RYA NI 2013 Cruising Conference, Sat 26 Jan 2013

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…

Christmas Racing Saturday and Sunday

sailingsantaGood 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 Lifejacket Recall

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