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24/08/2008, The 2008 AGM
By: John Tripp
Date: 31 August 2008

The 2008 AGM

The AGM was held on Sunday 24th August at 18:30. The AGM organised by John Lawton our 2007/8 chairman, was a great success and was completed within the planned one hour.

There were a number of key issues discussed, notable here was the RYA boat show, which Mandy Stock has kindly offered to run on behalf of the Tasar Association. Our stand in 2009 will be part of, or in conjunction with Signal Lockers Ltd own stand. This is a great and timely offer. It will save the association a considerable sum of money and is timely as Tim Knight who has organised and run the show stand very successfully for a number of years is unable to lead the effort in 2009.

We also discussed the 2011 worlds which should be held in the UK. It was decided to try and run the 2011 Tasar worlds in Torquay/Torbay and using the 2010 UK Nationals (possibly combined with the Europeans again, this needs to be discussed with the European mainland fleets) as a trial run. Pete Ellis and Neil Spacagna have kindly offered to head the team needed to organise these two events.

A new committee was elected, and this will be detailed on the committee page later in the week.

We have been approached by a number of people who would like to help the committee or be a part of it these included: Linda Taylor, Alan Forsyth, Neil Spacagna for the worlds and Roger Pescod has kindly offered to help with the Internet site. If you would like to help the committee or be a member please let us know and if I have missed you off this list please accept my apologies.

A number (Keith Paul, John Lawton, Richard Woodward, John Tripp, sorry if I have missed anyone) of the 2007/8 committee have also offered to serve again this year. Rod Porteous is going to help out with the sailing Clubs but has decided that after 10 years on the committee he would like to stand down. The association is in a healthy position.

I would like to thank all the 2007/8 committee and especially John Lawton (who stands down as chairman now), accepted the challenge to become the Tasar Association chairman without actually expecting or wanting to undertake this role last year. He said in his report that it was probably two years too early so we can hope that in two years he may be able to take the role on again! John Lawton's proposal to have John Tripp become chairman was accepted by those present at the AGM. More on the AGM later in the members area...

If you have any comments you would like to make on the nationals please use the link below to add them to the Forum. Add your comment on the AGM.

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Association Mgt

08/08/2008, New Continental Europe Tasar Site
By: Egbert W Gerlich
Date: 14 August 2008

After their 10th anniversary, Tasar Continental Europe district have gone online yesterday - precisely on the Tasar's 33rd birthday: www.tce.tasar-org.de. Comment on this initiative.

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Europe

30/07/2008, UK Nationals 2008
UK Nationals 2008 Another excuse to enter the event. For all boats who enter before the 11th of August there will be a free event t-shirt for both the helm and crew. All you need to do is pre-enter on the event website (www.torbayweek.co.uk) and you will receive some form of contact within the following few days asking what size t-shirt you require. You do not even need to pay any money, just pre-register on the event website. So the deadline for the free event t-shirt is the 11th of August. Entries will be accepted right up to the morning on the Saturday but pre-entry is appreciated by the event organisers to help them. So there is yet another excuse to go to the Nationals! We look forward to seeing you there. .
UK Nationals

23/07/2008, Crew for Nationals wanted.
That was a quick response Duncan Bond will be crewing for Sean at this years Nationals. My son Sean requires a crew for this years Nationals as unfortunately Mandy can not get off work. I have a single room booked and could pick someone up on the way anywhere between Inverbervie & Paignton so this is a great chance to do the Nationals at no cost. If you are interested please contact Colin Tait on 07796660935. .
2008 Nationals.

06/07/2008, Measurement Guide

Tasar Measurement Guide

A slightly updated version of last years measurement guide is available on the website. This has been added due to several requests for it over the past few weeks as people get ready for the nationals. Remember to check your forestay length as if this is not correct it can make a big difference to your boat speed and pointing. To see the guide, click here.

