East Coast Area
Old Gaffers Association
Celebrateour18thYearof:
SWALLOWS& AMAZONS
Thebigeventforsmallboats
attheWaltonFrintonYachtClub
10th and 11th June 2017
Onceagainwe are pleasedtobeabletohave the eventattheCluband heartfelt thanks go to,the“Currentlybeingrefurbished”Walton& Frinton YachtClub,withouttheirsupport withRaceOfficers, safetyboats,useofthe clubfacilitiesandthehelpoftheCommitteewewould notbeable toholdthis funevent.Alsoourthanks totheBrookefamilyand theWilberforcefamilyfor providingthecampingfacilitiesyet again!
PROGRAMMEFORTHEWEEKEND
The tides are at13:46Satand14:22SunBSTthis year, soitmay bepossibletoarriveonthe Saturdayagain, butregistrationmaybecomeabit crowdedsoifpossiblecomeontheFridayevening.Pleaselettheevent organisersknowprior to the eventyour arrival time,particularlyifcamping.
(Clive Robertson on 07983 171023 or Pete Elliston on 07831 525233)
Thosearrivingbyroad: headdown WaltonHigh Street, keep going intothe semi-pedestrianised access-onlyareaand takeafirst leftdown MillLane to Walton &Frinton YachtClub.There areB&Bs in town(detailsatthe end ofthis) and thosewith tentsand camper vans arewelcomebutplease letusknowbeforethe eventso thatwecan have spacereadyforyou. The camper vans should parkon thecentralfingerof theyacht
pondto avoid congestion aroundthe club.Thosewith tentsareinvitedinto the garden of ChrisAnna Brooke andtheGARDEN ofthehouse
tothe leftof“ Landermere” called WESTWATER.This isthe
Wilberforce’shouse asthepaddockwillbein use –so pleasecome andfind PeteThomas orSophieBlackburn orJo Mastersat the yachtclub whowill take you to“the campsite ”andintroduce you toyour hosts. Pleasenote that therewillbeafire/BBQ pit in thegardenand thatportablebarbequesARE NOT tobeused. Dueto the severelywet weather recently(I’m sure you willhavenoticed)theground issaturated soplease,pleasedo notdrive cars/vehiclesontothePaddock.
Those arriving bysea: littleboatscancome upriver from halftideonwards andlandonthemuddygravel bythepontoons outsidetheyachtclub.Beer, foodandshowers are availableintheclub.Ifyouwishtocamp,pleaseletus knowso thatwecanhaveaspacereadyfor you.
For larger boatsand“mother ships”therearemoorings availableintheWF Pond(this is rightinthemiddle oftheaction,buthasalock gateandis therefore onlyaccessible atdaylight highwater, to bookaberthcallSteve or RichardWyatton01255 675873) orTrevor at Titchmarsh Marina 01255
672185or 851899(locateddownriver,away fromtheaction,butaccessible at allstages oftide).
REGISTRATION:Onceagain,we would likethistobedone mainlyonFRIDAYevening attheclub ornearby,so comeand askforClare Thomas orPeteElliston. However you may register on Saturday morning from 9am onwards.
Saturday10th June HW13:46BST
FOR THEMORNINGREGISTRATION 09:00
Lateentries will be taken,andtheracecoursewill be announced(clockwise or anti-clockwise around theislandsdependingon theforecast).Thefullrace detailsandcourse willbeshown ontheOGAboardatWFYC.
Weshallbesellingthe 2017 OGA pennantsandEC OGA polo shirts.
10:30Get launchedoras soonas there isenoughwater andgetdownriver, readyfor thestart.Theslips attheyachtclubwillbe busy,so please get
readyearlyifpossible.If thewindis atallnortherlyit maytakesometimeto get downriver to thestart line.Thosewith engines pleaselookoutfor those havinga hard timeand offerthefriendlytowline!!
Start line
Finishline
Swallow andAmazonsRound the Island Race
Betweenawhitebuoytoppedbycodeflag“M”andcommittee boatatjunctionofthe Twizzle and Foundry creeks,(TBCattheeventbriefing)
Attheclubunless otherwise briefed
Start timeTo beconfirmedatthe 10am briefing
Start signalNOTE:Thenewsignals will be used!!
Thatis;OGAflag up andgunat5min,gunat4min,longhorn at1minand thenagunand OGAflag downtogo.(see supplementarysheeton dayas theremaybe2starts)
CourseAroundHorseyandHedge EndIslands,and back tothefinish line.
Boats maycutinsideHoneypot,but notinsidethebarges that formseadefencesattheNorthEastendofHorseyIsland. Direction(clockwise or anticlockwise) willbe announced Saturdaymorning depending onforecastwinds
PLEASE NOTETHATNUMBER BOARDSWILLBE ISSUED TOCOMPETITORSWHICHMUSTBE DISPLAYED ON THE BOATOR CREWAT START ANDFINISH LINES.THEY MUSTASOBEHANDED IN AT THE FINISH/CONTROL TOWER IN ORDERTO SIGN OFF.
