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Dateline: 08-08-22

More sailing dates and opportunities!
We are pleased to offer the following opportunities for sailing with the Club. These days continue to prove extremely popular:
Members Sail Days
25th August 2022
15th September 2022
26th September 2022
6th October 2022
13th – 14th October (2-day) 2022
If you:
• Struggle to get a crew together
• Haven’t sailed for a while
• Would like some more sailing experience
• Just fancy a day out sailing
Then why not come along to one of our members sailing days!
We will take some the hassle away from sailing, we supply a club skipper, waterproofs and safety equipment, we even supply light refreshments, but you will need to bring your own lunch. 

All you need to do is come along be part of the crew and enjoy the day.
We will meet at the Broadway Base for 08:30 get you kitted out and after a safety brief and a cuppa set off for a day sail around the Solent arriving back at the base for late afternoon.
All this for only £50pp for a day sail and £135pp for a 2 day sail
Please book online via the Club website:
http://mpsc.london/members-sail-days/

Crew required: 5th to 8th September 2022
One of our experienced club Skippers is looking for club members to join him for 4 days of sailing. The plan is to practice skills so ideal for anyone who has just passed their day skipper or is rusty and wants to do more.
Costs to be shared between the crew.

If you are interested or want any more information, then please email the club and we will put you in touch with the skipper.

With thanks for your on going support
The Directors and Staff

Dateline: 04-08-22

New opportunities to go sailing this Autumn with the MPSC
Yacht Racing, Comp Crew and Day Skipper courses, Skipper and Crew skills day opportunities.

Would you like to have a go at yacht racing with the MPSC?
This year the Club will be entering in a number of regattas and we are looking for members who wish to make up the crew.
• Any Club member who has a Competent Crew or higher qualification can apply.
• All racing takes place in the Solent over a weekend and most regattas have a lively social scene where you will meet other like-minded crew.
• Some regattas will be raced on our own boats - Pride or Lyra. Others will be on boats chartered by the Club.
For safety reasons, the Club will provide a skipper and will utilise essential crew who have experience of racing, but we will look for the majority of the crews to be made up from members who may have raced before through to those who want to experience the challenge for the first time.

The regattas we will be entering this Autumn are:

City Sailing Series: The Finn Trophy and Spread Eagle Regatta
17th – 18th September 2022
We will be racing on Lyra of Broadway and the boat will be available from the evening of Friday 16th Sept.
The cost will be £155 pp and this includes:
• Race skipper
• Race entry fee
• Saturday evening meal
• Mooring fees
• Accommodation on board Lyra
• All safety and wet weather gear
Follow the link for more information http://www.citysailingseries.com/2022

City Sailing Series: The John Lewis Partnership Sailing Club Regatta
8th - 9th October 2022
We will be racing on Lyra of Broadway and the boat will be available from the evening of Friday the 7th October.
The cost will be £155 pp and this includes:
• Race skipper
• Race entry fee
• Saturday evening meal
• Mooring fees
• Accommodation on board Lyra
• All safety and wet weather gear
• Follow the link for more information http://www.citysailingseries.com/2022
 

The Tall Ships Youth Trust Fundraising Regatta
Friday 11th – Sunday13 November 2022
We will be racing on a Sunsail 41 (Chartered)

*The TYST is the UK’s oldest and largest youth development sail training charity. They support the personal development of young people from all walks of life through the crewing of ocean-going vessels. Although not mandatory, each boat is encouraged to fundraise as part of our regatta participation. The event includes a fancy dress (optional) dinner and dance.
The cost will be £218 pp and this includes:
• Symmetrical spinnaker with spinnaker pole
• Accommodation onboard
• All safety equipment and wet weather gear for all crew
• Gas and engine hours
• Berthing and electricity at Cowes Yacht Haven
• Car parking for all guests
• Three-course meal and evening entertainment on the Saturday
• Training day on the Friday
If you would to take part in any of these races, please email the club stating which event you are interested in entering, please let us know if you have any recent race experience. Places will be filled on a first come basis but will be shared between races if over subscribed so that as many members as possible can experience racing.
If we have enough interest then we hope to make these regular events.

