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See new Captains Log - August 2008

Secretary's Corner

OPEN FORUM MEETING 11th OCTOBER 2008

Nick Barlow, Vice Captain has booked the Admirals room at the Royal Southampton Yacht Club from 1030 until 1300 on Oct 11th for our 2nd Open Forum session.

He suggests that we follow a similar open forum format to last years session starting with:

Tea/Coffee

"What our members said last year"
"What we did"
"What we still intend to do & when"

More Tea/ coffee

Followed by the rest of the agenda:

AOB / topics for discussion
What went well this year?
What would people like to see change?
Rating Bands "the facts"
General points of safety.

Retire to the bar.

JOG RULES: As agreed at the Meeting of the General Committee held on 30th June 2008 and effective from 1st July 2008 (to be presented for confirmation at the next Annual General Meeting). A review of the Rules of JOG has been carried out against the background of JOG being a relatively informal organisation, but recognising that the Rules should better reflect the ways in which JOG's affairs are currently handled. The following changes were made

JOG Prizegiving Dinner and Dance 22nd November 2008

I have received the following from Jo Chugg, Hon Treasurer and organiser of the above event: This year the JOG Prizegiving Dinner and Dance will be held at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel West Quay Road Southampton on Saturday 22nd November 2008. We have managed to negotiate special rates for those wishing to stay overnight at both the De Vere Hotel and the Holiday Inn Southampton which is just across the road. The booking of these rooms will be undertaken by 'Destination Southampton' (Dinner Dance Application Form, please click on for details).

Notice of Race, Entry Form, Special Regulations Checklist for the 2008 season

are now available to download from 'Printable Forms' on this Website.

Please remember when sending in your Entry Form and Special Regulations Checklist to include a copy of the yacht's IRC Certificate for 2008

The Committee wish to remind all Competitors of the following:

1) The Junior Offshore Group race under ISAF Regulation 20 Advertising Code, Category A, 'No additional advertising' and IRC Rules, Part 4 IRC A, 'No additional advertising'.

Advertising on your yacht is not permitted and the name of a Yacht shall not promote a commercial enterprise.

The code defines advertising as "the name, logo, slogan, description, depiction, a variation or distortion thereof or any other form of communication that promotes an organisation, person, product, service, brand or idea so as to call attention to it or to persuade persons or organisations to buy, approve or otherwise support it".

2) The use of an engine after the Preparatory signal is not allowed. However JOG General Condition 14 c allows its use in a specific circumstance. A Yacht which is required by the Sailing Instructions to pass through an identity gate and does so, for the first time, after her preparatory signal, may use an engine or tow provided that she:- (i) switches off her engine or drops her tow and then completes a 360 degree turn before starting; (ii) does not start until five minutes after her starting signal (iii) reports the incident on her Declaration Form.

(Usually the above allows for any delay in your arrival for the start).

Class Rating bands for 2008 are as follows:-

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