Kim's Update 16th October 2008

Hi all and Welcome
Despite the weather we have had a great season which continues with the Club running at weekends and a selection of courses for all. The Centre is an ISA and RYA Training centre for all powerboat levels and the dinghy schemes.
 
Latest Course Dates

ISA Yachtmaster Coastal Navigation              €500
 
Evening classes, 12 weeks, 1900 – 2200 hrs
Courtmacsherry Wednesdays from 15th October or
Bandon Thursdays 16th October
 
Adults Powerboat Course      Level 2              € 350
18th & 19th October

Junior Powerboat Course  14-1 7yrs               € 220
26th & 27th October

Powerboat assessments  call for details.       € 175
 
 
Adult Improvers dinghy sailing                      € 300
 25th October, 1st & 2nd Nov        
For those who have started and wish to practice anchoring reefing and seamanship.
 
Special Get Afloat Sessions                        € 50.00 session
This is to have a go to see what it is like for parents and those who do not wish to be cold and wet. We will use the bigger boats with sympathetic helms aboard.
Gentle sailing at its most relaxed.                                                 
 
 
Courtmacsherry Sailing Club                       € 300                                                                               
Sundays at 11 00 hrs all welcome.
We will keep sailing to the New Year weather permitting.
For you to practice sailing meet and make friends in a safe friendly environment. The Club is running regularly with the hope that racing and more advanced sailing will be practiced.
 
Introduction to the water sessions for sailing kayaking and power boating will be available Saturdays and Sundays. Call Kim for more information.
 
 
End of Summer Season Expedition

Lough Derg  Camp and Sail
24 Crew, 6 Wayfarers and 6 Adults with 2 Safety boats camped at Mount Shannon on Lough Derg. The weather gave us an exciting time rarely dropping below force 5/6. the boats sailed to Scariff.  The return after leaving the meandering river was sufficiently windy for the genoas to be the order of the day. The following day the crews had a blast sailing south towards Killaloe on the way lunch was had sheltered behind a small island amongst the reeds. The dinghies set sail towards a tower house that we had spied the previous day and had joking thought that it would be a good place to have tea sometime.  It was discovered that it had be renovated from a ruin over the last 10 years and was open to the public for heritage week, just in time for us to visit and sample the delights of an island castle only accessible by water, fabulous.
That evening as it was so dark the night sail became a tow with the dinghies bedecked in navigation lights (looking like little fairy boats) each vessel with a VHF, we set off for Holy Island and to walk to the Tower, a glorious adventure was had, returning in the pitch dark to be towed into our little harbour one by one with Jean acting as a light house to light the entrance with a waving torch.
We revisited the island by safety-boat to see what it was like during daylight hours. It was far better at night without the gale.
All returned home happy but exhausted from the adventure, brilliant. Thank you all very much who made it happen.
       
Boat naming
The fleet needs to be named so far we have
Safety boats Orange Aid, Rattler, The Black One, Lemon Aid
Rowing boat Bumble Bee
Wayfarers Ola, Dragon Fly,  The Yellow one
Toppers  Raspberry, Tutti-Frutti, Custard, Poppy, Blueberry Strawberry
Keelboat M610 Mother Goose
Dart 20 sail no 501 Jeans
What is happening about
Topaz x 2
Lasers x 2
Pico x 6
 
Regards