4th May 2008 N O T I C E T O M A R I N E R S (No. 12 of 2008) Scotland THILL ROCK
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1st May 2008 Crane In - This weekend 3rd May. 26th March 2008 Trim Tabs - The Power Section's Newsletter has been uploaded in downloads or you can download from [HERE] Crane In - Saturday 3rd of May 2008 more information please contact Gordon Beaton. Crane In Dinner - Friday 23rd May 2008 more details contact Ken Marshall use the contact Form [Here].
26th Feb 2008 Sunday 30th March 2008 - RNLI LIVE Flare Demo at Clubhouse approx: 1430hrs more info click here 4th Feb 2008 NEWS Breaking News: 1st June 2008 - RYA Powerboat Scotland Cruise is being hosted at Elie more information click here The New Powerboat Section Added. 5th Jan 2008 Website update: New Training Section added. Website tidied up for 2008, New Tide Tables 2008 and Sailing Club Calendar 2008 added. New Online TV channels added to Sailing Links. 2008 Membership Form uploaded. 27th December 2007 Burns Supper—Saturday 26th January 2008 We intend to hold our usual tribute to Robert Burns as above, meeting at 7 for 7.30 pm in the clubhouse. Dress will be Scottish casual. Catering will be by the incomparable Ian Murdoch. The cost will be £17.50 per head, including complimentary drinks on arrival. As usual further drinks will be BYOB. As we are normally oversubscribed, book early! Our limit is 38 covers but we will run a small waiting list if numbers exceed that. Please respond to Kenny Marshall, completing the form below by 14 January. We look forward to welcoming you to this evening of tribute and entertainment. 27th December 2007 RNLISOS— Cheese n Wine - Friday 18th January 2008 Download details [HERE]
19th November 2007 RYA Sea Survival Course - update. RYA Sea Survival Course places still remaining, contact Scott to Register contact info below or email: training<@>eesc.org.uk. Friday 26th October RYA Sea Survival Course - March 2008 We are running this course at a Fife Swimming Pool on March 2008, but we need people to register by the 11th November, so we can book it. Min. Number 12. This comprehensive one day course could save your life and that of the other people on board your vessel. It is a prerequisite for the RYA / MCA commercial endorsement and is for both pleasure and commercial boat users.
Monday 7th October Crane Out Photos added to Gallery Sunday 6th October CRANE OUT - Report On Saturday 6th October we successfully craned out and stored 22 boats in ideal weather conditions.This success was entirely due to the careful plans developed by Tom and Gordon for the clearance of the dinghy area and the early wall mooring of key boats to permit an early start.
4th October 2007 - Crane-Out Supper -- Saturday 27 October 2007 Attached you will find a copy of Ian Murdoch’s buffet style supper menu for the above event. It is proposed to set out the tables in a casual format of fours and sixes. A glass of bubbly will be provided on arrival at 1900 for 1930hrs and you are asked to provide your own wine for the table as usual . The cost is £16 per head and numbers will again be limited so book early!! Although the summer has been less than brilliant for boating, we hope that we can offer a really pleasant evening as recompense! Please let Ken know if you are going. Sincerely, Gordon Beaton 3rd October 2007 AGM Friday 7 November 2007 - 1900 Hrs Club House. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ELIE&EARLSFERRY SAILING CLUB WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2007 AT 1900HRS IN THE CLUBHOUSE AT ELIE. 14th September 2007 - Website update: 2008 Tide Tables have been added to tide page. A downloadable version will be added in next few weeks. 28th August 2007 - POWERBOAT CRUISING EVENT 2007 - Sunday 9th September 2007 POWERBOAT CRUISING EVENT 2007 - SUNDAY 9th September 2007 A group of members and non-members are leaving Elie on the 9th September to Join the Powerboat Scotland, Powerboat Cruise which starts from North Berwick. This event has a few Guest appearances including the Round Britain Challenge Boat and Vital Spark an Offshore Powerboat, Both will be available for people to have blast around in. The Offshore Boat can reach 70 Knots! It must be stressed that this Cruise is for "Normal" Boats - Sportboats, RIBS and Jet skis. The destination of the cruise will be decided on the day, taking into account weather and craft type present. This is the ideal opportunity to Cruise in safety with a group of boats.
[Download Powerboat Scotland 2007 Flyer] [ Download North Launch Site -Elie Harbour Details] For more details contact Email: powerboating<at>eesc.org.uk or [click Here] . Please let us know ASAP if you are planning to go, so we can get you the registration Forms and Inform RYA Scotland of the numbers.
4th August 2007: Race notice alteration - Anstruther Muster/Craws Nest Trophy
High water on the 25th is 1310 hrs BST the total height 4.4 m. We intend to start as close as possible to 1000 hrs giving a reasonable return time with there still being enough water to get into the harbour afterwards. Bruce McMillan
30th July 2007: This weekend (28th /29th July) six club members successfully attended a RYA powerboat level 2 course run by Scott assisted by Martin Birrell The certificates allow any of them to skipper the club rib which will allow a more flexible use to be made of this asset. We all enjoyed the course and are grateful to the organisers. Bruce McMillan 16th July 2007: CLUB BBQ - 21 JULY 2007 We look forward to seeing you at the club BBQ on Saturday. The start is around 1900 hrs. The barbeque will be lit and members are invited to cook the food they have brought for their group. Please also bring your own beer and soft drinks to slake your thirsts! We will all pray for good weather that night! – We are certainly due it! Enjoy,enjoy! 16th July 2007: ELIE FAYRE DAY - 14 JULY 2007 Despite a disappointingly small turnout of members to assist, the club held a successful bric a brac stall last Saturday at the annual Elie Fayre day.
