A select and very hardy few took part in the first race of the 2010 Icicle Series on January 3rd 2010 in seasonal conditions with snow at South Doubles! Martyn (crewed by Vince Brown) won the Hare family battle at the front of the fleet showing that Dan and Jamie still have a few tricks to learn.
Itching to get back out on the water? Remaining Icicle Series (all-in handicap) dates:
Icicle 2: January 17th 12:30
Icicle 3: January 31st 12:00
Icicle 4: February 14th 11:45
Icicle 5: February 28th 11:00
(Photo of race competitors by Guy Hawkins)
The last of this winter’s work parties has now taken place and a great deal of work has been achieved thanks to all those members who have given up their time and applied their expertise to the many and varied tasks that needed doing. The weather has not been kind and has meant that some of the outside jobs have had to be postponed until later in the year, so when it gets a bit warmer and you have time to spare I am sure that Hon. Warden Barry Foulds will be more than happy to hear from you and will be able to find you something to do! Special thanks must go to Barry for organising the tasks and to Peter Wilson for keeping the workers well fed with his infamous soups and bread and butter puddings, helped by contributions from Penny Baines and Kathryn Nichols and of course the invaluable galley team. There were some new faces this year and they were most warmly welcomed, not least of whom were the seven cadets who turned up in the pouring rain to rub down the container near the lake and made a very good job of it in spite of the appalling weather. Many thanks to you one and all.
Following the Membership's approval to go ahead with the project at the AGM in November, we have now reached agreement with TJ Evers of Tiptree to undertake the construction.