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Mike Rice has decided that he is going to close the Fotoboat website in early 2015 so now is the last gasp chance to order that photo that you have been meaning to buy for ages!
To quote Mike's press release today:
A quick reminder that the current Fotoboat website will close early in 2015. 
You still have a chance to acquire a superb souvenir of your sailing at a bargain price, but time is running out. 
Go to www.fotoboat.com, browse for your images and when you come to the checkout, use the code "CLOSE2015" to get a 15% reduction in the basket price.

My pictures from Carnac are available on Fotoboat - www.fotoboat.com

I have 2 centerboards that are surplus to requirements, one from 3062 and was I believe made by Waller & Richards, the other is from 2632 Dinsdale - and don't fret as I am replacing this original Rowsell board with a nice shiney Winder one.
 
Both boards are in scruffy but sound condition and before I put them on e-bay I thought that I would offer them to anyone in the class who needs one. Price wise make me an offer, all the funds will go to the final push to get Dinsdale back on the water for her (his?) 41st birthday next year. I have checked with Parcel force and the carriage is about £20.00 - it might end up as the large rate which puts it to £28.27.
 
I can arrange pics if anyone is interested?

I have put photo's from the weekend onto the Fotoboat website - www.fotoboat.com - and also for whoever is writing a report there are a number already with Y&Y.
 

2 well known Twelve helms enjoying a bit of R and R?
And as promised to those involved, no sail logos on display.......................................

Does anyone know about this? I have just put my National Twelve +2' on it and noticed that Old Socks is there too.
 
http://www.creepycrabs.com/

The entry forms are on the SYC website - http://www.salcombeyc.org.uk/content/entry-forms-sailing-instructions/
 
The boats will be kept at Batson Boatpark - about 15mins sailing from the start line. When you get to Salcombe follow the road signs to Batson and you can't miss it............ famous last words!
 
There will be no charge for keeping boats there nor do you have to pay any harbour dues - all we ask is that you park your boats in a seemly fashion and take everything you bring with you home again!
 
The club is open on Friday evening for beer (till you drink it dry)  and food (until 20.30) and will be having a competitors meal on Saturday night.
 
The Club doesn't have any accomodation but the Salcombe TIC - http://www.salcombeinformation.co.uk/ has loads of help.
 
If you are planning on coming down could you let us know so that we are well prepared for the invasion...............................

2011 Salcombe Festival 10^th â€" 12^th June
 
New for this year will be a vintage dinghy regatta.
Starting on Friday this will be a 6 race regatta under the SYC and British Classic Yacht Club burgees.
 
Any dinghy built before 1970 is invited to race â€" and with the Twelve’s that cut off is 2517 and older according to my handbook. So far there are 4 boats saying they will appear and a certain Mr Howlett has indicated that he will be racing a Merlin (not a Merlin Rocket!!), so come on all you with ‘golden oldies’ ‘tis time to have a third (fourth?) bite at the Salcombe experience this year. It should be fun and the tides are high neaps midday...........................
 
If anyone wants more information give me a call, I appreciate it clashes with the Gill at Annadale and Spinnaker but the timing isn’t anything to do with SYC, honest!
The Festival website is http://www.salcombefestival.com/

Ok somewhat off Twelve sailing I appreciate but.......................

Here in Salcombe we are celebrating Brian our steward's 25th year of employment with a party on 12th March. We are inviting all SYC members past and present along with Brian's friends - you lot!!!!

Tickets will be £10.00 per person which includes a supper and a band ( Signs of Life ) playing folk / barndance music.
If you want to come down for a party night let me know or ring Jools in the SYC bar - 01548 842872

The entry forms for the 2010 Henri Lloyd Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta are on the SYC website home page - www.salcombeyc.org.uk

[size=x-small;" size="2">The arangements for this weekend are that I have agreed with the Salcombe Harbour Master for 30 FREE <font style="font-size: 8]dinghy parking spaces in the Batson Boat Park and harbour dues are waived. The boat berthing applies from 17.30 on Friday evening through to 08.00 on Tuesday morning. Please do not leave your cars in the spaces your boat has been allocated, doing so will jeapodise this generous offer for future open meetings! There is a large car-park next door to the boat park, please use this if you have to drive in. If the boat park attendant has gone when you arrive please leave your boat neatly in an empty space and catch up with him first thing on saturday morning. And please do not leave your trolleys at the top of the slip, take it back to your space - the slip gets very congested and trolleys have been known to disappear over the side..........
The Club is open on Friday evening from 17.30 with food being served from 19.00. On Saturday evening we will be having a pie and curry night and food will be served from 18.00 to cater for those of you with 'little people'. Sunday night is a Carvery night and we will be serving from 18.30. If you are going to eat in the Club either night can you ensure that you either / and put it on your entry form or tell the guys behind the Bar - we want to ensure that there is more than enough for everyone.
On Monday the Club will be doing food through to 15.00 so that you can fill up before going home!
For people new to Salcombe, and I think that there are a few this year, remember to allow plenty of time to get round to the start line.
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My spies tell me that there seem to be an unprecedented number of Twelves on order / in build this winter..................................
 
