Archived Updates

Racing Marks
DIP RYTHE P MRSC 31 DEC	Removed
EMS U ESC 31 DEC	Removed

PEACOCK P ISC 31 DEC	Added

Dinghy Open Meetings
Sat 05-Apr 1140 4.8 BSC Open Finn H	Added
Sun 06-Apr 1221 4.9 BSC Open Finn H	Added

Sat 27-Sep 1117 4.7 BSC Open Finn H	Deleted
Sun 28-Sep 1155 4.8 BSC Open Finn H	Deleted

Product Recall

Total Recall Of Pains Wessex White Collision Warning (MK7) Hand Flares

Pains Wessex (As Amended By ISAF), 08 May 2006
Following investigations carried out after an incident in which a member of the public was injured, Pains Wessex has announced a total recall of all its Pains Wessex White Collision Warning (MK7) Hand Flares Item No 52651.

Pains Wessex has identified that there may be a risk that some of these white flares will not fire as intended. All white flares are therefore being recalled as a safety precaution. Additionally, this total recall will allow us to bring these products into our continuing investigation.
The Pains Wessex White Collision Warning (MK 7) Hand Flare Item No 52651 is sold on its own and is also contained as a part of the Collision Warn-Off Kit and the ORC RORC Distress Kit.
Customers with in date Pains Wessex White Collision Warning (MK7) Hand Flares Item No 52651 are requested not to use the flare, and to return it immediately to the place of purchase where the purchase price will be refunded. If unable to return the flare to the place of purchase, customers may take the flare to their nearest chandler.
Customers with out of date Pains Wessex White Collision Warning (MK7) Hand Flares Item No 52651 should contact Pains Wessex on + 44 2392 623965.
To assist its customers with this recall, Pains Wessex has set up a help line during office hours on + 44 2392 623962 or the company can be contacted via email at recall@pwss.com.

Notice to Mariners from The Harbour Master

Notice to Mariners from The Harbour MasterAll sailors are drawn to the attention of the following Notice to Mariners from The Harbour Master
SAFE USE OF TENDERS
Chichester Harbour Conservancy recognises that persons using tenders are responsible for their own safety but it is concerned that some may be taking unnecessary risks. Chichester Harbour Conservancy recommends that:

All persons in tenders wear lifejackets.

Tenders are not overloaded.

Weather, sea and tidal conditions are properly assessed.

Tenders carry a torch at night.

Tenders carry a means of summoning assistance.

Tenders are not used by persons under the influence of drink or drugs.

Lt Col JQ Davis OBE
Manager and Harbour Master 4 January 2006"

All Notices to mariners issued by The Harbour Master may be vieved on the Conservancy Website by clicking on the link: www.conservancy.co.uk/water/local_notices.asp

Correction to 2006 Hand Book

Unfortunately there is an error in the 2006 Federation Yearbook. The entry for Thorney Island SC should read as follows:

THORNEY ISLAND SAILING CLUB

Address: Church Road, Thorney Island, Emsworth P010 8DS
Telephone: 01243 371731
Email: ian@sutherlandi.fsworld.co.uk

Officers: Commodore Sq Ldr Sally Franks RAF *
Vice Commodore Paul Brown
Rear Commodore (Cruising) Flt Lt N Mellon RAF
Rear Commodore (Dinghies) Tim Weeden
Hon Secretary Ian Sutherland (01243 372504)
Hon Treasurer Tim Jones
Hon Membership Secretary Louisa Sievers

Federation Appointments & Retirements.

Federation appoints Jean Sagues as new Sailing Secretary

At the AGM held on Sunday evening 4th December at Emsworth Sailing Club, Jean Sagues from Dell Quay Sailing Club was elected as the new Hon. Sailing Secretary, taking over from Robert Macdonald, who had held the post since 1995.

Jean, a retired electrical engineer, started his sailing career whilst attending University College, London, learning to race on the Welsh Harp Reservoir. Thereafter becoming a member of Wembley Sailing Club in 1956, he has spent over 40 years sailing Fireflies, and in particular has been a keen team racing enthusiast. He served as Commodore for several terms of ‘The Castaways’ (Old members of University Of London) renowned for their team racing expertise, and was an official for The RYA National Team Racing competition.

