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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

FOR  THE  ATTENTION  OF  ALL  RYANI COUNCIL MEMBERS, HONORARY  SECRETARIES OF RYA  AFFILIATED  CLUBS  AND ASSOCIATIONS

A N N U A L     G E N E R A L     M E E T I N G  2009

6th ANNUAL  GENERAL  MEETING of the Royal Yachting Association Northern Ireland LTD  will be held at Royal Ulster Yacht Club on Tuesday, October 13 th 2009.

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

Events coming up:

Sat 20 Jun - Royal Ulster Regatta (Royal Ulster Yacht Club)
Thu 25 Jun - Sun 28 Jun - RS Elite British National Championship (Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club)
Fri 26 Jun - Sat 27 Jun - Ailsa Craig Race (Royal Ulster Yacht Club)
Fri 26 Jun - Sun 28 Jun - Strangford Lough Race Week (Strangford Lough)
Sat 27 Jun - Cockle Island Regatta (Cockle Island Boat Club)
Sat 27 Jun - Sun 28 Jun - Laser Connaught Championship (Galway Bay Sailing Club)
Sun 28 Jun - Topper Traveller (Strangford Lough Yacht Club)
 

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

Youth Squad Training at Ballyholme Yacht Club June 20th & 21st.

Junior Squad Training

26th & 27th June at SLYC  Friday 26th June start time 1pm finish time  7pm

 

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

The County Training Day programme will recommence in July/ August of this year.  We are currently finalizing the programme with various clubs and will post the training dates and information in full when this is done.  Please keep an eye on the RYANI WebPages for this.  If you have any queries, please contact the RYANI Performance Manager – richard.honeyford@rya.org.uk or on 02890669577.

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE FUNNY - We want your photos!

The Green Blue, the joint environment programme for the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) and the BMF (British Marine Federation), is calling all boaters to send them their photos from out on the water for their new photography competition ‘The Good, The Bad and The Funny’. 

Send in your photos of anything to do with the boating environment under the three titles - The Good, The Bad and The Funny and you could win yourself a great prize, maybe lunch with Dee Caffari MBE or a free wash and scrub with Dean and Reddyhoff, MDL or Quay Marina’s or a fabulous Canon camera. 

Be it a stunning sunset, a leaky oil drum*, a funny moment onboard the boat or a community clean up at your local club.  Something horrible such as discarded balloons, or an interesting wildlife image!  Whatever you think fits the team are looking for special photographs, recording the scenes that inspire you out on the water. 

Sarah Black, The Green Blue Project Manager said: “They say a picture paints a thousand words so in our mission to promote good environmental practice to boaters and marine businesses, we are looking for some great photos to help us get our message across.  “We want to educate, inspire and motivate the public and the photography competition is an ideal way to create a sense of wonderment and fun that will move people to take action.”  

There will be prizes for all three categories – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly with two age groups for each category, under and over 16’s. There will also be an overall prize and a special celebration at Southampton Boat Show. Your winning photo may even feature on the front page of the RYA magazine or make its way onto the pages of the RYA and BMF websites!  

So get cracking and you could be a winner of a fabulous prize.  Download the application form and rules of entry at The Green Blue website,

www.thegreenblue.org.uk  or email us at info@thegreenblue.org.uk .  All entries need to be submitted by Monday 24 August 2009. 

*Please note any serious environmental issues such as oil leaks should be reported to the relevant authorities (see The Green Blue website for

contact details) Printed images cannot be returned.  For more information: RYA Press Office Tel: 02380 604 215 Email: emma.slater@rya.org.uk

Wind and Waves Photographic Competition

Are you an amateur or professional photographer? Could you capture the power of wind in sails or an iconic image of sailing boats?

W5 in Belfast is celebrating the power and beauty of wind powered sailing craft in a  new photographic competition.  The best entries will be framed and displayed in an exhibition in the gallery at W5 from June to September 2009. 

This is to celebrate the Tall Ships docking in Belfast in 2009, when there will be a real opportunity to experience the beauty of these magnificent sailing ships.

The call for photographs will be at the beginning of 2009 so get your camera out and start capturing those dramatic, or idyllic, moments! 

Full entry details for the competition will be posted on the W5 website www.w5online.co.uk

 

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

Junior Sailing Courses at Donaghadee Sailing Club

Adult Learn to sail courses at Newtownards Sailing Club click here for leaflet

North Down Powerboats are offering flexible powerboat training courses at Bangor in the evening and at weekends during April, May and June 2009. All course levels are included up to RYA Advanced Powerboat. Further details can be found on their website at www.northdownpowerboats.co.uk 

RYA Courses at Newtownards Sailing Club

If you are interested in becoming a Senior Instructor or Dinghy Instructor please contact Lawrence at the number below.

Admin Lawrence Baalham 07974699524 

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

Donaghadee Sailing Club members are looking for second hand Toppers please contact James Ogg at  02891888432 if you have a boat to sell.

New Capital Funding programme PLACES FOR SPORT 09/10 is now launched. All information and guidance is available on the SNI website www.sportni.net

 

 

              

Updated June 18th 2009

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