York RI Sailing Club

2012 Sailing and Race Program

yrisc — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:30:47 +0000

Peter has distributed the 2012 Programme – get your copy here – link.

Winter News

yrisc — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:57:45 +0000

Dates and events to note:

Saturday 14 January, 10.30 am: Working party to tidy up and bring one (or more) club boats into the club house.

Wednesday 18 January from 7.30 pm: Informal noggin and natter evening at the Tap and Spile, Monkgate.

Friday 10 February, 7.30 pm: YRISC AGM at RI HQ. Formal notification to follow.

Thursday 23 February, 7.30 pm: Quiz Night at the Tap and Spile. £5 per head, buffet provided and prizes to be won. Numbers for catering are needed so please let Steve Parry know that you will be coming (contact us).

Finally, if anybody wishes to join us, Messrs Craggs the younger, Nelson and Parry and any mad crew that he can find are planning to take part in the Yorkshire Ouse SC Winter Open this Sunday (7 January) at Naburn. Meet at YRISC at 10.00 am to rig and sail down to YOSC for an 11am (ish) start.

Happy New Year to all!

Steve Parry, Commodore

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

yrisc — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:59:37 +0000

Seaon’s greetings to everyone from us at YRISC. Check back soon for the 2012 sailing program.

October and November

yrisc — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:41:19 +0000

Saturday 22 October - WORKING PARTY, to do some painting inside the club house, tree pruning, and other tidying jobs. Turn up at 10.30, and if you can bring a paint brush and/or loppers, so much the better.

Saturday 29 October - FIRST AID COURSE. If there is enough support, Mike Craggs will run an RYA first aid course at the club. Specially tailored to the needs of sailors – important for you to know, and important for the club to have memebrs trained. Please let Mike know as soon as possible if you are interested.

Saturday 26 November - ANNUAL DINNER, Lady Anne Middleton’s Hotel, 7.30 for 8.00 pm. Details were in the Half Hitch Herald, so you know about this already – if you are going to be there (and we hope you all are), please put your name on the list in the club house and/or let Steve Parry know.

Tuesday 13 December - END-OF-SEASON MEETING - details in Half Hitch Herald - Finger food, mulled wine, mince pies, and a discussion of sailing plans for next year.

Meanwhile, the main sailing season continues on Sundays until 30 October, and then we have the Winter Series, starting at 12.30 on Saturdaty 5 November and continuing every Saturday until we are flooded/frozen/blown out of the place.

Commodore’s Trophy

yrisc — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:47:37 +0000

A reminder: Next Sunday’s racing on the River Ouse will be for the Commodore’s Trophy, and all YRISC members are strongly encouraged to take part. It will be a pursuit race (or races), based on personal handicap, and Steve is planning to fix the handicapping so that even the greenest novice has a chance to lift the cup! He will also do his best to fix the weather so that we have a steady breeze and bright sunshine – but that may be a little harder to arrange. Nonetheless, a day of enjoyable sailing is guaranteed. So come along and join in. Be at the club by 10.30, Sunday 2 October. If you don’t have a regular helm/crew partnership, not to worry – come along anyway and we’ll do out best to get everyone who wants to sail into a suitable boat.

Website Updates

yrisc — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:50:51 +0000

We’ve added some new information for people who would like to start sailing but don’t want to wait for the next course in May 2012.

In addition, the list of club boats has been updated, and we’ve added the option to subscribe to the website via e-mail or RSS so that you always know when something new is posted. See further down in the right hand column!

As always if you have any questions or sugestions please let us know.

The Regatta

yrisc — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:17:48 +0000

The Regatta is just one week away. We want as many boats as possible on the water and sailing to make it the most spectacular and fun event it can be. There is even a barbecue lunch to be had!

Although he’s happy to hear from you on the day if necessary, Pete Craggs would really appreciate knowing if you are coming in advance to help him plan the racing, and to help us size up the barbecue.

So if you are coming please fill in the form below to mail Pete!

[contact-form]

Events Coming Up

yrisc — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:32:32 +0000

Here is the latest bulletin on what’s coming up over the next few weeks. In addition, of course, there’s the regular Sunday sailing on the river, and Wednesday evenings until the end of August (last scheduled date 31 August).

Sunday 4 September – Annual Regatta with Yorkshire Ouse SC. It’s our turn to host it this year. Details to follow.

Cleaning day prior to Regatta on Saturday 3 September. As many members as possible, please! Start at 10 am.

The YRISC annual dinner and prize giving will be on Saturday 26 November at Lady Anne Middleton’s. Details to follow.

Thank you to all members who have responded to the club development questionnaire – there has been a very good response. The development subcommittee has now been tasked with analysing the results and making recommendations. This will be a long process but we will keep you posted as the plan develops.

Come Racing

yrisc — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:46:57 +0000

With a very successful Ullswater trip complete it’s time to focus on some racing again!

The inaugural Topper slalom was much praised.
The Wednesday evening series continues until the 31st of August.
On Sundays the Summer points series is well underway – and a fine spectacle it makes.

Come along and join in!

Sailing for Gold

yrisc — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:54:10 +0000

The waves on the River Ouse in York city centre may be a little smaller than those in Weymouth Bay, the wind is not quite so reliable, and the courses are more restricted (a full Olympic course doesn’t really work on a river only 30 metres wide) – but that didn’t stop us celebrating the Sail for Gold Regatta on Saturday 11 June. In conjunction with Yorkshire Ouse SC, we abandoned our usual stretch of river and organised an event in the centre of the city, attracting the attention of passers-by (residents and tourists) with banners, bunting, and lots of activity on the water. A mixed fleet of eight boats raced on the stretch between Skeldergate Bridge and the Millennium Bridge, watched by all who passed by. For further details, see our report on the Yachts & Yachting website.