It's that time again to
get the secretary into gear to send out the monthly News Letter.
I am sure everyone who goes to the Club can see that the Committee
is really trying to maintain the momentum with the sailing
programs and I am very happy to report that the Saturday Jr.
Sailing is fully subscribed. The J24 sailing every other Sunday
is going great and Sue would like the Laser and Optimist sailors
to know that she would be Happy organize racing for the more
competent sailors.
IMPORTANT NOTE.
The Club has a very well maintained website www.stluciayactclub.com
we must really thank all the hands who make this happen including
Mr. Chis Gardiner and Danielle for the effort made to update
and maintain this site. I am sure there are more names but
those are the ones that come to mind at this time.
The reason for mentioning this is you can go to this web site
and posted there you will find the sailing calendar for 2008
among all the updated photos of happening at your Club.
SAILING NEWS.
As most members may know the late Sir John Compton was a great
lover of the sea and he has always supported the Club through
thick and thin. To show appreciation for this upstanding individual
the Club has organized a sailing event to be called 'The Sir
John Compton Memorial Rally'
This event will happen on Friday the 22nd February to Sunday
24th February and will be a sail over to the island of Martinique.
All details for this event can be found on the web site and
more detailed information can be obtained from Sue from slycsailing@gmail.com
We are also very happy to advise that a Trophy will be presented
on the return of the boats on the Sunday the 24th at approximately
6 pm. at the Club House by Lady Janice Compton.
SCHOELCHER REGATTA 1st - 5th February 2008
The Club was well represented at this regatta both with Laser
and optimist Teams
LASER TEAM :
Erik Simmons
Luis Mexiner
Fredrick Sweeney
Dominic Lovell
OPTIMIST TEAM :
Stephanie Lovell
Marcus Sweeny
Marc Spurway
Tommy Mexiner
Racing was very competitive and Team SLYC did very well considering
the Heavy conditions they experienced in Martinique.
Congratulations.
For detailed results please click on this link.
The committee would like to thank the following persons for
there assistance and they kind gesture of letting Team SLYC
stay on their boats while in Martinique.
Sue and Norman on “Clara”
Barbara and Steve on “Turtle”
Jonathan Everette on “11 Restless”
The crossing to Martinique was 9 hrs so you can imagine the
conditions.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS.
Danielle is Happy to report that since my last News Letter
we have 15 New Members
1. Dan & Claudia Burnstein
2. Myrna Fant
3. Steve & Jenny Mc Mullen
4. Kenneth & Alice Hoeft
5. Jean Pierre Leu, Jadilma Leitao
6. David & June Cabena
7. Lee & Cynthia Smith
8 Muriel Metson
8. Andreas Melia-Klueber
9. Steve & Linda Bartlett
10. Gary & Mary Thulander
11. Rudolf Neiss & Elfriede Hirschbichler
12. Joseph & Hildegard Hollin
13. Eric Dahmel
14. IGY Rodney Bay Marina
15. IGY Rodney Bay Marina
Did you know ?
The SLYC has a variety of Branded Merchandise which you can
purchase at the Club house.
Polo shirts
Caps
T Shirts
Burgees
Bottle coolers
**Coming very soon.
Ladies sleeveless and Ladies Polo
Congratulations again to Danielle for a job well done.
SQUASH NEWS
There is a lot happening
on the Squash calendar and if you go to the website you will
find a 2008 calendar of events.
Cheryl would like you to know ladies that Wednesday evenings
6 pm to 7 pm is your time so no excuses come and get a little
exercise.
February 25th to March 1 st is the Independence Squash Team
Tournament .
See the site for more events. www.stluciayachtclub.com
SAILING MUST DO.
Please make a note on your Calendar for Bequia this year March
20th to 24th
The Flyer will be posted at the Club House.
So I think that is enough info for one sitting . Trust me
there is so much activity within the committee I am going
grey before my time.
Take care Happy Sailing and a fond welcome to our NEW MEMBERS
we are happy to have you aboard.
