Sailing and social program 2014

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Sailing and Social Programme March 2014 - March 2015 PDF version updated 28Oct2014

Sailing Instructons (PDF file 15kb)
The Club is open every Sunday throughout the year and the patrol boat will be manned whenever conditions are suitable for sailing.
Members needing help with rigging etc. or who wish to crew need to arrive at least 1 hour before the start of an activity.
On Sunday race days activities include the bar, lunch (burgers), tea and cakes from 15:00 to 15:30; please come and join us.
After British Summer Time ends (BST) the last race will start soon after the 2:00pm event finishes; tea and cakes will be after the last race finishes.
From 13:30 - 15:00 on the first Sunday of the month there will be activities for newcomers, but suitable for ALL members; details in the Notes column.
TFC = Training, Fun, Cruising, SpA = Spring/Autumn series. Sailing Activities Details

DATE	11:30 AM	2:00 PM	3:30 PM	Evening, Social and Notes
MARCH 2014
16	Working party 10:30am. Come along with gardening tools and clothes. Lunch will be provided
Sat 22				Start Of Season Party buffet 7:30pm
30	Spring Race 1	TFC	SpA Race 1	BST begins
APRIL
6	Spring Race 2	Newcomers	SpA Race 2	"Basic Sailing Rules" - R Cannon ( N Knowles)
13	Spring Race 3	TFC	Sprint Race 1 & 2
20	Easter Egg Trophy, 4 races, best 3 count			Monday is Bank Holiday
Sat 26				A Taste of Vienna
27	Spring Race 4	TFC	SpA Race 3
MAY
4	Spring Race 5	Newcomers	SpA Race 4	"Patrol Boat handling" - R Wheeler SCOA Hunts SC, St Ives SCOA Hunts SC, St Ives
Sat 10	Working party 10:30am with a late lunch. Come along with gardening tools and clothes.
11	Spring Race 6	TFC	Sprint Race 3 & 4	Chestnut Sunday
17	Open weekend			RYA Push Boat Out
18	Open weekend			RYA Push Boat Out
25	Training and trying various boats for new members, and fun Sailing			SCOA Frensham Ponds, Monday is Bank Holiday
Mon 26	Visit to Bewl Valley Sailing Club family sailing General details
Sat 31	Mid-Thames Trophy at Staines SC			No wind; rescheduled to Sep. 13 at Desborough SC
JUNE
1	Spring Race 7	Newcomers	SpA Race 5	"Getting round the course faster" P Halling & G Thompson
8	Spring Race 8	TFC	Summer Race 1
Sat 14	AQSC Regatta and SigneT Open meeting			Sailors' Supper CANCELLED, no event after Regatta
15	AQSC Regatta with Strawberry cream teas
Sat 21	Hampton Regatta, AQSC Invited
22	Hampton Regatta, No racing at AQSC			Wiimbledon tennis 23Jun-6Jul
Wed 25	Midsummer day is Tue 24 June			Mid Summer Cruise & dinner leave 6pm
29	Spring Race 9	TFC	Summer Race 2
JULY
6	Spring Race 10	Newcomers	Sprint Race 5 & 6	"Resuscitation/ basic 1st aid" - D Best
13	Spring Race 11	TFC	Summer Race 3	End of Hampton Court flower show (8-13 Jul)
Sat 19	Molesey Regatta, No sailing at AQSC			Hog roast dinner buffet
20	Spring Race 12	TFC	Summer Race 4	Molesey youth/disabled event, no sailing down stream of AQSC
27	Spring Race 13	TFC	Summer Race 5
AUGUST
3	Autumn Race 1	Newcomers	Sprint Race 7 & 8	"Good seamanship" - N Knowles
Sat 9				BBQ, BYO or buy from bar, followed by a trip to Sunbury Regatta fireworks Details
10	Autumn Race 2	TFC	Summer Race 6	SCOA SigneT Nationals Ullswater YC 10-15 Aug.
17	Autumn Race 3	TFC	Summer Race 7
Sat 23	Camping visit to Bewl Valley Sailing Club (Youth Regatta) General details camping 23-25
24	Visit to Bewl Valley Sailing Club (Open Regatta)			No racing at AQSC
Mon 25	Visit to Bewl Valley Sailing Club (Family Sailing)			Bank holiday
31	Autumn Race 4	TFC	Summer Race 8
SEPTEMBER
7	Autumn Race 5	Newcomers	Summer Race 9
13	Mid-Thames Trophy at Desborough SC
14	Autumn Race 6	Cundy	Sprint Race 9 & 10
Sat 20				South American Evening 7:00 for 7:30 pm
21	Autumn Race 7	TFC	Summer Race 10
28	Autumn Race 8	TFC	Summer Race 11	SCOA Paxton Lakes Saturday and Sunday
OCTOBER
5	Autumn Race 9	Newcomers	SpA Race 6
12	Autumn Race 10	TFC	SpA Race 7
Sat 18				Cheese and wine, musical quiz
19	Autumn Race 11	TFC	Sprint Race 11 & 12
Sat 25	Working party 10:30am with a late lunch. Come along with gardening tools and clothes.
26	Autumn Race 12	TFC	SpA Race 8	BST ends
NOVEMBER
Sat 1				Watch Apps Court Farm fireworks from the Club with soup & victuals. We are not going to Kempton Park on the 8th.
2	Autumn Race 13	Newcomers	SpA Race 9	The last race starts soon after the 2:00pm event finishes
9	Autumn Race 14	TFC	SpA Race 10	The last race starts soon after the 2:00pm event finishes
Sat 22				AQSC Annual Dinner 7.30pm
DECEMBER
Sat 6				AGM, Prize Giving and End of Season Party 7.30pm
14	Cheats Christmas lunch 12:30pm & family games
Wed 17				Seasonal nibbles
JANUARY 2015
Thu 1	New Years Day Sail from 11.00am and Pot luck lunch
Sat 24				Burns Night Celebration, Haggis Tatties and Neeps from 7:30pm
FEBRUARY 2015
Sat 14				Ladies Night
MARCH 2015
01	Frostbite Cruise and lunch			Maybe with Middle Thames YC
15	Working party 10:30am. Come along with gardening tools and clothes. Lunch will be provided
Sat 21				Start of Season Party 7:30pm
29	Spring Race 1	TFC	SpA Race 1	BST begins

