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NEWSLETTER 2.04
TOESUN settles in
As you
can see above (40 winks with a difference!), Toesun is making himself
very much at home after a slow start. He is turning out to be a wonderfully
placid and easy going crew member, totally at ease with crew and all the
activity going on around him. Its a dogs life!
NIGHTCLASSES
My Newpark,
Blackrock classes start on Mon/Tues 20/21st Sep (Intro to Nav/Yachtmaster)
- contact Newpark early to be sure of a place - 01 2883725. I will
probably be running a course in Wicklow also. (Diary it now). Won't know about
the RYA SRC courses for a while (see below).
Keep an
eye on our website www.sailsoutheast.com
for updates/ availability on all our various courses. See panel below re the
new I.C.C. ->
Dont forget - you need to put
your hard learned theory into practice or you will lose it!.
Book a SAILING COURSE today.
SUMMER SCHEDULE
From the
schedule overleaf, you will see we have a comprehensive choice of courses
available between now and the end of September. Weekends tend to book up
very fast, so if the shorter trip suits, don't delay. Also, if your holiday
time is limited and a particular week appeals, don't leave it too late to let
us know of your interest. First come and all that!! Make a provisional
booking to give yourself time to decide. Click on Schedule above.
Croatia
is
almost full - 2 places only left on week one (4/11 Sep) - flights are starting
to get expensive, so the fee is now min. €1200 to allow for the flight price
hike (now c.€400). Suitable for beginners and very scenic.
Cruise
Alert - Our 5 day trip - Aug
22/27 (D.7) - is now just a cruising trip, with minimal tuition. Don't expect
to achieve a Certificate, just enjoy a good old fashioned exploration by sail
boat around the Irish Sea. The cost reflects this - €400 per person
(normal discounts apply also). Sign up early, don't miss out.
.NEWSFLASH!
We are
now a Recognised Test Centre (Sail and Power) for the Irish Sailing
Associations newest Certificate - the I.C.C. (International
Certificate of Competence). This is the usual minimum requirement for
Chartering in the Mediterranean area and Caribbean.
There are
a number of ways to get the Cert.:-
1. If you
already hold an
2. If you
attend a 5 day (or 3 w/e) Practical Day Skipper** (or higher) course
with us, on successful completion you can convert your new Cert. to an I.C.C.
through the
3. If you
have reasonable recent boating experience with a Navigation Theory Cert, do a 1
day Assessment with us.
4. If you
have some boating experience but no navigational background, do a 2 day
assessment with us.
**(Recommended option for those with limited
boating and navigation experience)
Contact us today if you are planning a
Charter Holiday in the near future. Avoid having to hire a skipper
(c.€100pd).
Get further info from www.sailing.ie (
MERRY BEE (Achilles
9m ('74))
Merry Bee is now back after a 4 year lay off.
She is available to former students who have a reasonable standard of boat
handling and sailing experience who might wish to charter her for doing exams
(Coastal or Offshore). There is no liferaft aboard, so you would need to borrow
or hire one for the exam. Also, she can be chartered on a friendly basis for
short periods on the same basis. Charter costs are E100 pd (reducing by 20% for
each subsequent day, with a security deposit of E250 payable up front.
Also, she is for sale. She is an Achilles 9m
('74), with new mast, boom, rigging, mainsail (all '03), reconditioned Yanmar
10HP 1 cylinder engine ('02), 6 sails,
RYA SRC Fiasco
Some of
you will be aware that the bureaucrats in our Dept of Marine have decided to no
longer recognise the above Certs (post
The
RISSO Dolphins are back around Wicklow
We have had regular sightings over the last 4/5 weeks of several
different pods of Rissos Dolphins along the Wicklow/Wexford coastlines. These
are the largest species of dolphin and tend to be shy around boats - they don't
bow ride like their Common or Bottlenose cousins. We regularly spot Porpoise on
most coasts.
There is also a lot of Whale activity off the Irish coast this year,
with reported sightings of Fin, Minke and Pilot Whales. You'd never know
your luck, you could spot one of these species on one of our trips.
BMW Round Ireland 2004
....................
Miinie the Moocher and O2
Spirit...................................................RI
Race Start at Wicklow
This proved to be a very rewarding Round Ireland for several
The winning boat was "Calyx Voice and Data" (Voodoo
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