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Minor changes from this year.

CLUB TROPHIES WILL BE PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS:
All races, except open meetings, will use the club’s category system of handicaps

SERIES RACES

Annual pursuit best 5 of 8
Annual points best 5 of 8

Spring pursuit )
Summer pursuit ) best 3 of 4
Autumn pursuit )

Spring points )
Summer points ) best 3 of 5
Autumn points )

Putty Trophy best 5 of 8 points races
Evening ‘A’ best 4 of 6 points races
Evening ‘B’ best 4 of 6 points races

SINGLE DAY TROPHIES

Veterans best 2 of 3 – 3 point races
Novices best 2 of 3 – 3 points races
Double & Single handed best 2 of 3 – 3 points races
Bristol Goblet best 2 of 3 – 1 pursuit and 2 points races
Commodore’s best 2 of 3 – Commodore’s choice of races
Founder’s best 2 of 3 – 1 pursuit and 2 points races
Humble best 2 of 3 – Teams of 2 boats drawn at random on the day
Ladies best 2 of 3 – 1 pursuit and 2 points races
Alkmaar best 2 of 3 – 1 pursuit and 2 points races
RNLI day 1 and 2 best 4 of 6 – £3 entry, proceeds to RNLI
President’s Trophy best 2 o3 – Teams of two boats of the same class*
Summer’s Day Event TBA – A day of races with a difference!

OPEN EVENTS, visitors welcome

Comet and Topper Open TBA Open to all Comet and Topper boats
Junior Open TBA Open to all juniors.
Shearwater open Day TBA Open to all, including visitors

The Red Barrel Trophy will be awarded to the member who has raced most during the year.

*sailors’ choice of team-mate, if there is no one available of the same class then a near-similar boat is acceptable.

A piece of club history – surprising how little has changed.

20121026-SSC-21st anniv log – autumn 1981

A little history……

GILMER TROPHY –
AN INTER-CLUB COMPETITION

Alkmaar in Holland suffered terrible deprivation during World War 2 and struggled to regain some normality after the war. The people of Bath heard of their struggle and sent clothes and food parcels to the town to help them rebuild their lives. 50 Children from Alkmaar stayed with Bath families for three months to restore the health of the children. The gratitude of the people of Alkmaar resulted in an official ‘twinning’ of the two towns which is still an active association some nearly 60 years later.

Bristol Avon Sailing Club, being the nearest sailing venue to Bath was privileged to be asked to twin with their local sailing club – ARZV (Alkmaar Roei-en-Zeilvereniging; Alkmaar Rowing and Sailing Club). The first exchange had been scheduled for June 1963 and as the date had previously been arranged as an inter-club between BASC and Shearwater, the two English clubs have joined forces ever since to equally host the event. ARZV’s sailing venue is a huge inland lake and many members of both English clubs have been delighted to sail there over the years.

ARZV’s visits to us have declined over the years as their club’s sailing activities have moved towards day-cruiser events and their younger dinghy sailors have found it expensive to travel to England. Every two years we race for the Gilmer Trophy (presented by Gilmers the Jewellers, Bath).

The Gilmer Trophy proudly indicates that ARZV won the trophy 9 times – always on their home water! The last time they won it being 1999. Unfortunately ARZV were unable to come across to see us this year – their President Mindert Drenth sent ‘good wishes and good sailing’ to all his friends in Bristol Avon and Shearwater Clubs.

Members are reminded that club boat stickers need to be on your boats, and not in a drawer at home! OOD’s should also be checking race entries for stickers to qualify for a result towards a trophy.