Volvo Noble Marine RS600 and RS Vareo National Championship at Grafham WSC 11-12 Oct

2 days of racing on great water, with an excellent race team, Sat evening meal and loads of your RS friends.  Enter online at your championship website:

RS Vareo: http://www.rsvareo.org/championships/cindex.asp?clselect=Home&eid=909

Please note that online entry will close at 2359hrs Thurs 9 Oct by which time you must have paid your entry fee.  Entry and payment after this time will need to be made at registration on Sat 11 Oct and will be subject to a late entry fee of £10.

A fleet that does not have 5 boats pre-entered and paid by 2359hrs Mon 6 Oct will no longer be invited to compete.  Any competitor who has entered but whose fleet has insufficient numbers will given a full refund of their entry fee. 

 
Summer holidays over, nights drawing in but luckily there is still excitement on the horizon for the RS Vareo Sailor... your Nationals 11-12 Oct and your AGM!
 
Take your opportunity to help the RS Vareo class forge its path to a strong and victorious future by...
attending your 2014 AGM and putting democracy into action ye ha!  AGM Calling Notice and Agenda at the Nationals website: 
http://www.rssailing.org/docs/RS%20Vareo%20Calling%20Notice%20AGM%205%20Sept%2014.pdf

PS You can attend the AGM without competing in the Nationals and there is no entry fee for the AGM.  

No seriously it is sensible discussion neatly noted down and published in accordance with class constitution that makes the strong foundation for a healthy class association.

The AGM will be held at the Nationals on Sat 11 Oct evening at Grafham Water SC.  The calling notice and agenda are below.  

Please email me Any Other Business (AOB) by Fri 3 Oct 14.  AOB after this date will need to be raised in person at the meeting.

Calling Notice for RS Vareo AGM at Grafham Water Sailing Club Sat 11 Oct 14
Location: Grafham WaterSailing Club
Date: Sat 11 Oct14
Time: Early evening tbc
Chair: Matt Yallop
Secretary: Clare Sargent
Agenda:
1. Election of class reps
2. Fleet communication: currently fast news, yahoo, forum and facebook.
3. Review of 2014 season
4. Preview of 2015 calendar incl coaching
5. AOB 
 
More information about your Nationals is available at the championship website: 

http://www.rsvareo.org/championships/cindex.asp?clselect=Home&eid=909

Briefly: Grafham Water SC, 11-12 Oct 14, £29 if entry by Thurs 9 Oct (otherwise £10 late entry fee at registration payable), evening meal available to buy online (or at registration for the disorganised) £9 for main course and pudding, AGM, lovely folk, great water, excellent race team, and perhaps most importantly of all perhaps the best sailing club canteen chocolate cake available this year in UK!

Hot off the press: One day entry now available to your Volvo Noble Marine Nationals 11-12 Oct at Grafham WSC

One day entry is now available. The one day entry fee for single handers is £16, GWSC members £2. You need to enter online as per full weekend entry but make sure you select on which day you want to race. The late fee will still apply if you register at the event. You will not be eligible for thetitle of National Champion but you will be entitled to lots of fun with your RS friends and some great racing at a fab venue!

All the information is available at your fleet website:

RS Vareo: http://www.rsvareo.org/championships/cindex.asp?eid=909

Please note that online entry will close at 2359hrs Thurs 9 Oct by which time you must have paid your entry fee. Entry and payment after this time will need to be made at registration on Sat 11 Oct and will be subject to a late entry fee of £10.

A fleet that does not have 5 boats pre-entered and paid by 2359hrs Mon 6 Oct will no longer be invited to compete. Any competitor who has entered but whose fleet has insufficient numbers will given a full refund of their entry fee.

There will be meal on Saturday evening: £9 for main course and pudding. Main course choices are chicken curry and rice, lasagne with garlic bread and salad, or a vegetarian meal. There will be a choice of puddings. Book your ticket(s) online to save time at registration. More tickets will be available at registration. Please contact me if you have any special dietary needs on [email protected]

I look forward to seeing you at registration in the GWSC Race Office Sat 11 Oct 0930-1100hrs!

