Sad News
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March 25th 2021 Many members have met Len Wingfield, a very active member of the South Section of the DCA who also wrote many articles in the Journal. Today I received a phone call from his grandson, Mark, conveying the sad news that he set sail on his final voyage last Monday, 22 March 2021, aged a very youthful 98. He had a great sense of humour, and was well loved by all of us in the South Section of the DCA who knew him well. DCA rallies won't be the same without Len's company and we will miss him greatly. Liz Baker |
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Dinghy Cruising 249 - Spring 2021
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March 22nd 2021 Not long to wait now! The Spring edition of Dinghy Cruising will be winging its way to members early next week. It's another bumper edition with lots of great stories and articles to read. Digital subscribers should look out for their copies on the 29th March. |
Obtaining back copies of the Journal
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March 22nd 2021
It has been possible to purchase a CD with back copies of Dinghy Cruising for some time now and this is still the best way to access the Bulletins and articles that were published in the early years of the Association. To supplement this , however, you will now find a Journal Archive page on the website with details of the contents of the Journals published in the last eleven years. You can browse through these and, if you are a member, you can then ask for access to the Back Copies page where you will be able to download any copies you want. |
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Listen to John Welsford's Talk on Designing Boats
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March 2nd 2021
We are delighted to announce that the talk given by John Welsford following our AGM last month is now available for all to watch. We are indebted to Toby Williams-Ellis for his assistance in making the recording fit for publication. In his talk John covers the important features he takes into account when designing boats that are fit for purpose and in particular dinghies that are fit for cruising. You can also listen to the extensive question and answer session which followed the talk. Watch now.. |
RYA Dinghy Show goes virtual for 2021
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March 2nd 2021
The RYA Dinghy Show was a virtual event this year. It took place over the weekend of 27th and 28th February but you can still access the show and watch all the talks on demand until the end of March. So you can still visit the DCA stand beautifully put together by Chris Forrest, our new PRO. Roger Barnes gave a keynote address on Dinghy Cruising and the RYA launched their dinghy trails initiative after his talk. Read more about the Trails on the RYA website. |
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2021 Annual General Meeting
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February 14th 2021 Wonderful! Our AGM took place yesterday with 70 participants and was followed by an excellent talk on Designing Boats by John Welsford. It was a pleasure to have members of AYRS join us for the talk, bringing our audience numbers to 109. A video of the talk has been posted on the website for everyone to watch - see above.. |
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Yachting Monthly Boat Plans
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December 17th 2020 We are pleased to have been given the opportunity to make the plans of two of the Yachting Monthly designs most suited to Dinghy Cruising available to download on our site. The Junior is a 13'6" half-decked dinghy and the Senior is a 16' double chine cruising sloop with a cabin that can sleep two. Each set of plans consists of six or seven sheets fully detailed for the amateur boat builder. Follow this link to find out more.. YM Designs |
Subscription increase
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August 6th 2020
At our last AGM we discussed income and expenditure for the Association. Our largest expense is production of our excellent quarterly journal. This provides one of the most important ways for our members to communicate. Many years have passed since our last subscription increase and we are now at a point where the production and postage costs of the journal alone outstrip our annual subscription income, eating into our reserves. |
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Our new subscription arrangements will differentiate between UK and overseas members, whose postage costs for the journal are considerably greater. However the journal will continue to be offered in pdf format for those members who prefer it. Overseas members who choose the pdf option instead of a paper copy will pay the same rate as UK members.
Those members who currently pay by Direct Debit, saving us a considerable amount of work, will have their annual debit altered automatically, with email notification by GoCardless of the increase in good time for their consideration.
Here are the new annual subscription rates for 2021 onwards:
UK members £30 which includes either a paper or pdf copy of the journal
Overseas members £35 which includes a paper copy of the journal; £30 which includes a pdf copy of the journal.
Those members who currently pay by Direct Debit, saving us a considerable amount of work, will have their annual debit altered automatically, with email notification by GoCardless of the increase in good time for their consideration.
Here are the new annual subscription rates for 2021 onwards:
UK members £30 which includes either a paper or pdf copy of the journal
Overseas members £35 which includes a paper copy of the journal; £30 which includes a pdf copy of the journal.
The Naylor Noggin
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Another "lockdown" video from Roger Barnes
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April 16th 2020 It is Easter 2020. I am still in "lock-down" due to the Covid-19 pandemic, deep in the county of Somerset, southwest England, and I continue to work on my cruising dinghy. |
A video message from DCA President Roger Barnes
It is late March 2020. In "lock-down" due to the Covid-19 pandemic, deep in the county of Somerset, southwest England, I work on my boat and try to answer viewers' questions.
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