2006 Message from our Commodore
For those of you returning in 2006
to Discovery here's what going on...
Rigging Day was held on Saturday April 8. 2006. Many thanks to Mary
B, Karyn R, Mark P, Laura W, Mark Br, Mark V, Mike Barnes, Lorn W, Ira C, Ian B
David C, David S, Anthea H, Dierdre W, Irene S, Tom B, Ken C, and Francious T
(you will notice that there are a few new names on this list. Our brand new
members for 2006 joined in to help on our rigging day - what wonderful spirit!)
Mary B has stepped up and is secretary this year. Attached is a list
she has put together of the Committee and contact information along with
maintenance that needs to be done with names attached of who will head up the
projects. If there is any other work that anyone knows of that
should be added to the list, contact Mary. She plans to update the
Maintenance log with this information. Also attached is the
Maintenance guidelines that all members should follow. Remember this
is a Co-operative club. It's up to every member to participate in
the up-keep of the club and its equipment. You will notice that many
of the same names are doing a lot of work for Discovery. We really need to spread the work more
evenly so that everyone can enjoy their time sailing rather than
working. If you didn't manage to make it to rigging day, maybe you
can find time to help out with some maintenance for the club. Call
some of the names and find out how you can help. No experience is
necessary, just willing and enthusiastic participants. If Maintenance is not your style, help Helen
with the training. We could use someone to help organize
orientations for our many different boats. No need to know how to
sail them, just help to find someone who is the expert of a particular boat and
organize mini training parties.
The Club has some news! The Discovery Sailing Club is now a proud
owner of another Hobie 16 (this makes three Hobie 16s for the club) - Purchased
from Erin O'Connor for $1,350 (cost of what I paid for
it). Discovery is also a proud owner of an Aluminum sailing dinghy
(similar in size to the bomb) ? Purchased from an ad with the help of Ken
Christie. To fit this new ALCAN dinghy, we are removing from duty
the Bombardier in the poorest condition. So, we will have two
functioning Bombardier remaining and a durable sailing dinghy.
Some more exciting news.... The three single kayaks have been moved to the east
end of the Jericho storage yard and have new homes metal kayak
racks. So very easy to reach! And the double kayak has
been moved to a lower rack so that it is easier for our members to access
it. To find out the exact locations, go to the Jericho office with
your ID tag.
A reminder for members to submit their membership dues, which are now
overdue! Members how have paid can receive their JSA ID cards in the
Jericho office. This card is mandatory when in the storage areas of the
yard and building. The plus side of the club is that it comes with
the new Wind line phone number and it also gets you 10% off on food and draft
beer in the Galley!
Well I think that's it! ~ Happy sailing everyone.~ See you at
Jericho soon!~
Erin O'Connor
Discovery Sailing Club Fix it tips
Some Gentle Reminders
Hello fellow DSC members,
As we get into the height of the season, here are some items of interest from your humble training coordinator…..
TAKING CARE OF BOMS
Problem: We have been having problems with centreboards getting stuck in the "up" position. The cause seems to be sand inside the rubber gasket on the bottom of the boat. There are two ways to avoid this problem.
1. Don't pull the the boats up on the beach. Launch them, sail them and haul them out on the dollies. When returning to the beach, turn parallel near the shore rather than running straight up on the beach.
2. Use the hose to force water down both sides of the centreboard case when you derig the boats. This will help to wash out any sand that has got in there.
Drain plugs have a tendency to go missing so please remove them after using the boats and keep them in the pocket taped to the wall above the Bom slots.
3. When putting Boms away, be very careful not to hit the rudders of the catamarans stored behind them. One was damaged recently and cost us $150 to fix. Also make sure the boats are sloped backwards so that rain water will drain. One tire under the stern and three under the bow is the best way.
4. When rigging the Boms, make sure you get the main as high as you can to avoid "boom droop" an ugly disfiguring disease that can result in loss of performance and head injuries!
Before leaving the beach, check to make sure you have a paddle and a bailer on board
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Happy sailing!
Erin
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