OK all I'm just checking that they are OK to have us alongside the 9ers. I'm also going to ask some favours from people coming as it's fair to say that Cherubs and some other easily confusable 12' twin wire classes have blotted the copybook a bit here and guess who gets it in the neck...moi!
PAYING-please pay BEFORE you go afloat, no exceptions. Freeloading windsurfers ended up making the club change policy so that no daysailing windsurfers are allowed any more, you MUST be a member to sail. We don't want that with dinghies! Just to reiterate, that's PAY BEFORE YOU PLAY!
PARKING-You MUST park your car in the lower car park before you go sailing. Severn Trent have put up signs and put all kinds of restrictions on traffic around the lake, and as we are in delicate negotiations about the club's lease on their land, we must play by their rules.
SAILING-You must SIGN ON on the sheet by the bottom of the outside door onto the patio before you go on the water. Also please make sure that you do not interfere with the 9er event happening...a certain Cherub who will remain anonymous got right in the way of the 18/49er open last year! Also, there has been mumblings of PY limits at the club and we've had to step up rescue cover to double manning RIBs...we all know Cherubs fall in a lot and seomtimes break but if it's really too windy then please be sensible with regards to your limits. Accidents happen but rescue boats totally tied up all day with constantly swimming or self-destructing Cherubs is not good PR or good for the skiffy DWSC members (hmmm, rich from the helm who manged to destroy Simon's slug's rudderstock on the bearaway last Sunday with the No2 Skiff rig up...ooops! We sailed it back though!)
Sorry to sound arsey but please stick to this 100% and we'll remain welcome for years to come! And for anyone who has not been before, Draycote is an awesome venue, superb rigging and launching, and well over mile long reaches!
And bring your drinking boots, Chinese eating hat, and in case there's no wind, your bike!