Sailing Activities Details

All races will start on time; races will not be delayed because competitors are not ready.
The 11:30 am race will generally be a Spring or Autumn Series race.
The 2:00 pm activity will be Training, a Fun activity, or Cruising (TFC) with emphasis on giving less experienced members a better sailing experience including sailing with different boats and helm/crew. On the first Sunday of the month it will especially cater for newcomers.
The 3:30 pm race will generally be a SpA (Spring/Autumn), a Summer or 2 Sprint Series races; After BST ends it will start soon after the 2:00pm event finishes so boats can be pur away in the light.
Wednesday afternoon Sailing will be from 3:30pm starting on 1 May and ending on 25 September; the bar will open when sailing finishes.
The Cundy Trophy long distance race will take place, on a day when the weather is suitable, concurrent with a scheduled Sunday afternoon race.

Series	Trophies	Notes
Spring	Handicap Trophy	13 races at 11.30am from 31 March to 27 July ( 7 to count)
Summer	Laser Cup	11 races at 3.30pm between 8 June and 28 September( 6 to count)
Autumn	Cruiser Trophy	14 races at 11.30am between 3 August and 9 November ( 7 to count)
Spring/Autumn (SpA)	Saturday Trophy	10 races at 3.30pm between 31 March and 9 November( 6 to count)
Sprint	Enterprise Cup	6 pairs of short races at 3.30pm between 13 April and 19 October( 6 to count)

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