Congratulations to Elliot Hanson who has won the RYA Northwest Region Young Sailor of the Year 2011 and has been shortlisted as a finalist for the RYA Young Sailor of the Year. 
A fantastic and well deserved achievement.

You can find more information on the Yachts and Yachting website using the link below 
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=160609 

You can keep up to date with Elliot's sailing progress on his personal website using the link below

http://www.elliothanson.co.uk/Elliot_Hanson/Elliot_Hanson.html

Very many congratulations to all those young sailors who have been offered places in the various squads this year.

RYA Intermediate Topper Squad James Chasty, Abi Easton, Zac Gibbons and Thomas Wallwork

Topper Junior Development Squad Josh Towne and Cameron Wood

RYA West Zone Squad Dan Budden, Anya Haji-Michael, Adam Russ and Jack Staniland

RYA National Standard Laser Squad Elliot Hanson and Andy Stott

We hope you enjoy your winter training and we will be looking out for you on the various circuits next year!

Last Sunday of Frostbite Series  -  11th December 2011 

There will be a lunch available for £5 per person

Soup

Main Course

Mince Pies and Cakes

Mulled wine at the bar

(You don’t even have to go out on the water first) 

Please contact Tim Baker or Marjorie White if you wish to attend

Members are invited to come along and have their say in the running of the Club.

If you would like to get more involved on the Committee or would like to raise an issue please contact Rachel to discuss more details. 

Clubhouse 7.30pm

Recently an eagled eyed member pointed out a couple of problems with the sailing results.
Firstly races 11 and 12 from the Spring Midweek series had been appended to the end of the Spring Series.
Also, racers who didn't finish a race which was part of a series were given points equal to the number of boats in the series plus one. This was incorrect and should have been number of boats who came to the starting area plus one.
These issues have now been corrected and all series results have been republished, I didn't spot any changes to top 3 finishes but there were some changes in the positions just after this.
Thanks again to the person who pointed out these issues and apologies for the mistake.

The full ISAF World Sailing Rule explaining this is shown below
"A9 RACE SCORES IN A SERIES LONGER THAN A REGATTA
For a series that is held over a period of time longer than a regatta, a boat that came to the starting area but did not start, did not finish, retired after finishing or was disqualified shall be scored points for the finishing place one more than the number of boats that came to the starting area. A boat that did not come to the starting area shall be scored points for the finishing place one more than the number of boats entered in the series."