Training Weekend - Queen Mary SC

[Stuberry]

What? Training weekend with Pete Barton.

When? 2nd & 3rd May, 0930 - 1700

Where? Queen Mary Sailing Club - West London

[daniel_kemble]

I am currently trying to work out the costs per boat for attending this . The class will subsidise some of the costs of the weekend but it would help if people could give me an indication of whether they are going to attend  so that i can work out how much it will cost each boat. The more boats we get the cheaper it will be for people

[andy_peters]

Count us in, we need all the training we can get and considering we just spent a small fortune joining QMSC it would be foolish to miss a session at our new home club.  For those who may be interested Usagi went for his first sail on Sunday, despite the light winds and overlength everything we did get twinning occasionally  - enough to get the official first grin.

[daniel_kemble]

Thats good to hear once i get an idea of numbers i will put a method of payment up on the website, so people can pay before the training dates. It will probably be by the usual methods. I hope to have this done in a week or so

[Will_Lee]

Fundamentally in.

[andy_peters]

What I should add is that we live a few minutes from QMSC in Sunbury, 2 single beds and floor space available.  If you fancy your own room and en-suite there is a new travelodge in Sunbury near our house.  There are a couple of half decent riverside pubs and a good curry house for Saturday night a few minutes walk away.

[Stuberry]

I'll be there at the blunt end of Dan's boat.

Andy, that's an incredibley nice offer. I would like somewhere to sleep please, and also count me in for a curry and beers by the river.

As I'm not sailing Strawb, she would probably be available if anyone wanted to borrow her. Please PM me.

[peter_barton]

Hi Andy,
Please can I book 6'x2' sleeping space in your fine Sunbury Cherub haven please. Save the beds for broken sailors   . Great plan re pubs & curry, I am on for all of that.

Glad to hear you have launched. Pics? Dont you be getting too much practice in tho!

[Tim Noyce]

I will most certainly be there too. Can I provisionally book a bit of floor space but as my brother only lives in Chertsey I can stay there if it is going to get a bit crowded!

Well done on the launch. I agree with Pete, please try not to sail it too much! 

[roland_trim]

As we live the longest 20 mile drive possible from QM could Slippy book a bit of grass in the garden, or some red dusty part of the garage? From memory it is possible that the Kirks will have a shorter drive from Bristol than us in Bethnal Green!

Congrats on the launch, just wait  till you gat a good breeze on...

[phil_kirk]

I regret that sarah and I will not be able to make the training. Sarah has a byte event I think and I'm doing a Yacht race to france.  It's one of our qualifiers for the Fastnet.

I have already appologised to P.B.

Slippy it's 1 hr 45mins from our house in Bristol to QMSC. I would expect you could do it from BGM in 1hr 20 mins but agree it's a much slower route.

[Tom K]

I aim to be there, but am not sure with who as crew...

If their is floor space available I/we would be very grateful 

[john_hamilton]

I would come if anyone can tolerate a non-cherubist in their boat if they need a crew or something on any of the days. im not very experienced in cherubs having only sailed them this year at rutland but im keen to learn? ANY FREE BOATS?

[Tim Noyce]

I am very sorry to report that Team Badgers Nadgers will sadly not be able to attend. I had a fight with a loft ladder a couple of weeks ago which resulted in me falling 8 feet in a tangled laddery mess and I have broken my toe. I tried to 'jog it off' for a couple of weeks but it was confirmed last night by the doctor and it's been advised that I be careful with it for a little while. I will post a photo of the bruised mess if people are interested!

Hope it goes well. Pete, please hold back the majority of your useful advice as I don't want people getting too much of a head start on our years training! 

[Debi_Gibson]

That doesnt sound too good Tim....

We defo wont be there - 1 not having a cherub, and 2 Stu and I are apparently on cat sitting duty that weekend lol.


Hope its a good one for eveyone!