February 2001 Newsletter
In
this issue
Introduction
Welcome
to the 2001 RSA newsletter and a big thanks to all those who contributed to
this addition. Please do let me have your articles for future newsletters and send
them to myself
John
Langrick – RSA Newsletter Editor and Secretary , 10 St James Avenue , Thorpe
Bay, Essex SS1 3LH. Phone 01702 588199, e-mail johnlangrick@aol.com
Please
also note that the RSA now has a web site as follows: www.paglesham.org.uk/rsa This is the
web site for the Paglesham village and we thank them for allowing us this space
for our members. Please have a look if you get the opportunity and do let us
have a photo of your boat to be included. If you send it to me I will scan and
return to you.
On a sad note, as I go to print,
I have just heard that our President Norman Bishop passed away on
Thursday 8th Feb. May I, on behalf of the RSA, offer deepest sympathies to Edna and family.
2001 Roach Sailing
Association AGM at the Village hall Paglesham
The AGM will be held on Sunday 25th
March. The RSA would like to thank
Paglesham for the use of the
village hall. Please be prompt at 7:00 for a start at 7:30.
Subs
Please note that the year
2001 subs remains £3.00. Please send
your subs to Noreen our treasurer. We also have river licences in stock and the
price remains £11.50. If you want one sending
by post, please send an SAE. Noreen’s address is:
Mrs Noreen Bishop, 99
Stambridge Rd, Rochford, Essex.
Please make cheques payable to the Roach Sailing
Association.
Burgees
We still have plenty of
Burgees for sale. These can also be
purchased from Noreen. We have both racing and cruising burgees at £14.00 each
including VAT. Again, cheques to Noreen above.
Committee News
Please note that all members
of the committee are due or election at the AGM. The current members of the
committee are:
Nigel Bishop –
Acting Chairman
Jon Walmsley –
Race Officer
Richard Bessey -
Race Officer
Noreen Bishop -
Treasurer
John Langrick -
Secretary
Other members of the
committee on your behalf are
John Martin
Mike Dallimore
Michael Figg
2001
events
New
event no 1 – Fitting Out Supper
This
will be held at the Plough and Sail at Paglesham on Saturday 21st April. This
will be an informal dinner to celebrate (we hope) inching nearer the water.
Please meet for dinner at 7:00-7:30 and settle your own bills! Please confirm
numbers to myself, (John Langrick, 01702 588199). We have currently pre-booked 16 places and do need to let the pub
know any changes.
New
event no 2 - Holland Cruise
You
will see that the RSA is planning a trip to Holland some time in the period
Monday July 23 – Sat Aug 11th.
A period has been selected rather than a specific date as we do need to
see what the weather is like. If you would like to join us, please let Jon Walmsley
or Richard Bessey know.
Fambridge
Cruise
On
Sat Aug 12th, we cruise to Fambridge. You may remember that last
year at the end of October, we were to celebrate Haloween’s 50th
birthday, but again the weather conspired against us. This year we plan a
similar event and Rodney has invited RSA members on board for a small
celebration when we arrive at Fambridge and prior to our meal at the pub.
Dauntless
events
You
will have to forgive me for including these in the RSA newsletter, but we do
also have five members of this Association who are also members of he RSA and
as I arrange events and write newsletters for both, have combined some of them.
Which is just as well as many RSA members have joined us at the Dauntless
meetings in the past and as always are very welcome. The first meeting, which
is also the AGM, will be on Friday May 25th, 7:30pm, at the George
and Dragon on Foulness (anchor in the Roach). This will also be the same
weekend as the OGA Crouch Rally. The meeting will be in the conservation room
where there will be a buffet meal served. . For those who travel by road, you
will need to let the pub know that you are coming as the island remains MOD
property and has restricted access. The telephone number is 01702 219460.
There
is a second event which will be a rally to Benfleet Creek, via the Havengore.
Again RSA members will be very welcome, but please beware that there really is
very little water! If you want to go by sailing dinghy, you are also welcome to cruise with us and we will
also be able to arrange a few berths if necessary, The final Dauntless event is
a Paglesham rally. Simply a meeting of Dauntless boats at Paglesham and a trip
to the pub. As in the past, all are very welcome!
Pyfleet/Kent
cruises.
You
will need to watch the notice boards or keep in contact with the committee to
see where these will eventually end up. If the wind and tide serves as we hope,
we should try and make a weekend over in Kent. If really exceptional weather, I
will personally try and start on the Friday so that a full day can be spent
before the return. Alternatively, we will make the usual trip to Pyefleet. If
the weather is really bad, as was the case last year, we will probably detour
to Fambridge instead. Keep in touch nearer the date for the latest.
