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FOXY TALES MARCH <strong>2014</strong><br />
CLAIRE’S<br />
SOCIALS<br />
We are fortunate this<br />
year to have 4 nights<br />
of camping over the<br />
Easter break and I<br />
have a wine tasting<br />
quiz lined up for the<br />
Friday to start the<br />
weekend off.<br />
!<br />
On Saturday we are<br />
having a bring and<br />
eat (anything goes!)<br />
followed by a Mr &<br />
Mrs Quiz so please<br />
make sure you sign<br />
yourselves up. On<br />
Easter Sunday we<br />
will be having the<br />
traditional egg hunt<br />
and egg dump. In<br />
the evening we will<br />
be having a belated<br />
St Patrick’s night –<br />
unusual but it will be<br />
fun! The dress code<br />
is to wear something<br />
green and I will try<br />
my best to ensure<br />
the Guinness is on!<br />
!O n M a y b a n k<br />
holidays we have a<br />
variety of activities.<br />
We are having a<br />
racing tactics and<br />
pizza night as well as<br />
a party night (think<br />
dancing, party games<br />
etc). The second<br />
balk holiday will be a<br />
W o r l d W a r O n e<br />
commemorative<br />
weekend with fancy<br />
dress, ration food<br />
bring and eat (will<br />
have to think about<br />
that!) hi-tea after<br />
sailing and a good<br />
old quiz.<br />
not all about sailing. It is being part of such a brilliant club<br />
with great members. Simply put it is just great being part of<br />
a big like minded family!<br />
!<br />
The moral of this story is that Fifteens are terrific boats to<br />
sail appealing to young and old alike. Looking good on and<br />
off the water they are exhilarating to sail. Surprisingly fast<br />
in light airs they excel in a breeze. Like many things in life<br />
the more effort you put into them the more rewarding they<br />
are to sail. With such good lines older fifteens can give new<br />
ones a run for their money! A newish boat is not essential<br />
as you can for little money buy an older boat that can still<br />
offer exhilarating competitive sailing.<br />
!<br />
I want others to have a chance to enjoy a great boat so if<br />
you are interested I can organise a taster session. Please<br />
contact me or any fifteener if you fancy having a go. Ask for<br />
me at the club, ring or email me. Or hover around us when<br />
we are rigging our boats for a chat. You’ll be welcome. And<br />
as you pass a fifteen just take a good long close look at her<br />
and you may just be smitten as I was many years ago!!<br />
!<br />
(NB ‘Buttocks’ is a nautical word referring to the underwater<br />
profile of a yacht!!!)<br />
!<br />
Boat Maintenance - Neil Garrison<br />
!<br />
This winter Bassenthwaite Lake has not risen to the same<br />
level as it did in November 2009, however, the amount of<br />
damage that the small flood and hurricane force winds<br />
have done to the boats left at the sailing club over the<br />
winter is probably similar.<br />
It really surprises me that members spend thousands of<br />
pounds on sailing boats and then simply forget about them<br />
!12
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