LESC Shoreline Challenge

19/6/2023 - Seven keelboats came out on Friday, 16/8/2023, for the annual LESC Shoreline Challenge. Breeze was out of the east and solid... until the start when it died and went shifty. It came back by the time most boats had made it to the windward mark, but continued to favour the shore (as it should with a name like the Shoreline Challenge). The challenge being to trust that the shore is where you want to be!

Alan and John won the coveted golden shackle while Alistair won the race

Brown Cup & Scottish Schools Sailing Championship Summary

12/6/2023 - Coming soon!

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Brown Cup News

5/6/2023 -Yachts and Yachting has written up a Brown Cup preview. Check it out here: https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/262509/Brown-Cup-Scottish-Schools-Championships-Preview

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Changes to Racing

19/5/2023 -There will be a couple of changes to racing at LESC from Saturday, 3 June. The first change will be to starting order: Dinghies will be the first start and keelboats the second start.

The other change is to accommodate the preference for longer legs in the keelboat fleet and shorter races in the dinghy fleet. When all dinghies are finished, and the keelboats are still sailing, if the next keelboat is far enough away that a bounce start will go through without interruption, race committe will attempt to start another short dinghy course.

This will require resetting the timer in order to use the lights or using a flag start. Competitors should be prepared for either. Note that Race Duty MUST use a secondary timer to score keelboat fleet if using the lights OR use a secondary timer to score the dinghies and the horn pressed manually while the race hut timer scores keelboats.

New race duty instructions will be available in the box and on the website by 1 June.

CURRENT RACE DUTY INSTRUCTIONS [login required]

Volunteers Needed

19/5/2023 - Your club needs YOU! Calling all POWERBOAT II certified members: The Sailing Secretary needs a volunteer to (wo)man the RIB for the Lochearnhead Race on the 29^th of July. Contact sailing@lochearnsc.com for more info. The 2023 LESC Brown Cup (aka 2023 Scottish Schools Sailing Championship) on 10-12 June is also in need of volunteers to run on-the-water support as well as on-shore facilities like the kitchen and parking. If you can help, email sailing@lochearnsc.com to be forwarded to the Brown Cup team.

Trophy Swap Time

19/5/2023 - If you have a shared trophy, it is time to hand these over to the other person. Should you need a reminder of who to hand yours to, please get in touch with the Sailing Secretary for advice.

Training Week Applications Open to Non-Members

15/5/2023 - 2023 LESC Training Week Applications have opened to non-members. We're expecting a strong turnout, so get yours in asap. There'll be all the usual RYA Youth I-IV and Adult I-III courses, and Advanced Courses like Sailing with a Spinnaker and Performance Sailing if there's enough interest to fill classes. In addition, the usual RYA Powerboat Handling Level II Course will run in the evenings during training week. and any instructors in need of RYA First Aid Training should attend our session on Sunday prior to Training Week.

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Training Week Applications Open to Members

1/5/2023 - 2023 LESC Training Week Applications have opened to LESC members. We're expecting a strong turnout, so get yours in asap. There'll be all the usual RYA Youth I-IV and Adult I-III courses, and Advanced Courses like Sailing with a Spinnaker and Performance Sailing if there's enough interest to fill classes. In addition, the usual RYA Powerboat Handling Level II Course will run in the evenings during training week. and any instructors in need of RYA First Aid Training should attend our session on Sunday prior to Training Week.

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Message from the Commodore

13/4/2023 - Commodore Susan McGeorge has a quick thank you, a couple reminders, and a request for more volunteers for the First Fling (both kitchen and rescue).

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2023 Fixture List Published

21/3/2023 - The 2023 Race Fixture list has been published! LESC has the First Fling on the last weekend of April to look forward to, and Training Week this year is the week July 10th. Other events to note are the Brown Cup June 10-12. Nicol has also assigned all the Race Duty officers, so be sure to check your dates in the member area and arrange any changes via Dutyman. Any questions or issues, email sailing@lochearnsc.com. -Sarah

2023 Spring Work Party

21/3/2023 - Calling all members! The annual LESC Spring Work Party is this Satuday. There's painting, gardening, and general unpacking to get the club ready for the exciting 2023 sailing season. Plenty of biscuits and hot drinks, too, of course.

If you have basic gardening tools like secateurs, rakes, lopers, etc, bring them. Don't forget gloves, too.

See you there! -Sarah

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