2001 Laying Up Supper
The laying up supper has been booked at the Royal
Burnham Yacht Club for Saturday 13th October 2001. There will be
reservation and booking details in the September newsletter, but please keep
this date free in you diaries.
Race
Officers Report
Richard
Bessey
Statistics
Number
of different boats: 15
Average
number per race: 5
Paglesham
Pot
5
boats was a good turnout for the start of the season. Light winds made us delay
the start, and a short course to Jubilee was selected. However things picked up
and quite a tight race ensued, and top 3 corrected times were all within a
couple of minutes. PINT POT won the day, following on from a successful winter
season at Hullbridge. Following up were PUDMUDDLE, LITTLE STINT, SWANTI and
MEMORY.
Whittaker
Cup
Seven
boats entered; SWANTI, PINT POT, STRAVAIG, PUDMUDLE, LITTLE STINT, MARSHMALLOW
and TROLOGY. The course was a long one, to the Crouch Buoy and back. LITTLE
STINT was first over the line followed by STRAVAIG. A special mention to Dick
Sandwell, in his new boat TRILOGY, who sailed round from Maylandsea to join us. On handicap SWANTI took first
place, followed by PINT POT with STRAVAIG third.
Blue
Shoal
They
were a bit thin on the ground for the Blue Shoal, with members visiting such far
flung places as the US and Walton on the Naze! However PINT POT, MEMORY and
LITTLE STINT raced to Redward and back, with LITTLE STINT taking the prize.
Shuttlewood
Cup
Four
boats started; STRAVAIG, PUDMUDDLE, LITTLE STINT & SWANTI. The course was
to Clarks in the Crouch. A fresh, westerly force 3 to 4, meant a long beat back
against the last of the tide. LITTLE STINT was again first over the line
followed by PUDMUDDLE and STRAVAIG. A good race by SWANTI gave her first place,
with PUDMUDDLE second and LITTLE STINT third.
Paglesham
Yacht Race
The
race was to be sailed on an ebb in variable winds. Our chosen course took us
down to Redward buoy, then back as far as the Foulness quay, where we finished
conveniently in time for a lunch-time pint. MEMORY came in first, followed by
WINKS and Simon Joel’s Wayfarer BARBARA ANNA in her first race.
Fambridge
Race
A
fleet 10 boats went to the Fambridge weekend with 8 entering the race to the
Branklet on Sunday; MEMORY, JOSID, HALOWEEN, SWANTI, STRAVAIG, PUDMUDDLE, LITTLE
STINT and TRILOGY. PUDMUDDLE, LITTLE STINT and MEMORY made an early break in
light winds with PUDMUDDLE first across the line. On corrected time, another
win for SWANTI followed by MEMORY and PUDMUDDLE.
Gracilda
Cup (Ladies Race)
With
many people away, there was only one contestant on the day, Steve Dowding’s
sister Angela. Nevertheless she sailed STORTEBECKER to the Holywell buoy and
back and claims the prize.
RNLI Race
Six
starters; SWANTI, MEMORY, PINT POT, STRAVAIG, PUDMUDDLE and BARBARA ANNA. Due
to strong westerly winds, the course was upstream to the houseboat. A broad reach their and back
favoured the gaffers with another win
for SWANTI, MEMORY in second and PINT POT in third.
Lifeboat
Cup
In
this Saturday afternoon race, three dinghies took part in fairly light winds,
taking the up-river course again to the first Port mark near to Rochford. WINKS
and B+ARBARA ANNA were again beaten to the finish by Nigel in MEMORY.
Roach
Plate
8
starters of which 3 were Dauntlesses: LINNEA Lena Riekie, LUCY BROWN Colin Lockett and Alan Holland and SWANTI, for what turned out to be a very
entertaining race. Due to a light westerly wind and a flood tide the decision
was made to follow a course up the Roach to the first port mark. Despite a
delayed start there was very little water in the upper Roach STORTEBECKER made
a good start only to run aground above the Violet as did most others at some
point. A queue formed around the buoy as there was no water on the south side.
MEMORY was first over the line with last boat, STRAVAIG 4 foot fin, finishing
one hour and 20 minutes later. SWANTI third, LINNEA second with a win for
MEMORY.
