English (UK) 
Dear members and friends,
Well, I would have liked to have wished you all a warm welcome to February, but it is in fact still quite cold! But nonetheless, the snowdrops are peeping out in quite a lot of places and that can only mean one thing……it’s time to get boats ready for and start planning the season!
In fact, some of our race fleet have already sneaked ahead of us to the warmer weather in the Caribbean, and I’m excited to say, we have three boats representing us in various different events to and over in the Caribbean, culminating in what will hopefully be a successful RORC Caribbean 600.
Andrew & Sam Hall and the Jackknife crew have had a busy start to the year with an excellent result in the RORC Transatlantic race in January, finishing a fantastic 1st in class and 3rd overall. Well done Team Jackknife! We were all glued to our YB apps and the local TV coverage, all the time and are very proud and pleased for you!
Faenol, having headed to the Caribbean in late 2025, got a bit of early Caribbean practice in The Round Barbados race, part of Barbados Sailing Week, and are now in Antigua awaiting the arrival of the rest of the fleet.
And Mojito departed early January, from Southampton, Antigua bound, by ship, followed this week by Team Mojito….hoping to be ready for Antigua race week to precede the RORC Caribbean 600.
The very best of luck to all the skippers and crews, we will be following your every tack! Sail hard, sail fast but most of all sail safe!
Back here in the UK, it’s great to see the boatyards springing to life with work parties, familiar faces appearing in the bar at weekends, and of course the six nations is being shown on the big screen! It’s a great time to remember that your membership needs renewing, as the membership uplifts for bar cards have now been turned off for those who haven’t renewed.
Please also remember to pay for any storage compound fees, as we have now started disposing of some of the older boats that haven’t been paid for…for a considerable time! Also, after the storms of the past couple of years, we are now requiring that dinghies left in there for any length of time, are left without rigs up, as these are more prone to being blown over and damaging other boats.
Calendars are still plentiful for collection and can be collected at Plas Heli, by arrangement, or we can arrange for them to be collected at some of the boatyards and marine traders.
Finally, a reminder of our AGM and our first social of the year, CHPSC Fitting Out Supper, on the 28th March. Last years was a lovely evening and a great opportunity to see and catch up with old and new faces after a long winter….hope to see you there!
