Please note that application forms for winter berthing for cruisers will be available on the Board at the Clubhouse from Monday 1 June 2009.  Applications, complete with cheque for payment, must be lodged by 1 July 2009.

Well done to everyone who took part in the first leg of the River Exe and Teign Junior Series at Topsham sailing club on Saturday!

All members please note that Road Trailers should not be left at the Club.  In the Dinghy park they reduce the available space between boats and elsewhere they reduce space which the general membership should be able to use.  Any road trailers left at the club for more than a few days, without prior consultation, will be removed.

Members visiting the Club over the weekend may have noticed that the car park barrier is fixed in the up position. This is due to a mechanical problem that is being investigated by the manufacturer and it will be repaired as soon as possible. In the meantime, would all members please help by only using the car park if you have paid to do so and by ensuring that your pass is displayed in your windscreen. We will be checking with the drivers of cars that are parked without a pass to try to maintain availability of space for our members. Many thanks.

Jen has organised a series of family sailing afternoons in June, July and August.  See the calendar for details

Tom Kinver, sailing with Charlie Makepeace, has been selected for the GBR team for the 420 Worlds on Lake Garda this summer and also at the Junior Europeans, also this summer, on Lake Balaton in Hungary. Well done Tom, and we look forward to following your progress.

Details of the first event of this year's River Exe Junior series, run by Topsham SC, are on the Topsham SC website.

There are a few very old surfboards that have, over the years, been "dumped" in the dinghy park in the sink area. In line with our Constitution, and RYA guidelines, we are giving notice to all members that these will be disposed of in one month's time unless they are removed before then.

Dinghy results have now been published.  Follow the menu link sailing results or view directly here.

The Training Programme has been updated.

The final results of the RYA Youth Nationals were:

• Ben Cornish (Laser): 13/24
• Tom Kinver & Charlie Makepeace (420) 12/26
• Alex Horlock & Tim Walton (29er) 7/27

Celebration Saturday at the Club!  This Saturday saw the official opening of the new extension, the crane-in of the fin keel boats AND the Commodore’s Spring Supper to welcome the start of the sailing season. 

The Spring issue of Exe News and the 2009 Sailing Programme have now been published. In an effort to manage costs, these will be posted to everyone who has a postcode outside the EX8 area. Copies for members in the EX8 postcode area are in labelled envelopes, in alphabetical order, on the chart table by the bar in the club room. Please collect yours when you next visit the club.

If you were wondering why the site looks a bit different, it's because it has been redeveloped by John Singleton, using a totally different approach.  The old site, possibly one of the oldest sailing club sites in the UK, had undergone a number of cosmetic changes over the years but the time had come to do things differently. Thanks to John for his work in making this important change for the club, and to Graham Sykes for providing technical resources during the redevelopment.

Rosie Sands and Andy Williams took Silver Fleet honours at last Saturday's "Ugly Tour" RS200 event at Bristol Corinthian YC.  After a 16th place in the first race they went on to score a string of top ten results to finish in 10th place overall in a very competitive 29 boat fleet and highly challenging conditions!  See here for event report and here for more pictures.