Penmaenmawr Sailing Club 2012

9^th June - 50th Golden Anniversary Open Day Celebration Event

The main 2012 Event.. open day on Saturday 9^th June which coincides with the national ‘Sail for Gold Day’- special golden prizes followed by an evening of music, dancing and fireworks (maybe it will be one of those memorable sunny days and we party all night!).

11 am start PSC HAVE A GO AT SAILING (Pen Olympics) Open day in shore race, Adult Course ,Jnr Course members have a go with  participants on a fixed in shore course. (Cannon Starts) 3 laps.

8pm Evening presentation in the Marquee with live band and fireworks display.

Contact Glenn or Mandy for details and to offer a helping hand if you can.

THE RNLI RACE. Race Briefing 2.30pm. Race start 3pm. Double Handers £10, Single Handers £5. RNLI cup to winning boat for 1 year. Special gold rimmed whisky tumblers engraved with the club 50 year logo, for the first 3 boats. All race fees go to the RNLI.

Contact Bernard for race event details.

Series One 2012

Two races started Series One on Sunday April 22nd.

Race One
1st Glenn and Ieuan Williams Hobie T
2nd Calvin Kopec Laser F
3rd Mike and Alan Martin Hobie 16
4th Alice Frobisher and Steve Wade – Dart 18
5th Ian and Sian Dudley Hobie T

Race Two
1st Calvin Kopec Laser F
2nd Glenn and Ieuan Williams Hobie T
3rd Ian and Sian Dudley Hobie T
4th Alice Frobisher and Steve Wade – Dart 18

Retired Mike and Alan Martin Hobie 16

Race Officers: Bernard Carter, Brian Butterworth and Jash Kopec

Safety Boat:Gerry Frobisher

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It’s not only a New Year,
it’s also a leap year (1 extra day to enjoy sailing),
plus it’s our 50th Anniversary year too!

There will be few extra events to mark the occasion including the BIG Anniversary Weekend scheduled for the 9th and 10th June.

Ready to get wet?
Easter will soon be here and there’s lots to do to get everything ship shape.

Bernard’s provisional dates are as follows:

Report and photos kindly sent in by Gerry Frobisher:
Penmaenmawr Sailing Club, celebrating their 50th Anniversary in 2012,held its Annual Dinner and Prize Giving Awards Ceremony at Conwy Golf Club.

The Club Commodore, Gerry Frobisher MBE and Club Secretary Glenn Williams introduced the evening promising that the Club will be holding special events during the 2012 sailing season especially over the weekend of June the 9th and 10th which is the actual 50th Anniversary of the Club.

Following the dinner, the Commodore Gerry Frobisher, Club Secretary Glenn Williams and the Clubs Vice President Bernard Carter presented the Trophies won by the Club Members during the 2011 sailing season.

• The Phil Davies Cup – Sailing Captains Alice Frobisher & Calvin Kopec (Dart 18)
• The Presidents Cup (Tally Race) – Glenn Williams and Calvin Kopec (Hobie 18)
• The Treforris Cup (P1000 Marathon) – Glenn Williams and Calvin Kopec (Hobie 18)
• The Warren Petch Trophy (Puffin Island Race) – Mike Robertshaw (Dart 15)
• The RNLI Trophy – Mike Robertshaw (Dart 15)
• The Jack Davies Cup (Handicap Series) – Mike Robertshaw (Dart 15)
• The Masters Trophy – Ian Dudley and Malcolm Wright
• The Mack-Williams Progression Trophy to George Weis
• The Lead Hat for the most spectacular Capsize of the season was presented to Alice Frobisher and Yvonne Wade (Dart 18).
• The Merit Mug for her work on sponsorships for the Club and obtaining a Grant for £1,500 Clubs Junior Section to Lucy Weis.
• A special mention went to Alice Frobisher who had secured a grant of £595 from Arian I’r Ifanc/Cash For Youth at Conwy Voluntary Services Council, for new radios for the junior Section.

Bouquets of flowers were presented by the Commodore and Vice-President to the Ladies of the Club Jash Kopec, Lucy Weis, Sue Petch, Katie Warburton, Sharon Frobisher, Mandy Williams, Liz Petch, Gwen Jones, Yvonne Wade, Sian Dudley, Alma Butterworth and Amanda Titheridge for all their hard work and commitment to the Club.

Special gifts were presented by the Commodore and Vice President to the Men of the Club  Mark Stafford, Glenn Williams, Calvin Kopek, Gerry Frobisher, Brian Butterworth, Bryan Wilcock, Mark Butterworth and Craig Petch for their commitment to the Club during 2011. Special thanks were given by Glenn Williams to Gerry Frobisher for his Guard Boat duties.

A special thanks went to Alice Frobisher who raised £230.00 by selling raffle tickets during the evening.

