A gathering of 100 boats from around the world sailing along our wonderful coastline
Following the ethos of “The Gathering” the entire marine industry is holding hands to help make this event a success and The Cruising Association of Ireland and Irish Cruising Club are being a tremendous support.
Full spec is available in the Downloads section of the web-site, or contact Antoin MacGabhann for details.
CRUISING – THE GREAT ESCAPE
Saturday 26th January 2013 at Royal Ulster Yacht Club, Bangor
| PROGRAMME
09.30 |
Registration and coffee |
| 10.00 | Welcome and Introduction
John Taggart, Chair RYANI |
| 10.10 | The RYA’s Role
Gus Lewis, Manager Legal and Government Affairs, RYA |
| 10.50 | Technical Boat Preparation
Eugene Curry, Curry Marine Services, Dublin |
| 11.40 | Preparing our yacht
Bill McLaren, former Commodore, Ocean Cruising Club |
| 11.55 | Some solutions for a power-hungry boat
Adrian Bell |
| 12.10 | Questions and discussion on boat preparation |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Malin Waters
Frank McGrogan |
| 14.10 | Weather: whether to go?
Frank Singleton, retired professional meteorologist and cruising sailor |
| 14.40 | Scotch on the Rocks
Bob Bradfield, Antares Charts |
| 15.15 | Southern Ocean Vagrant – New Zealand to the Falklands
Bill and Jane McLaren, Ocean Cruising Club |
| 16.00 | Questions and discussion |
| 16.15 | Summary and close |
| Paul McSorley is offering a lift to anyone attending… |
Good luck to all those brave souls racing in the Christmas Event at the weekend, or are they escaping from Christmas shopping??
Best wishes to all our members for a fun festive season.
Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year.
PS Results for the Hot Toddie Series are now on-line
CREWSAVER TECHNICAL BULLETIN
In keeping with Survitec’s commitment to the highest levels of quality and safety, we are notifying the public of a safety alert for specific Crewsaver 290N manufactured during date June 2011 to October 2012. These Lifejackets may be subject to loosening of the bladder webbing straps which may result in the stability of the jacket being affected.
In order to determine if you are impacted, Survitec Group is instructing the return of the Crewfit 290N Advanced Life jacket ONLY for inspection.
NO OTHER CREWSAVER PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED.
The serial numbers of the potentially affected jackets are detailed below. These should be returned for inspection, and where appropriate, repair or replacement.
Owners of the lifejackets should:
– Not use them
– Return them to the nearest Survitec Service Centre or to Survitec Gosport, to have them inspected and tested.
Owners of these lifejackets seeking further information on the returns process can call the Survitec Helpline on +44 (0) 23 9252 8621
Email: info@crewsaver.co.uk
Website: www.crewsaver.co.uk
There are 6 codes of the Crewfit 290N Advanced Life Jacket concerned:
1. Crewfit 290N Advanced Plus N/H, 1290-ADZPLUS
2. Crewfit 290N Advanced Auto N/H, 1290-ADZAUTO
3. Crewfit 290N Advanced Manual N/H, 1290-ADZMAN
4. Crewfit 290N Advanced Plus Harness, 1291-ADZPLUS
5. Crewfit 290N Advanced Auto Harness, 1291-ADZAUTO
6. Crewfit 290N Advanced Manual Harness, 1291-ADZMAN
Serial Numbers potentially affected:
1. Crewfit 290N Advanced Plus N/H, 1290-ADZPLUS
Serial Numbers:
L1106 00561 to L1207 00550
2. Crewfit 290N Advanced Auto N/H, 1290-ADZAUTO
Serial Numbers:
L1106 00505 to L1207 00550
3. Crewfit 290N Advanced Manual N/H, 1290-ADZMAN
Serial Numbers:
L1201 00582 to L1202 00518
4. Crewfit 290N Advanced Plus Harness, 1291-ADZPLUS
Serial Numbers:
L1106 00501 to L1210 00572
5. Crewfit 290N Advanced Auto Harness, 1291-ADZAUTO
Serial Numbers:
L1106 00511 to L1210 00567
6. Crewfit 290N Advanced Manual Harness, 1291-ADZMAN
Serial Numbers:
L1201 00535 to L1209 00501
