Regatta Aug 2010

Despite the conditions the RSC Regatta and Open Mermaid meeting took place on 28/29 August - for results Click Here

Regatta Aug 2010

RSC Regatta - Cruisers & Mermaids welcome. 27/28 August. Regatta forms here
Notice of Race - RSC Regatta 2010..doc
Sailing Instructions 2010.doc
Registration Forms RSC Regatta 2010.doc

Return of the Fleet

The fleet returns back to the river, for details Click Here

RSC sailors out in force – trophies, broken masts – read all about it !

Two broken masts, a broken tooth (from a biscuit !) and a 2nd (Jim Carthy) 3rd (Paddy Dillon) and 4th (Anthony Carthy) were all reported from the Mermaid Nationals which were held in Foynes during the first week in August, where a very enjoyable week was had by all. Well done also to junior RSC member Eoin Butterly who was a runner up in the Crew Race. More details at www.dublinbaymermaid.com

At the Skerries regatta in July there was a very hotly contested mermaid race with Jim Carthy eventually being pronounced the victor with Paddy Dillon in 2nd place. Pat Kelly & crew took first in the Cruiser class with Storm with a 2nd in Saturday’s races. Good performances were put in by the juniors in the Laser race with Ciaran Hand 4th, Cameron Mc Crum 5th and Brian Carthy 6th. Another junior Freya Mc Crum competed in her first regatta courtesy of Patrick Boardman in his mermaid over the two days. On the same weekend over in Sutton other juniors were competing: Clara Hynes getting 2nd in the laser 4.7’s, while Noelle Leonard and Lisa Coleman got 4th in the Feva class.

At the Howth junior regatta Clara got 2nd in the 4.7’s, a position she also achieved at the Clontarf junior regatta. Meanwhile Noelle and Lisa changed boats and received a 1st in the Topaz class (their first outing in this boat at a regatta so well done!), whilst Meabh Grogan got a prize for ‘excellent effort’ in her first regatta in a laser.

The laser juniors were out in force again at the Connaught Laser Championships which were this year held in Dun Laoghaire with Clara getting 18th in the 4.7’s. In the radial class Sean Paul White got 14th with Brian Carthy 42nd, Cameron Mc Crum 44th and Ciaran Hand 45th.

Two RSC sailors took part in the round Ireland yacht race – Paddy Dillon on Raging Bull a cruiser from Skerries and junior sailor, Sean Paul White on Joker 1 a Sigma 38 from Dun Laoghaire. A great experience – for more details see http://www.roundirelandyachtrace.ie.

On the international circuit Alan Ruigrok (who has been passing on tips throughout the summer to the junior lasers) achieved 44th place in the Gold Fleet at the World Laser Youth Championships at Largs in Scotland. His sister Erica got to wear the coveted Irish green jacket at the European Optimist championships where Team Ireland achieved the best European results for 10 years.

The ISA courses are completed for this year and sailing has continued on a Thursday night for the juniors. This unfortunately will finish soon with the school year about to begin in a couple of weeks. However we expect that many of the ‘senior’ juniors will return for the chill laser series and may be joined by some new hardy juniors.

Pipe Tow Woes!

As any of you who have been down at the club lately will have noticed, the view from the sailing club looks extraordinarily bare for the time of year, with not a cruiser in site. If you want to see what I mean, have a look at the pictures of Junior sailing on the 6th and 15th of July on the gallery page. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this story, five 240 metre sections of 1 metre diameter pipe are being assembled and fitted with concrete collars in the estuary. These are fitted with end plates, so they float and are then to be towed out by a tug, and submerged into a trench on the seabed, where they will form the outfall of the sewage processing plant under construction in Portrane. This has necessitated the removal of boats from moorings east of and close to Rogerstown pier, and the dropping of some moorings to create room for the tug to manoeuvre.

The construction company, SIAC, have arranged for boats to be accommodated in Malahide Marina while work is going on. Originally this was for the week of any planned tow, but they have now agreed that it will be simpler for all concerned to cover all boats until the works are finished as they cannot predict when they will be able to tow with any certainty and do not wish to pause in the process, unless forced to do so by the weather.

The whole process is now fairly seriously behind schedule, given that two strings of pipe were to be towed in mid June, the remaining five to be completed in July. As this is written (Friday 16th July) the first string of pipes is tethered to a line of piles in the estuary, waiting to be towed out when the weather permits, which looks like Tuesday 20th at the earliest. This will presumably be early in the morning, as high water is at 07:30. It is hard to see the process being completed much before the end of August, but watch this space...........

It’s an ill wind that blows no good, as they say, the Juniors have had a ball these last few weeks, with no big boats getting in their way. The ten weeks of Summer Training are now over, but it is hoped that their will be lots of participation on Thursday evenings, when there will be rescue cover for juniors who wish to continue sailing, though no formal instruction.