RYA Course availability and In-house training
RYA Comp Crew/RYA Day Skipper course, 5 days
We are pleased to let you know we have an additional week of RYA training on the program, book online now to beat any possible price increase for next year.
31st October- 4th November, Monday-Friday, Price £510
This is a 5-day course with the boat visiting the ports of the Solent overnight. This course is usually for 3 students (4 students if a couple share), the price includes all safety equipment, waterproofs, accommodation, and certificate if attained. Catering and mooring fees are shared between the students. For more information, please visit the website and ensure you book onto the correct course for your experience. If you would like to have a chat about which course would best suit you, please don’t hesitate to give me a call. Melanie 07437914054

One Day Skipper/Crew skills day
We now have a one day skipper/crew skills day on the program for Friday 21st October.
This is a non-pressured day to go out on Pride with an instructor and receive instruction and coaching on various aspects of the Day skipper Practical, it’s a great way for rusty skipper to brush up on skills and crew to have a taster of the Day skipper course.
The price is £75 and includes all safety equipment, fuel, waterproofs. Should there be any mooring fees theses are split between the crew. Bring your own lunch and drinks. We will meet at 0830 and the day will finish about 1500 tidying the boat for the 1600 handover. The day is limited to 4 members so that all get a reasonable go at the various exercises.
If you have any questions about any of the above then please don’t hesitate to give me a call.
Melanie Calvert, RYA Principal and Club Training: 0743 7914054 contact@mpsc.london

Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions on any of the above items.
With thanks for your ongoing support,
The Directors and Staff
Metropolitan Police Sailing Club

Dateline: 19-02-22

METROPOLITAN POLICE SAILING CLUB LTD.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Executive Management Committee hereby gives notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Metropolitan Police Sailing Club Ltd. will be held on:

Monday,, 11th April, 2022 at 1900hs
in the Clubhouse,
Papercourt Sailing Club,
Polesden Lane, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6JX.

Dateline: 16-02-22

Members Sail day’s

Being ever hopeful that we will get some bright, sunny, dry days, we are pleased to be able to offer some more dates for Members Sail Days:

1 day sail £50 pp
2 day sail's overnight on board £135 pp (limited to 3 people + skipper)
28th - 29th March 2 day sail

12th - 13th April 2 day sail

20th April

2nd May

3rd May

23rd - 24th May 2 day sail

More dates will become available for Summer and we will circulate these and update the website as soon as they are programmed in.

To Book: visit our website www.mpsc.london or use the link
https://mpsc.london/members-sail-days/

 

Do any of these sound familiar to you?

• I struggle to get a crew together

• I haven’t sailed for a while

• I would like some more sailing experience

• I just fancy a day out sailing

If you can say yes to any of these then why not come along to one of our members sailing days. We will take some the hassle away from sailing, we supply a club skipper, waterproofs and safety equipment, we even supply light refreshments, but you will need to bring your own lunch. 
All you need to do is come along be part of the crew and enjoy the day.

We will meet at the Broadway Base for 08:30 get you kitted out and after a safety brief and a cuppa set off for a day sail around the Solent arriving back at the base for late afternoon.

All this for only £50 pp for a day sail  or £135 pp for a 2 day sail overnight on board
More dates will be but please feel free to ask if you have a date that would suit you.

For more detail contact the club via email or call one of the club lines.
contact@mpsc.london
Tel: 07920 799270 or 07931 548947
 

Dateline: 24-01-22

MPSC - Work party request

Dear Member,

Work Parties needed! 14th – 18th Feb and 28th Feb - 4th March 2022.

Once again, the winter months are here and it’s time to prepare the boats for the coming season. The Club would be grateful to any willing volunteers who would like to spend some time helping to prepare and equip the boats in time for the potential full summer sailing season.

