B‍ore Da - Good Morning

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

Plas Heli has been very busy recently, with members and visitors gathering to watch the six nations matches, enjoy the hospitality and facilities, and plan the new seasons activities.

A busy weekend of dinghy training took place last weekend with four separate groups from all over the UK in attendance. We also welcomed Clwb Hwylio Y Felinheli - Porth Dinorwic Sailing Club for Feva training, and the Techno WindFoil class who visited ahead of a proposed world championship.

Everyone enjoyed an excellent weekend on the water, with great sailing conditions.

‍For further information on any of the training courses, please contact commodore@pwllhelisailingclub.co.uk to reserve a place.

We are very pleased to see the growth of the sports boat fleet, facilitated by the club working with Plas Heli to provide the infrastructure allowing a fleet to flourish, and provide a great opportunity for youth sailors to move from CHIPAC and ultimately onto keelboats. It looks like a fleet of 5 could potentially compete for the sports boat cup this year. 

‍With two more “six nations” rugby weekends to look forward to in March, it will soon be Easter and more people will turn their attention to sailing.

We are holding an informal “tuning weekend” over the Easter bank holiday, a chance for cruising and racing boats to go out and check everything ahead of the new season, with some light hearted short races around the marks planned.

For further details contact Vicky Cox at racing@pwllhelisailingclub.co.uk

It is with sadness we mark the passing of Cedric Selby a loyal member of CHPSC. Many will remember Cedric for his exploits in offshore racing in Jalma. 

Please see the Local Notice to Mariners regarding the on-going Harbour Entrance dredging -  link 

There is an article on the CHPSC web sote about the successes of Jamie Carr on his cross Atlantic row as part of the Talisker Chjallenge - here 

That’s it for this week, the restaurant and bar is open all weekend, with bookings advised for the Sunday carvery.

Please see the menu and opening hours on the club website at www.pwllhelisailingclub.co.uk 

We look forward to seeing you over the next few weeks, and the 2023 calendars are available for collection from the Flag Officers over the forthcoming weekends, and of course at the Club AGM on Saturday April 8th.

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 (with more enquiries being received), these are listed below, and also in the Plas Heli Prospectus (click on the image). 

‍Other events planned for this year include a car rally and an artisan market.

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. Please refer to the Fair Use Policy.

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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