He currently sails a Laser 2000 with his wife, Liz, at Dell Quay Sailing Club, which he joined in 1997, on moving down to Chichester. He has been a member of both the Federation’s Chairman’s and Regatta Committees for the last three years.

Sir Jeremy Thomas, who joined the Chairman’s Committee in 1991 has relinquished his place on the Committee, after standing down from both The Conservancy and Advisory Committees. Sir Jeremy, a former ambassador, has been a major influence on the management of the harbour, serving as Advisory Committee Chairman from 1993 to 1997 and in particular taking a leading role in the production of ‘Valuing Chichester Harbour’ an important management document, and also setting up the Chichester Harbour Trust, of which he remains Chairman. The Trust has already acquired a number of sites around the harbour, thereby helping to protect the unique character of the harbour, and its waterside.

New Racing Mark - ‘Pusinelli’

Nigel Pusinelli was commended at the AGM with the renaming of Emsworth Sailing Club’s racing mark ‘Oyster’ to Pusinelli, (situated in the Emsworth Channel between Sweare Deep and Marker) to commemorate the outstanding dedication and commitment that he has given in serving both The Federation and Chichester Harbour Conservancy over thirty five years. Renowned as the ‘oracle of the harbour’ for his depth of harbour knowledge and history, Nigel has served as Chairman of The Conservancy as well as holding all The Federation’s Offices. A past Commodore of Emsworth Sailing Club and currently Admiral, an ardent Solo dinghy sailor for many years, he now continues to sail a Laser Pico, although at age 84, he defers to his grandchildren when the wind blows above force 5.

Hugh Caldwell, (Chichester Cruiser Racing Club) has also stood down from the Chairman’s Committee after 6 years. A past Commodore of CCRC, Hugh has been their Council Representative at Federation for over 20 years. Derek Russell, the immediate past Commodore of Mengeham Rythe S.C. has been elected to serve on The Chairman’s Committee.

Reports of Meetings in November 2005

Friday 18th November 2005. Sailing Secretaries Meeting & Supper

On Friday 18th November the harbour Club Sailing Secretaries / Rear Commodores (Sailing) met at Bosham Sailing Club. They were given an excellent presentation on the new RYA Racing Charter by John Doerr from the RYA. John explained the reasons behind The Charter’s introduction and its objectives. There was useful dialogue especially on the alternative ‘mediation process’ to formal protests. This will be further discussed at the Federation Spring General Meeting next April after sailing secretaries have had an opportunity to consult their committees.

Amongst other items discussed was the need for continued improvement of communication between club race officers, which dinghy classes were favoured by clubs, and problems with maintaining racing marks on station, and the changing depth of water in the harbour.

Saturday 19th November 2005. Youth / Junior Secretaries / Co-ordinators Meeting

On Saturday 19th November Club Youth Secretaries met at Emsworth Sailing Club. The meeting reviewed which clubs were now approved RYA training centres, who was participating in the Volvos Challenge Scheme, and which dinghy classes were popular.

Ways in which clubs organised themselves, and opportunities for co-operation between clubs for youth activities were discussed. A harbour club Team Racing Challenge was the first new event to be proposed for next May, outside the existing programme of club Junior Regattas and Youth Weeks.

There was considerable discussion about the need for clubs to cater for club youth sailors who were outside the scope of the RYA Youth Squad training system, and the need to maintain their interest in the sport, so that they eventually participated in mainstream club activities. The requirement for an alternative boat to either the 420 or the 29er, to follow on from the popular RS Feva was identified. Pursuant to the meeting LDC Racing Sailboats have confirmed a new boat meeting this criteria is on trial., and brief details are now available.

Robert Macdonald, Hon Federation Sailing Secretary.

Possible New Youth Boat

LDC Racing Sailboats are in the process of developing the RS500 - it is a single wire, easy to sail, youth/small-medium sized adult asymmetric. It incorporates all the best bits of a 29er and 420. It will be significantly cheaper than both, but
still built in GRP, similar construction to the RS200.

Designed to be more appealing for clubs than the difficult 29er or the symmetric and very expensive 420.

Yardstick of around 1000, - stable enough for the "August sailors", and buoyant enough for Dad to enjoy...

Should be at the January Boatshow …and available for delivery next season,
likely retail price £4895 inc vat, and launching trolley

- comparing to £5795 29er, £6250 420, and £4495 Vago (this is polyethylene).

