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SOVEREIGN HARBOUR YACHT CLUB
NEWSLETTER
FORTY - EIGHT
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Due to very little cash being taken over the bar, with most members preferring to pay by card, the club cannot guarantee that cash will be available at all times.
Please be understanding with the staff if cash is unavailable.

Thank you.


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These look to be very interesting evening talks.
ASTRO NAVIGATION
A basic introductory talk on astro navigation over two evenings from
Toby Norman, owner and skipper of 'Carlotta',  the beautiful 1899 Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter which you can see in the harbour.

in Royal Sovereign Suite
7pm
Tuesday, 21st and 28th February 2023

ALL WELCOME

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Friday, 9th December
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Saturday, 10th December
2.30 - 4.30 pm (please arrive by 2.30pm). The entertainment will be a Punch & Judy Show, Magic Tricks, Juggling, Games and Balloon Modelling with an interval for tea before Santa  arrives to give each child a gift.
 
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Saturday, 10th December
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Sunday, 11th December
PURSUIT RACE
R/O Kevin Watts and Team Safia
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Sunday, 11th December
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Wednesday, 14th December
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Wednesday, 14th December
Tom Cunliffe on The Life and Times of the Shell Channel Pilot
Tom Cunliffe has been a regular contributor to Yachting Monthly,Yachting World  and Sail magazine, Classic Boat and 'Sailing Today' for many years. He has been a professional writer since 1986 and has won the Best Book of the Sea award twice, for Topsail and Battleaxe and Hand, Reef and Steer. He is also the author of the important Shell Channel Pilot for the English Channel. In 2010 he presented the award-winning six-part BBC documentary series, 'The Boats That Built Britain' He also presented the popular 'Boat Yard' series for Discovery TV. He now has a big following on his Youtube channel, 'Yachts and Yarns'. This will be a very entertaining evening. All members and guests are welcome. Royal Sovereign Suite 8pm ****************
Thursday, 15th December
followed by .......
Annie, Ros and Iain will be your quiz masters this week.
PLEASE NOTE THE EARLIER START TIME OF 7.30pm
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We are always looking for volunteers to host the popular Thursday night quizzes. If you would like to be a quiz master in 2023, please email Annie Brooks. And if you would like a copy of the quiz guidelines to assist you in this role, please let Annie know and she will email them to you. violetsistersnog@hotmail.com
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Saturday, 17th December
with Dave Jarvis and Annie Brooks

8pm


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Sunday, 18th December
followed by .........
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Saturday, 31st December
Bookings now being taken

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Sunday, 15th January 2023
11am
followed by lunch and and an afternoon of entertainment from
Rick Bonner
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Saturday, 18th February
The menu can be seen in last week's newsletter.
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Sunday, 4th December
AUTUMN SERIES
Race 5
R/O Bob Jackson and Team White Rose
YTC
1. Nigel Pipe  -  Temptress
2. Kevin Watts  -  Safia
3. Dave Child  -  Electric Air
4. Neal Burton  - Magic Dragon


IRC
1. Nigel Pipe  -  Temptress
2. Dave Child  -  Electric Air
AUTUMN SERIES Sunday, 18th December (Race 1 which was postponed following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II)

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Thank you to all of you who came to help decorate the club for Christmas last Saturday morning.
We did it in in record time.
It looks amazing.

Your Commodore


Gary Mead
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