This page contains a selection of current and previous 'Latest Additions'.
| Previous Latest Additions |
Date added |
| Proposed ban on anchoring in the Lough in depths of over 10 metres.
Minutes
of meeting (Adobe pdf 24kb) between RYA and Department for the Environment
held on 9th January 2012. |
08/02/2012. |
| Strangford Lough Race Week - Biennial General Meeting
Tuesday 21st February 2012 at East Down Yacht Club. |
14/01/2012. |
| Cruiser 1 assessments
have been updated to end of season 2011 and include draft 2012
assessments or the RYA allocation. |
30/12/2011. |
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Boat Thefts - members are reminded not to leave valuable equipment
on their boat. For further advice see the PSNI initiative
to tackle boat crime.
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18/12/2011. |
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Notice to Mariners.
(Adobe pdf 180kb) Strangford Lough, Ballyhenry Bay. |
28/11/2011. |
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Proposed
ban on anchoring in the Lough in depths of over 10 metres.
The Minister of the Environment, Alex Attwood MLA, is proposing to
introduce an area of total protection which would include a ban on
anchoring in the Lough in depths of over 10 metres. The area affected was
between Castle Island to Gransha Point in the north and the southern tip
of Island Taggart to Kate’s Pladdy in the south.
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28/11/2011. |
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Notice to Mariners.
(Adobe pdf 300kb) Strangford Lough, Ballyhenry Bay. Replaced
by N to M above.
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10/11/2011. |
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Winter
Storage Charges. To free up space urgently in the boat
parks, owners of any RIB, day-boat, dinghy or trailer etc. who do not wish to store
them at EDYC for the winter, 1 October 2011 - 31 May 2012, or part
thereof, and consequently incur a winter storage charge should immediately move
them to the trailer parking area on the peninsula and then remove them from the club grounds by Saturday 22
October 2011.
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13/10/2011. |
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EDYC success in the Wayfarer Inland Championships
hosted by the Cullaun Sailing club.
Congratulations to all who took part and survived the weekend racing at Cullaun. What a great weekend. Special congratulations to
Trevor and his able crew Simon for a terrific performance to finish first overall. Also well done to Gordon and Robin in Hart-beat who
gave Trevor a hard time and pushed him all the way, finishing first in the final race on day 2 and would likely have won the penultimate
race but for an equipment failure. Very well done to both Busy Bee (Gordon and Finlay) and Euphorbia (Paul and Joy) who sailed very
well to give the Hartleys stiff competition.
A special mention must be given to Margie and Rachel who surprised themselves with their
outstanding effort, with a best result of 4th on day 1.
Well done, too, to Rebecca who grappled with her water-laden borrowed Cullaun Laser to conquer the course and finish a respectable 17th overall - even to compete on day 2 was a fine achievement.
So, a very successful weekend for all who ventured to Cullaun and a great sense of "we must go back next year and do it again" as we left new
friends to head north once again. All welcome again next year and probably more than 7 EDYC boats will head down in 2012 - extra
Guinness may be required. - Wayfarer Captain.
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07/09/2011. |
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EDYC
Regatta Results
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22/08/2011. |
Club House Veranda. The Executive Committee is
considering replacing the veranda because it is beyond economical
repair.
The Exec. Committee is seeking the views of the members on the proposed
outline design which is available on the web site
(Adobe pdf 800kb) and will be displayed on club notice boards.
Please email your comments and views to info@edyc.co.uk or
write to the club secretary by Friday 26th August 2011.
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05/08/2011. |
| Aids to Navigation. Members should report any failures to
the new Aids to Navigation in Strangford Lough to the Estates Management
Department in Down District Council (028 4461 0868 or to:
estates.management@downdc.gov.uk).
There is obviously a warranty period from the supplier, so important to pick up any failures if they do occur. |
04/05/2011. |
| Notice to Mariners 1949/2011 Strangford Lough. This
includes blocks showing new light-beacons, buoyage and amendments to
recommended track, and include a sectored light on Town Rock, Killyleagh.
Details can be found on Notices
to Mariners OnLine. These new aids to
navigation were installed in March 2011, making a huge improvement to safety on the Lough. |
28/04/2011. |
| Fisheries Exclusion zones have been established
in Strangford Lough. The associated sea beds are now non-disturbance zones. The prohibition does not affect surface traffic. However, we have been asked to avoid deploying anchors on, or otherwise disturbing, the specified seabed as much as possible. |
15/04/2011. |
| New Members. Membership of the club is
currently open, and we welcome applications from prospective new
members with an interest in boating on Strangford Lough. An application
form is available and if interested in joining this should
be completed and forwarded to the club secretary. |
09/02/2011. |
Police launch marine initiative
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Specially designed engine covers can make outboard
boat engines less desirable to thieves. |
The PSNI has launched a new initiative to tackle boat crime, and
officers will be visiting boat clubs in the next few months to discuss
prevention measures.
| 09/02/2011. |
Michael, the 2011 Commodore, making his acceptance speech.
| 09/02/2011. |
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Photo albums. The following photo albums are available.
Sailing
at EDYC 23rd May 2010.
Commodore's
Cruise,
Fireball
Irish Championships.
Wayfarer
Irish Nationals.
| 26/06/2010. |
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Results
of
Fireball Irish Championships and
Wayfarer Irish Nationals 2010 at EDYC.
| 22/06/2010. |
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"The Fleet Comes Home" This
photograph was taken by Chris McDonald at the Duffin Cup. The photograph
is the runner up in the over 18 category in a competition organised by Ards Borough Council.
| 30/05/2010. |
| Time Expired Pyrotechnics (eg out of date flares). If you
need to dispose of out of date flares then please read the HM
Coastguard Flare disposal policy in Northern Ireland (Adobe pdf
27kb). Please note that it is illegal to put pyrotechnics in
general rubbish or, unless there is an emergency, to fire them. |
21/03/2010. |
| View some
low altitude, high-resolution aerial photographs of EDYC from Marinas.com.
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21/12/2009. |
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Port of Registry. Members
of EDYC are exempt from marking their vessel's Port of Registry. (Adobe pdf
166kb)
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11/03/2009. |
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New Racing Results Service In addition to the results on
this site, we are placing them on the HAL Club Results Service. We will email
competitors when the results are available.
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29/05/2008. |
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Did you know that the Member's Handbook is available
on-line? It contains a wealth of information for members. Have
a look now.
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28/04/2008. |
| Instructions
for the OOD. Here is a set of instructions for the OOD
(Adobe pdf (360kb)). It would be very useful to read these in the
week prior to your OOD duty.
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19/04/2008. |
Tidal energy converter to be installed in Strangford Lough.
See also the Technology
of Marine turbines. (links to external web sites)
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15/08/2007. |
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Automated hooter system to make
the OOD's job easier.
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26/05/2007. |
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Visual Signals. A diagram is
available showing the visual signals used for EDYC Races.
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09/05/2007. |
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Ever wondered why some OODs send you on a very long course? Here is a
possible answer.
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03/09/2006. |
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Instructions for the use of the winch
and crane.
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12/05/2006. |
New power sockets. (revised wording) The winch house sockets have been removed and new ones installed in the first boat house (close to the hose and convenient for power-washing). Additional sockets have also been installed adjacent to the water taps on either side of the yard.
Members should note that there is a touch sensitive switch located above the
sockets in the first boat-house. This is a timer switch and it activates all of the external power-points on site, allowing a maximum of two hours use - after which it is necessary to re-arm the touch switch.
Electricity is provided free of charge to all members. |
31/05/2005. |