SWOG

26 August 2010	Bristol SWOG Schedule
	A change to the race schedule. There will be two races. The first will start at 1000 on Saturday morning to arrive in time to make the first lock in to Bristol. The second race will start at 1500 and take a more direct route, again to make the first lock in. The courses will be announced 15 mins before each start on VHF 37.


21 August 2010	Bristol Trip meeting
	There will be get together in the Clubhouse on Thursday 26th at 2030. This will be to discuss pilotage, berthing arrangements etc. It might be useful for those who have never been to Bristol before. Hopefully those who have will be there to share their experiences! Look foward to seeing you all then.


4 August 2010	Bristol Trip
	I expect you are already looking forward to the Bristol SWOG at the end of the month. I'm in the process of arranging some suitable berthing for the fleet and an appropriate discount on the fees - I'll let you know what happens. I'm hoping to arrange a drinks reception on arrival on the quayside so everyone can meet up at least. I see that HW is at 1000ish. Obviously we cant lock in after high water and so it begs the question of when do we start. Going in the morning means an early start but getting an afternoon and evening in Bristol and going in the evening means you get there a bit late for a presumably 1000 start the next morning. I'm inclined to go for an early start, but would be interested to know what you think. It would be great to have some idea of numbers so that the Harbour can get ready for us! Is anyone thinking of doing the overnight race? The best way of joining in a discussion about any of the above is by using the forum. This can be found at here Please respond asap as I'm keen to promote the event quite strongly to encourage more people to come especially the less experienced sailors. Hopefully you will be able to encourage others as well.


11 June 2010	Watchet Trip
	I expect you are all looking forward to the next SWOG weekend to Watchet on the first weekend in July. I have been in contact with Watchet marina and they have been engaged in extensive dredging recently and so it should be deep enough for us all. They have also offered the fleet a discount on the berthing fees of up to 15% depending of how many boats turn up. I think the number of boats wanting to do the overnight race might be a bit limited for this one and so it would be great if you could let me know what your plans are for the weekend.


10 May 2010	Padstow
	With Southwesterlies forecast for the trip down folllowed by Northeasterllies for the run back, there weren't so many takers for the race. Only Sleeper and Jackhammer managed to sail all the way and they were joined by several cruising yachts most of who had motored down. After enjoying a quiet little drink over the holiday, most of the fleet set off on Monday in a brisk NEerly making for Cardiff in one leg. Sleeper and Jackhammer both made good progress but with the flood easing and the wind dying retired off Barry. All boats had returned by 0800 on Tuesday morning after a lumpy bumpy ride.


6 April 2010	First weekend
	Well, that's the first weekend over! Five boats left Cardiff on the Friday night to take on a 124nm course taking them from EW Grounds to E Helwick and up and down the N Devon coast before finishing at Swansea. On the Saturday morning the day race and the cruising fleet set off on a more direct route. Many of the participants then enjoyed a social eveving at Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua Club before returning to Cardiff on Sunday afternoon in a brisk Westerly. I have changed the scoring system to treat the day and overnight races as a single series, with any boat being able to compete in any two races each weekend.


24 March 2010	Free Berthing at Swansea
	It has been arranged that all boats participating in SWOG will be able to moor up on the wall outside Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua Club on Saturday 4rd April free of charge.