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YOSC SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Contents
 The 2010 Social Programme
The 2009 Social Programme
The 2010 YOSC Committee
Membership & General Enquiries
 The 2010 Social Programme
All of our Social Events will take place in the Sandhurst Social Club, 33/35 Wellington Road, Sandhurst, GU47 9AW unless otherwise stated. CLICK HERE for a map.
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PLEASE NOTE - All YOSC Members and their guests visiting Sandhurst Social Club are required to SIGN IN on the sheet provided. Failure to do so may result in delays to the start of our events.
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Our new Social Secretary, Sara Smith has been working on the programme for 2010 - CLICK HERE to download a summary. All Meetings start at 20:00 unless otherwise stated
4 January - Duncan Wells, voiceover actor, RYA instructor and writer for Sailing Today Magazine with talks entitled “Just a Sharp Scratch” and “Boating Capers”. CLICK HERE for more details of Duncan’s talks - his website can be found at: http://www.duncanwells.com 8 to 17 January - For Information - London Boat Show at the ExCel Centre. Concessionary tickets at £10.00 via John Goode. Input Code LJG59 at www.londonboatshow.com. See our Announcements Page for more information 1 February - A return visit from Ian Currie of Frosted Earth with a talk entitled “Frosts, Freezes and Fairs”, a look at some great winters of the past 1,000 years when even the mighty Thames froze and Fairs were held on the ice. See Frosted Earth Website at http://www.frostedearth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk 15 February - The Magic of Michael King - An evening of ‘Mix and Mingle’ magic including close-up and stand-up magic to thrill, captivate and involve audiences and individuals. The price per ticket is £12.50, which includes a light buffet 1 March - Howard Denyer, Surrey Branch Chairman of the International Guild of Knot Tyers with a talk entitled “Get Knotted” including a demonstration of the traditional method of constructing a piece of rope, various types of knots and demonstrate his skills and enjoyment of knot tying. 12 April - Bob Comlay with a talk entitled “Travels with Tilman”. Bob will tell us of his experiences of travelling with H W Tilman, one of the self-effacing military heros who sailed to remote parts of the world in a succession of Bristol Pilot Cutters. The talk is illustrated by a large number of unpublished colour photographs and letters from a friendship that endured until Bill's disappearance in the South Atlantic at the age of 79. 10 May - Albert Goldsmith from the RNLI will present ‘Lifejacket Clinic’ and ‘Use of Flares’ – bring along your lifejacket. Albert will demonstrate lifejacket use and inflation, what can go wrong and check cylinders. He will show us a useful 90 second pre-voyage check for lifejackets. 7 June - Quiz Night with Reading Offshore Club - CLICK HERE for a poster 5 July - Dr Richard Dunn, Curator of the History of Navigation, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich with a talk entitled “Trial by Water” detailing the spectacular development of navigation at sea in the 18th Century by looking at several specific sea voyages including Cook’s famous circumnavigation which involved and tested the new techniques and instruments. See: www.le.ac.uk/ms/contactus/richarddunn.html 30 July - YOSC Summer Barbecue - at the Blackwater Valley Golf Centre - tickets at £6.95 per person - CLICK HERE for menu and poster with details 6 September - Jorgen Vestlov of The Jubilee Sailing Trust with a talk entitled “Across the Atlantic on a barque”. See Club Details page for link and YOSC’s association with JST 4 October - Graham Cormick of Hydestile Resident Animals will return to us with a talk entitled “A Talk on the Wild Side” together with various rescued animals including a magnificent eagle owl, a barn owl, tawny owl and hedgehog. 1 November - YOSC AGM - Reports from the Club Officers, presentation of Accounts, election of the 2011 Committee and presentation of cups and awards followed by an informal discussion 15 November - DATE CHANGE - Beer & Skittles at Sandhurst Social Club 6 December - YOSC Christmas Party
The 2009 Social Programme:
Graham Collins arranged a very interesting Social programme during 2009 with a variety of speakers and events.
Here is a reminder of the 2009 Social events. Full reports are available in the Newsletters and Offshore Magazines and Graham’s summary is included in the 2009 AGM Report which can be found in the Members Only pages accessible by password.
2 February - The Meeting with Nigel Jardine, Harbour Master of Langston Harbour was cancelled due to adverse weather 20 February - Spring Dance at St. Swithun’s Parish Centre, Yateley 2 March - Michael Triff, Director of Development of Earthwatch Europe told us about Earthwatch - an international environmental charity 6 April - Alan Priddy, Skipper of Sir Alec Rose’s former Round-the World yacht, Livley Lady with a talk entitled “The Hard Way Round” - the story of preparing an old boat and a very young team to work in harmony for complete success. 11 May - Commander Bruce Nicholls OBE RN, returned to us with another interesting talk entitled: “Queens at War” -a brief history of the Cunard Line 1 June - Reading Offshore Club hosted the annual Quiz Night at their delightful riverside venue at the Upper Thames Motor Yacht Club near Sonning Mill 6 July - Robin Ebers, a Cruise Liner lecturer and After Dinner Speaker, presented one of his interesting talks 10 August - YOSC Summer Barbecue at Blackwater Valley Golf Centre 7 September - Richard Elphick with a talk entitled “Mercy Ships” 5 October - Sam Steele - with a talk entitled “Round Britain - Out of the Harbour and Turn Right” - 2 November - YOSC AGM - Reports from the Club Officers, presentation of Accounts, election of the 2010 Committee and presentation of cups and awards followed by an informal discussion. 13 November - Beer & Skittles at the Jolly Miller, North Warnborough 7 December - YOSC Christmas Party - at the Sandhurst Social Club
The 2010 YOSC Committee
During the the AGM on 2 November 2009, the following Members were elected to serve on the YOSC Committee:
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Commodore
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Graham France
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Vice Commodore
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Sara Smith
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Hon. Secretary
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Brian Mayhew
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Hon. Treasurer
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Kevin Morgan
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Sailing Secretary
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Vic Crawshaw
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Social Secretary
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Sara Smith
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Ordinary Member
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Alan Bew ( Newsletter Editor)
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Ordinary Member
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Ian Skinner (Membership Secretary)
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Ordinary Member
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David Dray (Librarian)
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Ordinary Member
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Chris Darley
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Co-opted Member
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Steve Vincent
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Contact details for all Committee Members may be found on the Members Page
Membership and General Enquiries
Comments on the contents of this page to webmaster@yosc.org.uk
Tel: 01252 873067
Enquiries about YOSC: e-mail: membership@yosc.org.uk
Membership enquiries Tel: 01276 31241
Last updated: 24 August 2010
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