Mainsheet and Facebook Archive
Firstly, 'Mainsheet' was the name of our quarterly newsletter back in the emerging-internet days. Some articles from it will will appear here when the webmaster gets another rainy day.
We have a very active Facebook members page and the first three pages here are some of the 'banter' and articles that have been posted time to time. Most of the posts probably do not deserve to be saved as some are of questionable good humour but it does prove we are not all grumpy!
You're OK up to the mark though!
Latest brochure from the Model Yachters seeking a more diverse, younger and better class of participants.
IMPORTANT CHANGES - New Committee Boat and starting procedures.
Big enough to carry the new edition of the 'Duty Officers Guide'.
Bigger bangs in start sequence for the deaf 'ole bats in Solo's.
Has a very large selection of timers to choose from.
'No hail' required for early starters - immediate disqualification via a Bofers gun.
Flag sequence 1 to 10 - Short delay to start sequence while ADO finds a pen that works.
Flag sequence 11 to 21 - The next 10 flags to go up at 1 min intervals is the get ready for the preparatory flag to go up.
Flag sequence 22 to 30 - Target practice about to commence on members boats that don't have a '23 sticker.
Flag sequence 31 to 40 - there will be up a 30 min wait while the ABO tries to lasso the windward buoy for the tenth time.
Caption Competition (from all our 'supportive' sailors)
# I'll have a glass of wine and a vodka and coke please ... Oh sorry, I thought this was the new sail-up bar!
# "Can I have a vowel now please Rachel "
# I thought boats under sail had the right of way!
# "tack now...tttt ack now ... TAAAACKKKK!!!!...
# Did you say Starboard or come aboard?
# DO to ADO. Watch out there be Pirates about, be prepared to repel boarders.
# "The rules say ... sail between the H flag and the pin end ....but I am between H and the pin end"!
# OK, crew can you read the course board now!
Caption Competition (from all our 'supportive' sailors)
# Raise a pink burgee if you want to go and see 'Barbie The Movie'.
# Stewart was not at all convinced by the new design for the Scottish flag
# Take a transit they said.
# This way or that, the wind can do whatever it bloody well wants! I’m sitting here!!
# Why is Sean Connery on our Committee Boat?
Caption Competition (from all our 'supportive' Laser sailors)
# "I'm tired of Laser's, wish I had a GP14".
# I missed that last wind shift, It must be round here somewhere!
# Laser and Lasier.
# If you want to beat me in the future sis you are going to have to work harder than that, said Hazel...
# Not the easiest boat to reenact that scene from Titanic on....
Rob finds a new sponsor of his sails
# Sue: I never get Mark in that!
#This one is very close: these out there are FAR away. Awe, forget it!
Best avoid Lasers during the mating season - they can get a bit frisky!
How many kids can you get in a Wayfarer on a windy day?
Having spent most of the morning leaning on shovels, the elite wrinkley group move on to discuss who will win the Eurovison Song contest.