LOA 4320mm / 14'2". (slightly longer than a 420)

Beam 1600mm / 5'3" (slightly narrower than a 420)

Fully fitted hull, inc sprit 80kg (same as a 420)

GRP / coremat construction

Designer: Phil Morrison / RS Racing

The sail area is not cast in stone but it is more powerful than a 420 - and
the hull is more buoyant but as stable.

The asymmetric is generous to give a
kick off wind.

Purpose designed for the youth / family purchase for those that are not
following the RYA youth squad route.

Ø The class will provide open training / open circuit and a real emphasis on the ‘15-25’ age group. The ethos is to transcend the ‘RYA Youth’ label, attempting to align our youth sailors with the adult sport, keeping them sailing.

RS will have promotional literature by the January Boatshow - but will be happy to let the boat be sailed on the 10th December at Hayling Island Sailing Club.

Please contact Nick Peters (RS Racing) on 02380 246331, E-mail nick@rssailing.com

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Past Commodore's Dinner April 2005

On 15th April 2005 Chichester Harbour Federation hosted a champagne reception followed by a four course dinner for 60 Past Commodores with their wives and partners, from thirteen of the harbour clubs, at Hayling Island Sailing Club, by kind courtesy of their current Commodore, David Nicholls, who attended with his wife Clare, as the Federation’s guests. There were three couples attending including the new Federation Chairman, Peter Taylor where both husband and wife had both held office.

The last such dinner had been held six years earlier in 1999, again at Hayling Island Sailing Club, although in their old clubhouse. Addressing the assembled gathering whose earliest term of office stretched back as far as 1965, Peter Taylor, (Past Commodore at Itchenor 1991-1994), the Federation Chairman, congratulated Hayling on their magnificent new facility.

Peter then reviewed the activities of the Federation over the last six years, in particular the strenuous efforts to assist The Conservancy in reaching a solution to protect the East Head peninsular. In outlining the progress to date and the likely battles ahead, he warned of the need to secure additional voluntary contributions to help finance any long term solution. He referred to other environmental issues also affecting the harbour. He paid tribute to his predecessor, Mike Baker, and the contributions of members of The Federation Chairman’s Committee both past and present, who scrutinize the Conservancy papers every quarter. An outstanding contribution had been made by Nigel Pusinelli over 35 years to both The Federation and Conservancy, but at age 83, he was standing aside. He also paid tribute to the late Ray Wells, a former commodore of Langstone S.C., and previous Federation Sailing Secreatry.

The Federation had been working in other areas, with the Harbour Master and the Clubs, The Code of Conduct for Racing had proved a success negating the need for new byelaws, following the advent of The Port Marine safety Code. The Federation’s own harbour census from both clubs and yards had shown the RYA’s own review to be unrepresentative of an increased and healthy activity around the harbour, particularly with youth sailing. Promotion of good race management had been a resounding success, with 200 club members now RYA accredited. The advent of the new harbour weather stations Chimet and Cambermet, in conjunction with the RNLI were a marvellous safety tool. All this apart, a number of clubs had successfully attracted lottery funding to carry out developments and improvements.

It should not go unnoticed that most of the UK Olympic Sailing Medalists at both Sydney and Athens were either members or trained at Hayling Island Sailing Club, now an accredited National Sailing Academy.

Federation Week continued to be as popular as ever with 450 entries the previous year, race over three courses, and managed by a 90 strong management team drawn from all the clubs, - surely one of the largest dinghy regatta in the country. Thanks again were due to Hayling in welcoming everyone back each year.

In concluding he implored those present to support their current officers who struggled with far more beaurocracy and ever-demanding members to carry out their duties.

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Nick Fox, (past Commodore Bosham Sailing Club 2001 –2003) thanked the Chairman for his informative review and proceeded to enlighten the audience with a brief resume of The Chairman’s life history, his extensive sailing experience, and his truly competitive nature, recently shown up when he had reluctantly had to accede to his grand-daughter’s superior speed when skiing. He thanked the Federation and wished them continued success with their work on behalf of all the clubs.

Peter Taylor (Commodore) addresses the members

Nick Fox (Past Commodore Bosham Sailing Club) Responds

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