been in indoor storage for the last 6 years, and he wants to investigate if there would be any interest from either the club or individuals in buying her. 'She is a beautiful boat, and I would be loathe to see her go, but she ought to be sailed'.

If anyone who is interested in buying her let me know and I'll forward you his email address.

Keith Stewart
Hon Secretary
Email: wyc-secretary@mail.com

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Clipper Race organisers have announced that Legs 6, 7 and 8 of the race will resume in February next year from the Philippines. Actual date to be confirmed.
Steph is intending to rejoin the race to complete Leg 6 from Subic Bay to Sanya, Zhuhai, Qingdao and then across the Pacific Ocean to Seattle.

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Due to the Coronavirus outbreak situation around the globe the Clipper Race Team have decided to postpone Legs 6, 7 and 8 until later this year. Crews will have the opportunity to re-join the race if they are able. The yachts are currently laid up in Subic Bay in the Philippines and crews have been left to make their own arrangements for getting home, which is proving difficult.

Steph has managed to get a flight from Manilla to London leaving in the next two days and will probably then have to quarantine herself !!

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General Discussion / Clipper Race 2019 - 2020 Update 10/03/20
« on: March 10, 2020, 05:26:21 PM »
The coronavirus has changed our plans a little and we are now of course not going to China. Plan B was a stopover in Japan or South Korea and that too is also out of the question.

We leave in the morning (it's evening now here/8 hours ahead) for a race west of the Philippines and back. A short 900nm race which will take 4 or 5 days. We then return here to the beautiful Subic Bay before leaving on 21 March to cross the Pacific Ocean directly from here.

It will now be 6500nm directly across and around 30-35 days at sea all being well. I will arrive into Seattle late April. I envisage our skipper taking us as far north as racing rules will allow before heading east across the ocean. We may also play out Joker card which can be used once across the whole race and doubles your points for that leg.

I have mini eggs in my bag to celebrate Easter with!

Hope everyone is well and preparations for the sailing season are under way. I'm home mid May to join in all the fun!

Steph

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General Discussion / Clipper Race 2019 - 2020 Update 22/02/20
« on: February 22, 2020, 02:21:28 PM »
Steph is flying out to the Philippines tomorrow to join Dare to Lead for the start of Leg 6 on the 10th March. Due to the Coronovirus outbreak in China the race organisers have decided to cancel the stopover. Race organisers have yet to decide but the stopover is likely to be either Japan or South Korea then onto Seattle for the finish of Leg 6 around the 27th April.

Leg 6 'The Mighty Pacific Leg' is around 8,000nm and 37 days at sea !!

I'm sure you will wish her well and safe sailing and if you wish to follow the race use the race tracker https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/race/standings

Steph is also raising money for Unicef and is well on her way to raising her target. If you would like to donate go to JustGiving.com and search for her name Stephanie Stewart The Race of Your Life or there is a glass near the bar at the Club for donations.

Hope you have fun following Steph for the 2nd time as she takes on this crazy experience !

Cheers Keith & Christine

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General Discussion / Clipper Race 2019 - 2020 Update 14/10/19
« on: October 14, 2019, 08:49:42 AM »
Dare to Lead arrived in Punta Del Este yesterday in 4th place after 28 days at sea and completing over 5,100nm of race 2 of Leg 1. Zoe is flying out to meet her next week and then they are both touring around South America until Christmas !

I'm sure Steph will share her experience of the race when she returns and this traumatic post she put on the crew diary;

Of Creatures Great and Small

Stephanie Stewart

Remember that film? I remember it being on television on a weekend afternoon; my Dad would sit and watch it whilst pretending to clean the sitting room. As a kid I dreamt of being a Vet too; I work now as a Doctor- sort of the same?

Well, the wildlife here in the mid-Atlantic Ocean is nothing like this! It started a week or so ago during the attack of the flying fish. Seemingly out of nowhere the fish would appear on deck, their fins flapping and mouths open. It was manageable at first until the night one hit me in the face whilst I was helming, and then landed at my feet within the confines of the helm cage. This is how I got my nickname- ‘The Fish Alarm.’ I couldn’t help but let out an almighty shriek - the sort that brings the sleeping crew and Skipper on deck to see what the commotion is about. They retire soon after; ‘just a fish’ I hear someone say. On ‘Rolex Watch’ I am very fortunate to be blessed with crewmates who will remove the offending creature in order to stop the shrieking; I hear ‘Swatch Watch’ make the victims remove their own fish!

The attack of the flying fish appears to have stopped; I have seen none of these creatures for some days now which is a huge relief. My paranoia about being on deck at night was just beginning to wane until the next flapping, flying creature begun to attack- seabirds!

We had spent the afternoon watching these birds flying, gliding and fishing alongside the boat. I am no bird expert but I am told they are either Gannets or Shearwaters. They are grey in colour with a white tail; to me, they look like a skinny seagull with a more pointed beak.

