We have finished sailing for 2011, the boats have been snuggled down with a warm hot water bottle. We are getting together on February 25th for a quiz night and sailing starts on march 3rd with our AGM starting at 4pm.
We are a friendly group who get together to race our boats on Saturday
afternoons at
Stubbers Sailing Centre, Ockendon Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2TY,
between the months of March and November.
We have an established fleet of Mirror dinghies and GP14's. We are affiliated to the Royal Yachting Association. We aim to be on the water racing by 12.30. After the first race we stop for a short lunch break and then continue sailing until 4.30pm.
On the second Saturday of each month between May and October we intend to have all our mirror sailors out competing for the Peter Morton trophy. Peter was an avid mirror racer and we hope he will be watching closely from his lake in the sky where the wind and tides are "just right".
You can contact the secretary, June Hutson on tel. 01375 846153 if you would like any more information about the club. Alternatively come to the lake at around noon and come and see us in action.
You should have a full change of clothing with you, just in case, and must wear soft shoes when in a boat. You will be expected to help put away your boat after sailing and in due course, to become proficient, in setting up your boat prior to going out on the water. Full guidance will, of course, be given.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
—William Arthur Ward