Notice is herby given that the 53rd AGM will be held on Wednesday 11 December 2013 in the Clubhouse at 7.30pm. We look forward to welcoming all club members to the meeting and to festivities afterwards.
The agenda has been e-mailed to all members.
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Dinner Dance 2013
The Dinner Dance will be on Friday 22nd November at The Mill at Rode. Please choose from the menu below and return your forms and payment to Lois by 7th November.
FRIDAY – 22nd NOVEMBER 2013
7p.m. FOR 7:30p.m.
We have this year’s Dinner Dance at ‘The Mill’ in Rode. We have sole use of the upstairs function room, a traditional Jazz Band for dancing, presentations of cups and an amazing meal!
Here is the menu:
… Starters …
Tomato & chilli soup with Focaccia Croutons
Toasted Goats Cheese with Roasted Beetroot, watercress & a Walnut Dressing
Duck Liver Parfait, orange & cinnamon butter, dill pickles & warm toast
… Main Courses …
Homemade Fish Pie Topped with Buttered Cheddar Mash & served with Vegetables
Pan Roasted Chicken Breast with Baby Onions, Mushroom & Red Wine sauce with Dauphinoise Potatoes
Herb Crusted Salmon Supreme with Chardonnay Herb sauce, Wilted spinach & new potatoes
Braised Beef Brisket with Grain Mustard Mash, Horseradish Dumplings & Vegetables
Butternut Squash & spinach Risotto with Pepper leaf Salad
… Desserts …
Sticky toffee & date pudding with vanilla ice cream
Chocolate & Hazelnut brownie with raspberry coulis
Baked vanilla cheesecake with chocolate ice cream
Selection of Marshfield farms ice creams & sorbets
… To Finish …
Our freshly Ground Coffee or Tea with Biscuits
Please complete this form without delay so we can get a good idea of numbers, and by 8th November at the very latest. This year the cost is £25 for Adults and £15 for people in full time education. Great value! We look forward to seeing you there.
A warm welcome awaits all new members and friends.
September fixtures and news.
Dear Members,
What a summer. So many people have been enjoying the races! For those of you without the Frome Standard, here is a link to their piece about last Sunday. http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/Barlow-family-Frome-places-Shearwater-Sailing/story-19751196-detail/story.html
Important dates for your diary:
Sunday Sept 8th Junior Open. Be there in plenty of time for the first race at 11am. Cakes afterwards.
Friday 13th – Sunday 22nd September. Southampton Boat Show. Your chance to get a free ticket from me (and help Martin, Martyn and myself on the Mirror Dinghy stand) Details on www.sailpb.com
Sunday Sept 15th RNLI races 4,5 and 6. Well worth doing even if you missed the first three.
Sunday Sept 22nd Vets and Novices. ‘Vet’ = anyone over 45. Novice = anyone who has not yet won a trophy. There are three races and this is always a great chance to race if you’re new to sailing, or old, or both!
Sunday Sept 29th Pursuit and Points Autumn Series. 11.00 and 13.15.
If the change in the weather is too much for you then Martin Honour has still got some gaps for you to fill on the duty rota. Don’t Panic – just do another duty.
Also, for your diaries,
The Dinner Dance and Prize Giving is on Friday 22nd November, 7pm – 11.30pm at ‘The Mill at Rode’
This is a lovely venue, with a great choice from the 3-course menu, room to dance, white tablecloths….Tickets are £25 for adults and £15 for those in full time education. They will be on sale early in October.
New Members we would like to know how it’s been for you this year please. We feel that we should have offered you a ‘sailing buddy’ or other personal contact in the club. Would this be useful? Have you any other suggestions please? I will be ringing you to find out what you think, but you could email me if you’d rather. When I joined it was Colin Newton who helped me when I capsized beside the pontoon on the first thrash. We hope everyone finds their ‘Colin Newton’!
See you on the water!
Peter, Commodore for 2013.
Summer Open Regatta and BBQ
Sunday 11th August – Open Regatta with three races – briefing at 10:30a.m. – race 1 starting at 11a.m.
Sunday 11th August
There will be three races with briefing at 10:30a.m.
race 1 starting at 11a.m., race 2 at 1p.m. and race 3 at 2:30p.m.
Prize info and more details in the Notice of race (to follow)
We have a special licence for the day allowing any Dinghy up to 16-foot, and also non-members, to sail. Bring your friends …
The BBQ will be ready to cook on from 4pm to late. Please bring your own food and enjoy some social time with club members.
Sunday 11th August is your chance to bring friends and a give a warm welcome to visitors. Visitors from other clubs and prospective new members are very welcome. Bring your own boat if you have one. The launch fee for boats not registered on Shearwater Lake is £5.