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Spring 10 News

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                                   Spring 2010 News

2010 so far
After a cold start, the warmer weather has certainly turned people's minds to getting out on the water and bookings are now buoyant. If you are thinking of joining us for a course or charter-a-berth trip, you should book sooner rather than later. And to help you decide, if you book for more than one event and then need to change a booking for whatever reason, we won't charge you a cancellation or admin charge for any events after the next one booked.
 
Charter- a-berth & Racing
Our programme of events has got off to a good start and details are on the website here. There is a particularly good choice of cruising destinations that we have combined with racing events wherever possible. You don't need any experience to join us, just a sense of adventure and hopefully a willingness to get involved.
 
The next trip is over the first May bank holiday weekend and is potentially 4 days for the price of 3. Join us Thursday evening or any time on Friday. The race starts early on Saturday across the Channel to Le Havre and we hope to take in St Vaast as well. Two French ports for the price of one for just £289 including food etc.
 
Events in May:
 
29/30 April to 3 May
Bank Holiday cruise over to France - £289
 
14/16 May
Weekend yacht race - £229
 
28 to 31 May
Myth of Malham race to Plymouth's Eddystone Rock and back - £329
 
Click Here to book these or any others.
 
RYA Sea School 
Don't forget that our 2010 course programme offers more choice for sea school courses than ever before and is seriously competitive on price.
All the dates and prices are on our website here and you can book on-line too.

 

Sailing knowledge - How big should the loop be?
If you are mooring a boat using a line looped around a cleat or bollard, you may well use one that already has an eye spliced in to the end. If so, did you know that there is recommended size of eye?
In fact the diameter should be at least three times the diameter of the bollard and preferably four or five times, so when you see a huge loop in a mooring line, it's not purely for show or some ancient seagoing etiquette, there is a well founded reason behind it.
The reason is because a long eye is actually safer because a short one has a tendency to pull apart at the throat when under load.
Of course if you use a bowline it doesn't matter at all.

 

 

 

 
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