Sailing Sunday is on this weekend the safety boat will be out on the water. If you can help out please add your name to the volunteering sheet in the members section of the site. 

Please be aware that there is a large wasp nest underneath  the diving board on the island. It is best to stay away from this area until we have dealt with the situation.

Please advise Juniors particularly not to go near the diving board either from the island or from the water. 

Hi all

Just a reminder that the first Sailing Sunday of the season will be this weekend. The safety boat will be out from 10am. There will be activities for Juniors in the morning, general social sailing and the usual calendar of Sunday racing.

The Sunday Sailing sessions will then run every other Sunday until the end of the season.

We need volunteers to make these work. If you can, please sign up and get involved. The volunteering sheet is available in the Members section of the website. 

See you there!

Karen  

OSC summer visit to Coniston Sailing Club is confirmed for 26th to 28th July. Camping will be in a separate reserved field next to the club. Details and booking will be on the website soon!

Racing season has started again, come down on Wednesday evenings or Sundays and have a go. We are a friendly bunch (i.e. we don't take it TOO seriously) and it's the best way to improve your sailing skills! Email me at guzzimag7@gmail.com if you're interested and want to join the OSC WhatsApp Racing group - details of all races are also on the website.

Thank you to all who volunteered to organise and run Buoyancy Day, and all the members who came down. The clubhouse was packed. Prizes were awarded, food was eaten, boats were tested, and a great race was run in challenging conditions. Well done to the 2 crews who stayed dry and everyone else - good capsize drill practice!

Lunch is available to order for Buoyancy Day. There will be reasonably priced Chilli, Vegan Chilli and Jacket Potatoes.

So we can judge numbers please pre-order by registering and ticking your preference. 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I hereby give notice that the Annual General Meeting of Otley Sailing Club will be held at the Westbourne House, Westbourne Close, Otley  LS21 3LG on Wednesday 27 February 2019 at 7.30pm.

It was decided that the Annual General Meeting in 2019 should be held at a venue in Otley to make the meeting more accessible to the membership. There will also be the opportunity to have refreshments prior to the meeting at 6.30pm; this will be a pie supper and will need to be booked in advance through the OSC website. The bar will also be open for the evening.

Nominations are requested for the Officers listed below and should be in the possession of the Hon Secretary by 31^st December 2018. Any full member of the club [other than a junior member] is entitled to propose or be proposed for any of the positions.

Any proposals for amending the constitution should be sent to the Hon Secretary in writing, duly proposed and seconded by 31^st December 2018.

Nominations for Officers and Committee 2019

Please return your nominations duly proposed and seconded  by 31 December 2018 to:

Gill Walton, Honorary Secretary

4 Lisker Avenue, Otley, LS21 1DG or by e-mail to gilliannewalton@outlook.com

Otley Sailing Club has been chosen as the RYA North East Region finalist for the RYA Yacht and Yachting Club of the Year. We have also been awarded the ‘Inclusivity and Open to all’ Award for all of our work introducing sailing to the disabled community. Congratulations to everyone involved, this is an amazing achievement.

There are eleven finalists for Club of the Year, and the winning Club is voted for by the public. We need your vote and as many others as possible, please forward onto family, friends, neighbours, works colleagues – literally everyone you know, as every vote counts. Let’s make Otley RYA Club of the Year and bring that prize home to Yorkshire!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW!

Voting is now open and closes on 28^th January, the winner is announced on 2^nd March 2019.

Not only would this be great for the Club but there is also a prize. The winning club will be able to select the prize package. Clubs with a youth section will be able to choose from either 6 RS Tera’s or 4 RS Feva’s along with a coach for one week during the club’s Summer youth activities. While for Sailability clubs, RS will provide an RS Venture for a weekend and a coaching talk from Paralympic Gold medallist Helena Lucas.

Let’s get voting!

Just a reminder to book for Bonfire Night, food orders need to be made by this Wednesday - 31st Oct. Thank you