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UBS Jersey Regatta

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The Notice of Race, entry form and Sailing Instructions have now been published for this years Jersey regatta, They can be download from our sailing pages or from the regatta website.

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UBS Jersey Regatta 2013 SI’s

Note that SI 17.1 requires dinghy classes to operate a tagging system
operated from RCIYC slipway.

We need you!

We are expecting a big turn out for next weekends Jersey Regatta, SCSC will be providing  cover for two rescue ribs for dinghies.

A minimum of 2 persons in each rescue rib is required so crew are welcome. There will be other rescue boats provided by RCIYC and SCSC members who have their own boats and have all indicated that they will be on hand.

Please could you contact Paul Ellison (865382) your availability to help with RIBs, Beach, committee boat and/or social in the evenings (Handing out goody bags etc) as soon as you can.

Junior Regatta 2013

The Junior regatta, which incorporates the Channel Islands Area Optimist Championships takes place this weekend 13-14 July.

The Junior Regatta is open to Optimist, Topper and Laser 4.7 sailors. Please email us now if you would like to take part. All entries go into a prize draw for a Kindle, kindly donated by the Volvo dealership at Motor Mall.

We would be very grateful if any club members, friends or families would be able to give us a hand, either on or off the water, for this event, as our sailing committee did such a grand job with last weekends Jubilee Regatta that they deserve some time off! Please email if you can offer some time over the weekend.

SCSC Junior regatta NOR and entry form

SCSC Junior regatta SI

Elana St George & Phoebe Le Marquand win Clipper Bursary

The most successful Jersey sailor in the recent Jeux des Iles in Corsica, 14-year-old Elana St George, has been awarded the 2013 Jersey Clipper Bursary, worth £600. In addition, an anonymous donation has enabled the Jersey Clipper Bursary trustees to make a second award of £250 to another young sailor, 11-year-old Phoebe Le Marquand. Elana, who has been sailing for five years, says she is thrilled to have won the 2013 bursary, which she will use to help with the cost of training and competing outside the Island. ‘Most of my sailing has been in Optimists at St Catherine’s Sailing Club,’ said Elana, ‘and I have been competing in races for the club and for Jersey for the last three years. Inflatable Water Slide I really enjoy the sport and being part of my club and the local sailing community. ‘I also want to train to be an RYA instructor so that I can put something back into the sport by assisting others to learn to sail. I am not from a sailing family and it was due to the enthusiasm of young instructors that I fell in love with sailing.’ Phoebe, who has been competing in races and regattas since she was nine, will use her award to assist with the travelling costs involved in training in the UK. ‘My ambition is to be the first-ever Jersey girl to gain a place in the British National Squad, sailing my Optimist dinghy,’ she said. ‘I would also love to represent the Island at the Jeux des Iles and be the first Jersey sailor to win a medal! The annual award, a legacy from the three Jersey campaigns in the Clipper Round-the-World Race, was established in 2007 through the generosity of Dandara, Les Pas Holdings and UBS. Further funding to ensure the future of the award was recently provided by local boat-owner Nigel Philpott and the Island’s three former Harbourmasters – Capt Roy Bullen, Capt Brian Nibbs and Capt Howard Le Cornu.

Rib Launching Party

We would like to invite you to the launching and naming party for our new club training and rescue boat ‘Capita’ on Wednesday 26 June at 6PM at the Club.

Thanks to the fantastic fund raising effort that started at the annual dinner and has included the winter walk, Will’s talk, French evening and the sale of teas, cakes and lunches along with sponsorship from Capita Fiduciary Group that we now have this new addition to our fleet.

We have invited Inflatable Water Slide Capita to visit the club and have a glass or two of bubbly, spray some over the boat and ‘officially’ name her Capita. We would also very much like your company as this has been a joint effort and we would like to thank you too. Drinks and nibbles will be served from 6PM and it would be great to see you.

Commodores Cup & Lunch

The Commodores Cup will be held on Sunday 16 June, three races will be held back to back starting at 1000 followed by Kevin Holden cooking his superb sizzling scallops for lunch along with House Committee accompaniments. As it is Fathers Day the Commodore will also be awarding the following (fiz) prizes:
First Placed Optimist Dad.

Calculated by the best placed Dad with a combined score with his lowest placed child sailing an Optimist.

First Placed Laser Dad – As above but child in a Laser (U18).

First Dad that finishes behind his kids in any class.

First Lady and First Inflatable Water Slide Gentleman without the hindrance of any kids sailing.

First Grand parent that has both a child and grand child sailing.

First two handed Father and Child combo.

You can only win one prize and the Commodore will award the prizes on the day.

The first placed boat overall on handicap will be awarded the Commodores Cup and the best placed Junior will be awarded the Commodores Plate.

What a great way to spend fathers day, do let us know on Facebook or email if you are coming for lunch so that we get enough Scallops in.

St Catherine’s Sailing Club Petanque Team

2012 saw the birth of the St Catherine’s Sailing Club Petanque Team – with May nearly upon us it is time to dust off those boules and start playing again!.

If you want to have a shot at petanque; gather at the Weighbridge on a Wednesday evening after work,
all ages are welcome and simple instructions will be given if you have never played previously.

Do feel free to join us – boules will be provided.

Weather permitting see you 5.30 pm, Wednesdaay 1st May at the Weighbridge!

Should you require any further information please contact Gemma by e-mail at  gemmarowley1 at hotmail.com