14th May 2007: VHF GMDSS COURSE 13 MAY 2007 11 persons attended the course run by Tom Miller representing Royal Tay YC. Half were from EESC, with a number from ASC and a couple of local fishermen. This course met the requirements of the new legislation for the Short Range Certificate—all passed! Online Marine Ship VHF Radio Licence Application Site http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/maritime/ CG66 - The Voluntary Safety Identification Scheme http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-hmcg_rescue/mcga-hmcg-cg66.htm 30th April 2007: Crane In / Start of a New Season From Commodore/Sailing Secretary, Crane in successfully launched 14 boats to the harbour on Monday 30th April. My thanks to all who helped. I trust you will all enjoy the current season and participate in any of the club events which are of interest. Bruce McMillan Crane In Photos Photos of Crane In can be found in the Gallery or [clicking here] 5th April 2007: ERROR in Club Handbook - Commodore's Number There is an error in the 2007 handbook. The telephone number for the Commodore is incorrect, it should be the same as that of the sailing secretary. 3rd April 2007: LN Bilton - Honorary Member It is with regret that the club announces that Louis Bilton died on the 16th February 2007. Although not a founder member Louis was greatly involved in organising dinghy racing from the earliest days. He was an accomplished helmsman in Hornets then he took up Solo dinghies at a very competitive level. Although his later years were spent in a nursing home in Falkland, he remained very interested in the club’s progress. The last time he visited us was at the formal opening of the clubhouse. Louis’s skill as a dinghy sailor will be long remembered as will his enthusiasm and organisational ability. He will be sadly missed, not only by EESC but also by LBSC and Cramond Boat Club. EESC’s New RIB
At the beginning of this year the committee carefully considered the continuing usefulness of our Avon RIB. The view was taken that, given it’s age , the time had come to replace it with something larger to increase carrying capacity and to continue to provide a reliable service for local racing and to accompany longer cruises. Accordingly we have purchased a slightly used 5.5 metre RIB complete with a Honda 50HP four stroke outboard which should be delivered shortly. 20th March 2007: FROM CREPE TO PANINI
Sadly, Vesna and Vladimir Sabic have decided to retire as Stewards of the Sailing Club after a very successful decade of service. Their last event was the Club’s Burns Supper at which they were presented with a portrait of Elie Harbour and were appointed to honorary membership of the Club. We have been fortunate to have had such a professional team looking after the clubhouse and providing an excellent catering service to the club members and general public. We wish them both well in retirement. They will be a hard act to follow. Two local firms put in bids for the catering franchise for the 2007 season. Iain Murdoch, proprietor of The Elie Deli, was the successful candidate and contracts were exchanged in March. The opportunity was taken to review the terms and conditions of the franchise to improve the income stream for the Club. Given that 2007 is the anniversary year of the abolition of slavery, we were unable to impose all the treasurer’s recommendations. Nevertheless, the catering franchise is a significant element of the Club’s income and we hope that Iain’s expertise will attract more users of the clubhouse for parties etcetera. The trippers should enjoy his new range of food and drink. Iain intends to introduce a take-away pizza service and extend opening hours into the evening. For that purpose he has introduced a dedicated phone line – 01333 330000. Ian Miskelly.
19th March 2007: VHF GMDSS RADIO COURSE You may also be interested to know that the club has made provisional arrangements to run a course for the new VHF GMDSS Radio qualification on Sunday 13 May, since our original licences are now out of date. The cost will be in the order of £65 but that includes the fee for the licence as well. One day is set aside for the course. In order to make the final arrangements, I will need to have applications either by e-mail or letter to the clubhouse, by mid April please. Gordon Beaton CRANE IN ARRANGEMENTS The crane is ordered for 1100hrs on the 30th April ; please pray for good weather! As usual we will require assistance from as many of you as possible. Costs will be as for Crane Out:- Could I remind colleagues that : (a) they must produce their insurance documents prior to the lift Gordon Beaton. 17th March 2007 Message from the Commodore Welcome to a new season. For the coming season we are going to try a different way of running the sailing programme which we hope will encourage as many boats of all types to participate and also to accommodate the vagaries of the Scottish weather. The only formal events in the calendar will be the Earlsferry Passage race with our opposite numbers at the East Lothian sailing club,The Craws Nest Race and the circumnavigation of the Isle of May which require special arrangements. The remainder of the programme will be organised such that each Saturday within season when the tides are suitable will be designated club sailing days. One was these days interested sailors will muster approximately three hours before high tide and they will decide, dependent upon the weather and the composition of the fleet, what form sailing will take on that day. This may be a flotilla cruise towards a specified location or a race round a particular point. Boats deciding to participate in the race will use the self starting method devised by Craig Thomson. In essence that means that the participating boats will arrange for one of them selves the sound the appropriate starting horns and individual skippers will keep their own time. Most of the sailing days will result in the return to the harbour in the late afternoon or very early evening and I hope that members will find it worthwhile to socialise together in the clubhouse sharing their experiences. I trust that members will find the proposition attractive enough to give a good turnout on the day and if any particular preferences come to surface then the programme can be tailored accordingly. Happy Sailing, Bruce McMillan. Site Update: 17th March 2007 Sailing and Powerboating Events Published for 2007 Site Update: 1st March: Photographic Competition 2007 announced News Flash: Crane In, confirmed 30 April 2007 Site update: 14 Feb 2007 New Tide Tables 2007 section added, including 8 month Tide prediction download Site update: 15 Jan 2007 2007 Membership Form now uploaded
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