The Mailing Team

Pictured are Pamela and her mailing team who gathered the papers and stuffed the envelopes all morning so that you will receive your first Club mailing of the year very shortly. Thank you team!
It is hoped that those of you with an email address registered with the Club will also soon receive the Commodore’s newsletter by email, as a trial run for future mailings.

Club Cruiser Supper

Our Cruiser section held their annual supper on Saturday evening, attended by around fifty club members and guests. The evening was organised by Anne and Trevor 'First Light' and Linda and Bob 'Lady J' and featured a glittering cast of thousands – mainly ourselves!
First up was a viewing of pictures taken by members while cruising last summer which covered our local cruising grounds from the Medway to Deben, with some of the sightings at sea as well. Next, the confessional – where disasters and drop-offs of the year were expiated through public confession – in a very light-hearted manner of course!
Our 'Official Paparazzi', Guy was then kind enough to comment on our photographic efforts, showing examples of how iffy pictures could have been improved, and outlining the essentials for taking interesting pictures while cruising.
All this intellectual effort was then rounded off with some much needed food for 'ze little grey cells'.
Don 'Malibu' then finished our entertainment with some pictures showing their Tomahawk cruise 'Three Bridges' where they fetched up at St Kathryn's Dock
Keep snapping pics ready for next year's supper – which just needs a volunteer to organise!.

Signature 2

Last year’s winner of the Maldon Paper Boat Race, Ernie Stamp, has produced a superb model for this year’s race. The boat, called Signature 2, is on display outside the office in the Clubhouse and for a donation of £1 to the RNLI, you can write your signature on one of the hulls. Signature 2 will be at the Club until after the Midweek Lunch on Thursday 26^th January. After the race, the boat will be auctioned and sold to the highest bidder with all proceeds going to the RNLI. 
 Maldon Paper Boat Race 2012
Venue:     Maldon Prom Model Boat Lake
Date:      Saturday 18^th February 2012
Time:      13.30 start
Course:   Olympic course or to be decided on the day depending on the conditions.
Prizes:     Loads to be won including: first boat, first boat to sink, prettiest boat, ugliest boat, junior class, design award (open to both adult and junior class) and mechanical propulsion class.
Rules:      Sailing and Junior class; as much paper, glue, ballast, varnish (no epoxy or fibreglass resin) and paint as you like, 0.5m sticky tape, 0.5m² sailcloth, 2m string, 1m dowel.
Mechanical propulsion class; hull as above plus;
1 propulsion unit with a shaft eg. steam, clock work, chemical, (but no electric motor), 2m knicker elastic, 0.5m wire, 1 drinks can, 5 cotton reels. Sailing boat with auxiliary propulsion may enter both races but no motor sailing allowed.
Winning boats will be measured for illegalities.
Entries:   £3.00 per boat, £1.00 for juniors.
Tote:       Betting office opens at 1300.
New this year
 MicroMagic mini yachts demonstration13.00 + have a go.  ‘Destroyer’ (not your boat) –Open to all three classes   
All profit to be donated to the RNLI
Food:    Hot soup & bread available at the Queen’s Head following the race.