Tamar River Sailing Club

Commodore’s Welcome

mwood — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:12:56 +0000

Tamar River Sailing Club is a small friendly family club situated on the sunny Devon banks of the River Tamar. We have easy access to the open sea as Plymouth Sound and distant horizons are only a short sail away.

The Club has much to offer. We are an RYA recognised training centre and we are able to provide our members with a variety of sail and power courses.

Nick Head, Commodore

Our 250 members enjoy the use of an extensive quay, two slipways, an all tide pontoon, over 50 moorings and a comfortable clubhouse. I believe our facilities and location are second to none. The clubhouse is also available to hire at a very reasonable rate.

Racing for yachts takes place on Mondays in the spring and summer and on Saturdays in the autumn and winter. Dinghies race on Wednesday evenings. The expanding Cadet section meet on Friday nights in the spring and summer and benefit from the use of Club owned Topper, Pico, Feva , Laser and RS Vision dinghies. The Club hosts two well supported Regattas during the summer months, one for yachts and one for dinghies.

We have a varied and exciting year ahead with a busy social calendar, both ashore and afloat. Visitors and prospective members are always very welcome when the Club is open and I look forward to seeing you all.

Racing Results: Yachts

Nick Head — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:25:04 +0000

Racing results to date can be found on the race results page, go to racing, then racing results. Follow the link to Hals Online Services.

Local notices to mariners

Nick Head — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:15:15 +0000

With the sailing season nearly a month old, local notices to mariners can be found on the QHM website at: http://www.qhm.mod.uk/plymouth/port/plntm .You can register with QHM and have them delivered to your email address.

please read carefully the Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 1999, follow link below.

statutory-instrument-1999-no-2029a

Diary Dates

dgarlick — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:30:05 +0000

Don’t forget
TRSC YACHT AND DINGHY FUN (Sail for Gold) REGATTA
25th,26th,27th, May

Friday 25th May Ladies Helm, for Yachts and Dinghies followed by BBQ
Saturday 26th May short distance races for Dinghies and Long distant race for yachts followed by Hog Roast and good musical entertainment from Gavin and one grimnote ‘Two’s Company’
Sunday 27th May morning and afternoon races for Yachts and Dinghies followed by prize giving.

Entry race forms, NOR and sailing instructions for this regatta can be found on the Regatta 2012 page.
This Regatta will be a Fun Week-end for all of the family so even if you are not planning to enter the races come and enjoy the entertainment

Don’t forget
Basket meals available most Friday evenings from 20th April during the summer school term.

Honda Rib Challenge 2012

John Crosswaite — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:09:48 +0000

RYA Honda Rib Challenge - TRSC take part in Regional Heat

Dean, Chelsea, Sam & Adam represented the club at Mountbatten on Sat May 5th, for the chance to go to Southampton for the National final, and win a Rib for the club. Sadly they were not placed, but as your truly was appointed one of two time keepers, we were placed in a car in QAB overlooking the course and start line, so I lived and died with all the contestant’s valliant efforts!

Times were variable in the opening stages, with the younger age group lagging understanderbly behind their elder peers. One or two contestanst then started to set fast times and it is said that 90 seconds is the target to get a placing at the regional level. The coures includes a right angled slalom, “man overboard” stop & pickup ring, and 360 reverse round a bouy. However you have to carve another 20 seconds or so off that to get a look in at the national level.

Lympstone SC won both the age ranges, but well done our cadets for taking part, you did us credit.

Many thanks to Alastair of All Marine Engineering services for sponsoring our club heat event.

The Club Heat took place in iteresting tidal conditions , a sharp breeze and intermittent drizzle. Test timing runs were made before lunch, and these had to stand as the flood water added to the ebb tide combined to rip the slalom anchors out of the river. 6 members took part, and the winnwers were:-

U13 winner Sam

U1 winner Dean

Yannick also recieved his RYA Powerboat Level 2 award from training over Easter.

Training session

The club mooring master kindly laid on a very convienient slalom course

Stopping to pick up the ring was sometimes a problem

The Tamar Team

More pics in the gallery….

Club Heat sponsored by
Link: All Marine Engineering Services

PCC Accreditation renewed

John Crosswaite — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:38:30 +0000

The club’s Cadets were on hand to receive a certificate Plymouth City Council sports development unit denoting that the Club complies with the recommendations laid down for “Best Practice”

Matin Lees from PCC came to meet the cadet training group and explain what the award meant, before the fleet launched.

The accreditation, which is reviewed at regular intervals, examines the constitutuon of the club, managment and accounting, and the coaching and safety framework used to ensure the it its members have a safe, constructive and fun time on the water