Joint Warfare Centre Stavanger Sailing Club

Offshore Sailing Refresher Evening, Monday 19 March 1800-1930

As part of a forthcoming series of Monday evening events to enhance Offshore Sailing skills, this is an invite to JSSC members who are Day Skippers and/or Competent Crew who would like to refresh their knowledge of the JSSC yacht (the Aurelius II) ahead of the 2018 sailing season.

The aim is a full re-familiarization of the yacht promoting confidence and knowledge for Skippers and Competent Crew. This is an ‘alongside’ event at Ulsnes Naval Base which starts at 1800 and lasts for one and a half hours. If you would like to attend, please let Kevin Carter know by contacting him on Ext 9373 at JWC.

Hello all and Happy Holidays!

The sailing club needs help winterizing the Madla Boathouse!

Understanding that this is the first day of the winter break, the Sailing Club is requesting whatever assistance you can provide.

We will have a trailer onsite to carry loads to the trash centre, go through equipment to sort usable from unusable, and generally provide a general cleanup and boat maintenance.

A coffee maker will be provided to get your spirits lifted at the beginning.

Please ask if you have questions. Andy Moffat is building a to-do list so expect taskings upon arrival.

Thanks in advance for the assistance!

JWC Sailing Club - Annual General Meeting will take place 10:00 Thursday morning at the CAC.

We will be discussing this last year's successes and our plans for the sailing club for the 2018 season.

All members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Looking for any skippers who are interested in going out for a club sail any of the upcoming club Wednesdays this month. Some competent crew members needs to get out on the water for some practice!

The weather is getting consistently nicer and Club Days are starting up once again!

Come out and enjoy some fun in the sun (hopefully) and on the water (definitely)! Open to all existing club members and new members.

The first club day will be this weekend, 28 May and the boathouse will be open from 0900-1500.

Following club days will be 11 Jun, 23 Jun, 28 Jul, 13 Aug, 26 Aug, 10 Sep and 23 Sep. We will post a reminder before each club day, but mark your calendars!

Join us for the Sailing Club Meet! Open to all JWC Sailing Club Members, Saturday 24, September.

Days activities will include organized dinghy races in the morning, Club provided BBQ and afternoon pleasure sailing.

Come and experience the joys of sailing, the wonderful possibilities of Fjord exploration and enjoy each others company!

Pictures from JWC Dinghy Adult and Children sailing courses in 2016

Ahoy Sailors! We've got several activities as well as courses (both Adult and Childrens courses) coming up in the next few months. Check out our website for more information!

jwcssc.weebly.com

Just a heads up. The Aurelius II is still in the water and is available for booking all winter. Just be sure of the weather before you head out!

Being a new sailor can be daunting, but don't let it stop you! Just be sure to be smart, be safe and don't let this guy instruct you on sailing methods! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxg30c6z00E

Captain "CRASH"... 6 Boats Crashed in under 45 Minutes.. A NEW RECORD by a CREDIT CARD CAPTAIN!!! Unfortunately, mishaps like this are not a very rare occurrence in the BVI's... this was just an extreme case and we happened to have the camera running from...

Two Dart 16 courses down but plenty more courses available! We have the final Dart 16 course beginning Monday next week (18th-21st), followed by 3 Adult Dinghy Courses and a Children's Dinghy Course in June. Sign up now with Martin Meijer. Contact details are on the sailing club website http://www.jwcssc.weebly.com.

The dinghy season is starting soon with Marten Meijer running a Dart Dinghy Course on May 4th-7th. The Madla boat house is still in “winter storage” mode so the boats need to be moved out and rigged with masts and the boat house needs a general cleaning. The pier needs to be cleared of the barriers and a wash down of the accumulated winter debris.

We need a working party! Come and join us and bring your friends, your family and potential club members! Many hands make light work.

We’re looking at two days, April 27th & 28th, starting at 1600 at the Madla boathouse. JWC will just be wrapping up the current exercise, but if you have time please come along to lend a hand. If you know of other people who would want to participate, please pass the message.

Dan Walker is looking for interested sailors on May 16th and needs a skipper. Any interested skippers and/or comp crew should contact him for a great day of sailing!

Sailors and would-be sailors! The weather is turning for the better, the days are getting longer and the pleasure sailing season is nearly upon us.

Great things are in the works for the club this year, including BBQ's, Club Sails, Dinghy Courses and of course Comp Crew and Day Skipper training.

Keep abreast of all Sailing Club updates on our website (www.jwcssc.weebly.com) and be sure to renew your club membership so that you don't miss a single opportunity.

Ahoy Sailors! This month the JWCSSC will be conducting Adult Dinghy Training. The courses will offer a very limited number of places and are open only to members of the JWC Sailing Club.

