As you may have seen there is a line of Polo Shirts and Red Hoodies available with the Club’s name on it. We are about to place an order for some more and would ask that anyone interested sends me an email asap.

The kit is illustrated in the photos below

Cold, wet but satisfied with a medal and the prospect of a warm cocoa

It is available in almost any size. The smallest Polo is an adult Small and the smallest Hoody is a childrens 7/8 years. Any smaller and the design won’t fit on it.

Prices are as follows:

Adult Polo £ 17.00
Adult Hoody £ 16.00
Child’s size hoody £ 14.00

Cheques made payable to RWSABC. Above prices include VAT.

Anyone interested please email adam_graham@hotmail.com

Maritime conections  of Troon  will be providing a RYA VHF opperators  course at the Club

This is a one day vhf radio course and simply tends to be known as the VHF Course. The course/exam leads to the new Short Range Certificate (SRC) and covers the new Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS course).

Course Dates  12 of November 2011

9.00 am – 5.00

Cost  £80  (this includes the RYA exam fee) Payable on booking your place on the course)

12 places available

To book your place on the course please contact Dave Marquis  dmarquis1@aol.com 01475522053

Place may be available for non club members

Proposed date is Saturday 1st October.

Weather permitting
Leave beach at 10am and head for Knockderry Hotel beach.
Arrive there between 11:30-12:00, picnic lunch on the beach/hotel lawn/hotel lounge (maybe some football)
Leave Knockderry about 14:00
Back at Club about 15:30-16:00
Boats away for the Winter, shower, bar

Phone in takeaway food and have a social gathering of members, kids and all.

If conditions too bad for trip to Knockderry
Impromtu teaching session with skiffs
Scratch regatta off the Club beach with a mix of members from each discipline in the skiffs
Tea, coffee and biscuits in the shed
Picnic lunch in the Club lounge
Boats away for the Winter, shower, bar

Social gathering of members in the lounge, kids and all.

Club’s RIB will be out on the day to provide safety cover as we cruise to Knockderry, there are plenty of yacht mooring there belonging to the hotel.

Anyone interested in taking part should post a comment below or contact Adam Graham.

The middle slipway extension is now finished. Many thanks to all those who helped in its planning, purchasing and construction. We are now able to launch and recover sailing/rowing boats much more easily down to a tide level of +0.5m.

Andy Taylor

All members and guests are invited to attend and take part in a “Come & Try” event at the club this Saturday afternoon. Activities will commence about 2pm, High Water is at about 3pm.

Rowing and kayaking sessions will be available and there may also be some sailing. The club’s rescue boat will be in attendance.

Come and try your hand at something new, or refresh your interest in something old.

Adam Graham
Rowing Convenor

A brief review of club watersports based activity in the last week shows a busy and active club.

Monday – 15 juniors paddling, 16 senior paddling
Tuesday – senior paddlers out training
Wednesday – 9 dinghies out racing, 6 juniors rowing, ladies & men’s crews rowing
Thursday – Slip extension poured
Friday – Fire Brigade squad introduced to rowing at the club
Sunday – Rowing squad for Dalriada Festival Regatta in Antrim training, youth squad from Gourock HS training

During a race start exercise against the Gourock HS youth squad Alex Paterson managed to snap a pairs oar, see below.

Does not know his own strength!!!

Keep this momentum going.

Adam Graham
Rowing Convenor

The 2011 Sailing Calendar is now available.

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