Welcome

Welcome to Frensham Pond Sailing Club. Based on a beautiful lake in South West Surrey, the club welcomes new members, both experienced sailors and those wishing to learn. If you would like to find out more, please look further at our website or why not take the opportunity to visit and talk with the club manager or the clubs members. Frensham Pond is a club for all ages, all abilities and all seasons.

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Frensham Pond Sailing Club Open Day 2019

The club open day is Saturday 11th May 2019 between 9.30 am and 2.00 pm. We need your help please

First of all please do circulate the attached poster and encourage your friends and family to come along. Tessa Masterton has set up a sharable poster on Facebook so please share this as widely as you can

Second of all we will need a lot of volunteers to help so please consider how you can help on the day. There is a full programme of Cadet, RS Tera and Laser Youth training that morning so hopefully lots of keen parents able to assist

Volunteers are needed for the following:-

On the water activities

  • Helming for adult taster sails in Gp14 `s and Bahia
  • Cadet volunteers for youth trainers
  • Tera youth on the water event
  • Safety Boat trained helms and crews for RIBS giving guided tours of the sailing

Shore activities

  • Welcome desk
  • PA announcer( if any of you fancy making a bit of noise ! )
  • Taster sails organisation desk
  • Display of typical sailing equipment and what you should buy (focus on youths) -Bring and Buy stall
  • Looking after the display boats and assisting with information on boats sailed etc
  • "Runners" to assist in moving people into and out of boats; managing lifejackets etc
  • Car parking
  • Staffing the bar

Taster sails will be running and there will be a barbecue. We are looking at setting up a PA so we can comment on the water activities

Please contact me by phone or email and let me know how you may be able to assist. The Open day is our big chance every year to attract new members and we would really appreciate your assistance.

David Innes Vice Commodore Home 01483 894993 Mobile 07711 819990 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Lark Training and Open Meeting - 13/14 April 2019

The big Lark weekend at Frensham on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April is getting close. Training on the Saturday and the Open on Sunday; the latter will be shared with the RS200s. 

Below are the details of both our events:

Lark Training on Saturday 13th April, 2019

This is being funded by the Lark Class and Clive Eplett is our coach for the day, which is great. The coaching will be for all levels with a lot of individual feedback and guidance, particularly using video in the post race debriefing.

The plan is to build the sessions around the needs of those attending. It will include a mix of the on and off-the-water coaching. The likely format is:

  • 1000 Rig
  • 1100 Introduction, discussion about needs, Q and A, Lark tips
  • 1145 Boat set up 
  • 1230 On water coaching – Clive Eplett
  • 1330 Lunch
  • 1505 Club Handicap race, with videoing
  • 1630 Tea
  • 1645 Debrief
  • 1800 Curry and beer for those staying overnight

There will be a spare Lark available on both Saturday and Sunday for anyone who is keen to have a go in a Lark. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book.

Please could you let me know if you are coming for the Training Day.

FPSC Lark 51st Anniversary Open Meeting

Our Open is being shared with the RS 200s and our starts will be five minutes after theirs.

Notice of Race

Frensham Pond SC - Lark Open Meeting

Sunday 14th April, 2019

For the magnificent Frank Carter Trophy

One of the Lark Travellers Series

Rules: The Open Meeting will be governed by the Rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of the RYA, the Class Association and by the Sailing Instructions.

Entries: The meeting is open to all Lark dinghies on satisfactory completion of the Entry form.

Registration: Registration will take place at FPSC on the morning of the event.

Briefing: On the day at 1015 am

First Race: Lark prep: 1100. Lark start 1105.

Schedule of Races: 4 races – 2 back to back in the morning (medium, short), lunch, then 2 back to back in the afternoon (medium, short). Three races to count in final result.

Entry fee: Larks £15.

Bacon butties and coffee served from 0915, lunch available.

Frensham free tea.

Plenty of parking, easy launching off jetties i.e. No wet feet!

Sailing Instructions

Download the Sailing Instructions

As usual please could Frensham members bring some savouries and cakes as a contribution to the Open meeting free tea on Sunday.

You can of course attend either day or both and please contact me with any questions.

Thank you and hope to see you there.

Kind regards.

Chris

 

Mobile 07917 365457

Working Party April 2019

 

https://goo.gl/jciqFQ

Highlight this link, right click, click "go to this address" and the rota should open in you browser

Frensham Frenzy 2019

THE FRENSHAM FRENZY 2019 TAKES PLACE TOMORROW SUNDAY 31TH MARCH
 
Always a great event, it comprises a series of two pursuit races, first starts at 10:30 and 13.30.

Open to all monohull dinghies under 16ft with a recognised PY between 940 and 1457
 
Entries limited to 50; to secure your place email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 
Followed by the famous Frensham free tea
 

Download Frensham Frenzy Poster

Download FF 2019 NOTICE OF RACE

Download Frenzy Sailing Instructions 2019

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