Tornado River

The seasonal weather has brought more than just snow. Six hundred foot high tornados have been sighted on the river Forth towards the Isle of May.

Puffins' Winter Holiday

Lighter and smaller GPS units have allowed scientists to find out where puffins go in the winter.

The next event in our calendar is an illustrated talk by Paul Johnston and the return of the Shetland Fiddlers. This will take place on Friday February 12th from 20:00.

Members and guests were highly entertained by the 'Norway Evening' on January 8th. This was a joint slideshow Jim Brodie and Paul Taylor which covered their voyages across the North Sea and their travels and experiences in the Norwegian fjords.

A big thanks to Ian Ferguson for his very interesting presentation on circumnavigating Svalbard in the course of which he encountered polar bears and walrus and explored an abandoned Russian mining town. For those of you who missed it you can watch Ian's film here.

This season's edition of the club magazine has just been launched. Read about yacht Maxine losing her rudder in choppy weather off St. Abb's Head; the Anstruther Muster; your new FCYC council and the winter events calendar. There are also some very nice photos of this year's lift out. What more could you want on these dark, wet evenings?

Graham and George ran a bar training session on Wednesday, 18 November. This covered, amongst other things, the legal aspects of serving alcohol. This is a legal requirement for all of the Corinthian's bar staff. A marvellous certificate was presented on completion of a short test. If you are a volunteer and have not done the course, please contact the club.

The bar also needs some more volunteers so if you can spare two Monday evenings a year for manning the FCYC bar (not an onerous task), please get in touch with Graham (grahamcrawford1253@btinternet.com) or George (george.melville@live.com) and come along to the session. The new bar rota is now on the web site.

• 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 £0.50 per metre per night. This is half normal members’ rate for an overnight stay. Boats must be clearly named and must display their 2009 day permit. See the Pontoon Discounts page for further information.