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John,

Hoping to make it on Sunday but may need a crew - is Owen still around? will call you Tues

Hello all
Anita and I intend to come and play on sunday unfortunately i have to work on saturday
Chris Somner A1781 (blue streak)


chrissomner2009-03-26 22:32:07

Hi guys



I am currently planning to do Maidenhead in 8069 but am currently short of a crew (smallish) if there is any interest please let me know. Would be a shame to pass up the opportunity of a few beers with the Silver Fox!



Andy Elliott

andrew.aelliott@virgin.net

JW



The name works on so many different levels..!



TSF

Non-existant user wrote:

John



The Silver Fox is sailing 8076



Regards



Will

So you still have "May Contain Nuts" - love the name.
I will update list above.
JW

John



The Silver Fox is sailing 8076



Regards



Will

I am sailing Against All Odds with Charles Devenport, Saturday as a tune up sort of thing & then race day Sunday. I spoke to Neville at the Dinghy show, he is hoping to sail if he has a boat.



Rgds



Mark.... FOWLER2009-03-26 08:42:50

FOWLER wrote:

How we looking on Boat numbers for this event?

Over 25 boats in total so far:
11 local boats:



1958 Martin Hayward (*)

6490 Alex Price (*)

6930 Robin Brooks

6945 Nigel Dunn (*)

7431 Ken Lee (*)


7929 Bruce Preston

7988 Victoria Brooks

8061 Derrick Williams

8072 Howard Witt


8126 Me

8129 Phil Tindall



Plus the following visitors have said they are coming:





1781 Chris Somner (*)


5859 Graham Birch (*) 6504 Mr Gin (Phil Smith)

6956 Paul Metcalfe-Smith (*)




6959? Stuart Gibson


7143 Mark Fowler 7525 Andrew Pearce 8000 Trevor Smith

8067 Mike Banner 8069 Andy Elliot.



8076 The Silver Fox (aka Will Gulliver)


8080 (or new boat) John Herbert
???? Neville Herbert (TBC).

8128 (or 7992) Jerry Rook



Plus one from South Cerney and a possible from Thames



(*)= Silver Fleet



We also had a few other boats not listed above, that came last year that we expect to see again this year.

See last year's results: www.maidenheadsc.org.uk/main/results/AlbacoreOpen08.html



We will again be awarding a Silver fleet prize for Fairey hulled boats and those new to the class as this proved popular last year.



If there is anyone I have missed then add your name below.



JohnW2009-03-30 23:36:10

How we looking on Boat numbers for this event?

Hi John,


I was just enquiring about bar saturday night. Someone at the dinghy show on Saturday mentioned that the bar maybe open on the Saturday night and hence my ears pricked up! If not i'm sure It's possible to find one within walking distance!


Phil

Phil
We have some grass to camp on. I will have to sort out keys as the gates and the club will need to be locked overnight. I'll get formal approval from t'committee but I dont see a problem as it adds to the club security having people on site.
Do you mean Saturday night or after racing on Sunday for the bar? If there is interest then I can see if we can get it opened on saturday night, alternatively there are local hostelries within walking distance.

Hi Guys,



Is there any where to camp at the club overnight and will the bar be open?



Looking forward to it!



Phil

A6504 "Nemesis"

The following are local to the club. If there is interest I will ask Caroline at Sheephouse Manor if she can offer us a special Albacore rate.






www.sheephousemanor.co.uk/ is very close to the club – it almost overlooks the lake (and is run by a friend of ours – worth a call to check her current tariffs).





If you want a hotel then there is the Thames Riviera about a mile from the club www.foliohotels.com/thamesriviera/


The Thames Hotel www.thameshotel.co.uk/ is a similar distance from the club but getting a bit tired (our neighbours tried the new restaurant in the hotel and weren’t very impressed).





If you are looking for a basic B&B then www.raycornerguesthouse.co.uk/ or www.bridgecottagebb.co.uk/ are close (1 mile).





At the other end of the scale there is www.redroofsatoldfield.co.uk/ - Grand B&B in a riverside Victorian Mansion (with grand prices to match).













JohnW2009-03-08 20:45:09

I have booked one night at the Holiday Inn at Handy Cross (10 minutes away) for Ł55 i/c breakfast for 2 people. You can get the same for Ł50 if you commit now! Good rate

I am in the same position as I don't live there any more! Depends how much you want to spend. If you google hotels Cookham or Maidenhead you get a list. The Holiday Inn is near jnct 3/4 on the M4 and is OK. If you want to walk to the club then you have the Thames Riviera, Thames Hotel or Norfolk House. If you want to stay somewhere a bit fancy try the Taplow House (we used to have dinner dance there until the prices went up). Further afield. any of the Slough based "airport" hotels are not too far away. Huge choice - do it by price! I'll let John W or someone else from the club answer the other bit.