Welcome to CMYC...dinghy Sailing club in Sussex

THE VIEW FROM THE HELM

The sailing season is well underway now, powerboat courses have been run, the Comet Versa and Wanderer Open Meeting has been held (see article inside), the Warm Up series has been raced, a Level 3 course has been run, cruises have taken place and the Spring racing series are underway. So if you have not been out yet, it is time to get sailing. New member Gill Cumming stirred us up a bit at the Warm Up, winning the series in his new Comet despite our best efforts (three boats tied for second place!), well done Gill and welcome to CMYC.

Congratulations to Andrew Keynes, Bob Dodds, Matt Stein and Matt Stannard on gaining their Dinghy Instructor Certification. Bob and Matt have already put this to good use, helping out on the second day of the RYA Level 3 course at Hedgecourt.

Five CMYC instructors attended the ‘RYA Instructor Training Day’ at Hayling Island Sailing Club, and enjoyed being put through on the water training in either single handed dinghy racing, asymetrics or power boats. Paul Luttman won a prize for his performance in the dinghy racing. From what I saw, CMYC instructors are top class, be proud. David Cockerill, RYA National Topper Coach, gave a very good talk introducing us to some of the psychology of coaching and sailing. He sited the 10,000 hour rule, which is the amount of practice you need to put in to become a true expert in any field, with practice winning over perceived talent. Our results tend to bear this out, those who sail a lot win a lot. Of course you do have to learn from all this practice and want to win, but the message is that those who are prepared to put in the time and effort will reap the rewards.

As you are all no doubt aware there is now a hosepipe ban in place. If you need to wash mud off your boat then you will need to use a bucket, please use the lake water rather than our precious drinking water. For those that sail on other inland waterways there is a potential issue with transporting non-native species between inland waters. The RYA are trying to clarify whether, in this case, hosing boats may be allowed. Please check the RYA web-site and water company web-sites for the latest information.

The water shortage may also mean that people are tempted to steal water from the lake. If you see anything suspicious you should contact the police using the 101 number. PC Nicki Follett, Sussex Police, is our village contact and Tim Wainwright is our new PCSO.

Jeff

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