Blessing of the Boats 2010

Blessing of the Boats 2010, read all about it Click Here, and see more photos in the gallery Click Here

Peter Dunne memorial day and lift in

Peter Dunne memorial day and lift in, read all about it Click Here.

News Round up February - March

February and March have seen huge levels of activity both on and off the water. Click Here for a short summary:

Life Saving Equipment Demonstration - Solas Marine

On Wednesday 31 March, 2010 Tom Whelan from Solas Marine will give a demonstration of life saving equipment. This will include the use of demonstration flares, opening a liferaft, displaying and discussing the contents and their use. This should be of interest to all sailors both junior and adult. The demonstration will begin at 8.30 pm and should last for an hour.

Thank you – RNLI Christmas cards

Gerry Benson has extended thanks to all who supported the purchase of Royal National Lifeboat Institution Christmas cards at the club. €950 was raised for this valuable service. Well done everyone !.

ISA - Membership Details & Newsletter

The Irish Sailing Association (ISA) has a section of their site dedicated to members, which profiles items of interest and discounts available. The newsletter for February has just been added. See www.sailing.ie/membership.

First Aid Course

On Saturday/Sunday, 20th/21st March a First Aid course will be held in the Clubhouse from 9.30 am to 5pm each day. The cost of the course is €100 per attendee. There will be an exam on the second day by an independent examiner and a certificate will be issued on successful completion of the exam. More details on www.ofaaa.ie. Places are limited to 10. For more information or to book a place please contact Gerry Duff at 086 834 7964.

Tall Ships Races

The Tall Ships Races are returning to Waterford in 2011. The host port organising committee in Waterford are committed to sending 20 trainees on the second leg of the 2010 race from Kristiansand in Norway to Hartlepool in England, July 30th to August 8th. If any members aged 16-25 are interested in participating the Tall Ships Races 2010 please contact tallshipsrace@waterfordcity.ie or (051) 849640.

ISA National Conference

The ISA National Conference, AGM & Awards dinner will be held in the Osprey Hotel & Spa, 6th & 7th March, 2010. All ISA members are invited to attend the conference & AGM free of charge. For more details see www.sailing.ie

Thank you - Irish Cancer Society

Derrie Carthy on behalf of the Rush fund raising group of the Irish Cancer Society sent a thank you to all those who took part in the Christmas Sail on Sunday 20 December, 2009 or the Christmas Swim on Christmas morning and to those who came down to watch, and to all who collected and donated funds. The funds collected totalled €5,382 which was a great amount, given the current economic conditions and the calls on everyone's generosity. Well done to all !

In memoriam: Brian Paul Wayte (3/9/1938 - 27/1/2010)

It is with regret that we advise that one of our members Brian Paul Wayte has recently passed away. We wish to express our sincere condolences to Brian's family.

Brian enjoyed the company of other members in the snooker room and a tribute to Brian can be viewed here Click Here

BAR HOURS CHANGE wef 10 January 2010

Tony Tisdall, our permanent Bar Manager is taking some time off to have a hip replacement. We wish Tony every success with the operation and a speedy recovery. We will miss Tony's cheery chat and expertise and look forward to welcoming him back behind the club bar, before too long.

In the interim period, we will be relying on the volunteers from the Bar Committee to fill the gap. As a result there will be some changes for this period. With effect from this Sunday, 10 January, 2010, the bar hours will change. The bar will open at 6pm and close at 10pm. Other nights, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday will remain the same.

Christmas Swim

On the chilliest Christmas day for years between 20 and 30 swimmers took the plunge into the shallow calm waters of the estauary. It was so cold and frosty the slipway had to be sanded down to allow the swimmers get to the water in safety. Led by Packer Thorne the group charged into the water to huge cheers from the onlookers. All safely returned to the clubhouse for delicious soup and mince pies. Thanks to Ann, Marguerite and Jenny. First indications are that almost €4,000 may be raised, which coupled with the sailors €1,000 would make a total of almost €5,000 for the charity. Well done to all !

Christmas Sail

On Sunday 20 December, 2010, with temperatures reaching a high of 2 degrees, twelve sailors, both adults and juniors, took to the water for the Christmas sponsored sail in aid of the Irish Cancer Society.
As the conditions were a bit tricky it was decided that the race would be abandoned and instead a fun sail took place with sailors pairing in the lasers, with three in Des Jones' Laser 2000. Well done to the rescue who, were thankfully not called into action, but had to stay the pace on the water in the freezing conditions.
All returned safely to the Clubhouse for 'aunty ann's soup' and delicious goodies made by Ann and Marguerite. A total of €1,010 was collected by the sailors for the charity. Derrie Carthy on behalf of the charity expressed sincere thanks to the sailors, support team, and the Club for this excellent support, which is very valuable. See Photo's Here

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