That evening when returning to watch we saw a couple of these birds still flying alongside the boat. As the night closed in and the clouds intermittently blocked out the moonlight things became eerie and Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ springs to mind. The birds grew in number until six were circling above the rigging. Michelle and I had been watching them for some time; concerned about how low they were and how long they had been present for. The two of us headed to the back of the boat to undertake our helming stint, I hadn’t been there long when the attack began. The birds dove down from behind us swooping low over our heads. The final straw was when one landed on my head - I felt his claws grab onto my scalp, getting tangled in my untidy windswept hair and could feel his wings furling and unfurling as he settled. I screamed and waved my arms in a panic desperate to get him off of my head. My crewmates presumed it was another flying fish; little did they know it was a bird nesting in my hair!

Michelle and I took turns after that, watching the birds and waving our arms when they got near. At first, no one believed the story until two other crewmates were also hit by these flying creatures. Our AQP Hugues helpfully informed everyone at watch change to be careful of our eyes, as the birds would likely attack these for ‘freshwater.’ He ran off laughing, as the next watch remained fearful of the next attack.

Also one of the crew posted a blog about each person who was leaving at the end of Leg 1 and this is what he wrote about Steph !

Stephanie (aka Steph): From Liverpool, our Liverpudlian (if that’s a word?), is the second doctor on the boat, and is leaving as well. Do they know something we do not? A constant source of entertainment, she got engaged prior to shipping out (like so many sailors of lore). Honest to the core, with an uncanny ability to provide input and opinions on every facet of conversation throughout the boat, she was our clarion call for everything from watch change, log entry, breakfast, lunch and dinner time, sunset, sunrise, well, you get the idea.

 Bossy !!!!!

If you look at the Clipper Website there's lots of photos, reports and updates etc. so until her next Leg 6 from China to West Coast of America in April 2020 bye for now.

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General Discussion / Clipper Race 2019 - 2020 Update 23/09/19
« on: September 23, 2019, 09:26:48 AM »
Dare to Lead is currently placed 4th sailing through the Virgin Islands approaching the Doldrums Corridor where they can chose whether or not to switch on their engine for a maximum of 60 hours. They have constantly been shifting between 2nd - 4th place with only about 50nm between the lead yachts.
Since leaving Portamao, Portugal last Sunday she is due to arrive in Punta Del Este, Uruguay between 12th - 16th October after a journey of 5,200nm.

Steph has apparently had a few issues with the flying fish and has been hit by them on more than one occasion !!

Steph posted the following Crew Report on day 4 which can be viewed on the Clipper Race Website https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/team/dare-to-lead/team-hub

Sunrise and Sunset; and everything in between

Race 2 of Leg 1 is well and truly underway now.

The build up to this race was a blur of activity, as we ensured the boat and crew were prepared for a month at sea. We had escaped with little maintenance work and our main focus was victualling for everyone on board; this was no easy task. The team were lucky to have Graeme on board who now lives in Portugal and could assist us with the language barrier in the supermarkets!

Since leaving Portimãowe have been gybing down the African coastline. Initially, the winds were light, the skies blue and cloudless and the waves gentle. Whilst on watch the time passed idly; listening to music, chatting and of course trimming the Spinnaker. A night with a full moon lit our way, reflecting off the ocean and the stars helped guide our course. It had been nothing short of idyllic.

This morning has given way to increasing winds and waves. I found myself on the foredeck this morning rigging the Spinnaker and main for the gybe, with the help of our AQP Hugues; the wind and waves ever building as we braced ourselves against the sea. Later on, I took to the helm which could only be described as a full body workout, each roller lifting the boat and tossing it off a wave. This made even more difficult, as my small frame means that I can barely see over the helm cage!

The mood on board is pleasant; the boat is stable, the food is good and the crew are happy. This race has, so far, lived up to my expectations. The skies are blue, the winds are fair, the blue of the ocean sparkles in the sunshine - it is absolute bliss.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching both the sunrise and the sunset. My sisters love to capture a beautiful sunset, and these ones at sea do not disappoint. The beginning and end of each day are always a time of reflection on board, as thoughts stray to loved ones back home. To all my friends and family, I think of you all each day; guessing what you are doing or thinking or planning. The rest of the crew are all doing the same; our supporters are always in our thoughts.

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General Discussion / Clipper Race 2019 - 2020 - Steph Stewart
« on: September 03, 2019, 09:48:33 PM »
For those that don't already know Steph is taking part in Legs 1 and 6 of the Clipper Race 2019-2020 on Dare to Lead. We went down to London at the weekend to see her off on the first leg of this amazing adventure of a lifetime.

If you would like to follow her or the race you can use the following links;

To sign up for the monthly supporter news letter, sent via email check here:
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/race/crew-supporters

There is a Clipper Race 2019-20 Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/721649564682901/

And another Facebook page just for Steph's Crew and supporters:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/439307973534033/

There is also a Youtube channel the Steph's crew have set up to post their own videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpdgCTIjtnRcCpQY3eTGm6g

And finally the live Race tracker page, (very addictive !) for following all the boats throughout the race and the leaderboard:
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/race/standings

Steph is also raising money for Unicef. If you would like to donate go to JustGiving.com and search for her name Stephanie Stewart The Race of Your Life

Hope you have fun following Steph as she takes on this crazy experience!

Cheers Keith & Christine

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General Discussion / 2019 Year Books
« on: June 19, 2019, 03:15:57 PM »
The 2019 Year Books are now available for collection from the Clubhouse. It's one book per member and please 'tick' your name off on the list.

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