Club Night
& A.G.M.
Wednesday
24th February 2010
The Bridge Hotel
Catterick Bridge
7.30 pm
Miss your tea & join in with our
Buffet meal
Wednesday 24th February 2010
The Bridge Hotel, Catterick Bridge
7.30 pm
& A.G.M.
Wednesday
24th February 2010
The Bridge Hotel
Catterick Bridge
7.30 pm
Miss your tea & join in with our
Buffet meal
Wednesday 24th February 2010
The Bridge Hotel, Catterick Bridge
7.30 pm
Come and meet your fellow sailors over the winter for a social and a bit of work. The work: – that’s the A.G.M. at the beginning of the evening, but in the past they have lasted about 20 – 30 minutes which leaves plenty of time to catch up with your friends. It’s also a time, after some eats (last year they were quite delicious), to have an informal chat with the new Committee so you can give your views on T.S.S.C. and how the Club should be run. Mostly, however, the night is about members getting
together and enjoying each others company.
Your Club Needs YOU!
Club Night, which includes the A.G.M., is your chance to have your say and play your part in the running of T.S.S.C.
At the A.G.M., which opens Club Night, members will vote on who will be Officers and Committee Members for 2010.
If you feel you would like to take part in the Management Committee, either as an Officer or a Member, use the salmon nomination form (or a photocopy) and have yourself nominated. If you know of someone you think would do a good job see if they will be nominated. The forms have to be in to Peter Kearsley 14 clear days before the meeting to keep to the Club’s Articles and to give Peter time to organise matters.
If you feel you would like to take part in the Management Committee, either as an Officer or a Member, use the salmon nomination form (or a photocopy) and have yourself nominated. If you know of someone you think would do a good job see if they will be nominated. The forms have to be in to Peter Kearsley 14 clear days before the meeting to keep to the Club’s Articles and to give Peter time to organise matters.
Agenda:
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held
25th February 2009
3. Matters arising.
4. Report on behalf of the Committee
5. Treasurer’s Report
- Income and expenditure
- Balance sheet
- Accountant’s report
6. Election of Officers - Commodore
- Vice Commodore
- Rear Commodore
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Sailing Secretary
- Rear Commodore
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Sailing Secretary
7. Election of Committee - 6 full members of the Club addition to Officers.
8. Appointment of Accountants
Boat maintenance in
the Robinson Building
the Robinson Building
The Robinson building is primarily used to store club engines and equipment and over the winter is currently storing several club boats.
The Committee recognises that some members may wish to use the building to carry out maintenance on their boats and with this in mind an area has been set aside for this purpose. Therefore, members who wish to use it for boat maintenance can book sessions of up to 2 weeks duration.
It is anticipated that the electric wiring of the building will be carried out this month by the contracted electrician and therefore the building will only be available when this is completed. If you are interested contact Kenneth Gibson on 0191 537 1712.
The Committee recognises that some members may wish to use the building to carry out maintenance on their boats and with this in mind an area has been set aside for this purpose. Therefore, members who wish to use it for boat maintenance can book sessions of up to 2 weeks duration.
It is anticipated that the electric wiring of the building will be carried out this month by the contracted electrician and therefore the building will only be available when this is completed. If you are interested contact Kenneth Gibson on 0191 537 1712.
Nautical Sayings
Cannon balls and the brass monkey
Cannon balls and the brass monkey
It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen.
Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem—how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling. The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called, for reasons unknown, a Monkey. But if this plate was made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make them of brass—hence Brass Monkeys.
However, brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. And all this time folks thought this was just a vulgar expression!
Membership Fees
Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem—how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling. The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called, for reasons unknown, a Monkey. But if this plate was made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make them of brass—hence Brass Monkeys.
However, brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. And all this time folks thought this was just a vulgar expression!
Membership Fees
Save £10 – Pay early!
Membership subscriptions are now due!
If paid up before 31st March there is a £10 reduction in the membership fee. Not an amount to be sniffed at, so get that form filled in.
Family £125.00 Junior £33.00
Single £ 95.00 Social £12.00
Cadet £ 39.00 Boat storage £20.00
Family £125.00 Junior £33.00
Single £ 95.00 Social £12.00
Cadet £ 39.00 Boat storage £20.00
Duties form
I know duties are not everyone’s favourite topic, but they are a requirement of your membership, and for the Club to run everyone needs to do their bit.
Your best chance of having dates you can easily make is to fill in the blue/mauve Duties form which is in with this Newsletter and return it to me.
Last year members carried out 93% of their duties on the safety boat and I wish to thank all of you who fulfilled your obligations.
Your best chance of having dates you can easily make is to fill in the blue/mauve Duties form which is in with this Newsletter and return it to me.
Last year members carried out 93% of their duties on the safety boat and I wish to thank all of you who fulfilled your obligations.
Gillan Gibson
Sailing Secretary
Work/Social Day
Saturday 13th March 2010
Come and help get the Club ready for the new season and catch up on what has been happening over the winter. It’s a good day and we certainly got a lot done at the end of the last season for which members are thanked.
Camping
The Club is lucky that we are permitted to camp behind the Clubhouse on certain occasions. To help in your forward planning the dates we have for 2010 are:
Bank Holiday Camping :
Fri 28th May to Sun 6th June
Sponsored 24 hour sail:
Sat & Sun 19th & 20th June
Family Cruising and Camping Week
Sat 21st to Mon 30th August
First Aid Course
If anyone is interested in attending a First Aid course please get in touch with Malcolm Cummins (01325 346673). If there are enough people he usually runs a R.Y.A. course January/early February for both those who are revalidating and for newcomers.
Powerboat Courses
The Committee have decided that all new member will attend a level one powerboat course run by our club instructors during their first year of membership. The course will be free of charge other than a charge for the certificate. This offer will also be open to any other members who wish to improve their skills. Contact for this is Malcolm Cummins, tel 01325 356673
Boat Park and the winds
Do you have a boat in the Boat Park? Vicious winds in previous years caused quite a few problems and a certain amount of damage. Please, if you keep your boat in the Boat Park over the winter check it frequently and ensure it is very firmly tied down and in good order.