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Welcome to this February Edition of the Flag Officers e-newsletter.

As we move into February and the days are getting longer, here is our e-newsletter to highlight a few of our planned activities and latest club news.

Tonight, Friday February 3rd, the bar re-opens in Plas Heli after Sean and Kellie’s winter break. Please call in and join us for “early doors” refreshments. You can also collect your club calendar, and there are still a few hard copies of the 2022 year book available.

‍It is my great pleasure to inform you that our Club has been honoured with an invitation from the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron (Cowes) to take part in a 12 boat invitational regatta racing a fleet of J70's for the Southampton Cup, with racing organised by the RYS and based at the iconic facilities at the castle in Cowes.

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The invitation letter addressed to CHPSC Commodore from the Royal Yacht Squadron Commodore, The Hon Sir James Holman, promised great racing and also fun ashore.

CHPSC is one of only 14 Clubs invited to take part in this three-day event in early July 2023.

We have already confirmed our intent to take part in this event, and we now invite 'expressions of interests' from our members to form a CHPSC Team. We anticipate a mixed gender crew of four, preferably including a youth member.

There will be some financial assistance for youth members who become part of our team.

Follow the link for more information, dates and a list of invited clubs.

‍Please use the red link below to send an email with your ,expression of interest' to CHPSC Commodore.

‍With seven significant National Championships in the 2023 Events Schedule, Plas Heli and CHPSC will be looking for volunteers, particularly safety boat cover.

‍This will be free of charge, with the expectation that members taking part in refresher training will likely volunteer for some events. We also plan a PB2 course, this will be over two weekend days in March and will have limited places. This course will be available to members at half the commercial price, again with the expectation that the participants will volunteer for at least two events.

‍Please send an e-mail to the Commodore (link in the red link button below) to register an expression of interest for either of the courses.

‍Congratulations to Andrew Hall and the Pata Negra team, who completed a class win, and 5th overall in the RORC transatlantic race last weekend, after 13 days and 23 hours at sea. A tough race and we look forward to hearing all about it when the crew return to Pwllheli.

Ian Herbert-Jones has now departed Hobart where he anchored off, adjacent to the mandatory crossing gate, and has now resumed his GGR round the world race. Un-assisted stops are allowed, as long as the skipper stays on the boat, and nothing is taken on or off. Ian is current 5th and now heads to Cape Horn, and then the long climb back up the Atlantic, and we follow his progress keenly on the tracker.  Further information here.

Mike White - Bellone - has arrived in St Lucia, and his next destination in March is towards the Azores. Anyone interested in joining Mike as crew, please email the Commodore (use the link in the button above) and we will forward the details to Mike.

The flags flew at half-mast last weekend to mark the passing of Brian Edmonds, a loyal and popular member of the club for many years, and former treasurer of the PMBHA. Our thoughts are with Mary and Brian’s family at this sad time.

Membership renewal details are below, please help support the club by renewing early.

Next month we hope to provide more details of both boating and social events planned at Easter, including our AGM - see notice below. Anybody available to help organise these social events please contact our Vice Commodore, Lyndsay Harrold, at the Flag Officers email below.

C‍HPSC 2022 Year Book

The 2022 Year-Book is available on the CHPSC web site and has been viewed an amazing 2,060 times already! (Click on the image or red link below).

‍The link to the 2022 year-book is attached above, representing a year in the life of our club.

‍Plas Heli 2023 - Facility Improvements and Events

Plas Heli and CHPSC will host an impressive list of seven National Championships and events this year, these are listed below, and also in the Plas Heli Prospectus (click on the image).

‍We have been busy over the winter planning and preparing for the 2023 season with upgrades to the fleet of 10 RIBs, increasing our site capacity for camping and pontoons.

You will notice more ground-works ongoing in the main compound, and shortly in the Quayside area. This work will include, but not limited to the following:

‍The above works will also facilitate our project to provide CCTV and WiFi on the Plas Heli Pontoons.

There are also a few extra landscaping projects for this year.

We hope to have all planned projects completed before the first 2023 event.

Our utility costs have escalated in a most alarming way and we look at all members and guests to be careful with their use of electricity and water.

If you want to help by being a volunteer email CHPSC Commodore above or Plas Heli below. 

‍‍CHIPAC - YOUTH SAILING

Your CHIPAC organisers and instructors are already hard at work, busy planning our best season so far!

We are also keen to further enhance our members sailing opportunities by introducing sailing in larger dinghies, including racing, with a view to entering future national and world championships!

Of course, we will also be running our highly acclaimed beginners courses, starting as soon as the weather allows.

Please ensure your child reserves their place by contacting Lyndsay Harrold on flag.officers@pwllhelisailingclub.co.uk and we will be in touch soon with all the details of our new season! 

‍The 2023 Club Calendars are printed and available for collection from Plas Heli or by arrangements with the Flag Officers, by post as part of your membership renewal process, or better still - why not collect your calendar tonight and join the Flag Officers for a catch up!

Alternatively, email the Flag Officers for other delivery options.

‍CHPSC - Membership Renewal Process 

The on-line membership process for your 2023 membership is easy, and we are available to assist if, in the unlikely event, you get stuck!

Please note below your 'username' usually the e-mail address that you used to apply for membership. 

The second piece of information you require is your password, this is usually set to your membership number as shown on the back of your membership card.

Now proceed to the 'Members Area - Log In' page on the Web Site - see the link below. Then follow the steps outlined here:

• First Log-in the gold-coloured box (put a tick in ‘remember me’).
  • To Log-in Use your e-mail (as above) as your ‘username’ and
  • Then use your password - this is usually your membership number on the back of your membership card - unless you have changed the default. Remember to use all five digits. e.g., 005433 
    
• When you are logged in – the page will let you know that you are logged in.
• Being Logged in does not mean you have an 'Active' membership. 
• Now back to the 'Top Menu' – choose ‘Membership Options’
• Scroll down, and choose the membership category that matches your requirements 'Primary', 'Joint', 'Racing', etc. - press green ‘subscribe’ to take you to the next page.
• Update your details and then choose any 'extras' such as a parking permit on the quay side (if required) and dinghy storage, burgee, calendar postage, and much more.
• Remember to put a tick in the ‘Terms and Conditions’ box.
• Then the green ‘SUBSCRIBE’ button.
• Then you will be taken to the PayPal payment page where you can pay with your bank card or your PayPal account (if you have one) – give it time to link back to our web site after making the payment.

When you are taken to the PayPal web site you will see the following options - screen where you can choose to log in to your PayPal account OR Pay by your bank debit/credit card (no need to have a PayPal Account!).

Please contact Stephen on the 'Troubleshooting' e-mail link below if you need assistance with any part of this process (including a membership log in reset), and please let us know if you experience any difficulties.

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Please note that our Club Officers are all volunteers, and they are here to assist. They aim to attend to any requests quickly and efficiently, but please remember that they are all volunteers.

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