Handicaps for 2001
|
Boat |
Adjustment |
RSA Hendicap |
|
LITTLE STINT |
61 |
1201 |
|
TRILOGY 148 1286 |
148 |
1286 |
|
BARBARA ANNA |
238 |
1357 |
|
STRAVAIG |
233 |
1434 |
|
PUDMUDDLE |
156 |
1454 |
|
PINT POT |
123 |
1476 |
|
MARSHMALLOW |
170 |
1480 |
|
MEMORY |
191 |
1583 |
|
SWANTI |
-14 |
1667 |
Handicaps
have been adjusted after the end of the 2000 season, based on each boat's
average performance over all races in the season. Check
www.paglesham.org.uk/rsa for up-to-date racing details!
Summary of
Accounts 2000
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1999 |
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Income |
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2000 |
2000 |
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£ |
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£ |
£ |
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228.50 |
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Annual
Subscriptions |
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256.00 |
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345.00 |
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Crouch Harbour
Authority Discs |
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356.50 |
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19.75 |
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Sale of Flags
& Burgees |
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5.16 |
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3.82 |
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Bank Interest |
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1.87 |
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34.40 |
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Excess Inc/Exp
for dinner (inc. flowers) |
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(4.00) |
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631.47 |
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615.53 |
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Expenditure |
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57.00 |
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RYA
Subscription |
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57.00 |
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6.00 |
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CAYFE
Subscription |
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6.00 |
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80.97 |
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Printing,
Stationery & Postage |
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84.09 |
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52.00 |
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Cup Insurance |
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52.50 |
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39.48 |
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Cup Engraving |
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185.65 |
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345.00 |
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Crouch Harbour
Authority Discs |
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356.50 |
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-
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Donation to
Alexander Yacht Club |
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10.00 |
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580.45 |
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751.74 |
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Excess of
Expenditure over Income |
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(136.21) |
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51.02 |
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Excess of
Income over Expenditure |
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- |
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Balance
Sheet as at 31st December 2000 |
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Assets |
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405.67 |
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Balance at Bank
31st December |
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294.80 |
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282.44 |
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Stock of Flags
and Burgees |
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245.60 |
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Debtor |
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11.50 |
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688.11 |
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551.90 |
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Accumulated
Fund |
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637.09 |
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As at 1st
January |
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688.11 |
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51.02 |
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Surplus
Income/Excess Expenditure |
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(136.21) |
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688.11 |
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551.90 |
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Signed______________________ |
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Noreen Bishop |
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Honorary
Treasurer |
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Live-a-board in the Mediterranean
Dan
O’Herlihy
Lady Hamilton is a 1973 Shipman 28. After 5 years at Paglesham I took her to the Mediterranean. The account of my 3250 mile trip to Greece appeared in a previous issue.
Greece 1999
August 26th - October 15th was
spent cruising the islands of the Ionian, with a brief interlude in Corfu where
I had to haul out to repair a shaft coupling. One of the pins had sheared
following years of corrosion and a close encounter with a submerged log.
A very awkward repair that
required removal of the prop, separating the Hydralic motor from the hull moulding and sliding it back
far enough to drive out the remains of the pin. I was assisted by fellow RSA
member Dennis Haggerty, previously a partner in the boat before I sold up and
sailed in May 1999. He had joined me for a week of sailing, however we had only
motored 1 mile from Corfu Old Harbour when the boat suddenly lost all drive. We
spent the next 2 days hauled out in a boat yard to repair it. All work had to
be carried out after squeezing into the cockpit locker and then stretching into
the bilge. A back sufferers nightmare!
The yard owners were very
obliging but we had to seek the assistance of a local engineer to drive out the
remains of a second pin. Fortunately the cost of all this was less than half
you would pay in the UK. Before Dennis returned home we still managed to visit
the islands of Paxos and Anti Paxos. Free harbours, cheap beer and fabulous
weather, Dennis became an overnight convert to Mediterranean cruising!
At the end of the season I
laid up Lady Hamilton for the winter in Preveza, taking a flight back to the UK
in early November. I then spent the winter in England working to build up my
cruising funds and buying equipment for the boat. Upon returning to Greece in
the Spring of 2000, my 70 kgs of baggage included a nearly new cylinder head,
barrel and piston! I managed to secure these after placing wanted ads in the
yachting press.
Greece 2000
I spent two weeks readying
the boat and making modifications. My rebuilt engine has run faultlessly ever
since. The continued running maintenance and repairs have made the 25 years old
Farymann auxilary more of a hobby than a means of propulsion! But it has never
failed to start and will still push Lady Hamilton along at 5.5 knots in smooth
water.
Launching at Prevesa, Lady Hamilton then cruised the Gulf of Corinth. I visited Delphi, then through the canal (£42 for a two and a half mile passage!). Dennis once again flew out from England to join me for a week (Easy Jet only £100 return inclusive). We visited Athens and the islands of Saronic G