Cheers
Clare

Hello RS Vareo Sailor

The boldest of your fellow RS Vareo racers have already entered the Vovlo Noble Marine National Championship to be held at Grafham WSC 11-12 Oct 14. 

See the names of those brave enough to battle for the title of National Champion at:  

http://www.rsvareo.org/championships/cindex.asp?selection=Entry%20List&eid=909

Are you happy for them to be able to race for the title without facing competition from you?  Surely you should stick your name down and join in the fight?  You have your own fleet start (subject to 10 entries).  Oh and a one day entry option is now available.  

So come on and sign up to do battle!  Enter the Nationals online to avoid the late fee payable if you enter on the day: 

http://www.rsvareo.org/championships/cindex.asp?clselect=Home&eid=909

I look forward to seeing you at Grafham!

Cheers
Clare 

 
Hello RS Vareo Sailor 
 
YOUR RS VAREO NATIONALS IS THIS WEEKEND 11-12 OCTOBER AT GRAFHAM WSC
 
Just £29 to race for the Nationals title, meet up with your fleet friends and help steer the RS Vareo fleet forward into 2015 at the AGM!

All the information is at the website: http://www.rsvareo.org/championships/cindex.asp?clselect=Home&eid=909
Or contact me with any queries.

Please remember that you need to complete your online entry by paying before 2359hrs Thurs 9 Oct or you will be liable pay the extra £10 for late registration at the event.

I look forward to seeing you at Grafham!

Cheers
Clare

 
 

Hello RS Vareo Sailor

Congratulations to RS Vareo Volvo Noble Marine 2014 National Champion Matt Yallop!  

Matt's smashing report and the results from the RS Vareo Volvo Noble Marine 2014 National Championship at Grafham WSC 11-12 Oct 14 are here at: http://uk.rsvareo.org/indexdetail.asp?selection=ResultsDetail&evid=3211

Photos will be added when received.

I hope to see you on the water at Datchet WSC for the End of Seasons Championships 8-9 Nov 14 and also at the big RS Anniversary Ball Sat 8 Nov at Dorney Lake.

Happy sailing your RS Vareo!

Cheers
Clare

Hello RS Vareo Sailor

Ela Miller took loads of smashing photos at the RS Vareo Nationals and RS multi-fleet Gul Inlands at Grafham WSC 11-12 Oct 14.  You can see them at her flickr accounts. Link to prize-giving:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127951877@N04/sets/72157646472393543/

and to the rest of the photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127951877@N04/sets/72157648790119021/

Thank you very much Ela!

Don't forget about the End of Season Champs at Datchet WSC 8-9 Nov and the great RS Ball at Dorney Lake on the Saturday night!  See the RS website for all the details.

See you at Datchet!  In the meantime happy sailing your RS Vareo!

Cheers 
Clare

You're in Yachts&Yachting: http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/179605/Volvo-Noble-Marine-RS-Vareo-Nationals

The 2014 RS Vareo AGM minutes are at the bottom of this post. 
 
Please read them carefully because you may have committed yourself to doing something!  The minutes document how the RS Vareo class is looking to its future success.  If you feel you can help please contact your RS Vareo Class Association Chair Matt Yallop or me Clare your Secretary.  We would love to hear from you.

The last RS racing event of 2014 is the Volvo End of Season Championship at Datchet WSC 8-9 Nov.  Two days of great multi-fleet racing.  On the evening of Sat 8 Nov the 20th Anniversary RS Ball will be held at Dorney Lake.  All the information about the sailing and the party can be found at your EOS Champs website:    
http://www.rsvareo.org/championships/mindex.asp?clselect=Home&eid=965

I look forward to seeing you at Datchet!
Happy reading the AGM minutes then happy sailing your RS Vareo!

Cheers
Clare
 


RS Vareo 2014 AGM Minutes

Sat 11 Oct 14

Grafham Water
Sailing Club

Chair: Matt
Yallop

Secretary:
Clare Sargent


 

  

  
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Agenda Item
  
  

  
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Apologies: 
  
No apologies received. All 8 competitors attended.
  
  
 
 
 

  

  
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Present: 
  
Nick Crickmore 165,
  Carl Gill 506, Andy Howard 565, Paul North 443, Mike Rhodes 305, Andy
  Trickett 415, Cheryl Wood 579, Martin Wood, Matt Yallop 162.
  
