You will all have seen the red weather warning issued for Friday 24th January with southwesterly then westerly winds gusting at 80mph+ forecast.
If you have a boat on the pontoon please ensure that your lines are well in place, and in both our yards check that you have tied down anything loose (particularly inflatables). We will be strongly discouraging access to the yard and pontoon tomorrow and club boats should not be used.
Stay safe!
We were sad to lose another of our members in the Christmas period. Angus MacInnes, part-owner of Castellar, died after a long illness on December 23rd surrounded by friends and family.
Angus was well known as an actor, notably as “Dutch” Vander (Gold Leader) in Star Wars.
An obituary of him appeared on the BBC website on 31st December.
Other awards (members not present)
Most Noticed New Racer or Member: Late Comer’s Cup Andrew & Anne Sutherland on Early Bird
Outstanding Service Award: Bill Mossman Cup Dougal Burnett (for his above and beyond response to the moorings crisis caused by Storm Babet)
Wooden Spoon Gregor Whyte in “Telsa 3 (for giving the Coastguard much needed practice in rescuing people from the mud in a falling tide in Granton Harbour)
Surry Cup (missed by the Sailing Secretary) Philip Leith on Aurora
The winter events programme is well on the way to being finalised – check out the Events Page for further details
We were extremely sad to learn of the recent death of Neville Fenwick, our Commodore from 1995-1998
Grid Iron, the Scottish Theatre company paid him this tribute:
Neville was a brilliant carpenter and set builder and worked on many Grid Iron shows.
He took even our most unusual requests in his stride, from being asked to sink fence posts along a half-mile stretch of pathway in Alloway to constructing a gigantic spider (a homage to Louise Bourgeois’ Maman) in Dundee’s Verdant Works. While those requests would often be met with a quizzical, ‘are you sure?’ look, he always delivered with his signature skill and panache.
A gentle, talented, interesting and interested man, he was one of a kind, and will be missed.
