End of Season Pursuit Race 16th Dec 2007

The last race of the season proves to be another popular event as a last chance to race this year.

11:00 start

Pursuit Race

Open Meeting

Come along for one last race before the winter.

Please bring a contribution for the buffet which will take place after the sailing.

Christmas Newsletter

Colin is trying to compile a Christmas special for the Newsletter but he needs our contributions.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for him please email him:

newsletter@shotwicksailing.org

End of Season Dance 24th Nov 2007

Tickets are now available for the End of Season Presentation Dance. Come and enjoy a superb evening with fellow members at Connah's Quay Civic Hall. 

Tickets cost £10 (£5 for Juniors) and includes chicken and chips (or vegetarian option) and disco music and dancing for all tastes.

Start time 19:30.

There is a Work Party this Saturday between 9am and 4 or 5pm. All help will be very much appreciated even if for only a couple of hours.

See the Training page for more information, contact details and an application form.

Winter Training application deadline is the 22nd October.

Solo Open 9th Sept 2007

The Solo Open Meeting attracted impressive numbers again this year with 23 boats turning up.

Stephen Denison won overall, while second (Martin Hartley) and third (Andrew Fox) places were tied and decided on discard! Steve Hopson retained his title as the first placed Shotwick boat.

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Click here to view the Solo Open Results

Work Party 1st Sept

Work Parties have been arranged for 4th August and 1st September - each 9am to 4pm. Members are encouraged to attend to help to maintain the club - even if only for part of these days.

Your help is very much appreciated.

Wind-surfing Taster Sessions 25th & 26th Aug

There will be two further taster sessions this weekend (25th and 26th August).

They will be held on Saturday afternoon before the barbeque and Sunday afternoon after the racing.

Thank you all for voting for Shotwick Lake Sailing!

Our project to secure the future of Shotwick Lake Sailing by purchasing the lake from the Welsh Assembly Government was nominated for this year's National Lottery Awards. We got through to the semi finals and were up against nine other sports based projects.

Public voting for the semi-finals of The National Lottery Awards has now closed, and the three projects with the most votes in each category will qualify for the final round.

The final round of public voting will take place between 13th and 31st August, with three projects competing in each category. The project with the most votes in each category will be the winner and will receive an award of £2000 to further the project. Winners of each category will be announced on a special BBC1 programme, to be shown in the autumn.

Safety boat coxswains are requested to ask a committee member to explain the new procedures for using this boat.

The new boat has a more powerful 30HP Honda four stroke engine (so no more mixing oil & fuel!). The engine is fitted with electric tilt and electric start and there is a padded seat for the driver, so we predict a long queue for volunteer rescue boat duties!

Training  Sun 8th & 15th July 13.00hrs

Training (non RYA Certified) on Topper dinghies, suitable for adults or teenagers accompanied by adult (either sailing or on shore).
Sun 8th & 15th July 1.00pm - 5.00pm, after the racing finishes.
£25 per person £20 non refundable deposit.
Wetsuit hire - £15 or purchase - £30.

These sessions will use our brand new Topper dinghies.

More of these sessions will be offered in the near future. If you are interested in taking part or would like more information please contact Tim: training@shotwicksailing.org

These sessions made use of our brand new Topper dinghies.

See pictures: junior sailing gallery.

More junior sailing sessions will be starting soon. If you are interested and would like more information please contact Tim: training@shotwicksailing.org

This years RNLI Charity Race is on Sunday 1st July.
 

First race start time 11:00 am.

Our Open Day held on Saturday 16th June, despite a depressing weather forecast, was an overwhelming success.  Many members and an unprecedented number of visitors were rewarded with sunshine and a steady breeze for the whole of the afternoon. The clubs newly purchased Wanderer dinghies didn't stop for a minute taking potential new members out for a "taster". Likewise, our new Windsurfing Secretary, Peter Siderfin  was kept busy with "wannabe surfers" on the club simulator and on the water.

Scorpion Training and Open

The wind had stepped up a notch on the Sunday to an ideal force 4 from the West. 9 Scorpions made it to the start line and Terry Flannagan, pictured right, in Scorpion 1934 was clear ahead in all three races. Carl and Shellie Jones in Scorpion 1974 managed a 2nd place in the first race, 3rd in race 2 and 2nd again in the final race to take 2nd place overall.  Pete Crowther and Dave Thompson in Scorpion 1865 had some boat problems in race 1 and had to retire, came 2nd in race 2 and 3rd in race 3 to give them the third spot overall.

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The prize for first placed Lady went to Shellie Jones and the Junior prize was awarded to Tom Hall who sailed with is Dad in Scorpion 1834 finishing 4th overall.

During the winter Shotwick Lake has been hosting development squad training for ten young seven to eight year olds in Optimist dinghies. The training has been beneficial in developing their confidence, boat handling skills and general sailing knowledge.  

Shotwick Lake was selected as an ideal venue because of the sheltered inland water, on-shore facilities and the positive links maintained by the club with the Welsh Yachting Association.

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The training took place over ten Saturdays from November to April and at the end of the sessions they enjoyed a weekend at Pwllheli. Sailors have attended from all over North Wales including, Caernarfon, Pwllheli and Conwy.

If you are interested in assisting in coaching, or would  like more details of the Welsh Yachting Association  Squad  training,  please contact the WYA Regional Development Officer for North Wales: 

Ruth Iliffe: 01248 670 738 or email  Ruth.Iliffe@welshsailing.org

'Shotwick Lake sailing', like many other sailing clubs, have seen a dramatic reduction in the number of protests taken to committee.

The RYA "understands a reluctance to take matters to protest hearings, but no one in the sport should condone disregard of the rules".

To address this issue, we are looking for interested dinghy racers to train as advisors to run advisory hearings, in the new and simplified RYA Best Practice Rules Disputes.

The course will be run at the club on a Saturday in late February or early March.

View course content Here

For further information contact Carl Jones:

dinghysailing@shotwicksailing.org

Club Members are cordially invited to the Annual General Meeting of Shotwick Lake Sailing.

The venue is The Deeside Naval Club, Chapel Street, Connah's Quay, Deeside, CH5 4SA (01244 830070)

Map & Directions

Anyone whishing to improve their Race Officer and Race Management skills may be interested in the following:

Race Officer Management Courses North Wales

Race Officer Management Courses South & West Wales

NB The above courses are not associated with 'Shotwick Lake Sailing'