This time, it’s Lyra of Broadway. She was lifted out on the 10th of January and will be relaunched late March / early April. There will be plenty of interesting jobs to do.......antifouling, cleaning and polishing spring to mind.....so we are looking for help on any day in the week of 14th – 18th Feb and 28th Feb - 4th March 2022.

If you can spare any time, please let us know and we’ll co-ordinate days, groups, activities, refreshments and anything else that needs co-ordinating!

Please feel free to get in touch with us, email or phone, if you want more detail.

With thanks to you all for your ongoing support.

The Directors and Operations Team, MPSC

 

Dateline: 23-01-22

Would you be interested in becoming an instructor for our club?

Dear Member,
I hope you are all looking forward to a good season of sailing ahead and have the books out in preparation to plan where you may sail towards this year.

As a new principle of training within our club I would like to put together a programme of in-house training in addition to the RYA training which is already on the programme, and you are able to book.

With this in mind I am appealing to all instructors of the past, and any members holding RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, who may be interested in becoming a new club instructor and/or developing their skills to become an RYA instructor. If you are interested in this opportunity to pass on your experience and knowledge to your fellow club members and help develop our club further then please get in touch. Once I have formed a training team I intend to have a couple of days out on the water with you to ensure that we are all singing from the same hymn book.

Going forward I would like to develop our in-house training which I know was popular a number of years ago. I intend to run a number of one day and two-day courses, these will be for any member to come along and practice various themes of the day, they might focus on sail trim, pilotage, passage planning, mooring practice etc. This would be your chance to practice or brush up on skills that you have not used for a while or gain new ones. No qualifications would be needed to attend these club in-house training days. Once I have a programme in place it will be put on to the website.

I would be interested to hear from you if this is a pathway you would like to choose towards becoming an instructor.

Lastly on the subject of RYA training we still have a couple of places available for competent crew or day skipper before the summer season kicks off and numerous places in September and October. If you are interested in any of these courses, please get in touch by booking on the website. The club offers these at an incredible rate with an excellent instructor to candidate ratio.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Melanie Calvert
contact@mpsc.london

Dateline: 21-01-22

MPSC Member Sail Day - early dates

Do you fancy some early season sailing to blow out the cobwebs? Being ever hopeful that we will get some bright, sunny, dry days, we are pleased to be able to offer some more dates for Members Sail Days:

1 day sail £50 pp

10th February 2022
21st February 2022
22nd February 2022
15th March 2022
16th March 2022


More dates will become available for Spring and early Summer and we will circulate these and update the website as soon as they are programmed in.

To Book visit our website www.mpsc.london

Do any of these sound familiar to you?
• I struggle to get a crew together
• I haven’t sailed for a while
• I would like some more sailing experience
• I just fancy a day out sailing
If you can say yes to any of these then why not come along to one of our members sailing days. We will take some the hassle away from sailing, we supply a club skipper, waterproofs and safety equipment, we even supply light refreshments, but you will need to bring your own lunch.
All you need to do is come along be part of the crew and enjoy the day.

We will meet at the Broadway Base for 08:30 get you kitted out and after a safety brief and a cuppa set off for a day sail around the Solent arriving back at the base for late afternoon.
All this for only £50 pp for a day sail.

More dates will be but please feel free to ask if you have a date that would suit you.

For more detail contact the club via email or call one of the club lines.
• contact@mpsc.london
• Tel: 07920 799270 or 07931 548947

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Dateline: 17-01-22

New course dates added

RYA Day Skipper Theory Course
21st - 26th February 2022

RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course
19th - 24th April 2022
 

RYA Day Skipper Theory
The 6 day RYA Day Skipper Theory Course is an essential course that covers seamanship, navigation and meteorology and is suitable for beginners and students with little or no experience.

Places are limited so please book as soon as possible.