  
 
 
 

  

  
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Welcome: 
  
Chair Matt Yallop
  warmly welcomed everyone. He stated
  that the RS Vareo fleet was enjoying racing together at a great venue. He looked forward to a strong future for
  the RS Vareo class.
  
  
 
 
 

  

  
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2013 minutes were not
  found. The Chair checked through 2012
  minutes and decided that there were no outstanding matters which needed attention.
  
  
 
 
 

  

  
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Election of class
  reps:
  
Matt Yallop was
  unanimously voted in as Chair. The floor thanked him for stepping up to the
  position. 
  
  
 
 
 

  

  
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Fleet communication:
  
a.  The Secretary requested that the class
  slimmed down its fleet communication. Currently
  it uses fast news, forum, yahoo group and facebook. 
  
b. The fleet agreed to stop using yahoo
  groups. The Secretary will send out a
  number of migration messages on yahoo to inform its readers how to use the
  forum. The Secretary will investigate
  how to preserve any useful information that is held within the yahoo group.
  
c. The Secretary will continue to use
  facebook in addition to fast news and the forum.
  
d. Those present gave their email
  addresses to the Chair so that he could personally email them.
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
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Review of 2014
  season:
  
2014 had many events,
  the majority of which were poorly attended. The fleet agreed that the events need to be focussed around hub RS
  Vareo clubs. This should enable
  numbers to be driven up. The draft calendar
  reflects this intention. 
  
  
 
 
 

  

  
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Preview of 2015
  calendar incl coaching:
  
2015 calendar:
  
a. The fleet are happy with the draft calendar
  for 2015.
  
b. The fleet requested that there be an open
  meeting at Netley in 2016. The club
  has recently undergone both an office and a committee restructuring so such a
  booking could now be considered. The
  Secretary proposed that Netley be asked to host the Nationals in 2017. The fleet supported this idea. 
  
c. It is suggested that a buddy system be
  adopted for the 2015 Nationals because this has worked very well in the past.
  
d. It is also requested that the Nationals
  competitors be split into gold and silver fleets, numbers allowing. 
  
Coaching:
  
a. Andy Howard is a Class 2 coach. Matt Yallop and Cheryl Wood can coach
  too. The fleet considered where
  coaching would best sit in the calendar. It is agreed to try to tie coaching into a weekend event. The Secretary explained the RS Coaching
  offer: free to Class Association members and £39 to non-members but that
  includes one year’s free membership.
  
b. Andy Howard will look into running a
  coaching event at Llandegfedd over a weekend with a club event. 
  
c. The Secretary is asked to send out a
  coaching poster to hub RS Vareo clubs when it is organised.
  
  

  
  
  
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AOB:
  
a. The Secretary is asked to add one day class
  association membership fee as an option for online event entry. This would enable a non-member to join up
  for an event and take full advantage of the pre-entry discount. The information to be filled in on the paper
  form would still need to be captured.
  
Afternote:
  The Secretary is sorting this for the End of Seasons.
  
b. The Chair asked for his great thanks to the
  previous Chair Richard Willows to be formally noted. He is especially pleased that Richard spent
  time sorting out the Nationals keeper prizes. 
  
Afternote: Richard Willows was thrilled at these kind
  words and asked for his warm greetings to be sent out to the fleet. He may yet return to race in an RS
  Vareo....
  
c.   The Chair asked the Secretary to find out
  how many RS Vareos had been made this year. 
  
d.   Andy Howard will produce a report on the
  problems associated with the spinnaker pole launch system. The report will be verified by the Chair
  and then the Secretary will take forward to RS.
  
Afternote:
  Excellent report received thank you. Sec to take to RS.
  
e. The Chair thanked the Secretary for looking
  after the fleet.
  
  

  
  
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Date of next
  meeting:
  
The 2015 RS Vareo
  Annual General Meeting will be held one evening during the Volvo Noble Marine
  RS Vareo National Championship at Dovey YC, Aberdovy 9-12 July 15.
  
  

  
  
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Clare Sargent

RS Vareo
Class Association Secretary