SAILING & WINDSURFING Club in North London

LATEST NEWS

GET OUT THOSE DANCING SHOES!

Following on from the success of our Salsa night in the Spring, we are running a SALSA and CHA, CHA, CHA night on Saturday 30th October in the BTYC Clubhouse. Funds raised will go to towards purchase of the weed boat we need at the Harp.

Venue: BTYC Clubhouse
Time: from 7.30
Price: £8 to include a light supper
Your instructors: Ricardo (Shimmy) Chacon on salsa mix and Jim (Mr Cha Cha) Faulkner
Reserve your Place: By emailing me on sailing@ljkresources.co.uk or texting me on 07976378312 so we can plan the catering.
Come and join in the fun.

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Laser Ladies

The LADIES LASER RACE planned for this coming Sunday, 17th October, has been postponed until the Spring as so many of those interested cannot make it.

A new date will be announced early in the Spring.

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RYA Powerboat Level 2 and Safety Boat courses

BTYC will be running a RYA Level 1/2 Powerboat and a RYA Safety Boat course this autumn.  Each will take place on a Saturday and Sunday.  The cost is £100 each.  We will be using a RIB & a dory on both.

The dates are:
      RYA Powerboat Level 1/2: 9 & 10 October
      RYA Safety Boat:     6 & 7 November

The Level 1/2 course is now full but we have a waiting list.   There is still 1 vacancy for the Safety Boat course but you must have a Level 2 Powerboat certificate and sufficient experience to safely manoeuvre near people in the water.

If you are interested in either, please contact Bob Jack on 020 8883 2835 or click to email.  

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Free powerboat refresher training

We are running free refresher training for members with RYA level 2 or Safety Boat qualifications but who are "rusty".   This is in sessions of about 2 hours on the water with Manfred Starkl or Bob Jack, both RYA qualified powerboat instructors, at mutually convenient times but mainly on Thursday evenings.

If you are interested, please contact Bob Jack on 020 8883 2835 or click to email.   Please let him know when you are available and any particular aspects that you want to cover.

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RACING RULE CHANGE

The Introduction of the 2009-12 Racing Rules includes the following change:

"The size of 'zones' at marks has been increased to three hull lengths.   There is no longer a 'Two-length zone', just a zone which is defined as 'The area around a mark within a distance of three hull lengths of the boat nearer to it'.

A boat is in the zone when any part of her hull is in the zone."

Although there is an option to change this, BTYC and Seahorse have decided after trials to keep to 3 hull lengths.

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