Sailing in Company since 1928
The club’s annual dinner dance took place at the George Hotel on the 26th November. It was great to see everyone scrubbed up, though one or two of the sailing fraternity were hard to recognise without their oilies on!
It was also really good to see our overseas contingent in attendance, and the lifeboat crew were also extremely welcome, providing professional backup in case anyone had trouble navigating the waterfront afterwards.
We are pleased to announce our training programme for Winter and Spring 2016/17.
We have set firm dates for the RYA Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster™ Offshore courses across four weekends in February, and will be setting dates for the 1-day courses once we have gathered interest and shared suggested dates with those who have signed up.
WANTED – All small items suitable for sale on a Tombola stall, which is happening as part of our Christmas Fair on Dec. 17th 2016.
All proceeds from this event are shared with charity and all contributions, particularly items suitable for children, will be gratefully received
Please deliver any suitable items to the club and leave with Elaine for safe keeping, until the day. Please contact Elaine on 01492 593481 (Bar Hrs.) or [email protected] to advise her of items you may wish to leave in the Club.
Thank you in anticipation.
We have just launched the facility to pay your membership fees using Direct Debit. Direct Debit makes the renewal process much quicker and easier for you, and you will always receive the discounted rate for early payment.
All members who have given us their email addresses should have received an invitation today from GoCardless – the company we are using to manage the payments. Signing up is really easy using an online form, takes 5 minutes, and there’s no postage involved, so if you wish to use this service then just click on the link you received by email. If you have more than one member at the same household and would like to pay them all on the same Direct Debit, you can do that too – just sign up once and we’ll work it out, or email us with any special requests.
If you are a member but haven’t received an email, you can still sign up by clicking here.
Note that we won’t be taking any payments until renewal time next year, and you will still be able to pay by cheque, or behind the bar by credit card, if you prefer.
The Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) is supporting Clesse Industries to make boaters aware of the immediate product recall on its Clesse Novacomet branded BP1803 LPG regulators. The date range has now been widened to include items manufactured between June 2006 and September 2015.
For full details on this recall, please see the BSS notice posted here.
All mariners are advised that local notice to mariners 11/2016 is hereby cancelled. The pontoon sections have now been recovered and the isolated danger mark removed.
Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc MNI
Conwy Harbour Master
Mariners are hereby advised that a special mark has been laid, situated between the Beacons Jetty and Conwy Quays Marina.
Position 53°17.56N 003°50.27W
The Yellow mark is lit QFl 6 Sec
Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc MNI
Conwy Harbour Master
The morning started un-promisingly with rain and poor visibility, with some debate over whether it’s all worth it, but we decided to trust the weather forecast. The live rain radar looked like the rain would sweep through.
So we headed out in full oilies.
By the time the fleet got to C6 there were signs of the sun trying to appear. By the time we got to the start line at C1/C2, the sun was shining and there were reports of a fully costumed admiral being spotted on Mahalo.
Though apparently the admiral wasn’t aware of the correct way to wear his hat.
Mariners are advised that a damaged pontoon remains submerged in Marina Bay representing a potential hazard to navigation; no vessels are to enter Marina Bay. The pontoon is marked with seven yellow marker buoys. A lit isolated danger mark has been laid in position 53° 17.365’ N 003° 49.987’ W. Mariners are to keep to the Deganwy side of the buoy when passing. A further notice will be issued when the pontoon has been recovered.
All mariners are advised that local notice to mariners 10/2016 is cancelled. The wreck of the ‘Limara’ has now been recovered.
Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc MNI
Conwy Harbour Master
All mariners are advised that a 23 foot fishing vessel has sunk off the Marina Bay pontoon. Vessels are not to enter the Marina Bay area until further notice.
Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc MNI
Conwy Harbour Master