DELPH 
NEWS
April 2006
Forthcoming Events
Friday 5th May Club Training for members
Sat/Sun 13th /14th May Miracle Open Meeting
Sat. 14th May Miracle BBQ – please book with Tim Wareing
Sat. 27th May Solo Open Meeting
Sat. 10th June Charity Jazz Night - only 20 tickets available -
Please contact me.
Training for Members , Social Sailing and Taste of Sailing
See calendar for other social
sailing dates.
Social sailing means that there is safety cover a is safety cover and is usually
followed by a DIY BBQ
(NB – NOT on 10th JUNE)
Please also please note
that the Training for
Members sessions need to be
pre-booked with David
Hopkins and that the minimum age is 8 years . There is also an expectation that trainees can swim.
Why am I sending this? Please refer to David Hopkins letter for an explanation .
“The Sail Training and Social Training programme has changed at Delph. This is a result of a number of factors which I will attempt to explain and summarize. The club is registered as an approved RYA training Centre and as such has to adhere to specific guidelines when undertaking RYA training sessions. Previously this function has run alongside Social Sailing for club members and Taste of Sailing for potential new members. It is of benefit for the club to maintain its status as an RYA Training Centre, not least so that we can go on delivereing recognised Training to club members at a fraction of the cost ofcommercial centres.
Those of you who have seen me trying to organize all 3 components on a Friday evening, not knowing who is coming to learn and who is coming to teach them, may understand the difficulties I have faced. On a number of occasions we have reached the club limit of 50 boats on the water at any one time on Friday evenings. For safety reasons we need to know who is coming and what they want to do, before turning up on the beach.
1. RYA Training Sessions will be provided for members who have pre-booked and will comprise 6 sessions on the water and 4 shore – based sessions in September RYA certificates awarded to those trainees qualifying.
- Social Sailing as already shown
- Taste of Sailing as already shown
The club Officers, Directors and volunteer instructors trust these arrangements meet with approval and we van go on to enjoy a successful season of none competitive sailing alongside the club’s race training programme.
David Hopkins Principal of Training Delph Sailing Club
It has been a somewhat eventful start to the season with the opening day very windy, very wet, one race abandoned and a power failure to the Race Control Centre. The second week of the Early Points series was slightly better with sunshine, wind and hail. For the Laser Open Meeting 30 boats entered the first race and there were about 15 in the last one. The winner was Ian Jones from Dovestones SC and the first Delph boat was Matthew Sharman.
Don McDermott has resigned as Bosun though he will continue to help out this season. Many thanks to Don for all the work he has done to keep the safety boats operable – maintenance, repairs, fuel etc, jetty and buoys upkeep. If anyone is interested in helping in any one of these areas please contact Gary Stephenson.
The DVD of “Snow White and the Severn Sailors” is now available—please contact Jill Stephenson to order a copy.
Finally please note that work is expected to be carried out on Wednesday 3rd May laying a new cable from the Clubhouse to the Race Control Centre.
Rene Savelli (Commodore)
PS Booking also required for Taste of Sailing sessions. Contact Gary Stephenson
or Graham Clow. (Maximum 20 per session)