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Forfar Skiff Report November 2024

This week marks the second anniversary of the launch of Greg
Lockhurst
I’m delighted to report that both boats are in excellent condition and
being used extensively in the last three months we’ve had more than
60 sorties on the loch. We have attended the Broughty and Perth
Regatta, Monster the Loch on loch Ness the Tummel sprints where
we received a number of medals, we have Held our Skiffy regatta our
skiffs have been rowed all over Scotland including Caterline,
Montrose Broughty Ferry and North Berwick.
We intend to participate in the world championships in 2025 in
Stranraer
We now have more than 60 paid up members and are still getting
new members are still joining us.
The community side of the Skiff is very active including a wild water
swimming group.
We have had a Dementia group, Scouts, Forfar Tangent, Options in
life, and are about to get a Probus group coming to use the skiffs 
Before the next Rotary council meeting, we intend to put a document
in front of Rotary to look at the future ownership and responsibility for
this Skiffs. The original document was not signed.
Scottish environmental Heritage have stopped us with our original
plans for the new boat Storage shed, not allowing us to build on their
site. We have now got agreement with Angus council to extend the
area of our lease to allow us to build the new Skiff store outside the
HES site. It is presently awaiting AC action for a second set of public
consultation which is not expected to cause a problem when this is
complete.
In the meantime, the two skiffs are being kept on good waterproof
covers and being maintained appropriately.

(As you might have seen there are discussions with the council and grants have been put forward to build a new shed. This is still not completed and discussions to make this happen are still ongoing. We will inform all members as soon as we have a final outcome)

Prize giving and social evening

Sunday 25 February at the Forfar Rugby Club.

We have our annual prize giving and social event this Sunday at the Forfar Rugby club with a buffet dinner, some drinks and banter between members of the Forfar Sailing and Watersports club. We hope that many of our sailors and rowers that attend will have a great evening and are looking forward to a great year of using the Loch.

We are always looking for short stories related to the club, if this is from a day on the water or a day away, visiting other clubs or just seen a great skiff or sailing boat while out please, send us a paragraph with or without some photo’s. We can then place them on the website, Facebook or Mail shot (if you want to restrict this to one of these, just let us know).

If you have not already let us know that you want to come along on Sunday, drop us an email or contact one of us. You are more than welcome to come along for a drink and a blether without using the buffet.

Boats away

Last Sunday we took ours and members’ boat away into the shed for winter. The day before we did a bit of rescuing as the water level on the Loch had risen by about 6 Feet. Here are some photos from before and on the day

And the next day there was even more…

Prize giving and meal

Sunday saw us have our annual prize giving meal with some games played, a great meal eaten and prizes for the year handed out.

Prizes lined up on the stage

The prizes awarded during the evening.

The following prizes were awarded on the night:

Tuesday points:
1. Tony Walker, 2. Erwin Oosterhoorn, 3. Tony Cook
1. Helen Brown, 2. Erwin O, 3. Conor Hyland
1. Tony C, 2. Nick Whyte, 3. Conor H

Thursday 1
1. Tony W, 2. Tony C, 3. Sebastian Kimber

Twilight
1. Tony C, 2. Conor H, 3. Erwin O

Sunday:
1. Malcolm Heron, 2. Tony W, 3. Helen B
1. Malcolm H, 2. Sebastian K, 2. Daniella Levins
1. Tony C, 2. Mark Kimber, 3. Jamie Brown

Frostbite:
1. Tony C, 2. Mark K, 3. Helen B

Sunday points:
Malcolm H

Closing regatta Handicap:
Malcolm H

Miller Mirror trophy:
Conor H

Most promising new member:
Jonathan Treffry

Contribution to the club:
Sally Heron

Most improved cadet:
Kirsten Brown

Promising new cadet:
Martha Treffry

Slow handicap:
Conor H
Fast handicap:
Tony C

Opening regatta:
Peter Tait