Mr Day, Mr Willis and Dr Lloyd have all admitted that they have done the deed and that nice Mr Driver tells me that he has 5 kittens bouncing around the boatshed in Beer, so who else?
 
I am sure too that Rondar have shifted to a third dimension, another TARDIS for MrW?
 
Come on folks, time to spill the beans?

Serious shame if it is:'(, if not the rumour needs to be scotched.
 
http://www.merlinrocket.co.uk/forum/main/topic.asp?topic=4785&forum=main&comments=1&page=1&sort=5&order=1&search=

The final event of the South West Series is at Salcombe over the weekend of 10th / 11th October.
3 races - one on Saturday and two Sunday - entry forms and details are on the SYC website - http://www.salcombeyc.org.uk/res/user/494_notice-of-race-oct-09-inc-solos.doc and results to date are again on the SYC website - http://www.salcombeyc.org.uk/content/racing-results/%5Enational-twelve%5ENational_Twelve_South-west_Series_2009/
So far this year 28 Twelves have raced in Salcombe and the overall results look too close to call with Team Thornton only one point ahead of Peter Cook & Janet Exelby with Arthur & Mary Henderson snapping at their heels....................
The Twelves will be sharing the water (and bar!) with the local Solo fleet and we will be having a supper in the club on Saturday evening - choice of a steak & ale pie, two types of curry and a veggie option too.
If you are planning on coming can you let me know so that Chef has enough to feed everyone?

[face=Times New Roman]When I had the Salcombe Regatta trophies back this year I took the opportunity to get the list of the weeks Twelve winners off The Lambury Points Cup. With a bit of digging I have filled in the missing sail numbers off the earlier years, however there are still 3 years that I am missing details of and wonder if there is any one out there who could help![/face]
 
[face=Times New Roman]Back in 1957 a J N Gammon won the week sailing a boat called Valdora â€" but I can’t see a boat with this name on the database.[/face]
 
[face=Times New Roman]And the winners in both 1977 & 1979 didn’t get the trophy engraved so they are missing too â€" and the club records don’t help me there either!![/face]

[face=Times New Roman]I have put the list on the SYC website - http://www.salcombeyc.org.uk/content/racing-results/national-twelve/[/face]

Blantant advertising I know but I have put an RWO mast ram on ebay!!
 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=160292614960

Who's coming this Weekend?
I have promises from Meds, John & Mandy, Terry, Antony, Fran, David P, the whole local fleet.....................................
 
If you are planning to come, can you let me know - it don't 'alf 'elp with the catering arrangements!!
NOR and entry forms are on the SYC website - http://www.salcombeyc.org.uk/content/entry-forms-sailing-instructions/
Its a 3 race series but you can qualify by just sailing on Sunday, but hey a weekend in Salcombe without all the holiday throngs, how could you resist that?

see on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/National-12-classic-sailing-dinghy-with-road-trailer_W0QQitemZ320274930067QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320274930067&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
Me thinks that the boat looks like one of Mal McDougal's Cobra's.........................................

Anyone any ideas about this one? It looks like a Twelve but.......................
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/National-12-sailing-boat_W0QQitemZ110258457148QQihZ001QQcategoryZ98955QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD4VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em124
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As people may have noticed, we are late getting the Programmes out to people this year. This is due firstly to us sucessfully securing major sponsorship from Henri Lloyd and more details will be forthcoming over the next few days and secondly because the Salcombe Town Regatta have been honoured to get the Red Arrows to perform in Salcombe on the 9th August.
The display is timed for 17.00.
If you are thinking of coming to Salcombe this year, this will unfortunately cause some surmountable logistcal problems!  Following a meeting I have been at today I have been advised that there will be major road closurers in place in the WHOLE of Salcombe from 13.00  - 19.00 combined with significant removal of street parking for the day throughout the town. It would appear that the local emergency services allowing for up to 125000 people decending on the town - and thats before any of our Regatta competitors are counted............................................. Also water movement will be curtailed from 16.00 until 17.45
So please, if you have Salcombe Regatta in your diary and are planning on travelling on Saturday can you get down extremely early in the morning and avoid the traffic.
Full details will be posted on the SYC website as they become available.