Newsletter November
07
DMYC
Frostbites
Congratulations
to Juilanne and Wyn
taking the honours in the first race of the year in a
Vago, with Robin runner up in the Topaz. It was Juilanne's first ever race!
We have a
record level of interest in the frostbites with over 30 people taking
part. We have entered all eight club boats. Also entered are
Martina's Fireball and Ralph's Laser-II.
Contact Colm if you'd like to take part
Christmas
Party
Join us for
a seasonal feast of Lebanese cuisine, belly dancing & good cheer.
Sinner's Restaurant,
Please let Sheenagh know as soon as possible if you can make it.
Remember
plenty of hiking out will get you in shape for the dancing.
New
Dinghy Gear
It's
critical to look you best when sailing not to mention keeping the boat in
trim, so with that in mind there are brand new trapeze harnesses
and buoyancy aids in the container. Thanks to Leo, Martina & Wyn for organizing.
Sailing
On Your Desktop
Speaking of
looking good here's a useful video on steering your boat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccpu7luV-kQ Tacking
efficiently is a huge benefit when racing. Watch the crew rolling the boat
through the tacks.
Search for
"Vago" or "420" on YouTube and you will loads of great clips e.g.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phObLFjkOxI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyaMMoXDX-M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDUXhxV4Js
Job
Opportunities
We are
working to put together some promotional material for next year.
Any help
would be appreciated. We need someone to design flyers and posters
for printing, so if you'd like to try your hand at being a graphic artist
please contact Angela.
We also
have vacancies for web designers, content managers, programmers, SQL gurus
or anyone with time on their hands. Let me know if you can help
out.
Ruffian
Lift-out
The Ruffian
season is over for another year. The boat was lifted out last weekend for
a power-wash and is now in the
Sailing
In
Well
walking anyway...Damien has set a new altitude record of 4167 metres for a SID T-shirt, beating the previous effort
by 140m. http://sailingindublin.ie/tshirts.shtml
Has
your new jacket been anywhere interesting? If yes, then please send me a
picture.
Cearbhall
Daly
Chairperson
Sailing In