Sailing and social program 2016

Sailing and Social Programme January 2016 - March 2017 updated 10Sep16

Programme as PDF (not updated) Web Card. Sailing Instructons
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. All activities without a day specified are are on Sunday.
This year the Laser Cup will be for a Laser Series created by importing the Laser results from the Summer Series. The Main 12' Trophy will be for the Summer Series.

DATE	11:30 AM	2:00 PM	3:30 PM	Evening, Social and Notes
JANUARY 2016
Fri 1	New Years Day Sail from 11.00am and Pot luck lunch
Sat 23				Burns Night Celebration supper, Haggis Tatties and Neeps 7:30pm.
FEBRUARY
07				Ladies Day Lunch at Al Forno New Malden
MARCH
06	Frostbite Cruise and Treasure Hunt (11:30), lunch 14:00 (booking needed), tea and cakes.
13	Working party 10:30am. Come along with gardening tools and clothes; lunch will be provided
Sat 19				Start Of Season Party buffet 7:30pm, America Cup talk by International Umpire Chris Simon.
27	Easter Egg Trophy, 4 races, best 3 count			BST begins Monday is Bank Holiday 2016
APRIL
3	Spring Race 1	TFC	SpA Race 1	Newcomers "Introduction to Rules & Racing" Richard Cannon
10	Spring Race 2	TFC	SpA Race 2
17	Spring Race 3	TFC	Sprint Race 1, 2
Sat 23				Indoor Olympics 7.30pm Family Games and Supper
24	Spring Race 4	TFC	SpA Race 3
MAY
01	Spring Race 5	TFC	SpA Race 4	Newcomers "Getting round the course faster" Mike Baker. Monday early Bank Holiday
Sat 07	Working party 10:30am with a late lunch. Come along with gardening tools and clothes
08	Spring Race 6	TFC	Sprint Race 3, 4	Chestnut Sunday at Bushy Park - AQSC exhibiting a boat,
14	Open weekend			RYA Push Boat Out 14-22 May
15	Open weekend			RYA Push Boat Out 14-22 May
22	Open day, training, trying various boats for new members, and fun Sailing			RYA Push Boat Out 14-22 May
29	Spring Race 7	TFC	SpA Race 5	Monday is Bank Holiday
JUNE
05	Spring Race 8	TFC	Summer/Laser 1	Newcomers "Patrol boat handling & rendering assistance" Rodger Wheeler.
Sat 11	Hampton Regatta, AQSC Invited
12	Hampton Regatta, No racing at AQSC
Sat 18	AQSC Regatta
19	AQSC Regatta with Strawberry cream teas
Wed 22				Mid Summer Cruise & supper; leave 6pm
26	Spring Race 9	TFC	Summer/Laser 2	Wiimbledon tennis 27 Jun-10 July
JULY
03	Spring Race 10	TFC	Sprint Race 5, 6	At 13:30 there will be a talk on the "Rules of the River". Newcomers "Recovering from a capsize" Nigel Knowles moved to 17 July. End of Hampton Court flower show (5-10 Jul 2016).
09				Hog roast dinner buffet 7:30pm
10	Spring Race 11	TFC	Summer/Laser 3
Sat 16	Molesey Regatta No sailing at AQSC
17	Spring Race 12	TFC	Summer/Laser 4	Newcomers "Recovering from a capsize" Nigel Knowles. Molesey youth/disabled event, no sailing down stream of AQSC
24	Spring Race 13	TFC	Summer/Laser 5
31	Autumn Race 1		Sprint Race 7, 8	Prudential RideLondon 30-31July
AUGUST
07	Autumn Race 2	TFC	Summer/Laser 6	Newcomers " Basic 1st aid" Darren Best.
Sat 13				BBQ from 6:30pm, BYO or buy from bar, followed by patrol boats leaving at 20:15 for Sunbury Regatta illuminated sailpast and fireworks; to book a boat place ring Richard on 01932 786636.
14	Autumn Race 3	TFC	Summer/Laser 7
Sun 21	Autumn Race 4	TFC	Summer/Laser 8
Sun 28	Fun sailing and BBQ			Bank holiday
SEPTEMBER
Sat 3	Mid-Thames Trophy at Desborough SC
4	Autumn Race 5	TFC	Summer/Laser 9	Newcomers "Sailing Faster" Graham Thompson
11	Autumn Race 6	TFC	Sprint Race 9, 10
Sat 17				DIY BBQ 7:00pm
18	Autumn Race 7	TFC	Summer/Laser 10
25	Autumn Race 8	Cundy	Summer/Laser 11
OCTOBER
02	Autumn Race 9		SpA Race 6	Newcomers "Seamanship" D Barnet
09	Autumn Race 10	TFC	SpA Race 7
16	Autumn Race 11	TFC	Sprint Race 11, 12
Fri 21				Annual dinner
23	Autumn Race 12	TFC	SpA Race 8
Sat 29	Working party 10:30am with a late lunch. Come along with gardening tools and clothes.
Sun 30	Autumn Race 13	TFC	SpA Race 9	BST ends. The last race starts soon after the 2:00pm event finishes
NOVEMBER
06	Autumn Race 14	TFC	SpA Race 10	Newcomers Newcomers "Winterising your boat" Mike Baker. The last race starts soon after the 2:00pm event finishes
Sat 26				AGM, Prize Giving and End of Season Party 7.30pm
DECEMBER
11	Cheats Christmas lunch 12:30pm & family games
Wed 21				Seasonal nibbles
JANUARY 2017
Sun 1	New Years Day Sail from 11.00am and Pot luck lunch
Wed 25				Burns Night Celebration, Haggis Tatties and Neeps from 7:30pm
FEBRUARY 2017
Sat 11				Ladies Day event
MARCH 2017
Sun 05	Frostbite Cruise and Treasure Hunt, and lunch
Sun 12	Working party 10:30am. Come along with gardening tools and clothes. Lunch will be provided
Sat 18				Start Of Season Party buffet 7:30pm
26	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 should relate to the newcomers event.
The 3:30 pm race will generally be a SpA (Spring/Autumn), a Summer and Laser or 2 Sprint Series races; After BST ends it will start soon after the 2:00pm event finishes so boats can be put away in the light. Wednesday afternoon Sailing will be from 3:30pm starting on 4 May and ending on 28 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 3 April to 24 July (7 to count)
Summer	Main 12' Trophy	11 races at 3.30pm between 5 June and 25 September (6 to count)
Laser	Laser Cup	Laser results extracted from the Summer Series
Autumn	Cruiser Trophy	14 races at 11.30am between 31 July and 6 November (7 to count)
Spring/Autumn (SpA)	Saturday Trophy	10 races at 3.30pm between 3 April and 6 November (5 to count)
Sprint	Enterprise Cup	6 pairs of short races at 3.30pm between 17 April and 16 October (6 to count)

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