Lift out

Lift out has been organised for Saturday 16th October. High tide is at 10:18 BST with a height of 4.3m. The weather will, naturally, be beautiful, with zero wind and a temperature of 21c expected.

Photos

FCYC members have been busy with their cameras again. Take a look at Mark's shots of the harbour, including one with the boats on the hard 'in full winter raiment'. Joe Ramsay nicely documenented the cruise in company to Aberdour this April.

Fairwind

The Spring edition of the club magazine has just been published. Paul Taylor gives a run down on the improvements in the moorings and the new colour-coded buoys. There is a new members section, photos of the 2009 prize giving and other club news.

New Bar Rota and Bar Laws

The new bar rota is now on the web site. This takes us up to August, half way through the Summer (for those with bad memories - it's the time of year where the rain is accompanied by sunshine).

The new Drinking Law comes into effect in April 2010. In November of last year Graham and George ran a bar training session covering the legal aspects of serving alcohol (now a legal requirement for all bar staff). Members will be gratified to know that the infamous dentist's chair, where drink is poured directly into the mouth of the customer, is now banned. Another provision of the new law ensures that free tap water is available to all customers.

The bar always needs more volunteers so if you can spare two Monday evenings a year for manning the FCYC bar, please get in touch with Graham (grahamcrawford1253@btinternet.com) or George (george.melville@live.com).

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Dead Starfish

We're used to seeing shoals of jelly fish washed up on the beach, but dead star fish? A Scotsman article discusses the recent phenomenon, seen in Wardie Bay.

• The FCYC has a new Council for the year 2010.
• 'Extinct' Oysters have been discovered in the Forth estuary.
• A Swordfish has been caught in lobster pots near Alloa.
• Gregor Shore Trumped. Find out why
• A letter from old Corinthians Mark and Mhari Rodger in Dubai
• The Granton Masterplan - plans of Granton harbour.
• New Leith Marina in Ten Years, described in a Scotsman article.
• A turtle is seen in Granton harbour
• Forth and Clyde canal to be extended

The new trial scheme came into operation in 2009 to encourage mid-week sailing at Edinburgh Marina. Overnight rates for the pontoons will be halved for Permit Holders during anticipated quieter periods.

On the less busy weeks all nights, excluding, Fridays and Saturdays, will discounted at half of the normal cost of an overnight stay. Boats must be clearly named and must display their 2009 day permit. See the Pontoon Discounts page for further information.