Please note new venue
Papercourt Sailing Club
Polesden Lane
Ripley
GU23 6JX

Free parking is available
It is recommended that you complete this course prior to taking the RYA Day Skipper Practical Course.
For more information or to book, use the link below or you can visit our website www.mpsc.london or use the link below

https://mpsc.london/rya-day-skipper-theory-course/

RYA Coastal Skipper /Yachmaster Offshore Theory Course

The 6 day RYA Coastal Skipper /Yachmaster Offshore Theory Course is the more advanced course in navigation and meteorology, suitable for members who have already completed the Day Skipper shorebased course, or who have a background of cruising or offshore racing experience.
We recommend that you complete this course before taking the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Coastal Practical Course.

Please note venue
Imber Court,
East Molesey
KT8 0BT

For more information or to book, use the link below or you can visit our website www.mpsc.london or use the link below
https://mpsc.london/rya-sailing-courses/rya-coastal-skipper-yachtmaster-theory-course/

Contact the club line 07931 548947 - 07920 799270 to talk to Chris, Lee or Mel

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Dateline: 17-01-22

MPSC - New RYA Principal

As you may be aware, in January 2019 Karoline George stepped into the breach and filled the role of RYA Principal within Met Police Sailing Club. Karoline has managed our training and RYA liaison through changing and challenging times at the club, supporting us through the Covid pandemic and helping us re-start training and charters in a safe and effective way. Her help has been very much appreciated and the Club wish her a happy, safe and prosperous future.

We now welcome Melanie into the RYA Principal role and have attached the following as her self-introduction. Hopefully, you’ll get to see or speak to Mel soon but please feel free to get in touch with any of us if you have and questions.

Melanie Calvert - Introduction

I thought I should introduce myself to you all since I’ve just taken on the position of principal of our training at our club.

Firstly, I would like take this opportunity to thank Karoline for all her hard work who’s shoes I shall do my best to fill. I have been a member of our club for 8 years in that time I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of you on the courses I’ve instructed on at our club and I’ve enjoyed those very much. I hope I get the opportunity to meet more of you as time goes on.

I have been sailing most of my life, starting with dinghy sailing on gravel pits while at school. Now, I wouldn’t want you to think I went to any posh school, this was a modern comprehensive and we were sailing in bathtubs in jeans and old trainers, but this is where I found my love of sailing.

When I met my partner Paul, he introduced me to yacht sailing. We occasionally, when we were lucky enough to be invited, would go sailing on other people’s yachts in the Solent, this was mainly as ballast! On one of these days during Cowes week, a yacht we were on hit one of the large lateral buoys and nearly sank. From that moment on I decided I’d learn a bit more about what goes on onboard a yacht before getting back on one and potentially putting myself into any danger.

I decided in 1999 to do my Competent Crew, closely followed by my Day Skipper a year later and then my Coastal Skipper. I gained a lot of experience skippering the yachts for other clubs and eventually gained my Yacht Master Offshore. I then went on to become a cruising instructor seven years ago and have now recently passed my Yacht Master Instructor.

I enjoy sailing very much and have done many cruises, including the West and North coasts of France, the West coast of Ireland, the West Country along with other holidays in Greece and Croatia.

I also instruct at Hamble School of Yachting and at the British Airways yacht club. I can often be seen down at Hamble getting on and off of different yachts.

I’m very much a believer that yachting should be for all and I am very grateful to those before me who have passed on their knowledge to me and I hope that I’m able to help our Club by passing on what knowledge I have gained to you all. I’m a firm believer that every day is a new day out on the water and we are all always learning, including me.

So, I look forward to meeting you all. We’ve got numerous courses available on the program, so if you think you’d like to do a Comp Crew, Day Skipper course or, and I can highly recommend it, the RYA Coastal Skipper course then please check the website or get in touch.

Feel free to drop me a line even if it’s just to say hello and I look forward to meeting you out on the water this year. I hope you can make 2022 the year to get out on the water or try to sail just a bit more than last year.

Happy New Year and safe sailing for 2022

Melanie Calvert
RYA Principal for Training
MPSC
contact@mpsc.london

 

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