Picture 1 – The Marie Louise Cup – Calvin Kopec, Bernard Carter, Gerry Frobisher

Picture 2 – The Phil Davies Cup – Calvin Kopec, Bernard Carter,
Alice Frobisher, Gerry Frobisher

Picture 3 – The Presidents Cup (Tally Race) – Gerry Frobisher, Calvin Kopec,
Bernard Carter, Glenn Williams

Picture 4 – The Treforris Cup (P1000 Marathon) – Calvin Kopec, Bernard Carter,
Glenn Williams, Gerry Frobisher

Picture 5 – The Warren Petch Trophy – Gerry Frobisher, Craig Petch,
Bernard Carter (Collected by Craig on behalf of Mike Robertshaw)

Picture 6 – The Merit Mug – Gerry Frobisher, Lucy Weis, Glenn Williams

Picture 7 – The Lead Hat – Gerry Frobisher, Alice Frobisher,
Yvonne Wade, Glenn Williams

Picture 8 – The Mack-Williams Progression Trophy – Gerry Frobisher, Gerhard Weis,
Calvin Kopec, Josh Mack, Glenn Williams
(Collected by Gerhard on behalf of George Weis his son)

Picture 9 – The Masters Trophy – Gerry Frobisher, Malcolm Wright,
Bernard Carter, Ian Dudley

Picture 10 – The Ladies

Picture 11 – The Men

Picture 12 – Glenn Williams (Secretary), Brian Butterworth (President),
Bernard Carter (Vice President & Race Officer), Gerry Frobisher (Club Commodore).

Picture 13 – Alice Frobisher with The Phil Davies Cup and Lead Hat,

[pic] Club Vice president and Race Officer Bernard Carter with Cllr Vivienne Mooney Mayor of Penmaenmawr.

The Club’s Community Bonfire & Fireworks Musical Super Show went off with a bang, enjoying excellent weather for the whole evening, on Saturday the 12th of November. Warm coats however were the order of the day, Cllr Vivienne Mooney, the Mayor of Penmaenmawr, and around 1,000 people attended and watched the forty-five minute event held at the Club House on the promenade.

Club secretary Glenn Williams said “We were extremely lucky with the weather this year, although it was cold. A great big thanks to our sponsors including Penmaenmawr Town Council for their kind sponsorship of the event, and all the members of the community who came along to support the event”.

Gerry Frobisher the Club Commodore said “The 45 minute Fireworks and Musical Show was really well attended, and I must thank everyone who spent most of their Saturday building the bonfire, putting up the stalls and preparing food, and especially the Young Dragons/Dreigiau Ifanc, the young volunteers from all over North Wales who helped out during the day and collected donations and marshalled in the evening. We are still counting the money taken, but around £1,000 pounds has been raised towards the Sailing Clubs Junior Section”.

Eighteen of the twenty one young people from all over North Wales who became Young Dragons/Dreigiau Ifanc for the day to volunteer at Penmaenmawr Sailing Clubs Annual Community Bonfire and Fireworks display.

A group of young people under the age of twenty gave up their Saturday evening to become marshals, sellers and collectors at Penmaenmawr Sailing Clubs’ Annual Community Bonfire Night an Fireworks Display. Twenty one young people from all over North Wales became Young Dragons/Dreigiau Ifanc for the event, and helped raise around £1,000 pounds towards the Clubs Junior Section.

Gerry Frobisher is the North Wales Co-ordinator of the Young Dragons/Dreigiau Ifanc programme said “The twenty one young people came from the Counties of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire. I would really like to commend all the young people who gave up their Saturday to help prepare the event by building the bonfire, putting up stalls and gazebos as well as collecting donations, marshalling and serving on stalls”.

“His Royal Highness, Prince Charles The Prince of Wales provided the catalyst for the establishment of the “Young Dragons / Dreigiau Ifanc” project, and is its Patron. The project aims to bring together young people from different groups and areas, so as to increase the scale and quality of opportunities for young people to volunteer in the community and together as a group”.

For more information on Young Dragons/Dreigiau Ifanc please contact Gerry Frobisher on 01745 369973.

Picture shows The Patron of Young Dragons/Dreigiau Ifanc,
HRH Prince Charles in conversation with the
North Wales Young Dragons/Dreigiau Ifanc Co-ordinator,
Gerry Frobisher OBE, regarding the Young Dragons in North Wales.

Saturday 12th November 2011

(this years tides excludes the 5th)

Top quality, good value catering for the evening includes, Hot drinks, Burgers, Hot-dogs, Cakes and other yummie delights to be on sale.  The Spectacular Colourful Display includes Rockets, Mortars, Airbombs, Roman Candles and loads of Flash, Bang, Boom!

EVERYONE WELCOME
Food & Drinks from 5pm
Bonfire 6 pm
Fireworks 7 pm

All proceeds go to Penmaenmawr Youth Sailing, which offers fantastic facilities and training to kids and teenagers of the area.