In This Issue: A new look; Work Party; Quiz Night; Another GCCC Talk; Safety Boat Course Surrey Schools Regatta, Saturday Training Applications; Adult Spring Course booking and other RYA training; New class captains; Spring Chicken; Wind and Weed. (please turn on (allow) images to get the full effect of our new look and you may also need to clear your browser history to view the new look website).
A New Look - For the Newsletter, Website and our Logo
The observant among you will have noticed a new header for the newsletter, and a change of colour to the text. This is not just the editor having a 'moment', but the result of a lot of work behind the scenes to standardise our logo across the club. Many years of everyone doing 'their own thing' meant that every printed poster and logo looked slightly different, so we have worked hard to bring the logo a little up to date, and standardise it across the club. Below you will see some posters for various upcoming events. These are now colour coded for you, so mainly red is a warning of a hazard (eg algae), whilst orange relates to training, yellow to youth news, purple to social, blue to club racing, green for open meetings and navy for Sailability. We hope you will find these easy on the eye, and eventually easy on the brain to identify the different sections of the club.
If you are a club member who has formerly created your own posters for club events, your life has just become much easier, as our graphics guru, Rich will do it all for you in the new templates, and then will even put the posters up for you around the club. You can contact Rich on richard.croucher@outlook.com to give him the information you need included and when the poster is agreed between you, send it on to me for inclusion in the newsletter. (newsletter@papercourt-sc.org.uk)
Quiz Night - Saturday 16th March, 2019 - 7.30pm
The next of our ever popular quiz nights is on Saturday 16th March. Served up with a Posh Ploughman's Supper, with prizes, spot prizes, and lots of laughter, this is primarily an evening for adult members. You can quiz alone, in ones or twos, or any number up to teams of eight. If you are not in a pre-made team, we will team you up with the brainy people! Tickets must be booked in advance as this is a catered event, so book by emailing snowmail@btinternet.com as soon as possible. Tickets £10.00 per person.
This quiz will support our own Papercourt Sailability
Work Party - Sunday 3rd March from 9.00am
This is when we all get together to make the club spick and span for the start of the new sailing season. There are plenty of jobs for everyone, old or young. Indoor jobs, outdoor jobs, big jobs and small jobs. Come along and lend a hand, and you will get a free delicious lunch as well as a satisfied feeling of jobs well done. If you need to know more, or have spotted something around the club that needs doing, please contact John on john_brenda@pantings.plus.com or text John on 07999338616.
Adult RYA Spring Course - Booking now open - and other training
Booking is now open for the Adult RYA Spring Course working towards RYA Level 1 and Level 2. If you are a beginner, then this is the course for you. Click the button below for more details. If you need to ask a few questions before applying, contact tozermike@hotmail.com and Mike will be pleased to help.
There are other Adult training opportunities, as well as dates for all the club RYA training courses this year, available on the website. Just click the button below.
As ever, courses are only available to Papercourt Members
if you have had the pleasure of walking around or sailing on our lake you can not but have noticed that our contractors have been hard at work. Much of the growth over the last two years has been cut back in addition to clearing any dead or dying trees and shrubs. This is all part of our maintenance plan and has greatly enhanced views around the lake which have been extremely well received by the walkers, dog walkers and runners. It has also had the most important benefit of allowing more wind over the lake, thereby improving our sailing.
Following on from the success last year, we have already commenced the programme of harrowing the lake bottom in the weedy areas. This sets back the weed growth without disrupting the ecology of the lake, making sailing much better in the summer.
Frank Brown Sailing Secretary
Spring Chicken Handicap Day - Sunday 24th February
Shake out your sails ready for Spring with the Spring Chicken Handicap one day series on Sunday 24th February. 3 GH Races - best two to count - First race 11.00am
I hope you are enjoying the new posters, because here comes another one:
Power Boat Course - 27th March (eve) 29th and 30th March
If you are thinking of becoming an instructor, helping out on Saturday mornings, or would just prefer to do your duties on the water rather than in the Galley, this is the course for you. Contact Helen Bennet on helenbennett43@yahoo.com as soon possible if you have any questions, or if you want to join the course.
New Class Captain for Fireflys
Jamie McEwen has taken on the Class Captain role for Fireflys and can be contacted on James@McEwen.uk.net
New Class Captain for Cruising
For everything you need to know about opportunities for cruising on the lake, contact your new Cruising Captain - David Birch on dcb2101@ntlworld.com
Youth News
Summer 2019 Saturday Training
The booking form for Summer Saturday Morning youth training is now available on the website. Click the button below to find it, or look on the Youth and Juniors section of the website.
Training is, as usual, for Club Members only.
Surrey Schools Regatta - Saturday 23rd March
All the details are on the poster below, or click the button below to go to the bookings portal.
New Class Captains for Oppies and Toppers
New year, new class captains:
Oppies: Tom Newton - email optimists@papercourt-sc.org.uk
Toppers: Andy Wyatt - email andy.m.wyatt@btinternet.com
Another Interesting Talk at Papercourt - 12th February
Our friends at GCCC are hosting another interesting talk at Papercourt this coming Tuesday 12th February, about the legendary Donald Campbell. Papercourt Members are welcome to attend, but everyone must book in advance. Click the button below and follow the instructions!
GCCC Talk - 12th February details above
Spring Chicken one day series - 23rd February - details above
Work party - 3rd March - contact john_brenda@pantings.plus.com
Power Boat Course 27/29/30 March - contact helenbennett43@yahoo.com
Quiz night - 16th March - book on snowmail@btinternet.com
Surrey Schools Regatta - 23rd March - details above
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