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ASok 
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 Topic: River SailingPosted: 31 Jul 14 at 9:38am |
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I walked down to my local club yesterday morning - Henley Sailing Club
The sun was shining and it was a cracking day and I wondered whether I need to invest in a cheap little plodder for the river. On the face of it river sailing looks like it could be really frustrating - small channel, inconsistent puffs of breeze, motor cruisers and a current. That said it does appeal to walk just up the road, have a bit of a play and maybe sail up to the pub. I know there are a few here that sail on rivers, so why do you chose those locations over a lake or the sea? Is it a choice or just location? |
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davidyacht
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Posted: 31 Jul 14 at 9:42am |
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Beating up the bank at Henley in a National 12 past the fields of cows is one of life's pleasures
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ASok
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Posted: 31 Jul 14 at 10:52am |
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Is that what they generally sail up there? I saw one N12 rigging yesterday
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SUGmeister
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Same as in an Enterprise! Big Thames Valley Bowl Ent Opens there in the 70s. One of the best meetings on the then circuit. |
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Simon SUGmeister
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 31 Jul 14 at 12:08pm |
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Being able to walk to the club is a big plus for me (at WSC).
It's so easy to pop along for a bimble at the drop of a hat, and I can enjoy a drink afterwards without fear of the dreaded 'drink-drive'. I reckon I'd always join my local club, even if I did my main racing elsewhere. The only downside is maybe being liable for duties at both. A pity the RYA can't promote a clause for inclusion in clubs' rules whereby evidence of doing duties at your first club exempted you from duties at the other(s) (I've even concocted a draft clause...)
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davidyacht
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Posted: 31 Jul 14 at 2:29pm |
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Its a shame the RYA does not insist that you have to be a member of an RYA affiliated club in order to race at any level. I have seeing "RYA" being listed as a club against competitors names, I always assume that they are takers not givers.
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Noah
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Posted: 31 Jul 14 at 3:24pm |
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If you're a member of the RYA you're a direct giver instead of an indirect one... I would bet bucks to buttons that an individual RYA membership is priced higher than a club affiliation fee divided by the number of members.
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Noah
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Posted: 31 Jul 14 at 3:28pm |
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On the topic of duties, the majority of clubs exist thru the efforts of their members in carrying out duties (race officer, safety, galley, bar, maintenance, the list goes on). If we were able to 'opt out' of club#2 on the basis that we've done our bit for club#1 then doesn't club#2 suffer?
You could argue that it would all even itself out across the country, but it just doesn't feel right to me. |
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Nick
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 31 Jul 14 at 5:15pm |
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Yes, I would argue that it would even itself out... provided all clubs required the same number of duties be done. Maybe the wording should refer to duties being done at the club demanding the higher number of duties
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PeterG
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Posted: 31 Jul 14 at 6:15pm |
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If you're a member of the RYA you're a direct giver instead of an indirect one..
You are indeed a direct giver - to the RYA, and of course many of us choose to be both club and RYA members. However, those who compete on the open circuit with RYA individual membership alone are not contributing directly to the national club system which is what allows the vast majority of those opens to take place. While opens certainly bring in much needed funds to many clubs it's also only the existence of those clubs, and the large amount of voluntary work their members put in that provides the foundation on which sailing and the open and nationals circuits depend.
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Peter
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