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The next Club event is.
	Sunday	22		11:30hrs	Mid-Winter sailing. Pre-registration required. See notice
					Sailing dependant on weather, roster and numbers. Confirmed Friday prior.
					Winter Solstice Trophy   Winter Solstice Trophy
					Registered so far 7
Club boats booked are 2 - see members page.

Updates to Club stuff in last four days.

Club message - Wed 11th 13:58 (2) LTS boat booked - Sat 14th 10:25 (2) NOR published - Wed 11th 14:40 Notice to members. See below 🡳 - Wed 11th 14:42 Number of updates 7.

General notices for Club Members.

AGM NOTICE OF MEETING 2025. - posted 11th Jun 2025 Quiz night 2025. - posted 1st May 2025 Winter Sailing Safety Instructions. - posted 8th Apr 2025

Our Club Newsletter

From Kerry O'Brien on Monday 19 Jun 14:37. The History of the Waimakariri Sailing Club's Fleet Sheet. Extracted and lightly edited from the last Fleet Sheet. Around the mid 1980's Adair Marshall produced a news letter for club members which she typed up and included clippings of cartoons to lighten the articles. Adair would photo copy the Newsletter (later called the Fleet Sheet) and hand it out to club members on sailing days. Originally the editorial correspondents were not named as it was felt that stories might be more freely available. However that changed one night at the Club's monthly committee meeting where the Commodore noticed a commotion from within the committee. It was not a rebellion but was caused by a committee member who suffered a bad case of flatulence. Sorry Mr Commodore a committee member explained, we had a Windshift here on the floor. Subsequently the committee decided that Windshift would cover anonymous contributors to the Fleet Sheet. Some time around the late 1990's Adair hung up her typewriter and ceased producing the Fleet Sheet, unfortunately no one put up their hand at the time to take over the production. Now to 1999 when Stan Price turned 60 and at that party he was foolish enough to display a copy of the Salmon Angler magazine which as a keen member of the Salmon Angler's Association he had started and produced. Peter Shanks and Ron Finch saw the Salmon Angler and made Stan an offer he couldn't refuse, he should re-start the Fleet Sheet. By now the computer age was in full swing and this made the job easier although not enough club members had email so it was decided to photo copy (in black and white owing to the cost) and mail them out with the postage covered by a sponsor. After seven years Stan delivered his last issue in 2006 and handed over to Don Currie who produced some issues before he transferred to Auckland. Another club member stepped up for a short time but then moved on leaving the club without the Fleet Sheet newsletter. In 2009 the computer age had moved on again and most club members now had email. Ron Finch stepped up as the Editor and took over producing the Fleet Sheet from September 2009 through to 2019. With most members by now having email the use of many more photos and colour was now possible and the distribution by email reduced the distribution task and cost significantly. To quote Ron “The Fleet Sheet requires information to be supplied for inclusion in the issue, some members have provided background information and photographs of their life and other interests. It is always surprising to find what other activities and interests members have, as at the club sailing is the main topic. This issue is my 35th edition, please consider providing reports and stories for future issues.” The hope now is to make it possible to bring our Fleet Sheet back online.