The dates for the courses are 19-21 and 26-28 August from 16:00-18:00 at the Madla Boathouse. The course fee is NOK 1600.

If interested please contact Richard Lapslie (richard.lapslie*at*jwc*dot*nato*dot*int) or Marten Meijer (dr.marten.meijer*at*gmail*dot*com)

*Disclosure* The course will follow the Dutch Sailing Association curriculum, however no formal qualifications can be given. Local equivalency will be granted and log books can be completed and signed.

It's time for everyone to renew your club membership! (Or sign up for the first time for all you newbies :) )

2015 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Please remember that club membership is only open to NATO Employees and their dependents.

Potential members, and members who have paid but have not yet completed the Membership Form, are requested to complete the Membership Form on the Club Website and return it to [email protected]. The qualification information is required ASAP in order that we can start the weekly Club Sails on Aurelius II and to ensure these sails are available to all members.

The Club’s assets are only available to members!

CHILDREN’S DINGHY SAILING COURSES

It is proposed to run up to 2 children’s dinghy sailing courses from the Madla Boathouse this year. They will be run under the Dutch Sailing Association Umbrella by a qualified Dutch Senior Instructor, Cdr Marten Meijer. The proposed dates are:

23-27 Jun and/or 28 Jul-1 Aug.

In order to gauge interest, please respond to all 3 e-mail addresses: [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] :

Child/childrens name
Age
Current Sailing Qualifications
Sailing Experience
Preferred week

The Sailing Club will be seeking volunteers to act as assistant instructors and to man the safety boat. Parents of children participating would be expected to help prepare the dinghies before the courses and to supervise the non-sailing activities during the week - on a roster basis.

Please also e-mail if you are interested in adult dinghy sailing.

The 2014 sailing season has begun!!!

Aurelius II has already been out for a couple of charter sails and is available to all qualified club members. There will also be a weekly Aurelius II Club Sail – more below!

MEMBERSHIP

Membership fees for 2014 have been maintained at:

Individual – 450 NOK

Family – 800 NOK

Membership Application forms are available online at http://jwcssc.weebly.com/ and payment can be made through Community Support. You must be a paid up member before you can use the club’s assets. Please send your Membership Application to Martin Meijer, the Club Secretary and Richard Lapslie, Andy Walker and Chris Ball



COMMITTEE

The 2014 Executive Committee was agreed at the AGM as fol:


· Commodore – Richard Lapslie

· Secretary – Martin Miejer

· Treasurer – Jeremy Jones

· OIC Yacht – Chris Ball

· OIC Dinghies – Andy Walker

· Publicity – Chris/Chelsea Hill

There are also other non-executive Committee Members:

· Bosun Yacht – Gil Pelly

· Bosun Dinghies – Bartek Jedra

· Bosun II Dinghies – Dan Walker

· Safety Boat – TBC

· Non-Executive Special Advisor – Arty Shaw

· Non-Executive Special Advisor – Iain Dell

YACHT - AURELIUS II

Aurelius II will be available for a Club Sail on Wednesdays after work. Chris Ball will produce a list of “Duty Skippers”, therefore, pse get your Membership Applications in ASAP, together with your availability to Chris. There will be a nominal Club Sail fee of 50 NOK per head.

Aurelius II is available to Charter (she must have a minimum of Day Skipper and Competent Crew on board). Charter request e-mails should be sent to Chris Hill, Chris Ball and Richard Lapslie and the Charter Forms completed before the Charter.


Aurelius II fees for 2014 are:

· Club Sail Night – NOK 50 per head

· ½ Day Charter – NOK 350

· Day Charter – NOK 500

· Overnight Charter – NOK 750

· 4 Day, 3 Night Charter – NOK 2000 and then 500 NOK per 24 hrs thereafter.

ROYAL YACHT ASSOCIATION (RYA) YACHT TRAINING

Currently, there are only 2 Day Skipper/Competent Crew course available this year:


22-26 Sep and 29 Sep – 3 Oct.


There will also be some additional “Sailing Under an Experienced Skipper” weekends which will not incorporate any formal “training” but will give newly qualified day skippers, and those wishing to attend the formal courses, more experience.


DINGHIES

There is work required at the Madla Boathouse. Therefore, the club is in negotiations with the Stavanger Sailing Club about the use of their facilities for this season only. We have requested a children’s course with them for the week 23-27 June. Further courses will also be available through the Stavanger Sailing Club, for adults and children, throughout the summer. For experienced dinghy sailors (RYA Level 2 or Youth Sage 3 under Adult Supervision), the dinghies in Madla are available to use.


MORE INFORMATION

Please check the website.

JSSC Sailing