SYC Newsletter
A place for all your news. November 2017
Please read
Apart from the news, please read the section 'Website' and this months video from Sky Ocean Rescue is very interesting.
This Months News
First for your diary:
December 9th Annual Christmas Draw.
December 23rd Childrens Christmas Party
NYE Tarts and Vicars party
January 20th Albert Strange presentation by Nick Taylor
January 27th Burns Night Supper
February 17th Gents dinner
February 24th RNLI Cheque presentation at the club
March 3rd Lifeboat and safety presentation by Andy Volans
Everything is detailed on the Social Calendar
Winter Sailing gear
Just a reminder as winter approaches that wet oilies and boots are NOT permitted in the club.
Card Payment
Now up and running. You can now pay at the Bar by credit or debit card.
2017 Race Program and Race Station Duties
Please click on the following link to see the 2017 race program and check your race officer duty dates 2017 Race Program
Christmas opening hours
Friday 22nd open evening
Saturday 23rd open Lunch only plus Kitchen
Sunday 24th Open Lunch plus Kitchen
Monday 25th Closed
Tuesday 26th Open Lunchtime only of course
Sunday 31st Open Lunch plus Kitchen
Open evening for party
Monday January 1st Open Lunch plus Kitchen
Website
Many thanks to Jonny Barker for getting the new website up and running and now I have taken responsibility for the up keep and for adding information to it. With that in mind can I ask that if you have anything you think may be of interest to other members, or outsiders looking in, to send it to me at rearcommodore@syc.org.uk so I can add it to the site.
Boat owners.
Can you send me a photo of your boat with a short description please, always of interest to all.
Cruisers.
Any stories, sailing trips, mishaps or again anything of interest.
NSR.
Again any stories, photos etc.
This months video
Plastic pollution reaches ocean's deepest parts
By Frazer Maude, Sky News Reporter
Plastic pollution has reached the very depths of our oceans, according to data released on behalf of Sky Ocean Rescue.
A team led by scientists at Newcastle University has sampled organisms found in six of the world's deepest ocean trenches.
Deep sea landers were sent down to depths ranging from 7,000m to almost 10,900m (over seven miles) in the Japan, Izu-Bonin, Mariana, Kermadec, New Hebrides and the Peru-Chile trenches around the Pacific Rim.
In all the locations they found plastic inside the stomachs of the shrimp-like Lysianossoidea amphipods they collected. In one of the areas 100% of the creatures tested had plastic in their gut. The lowest level of pollutants found was around 50%.
This shows that not only have plastics reached the deepest chasms of our oceans, but they are being ingested by the animals that live there.
Easy Fund Raising
A little more to ad on this as not so many have registered. It's easy to say 'oh I can't be bothered' but really folks you are just throwing money away and it really is so easy, once you have registered, there is nothing more to do, if you go online to do shopping and the site you go to is registered, then it automatically kicks in and gives the club a donation, as simple as that.
All I ask is that you join to renew your utilities and insurance, this can raise so much for the club and yet costs you nothing, by registering you will also get special offers sent to you.
Just follow the link below to register, it is so easy and costs you nothing.
http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/scarboroughyachtclub
PLEASE WATCH THIS 17 SECOND VIDEO