Pleasenote all theserace directionsare provisional, andyoumustcheck on theraceboardSaturdaymorning.RaceOfficers willbePete Sweeney or Ed Roberts.Thoselittleboatsalreadydownthe river, pleasecheck with the committeeboatonthestart linetoconfirmrace details
This raceis opentoall TRADITIONAL openboatsandsmall craftsuitablefor sailingin dryingwaters atskippers’ discretion,typicallythese are sailing dinghies,smacks’ boats,jewels, scows,WFOD,centreplatedayboatsetc. Mirrors are particularlyencouraged as we havea trophyfor theclass.Any child helm musthaveadult supervision either in the dinghyor inafollowing dinghy.There will besafetyboatsout,butthesecannotfolloweachchild and it is alongracecourse withstrongtides.If dinghieswith engines chooseto followtherace,theyare positively welcomedas spectators.
Alltheboatswill race together,although prizes will be awardedwithincertain classes where appropriate–we hopetohaveenough entries of each,to makeupclassesforTraditional Gaffers, “Spirit ofTradition”,Smacksboat, Scows,Newclassics,LittleGaffers,Jewels andMirrors.Pleasenote thatthis raceshouldbe ofthefriendlyvariety.Therewillbe allsortsof boats,with all sorts ofcrews–safetyandseamanshipmusttakeprecedenceover anyother sailingor racingrules.
As yousailaroundwatch outforthelocals– theseal colonycontinues to prosper,as dothe Avocets,theLittleTerns,thelittleEgrets, the LittleRinged Plovers andtheBlack-tailedGodwits.
Notes onWalton;
WaltonTownisfiveminutes walk away,with fullfacilitiesforprovisions–alist ofBBs is includedattheend ofthis document.Twofriendlyboat yards are
onhandforanyoddsandends–Halls andBedwells.Water isavailableatthe club, asis beer, andshowers.
The“NancyBlackett” (Arthur Ransome’syacht) often attendstheevent, weather permitting.“Nancy” usually welcomes visitors, soif she comes andyouwouldliketo beshown aroundtheboat,pleaseletoneofus knowor contacttheskipper directly.
18:00PrizeGivingforSwallows andAmazons RacebriefingforSunday
19:00Dinnerat theWalton & Frinton YachtClub.
Sunday11th JUne HWHar14:22BST
SwallowsandAmazons go...... WEST!!!likely to end up at one of these destinations:
- Witches cottage.
- Stone point.
- Hamford water.
- Exchem Creek/Bramble Island to see the seals.
Destination to be decided on the weekend bearing in mind the weather etc.
Don't forget to makeupyour picnic lunch.
Beforeyou set off down river pleasesignouton theboardattheyacht club,sowecancheckthestragglers home,andgivea towto thosethatmight needit.Channel 37 orM1will bemonitoredbythe Safetyboats.
10:00 Briefing forSunday
11:00 Fleet leaves en masse from clubhouse, down channel turn to port topass
Titchmarsh and onwardsto the whichever venue we have decided upon.
12:00 Picnic lunch (takinghomeallitems and litter producedplease!)
12.30boatsleavefortheclub house-andpleaseremember to sign yourself backhome.
Thankyou allfor coming andwe dohopeyou allwill have hadagood time andwishyou allasafesail, drive,towhomeandlook outfor detailsonthe this year’sreports andfor detailsfor next year.
SAILINGINSTRUCTIONS
TheRacewillbesailed underthe currentRacing RulesofSailing, and subsequentamendmentsorreplacements of; OGA prescriptions and Local AreaInstructions.
SAFETY
1The acceptance of anentrywill in nowaymeanthatOGA will beliable for anyloss,damage,death or personal injuryhowsoever caused to
theowner, skipper oranymember ofthecrewas aresult oftaking part inthis race
2Itis requiredthatallboatscarrythird partyinsurance,itmustbe maintainedinfullforceand effectover therally weekend.
3Thesafetyofa Boatand her crewshallbe thesoleresponsibilityofthe
owner or owner’s representative
4He/sheshalldotheirutmosttoensurethattheBoatisfullyfoundand crewaresufficienttofacetheconditionsthatmayariseinthecourse oftherace.
5He/sheshallensurethesoundnessofthehull,spars,riggingand equipment. He/shemustensurethatallsafetyequipmentisproperly maintainedandstowedreadyforuse
6Itis thesoleresponsibilityofeachBoatskipper todecidewhether or nottostart, orhavingstartedtocontinuetheraceandhe/sheshall advisethecrewofthesesafetyinstructions
7Itremainsatalltimestheresponsibilityoftheparticipantstobefully conversant with all sailing instructions and risk assements and any changes to these sailinginstructions.
8SkippersWILLsignon,signoffandusedeclarationformsforthe RACEon Saturday.Eachboat will begivenanumberboardwhich will beusedforidentificationwhencrossingtheline.NBNodeclaration formor sign offthen no raceposition.
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