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Measurement

30/06/2008, Scottish Tasar Traveller # 3 Largo Bay Event
The third event in the Scottish Tasar Traveller series 2008 took place at Largo Bay on the weekend of the 28th / 29th of June. See event report for further info. .
Event report

23/06/2008, ISAF Approves RCB Stay Slides for New Boats
From the Executive Secretary:
ISAF has approved the specification change that allows RCB shroud tracks and cars to be fitted to new boats. Go to the world Tasar association site to read the whole ruling.
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ISAF Rules

08/06/2008, Scottish Tasar Travellers 2 at East Lothian Yacht Club
Scottish Tasar Travellers 2 at East Lothian Yacht Club
7 – 8 th June 2008
Report by Colin Tait
6 Tasars turned up at East Lothian Yacht club on the 7th of June for their second Traveller event of 2008.
Overall Result
1st Colin & Calum Tait GBR2833 Loch Earn Sailing Club
2nd Kevan Gibb & Alex GBR1243 Largo Bay Sailing Club
3rd Geoff Henstridge & Kenny GBR268 Pentland Firth Yacht Club
Click here to see the full race report.
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Event Report

25/05/2008, Tasar South West Championships
Tasar South West Championships - Porthpean

After a great weekend of racing the event report is up on the website. See the event report by clicking here.

Many thanks to Lionel, Ken, and the rest of the team at Porthpean for a very tiring event.
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Events

13/05/2008, Oxford Mini Series Race 2 report
A glorious sunny day greeted Five Tasar crews competing in the Oxford mini series at Farmoor Reservoir on Sunday 11 May. Read the full report on the Event Report Page...

Rod Tasar 351 .
Race report News item

06/05/2008, Tasar Scottish Traveller # 1 L.E.S.C.
1st Scottish Traveller event of 2008 Result, at Loch Earn Sailing Club 26th & 27th of April.
Overall results:
1st Colin & Calum Tait GBR2833 6 points
2nd Kevan Gibb & Calum Reid GBR 2636 10 points. (second on countback)
3rd Graeme Busby & Duncan Bond GBR1266 10 points.
4th Cammy Murray & Martin Marshall GBR2503 14 points.
Full report on event report page
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Event Report

05/05/2008, UK Inlands 2008
UK Inlands 2008

Report now up for the UK Inlands. This can be found in the event reports section of the website. Results to follow later on this week. A big thank you to John and Linda Taylor for organising the event. Congratulations to Howard Astley Jones and Barney Proud for winning the event for the 2nd year in a row. Next event on the Calendar is the Oxford Mini Series and the SOuth West Championships at Porthpean..
Events

30/04/2008, Booking Open for 2008 Nationals

UK Nationals 2008 - Ocean BMW Torbay Week

UK Nationals 2008 Website Now Fully Operational. Event Information, Notice of Race and On line entry can be found at the Ocean BMW Torbay Week website. To go directly to the entry page and the page where you can also view those who have entered click here

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Nationals

19/04/2008, UK Nationals 2008
The website is now complete for the Nationals to be held this year in Paignton. It is possible to enter and pay securely online so that it will save a lot of time at effort at registration. All the details, NOR and entry forms can be found at Ocean BMW Torbay Week Website.
Nationals

13/04/2008, Oxford Mini Series
Three visiting Tasars joined Bob and Geraldine of the home club, at Oxford sailing club based on the vast expanse of Farmoor Reservoir on Sunday 13 April for the first day of the Oxford mini series. Other visitors included Russ and Cecilia returning to the class and travelling from darkest Essex, you may remember they once sailed Dry White currently owned by John Lawton. For the full report see this event report on the event report page.
Rod Porteous Tasar 351
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News

10/04/2008, Exmoor Beastie
THE EXMOOR BEASTIE REPORT
Wimbleball Sailing Club - 9th March 2008
By Tony Paine

As a bit of background the Exmoor Beastie is a 3 Hour pursuit handicap traditionally run at the start of the season when the conditions can be true to the name of the race. It is on both the Tasar and Phantom race program.
See Event Reports.
Event Report

04/05/2008, INLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BARTLEY
John Taylor has put some details about this event on the 4th and 5th May at Bartley Sailing Club elsewhere on this site, so if you're thinking of going, please register your interest.
See you there....John Lawton
Click here to read the Full Report .
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04/04/2008, Tasar Nationals 2008
The Notice of Race is now available for the UK Nationals 2008. The event is to be held as part of an exciting new event, Ocean BMW Torbay Week. The event will be run by Babbacombe and Paignton Sailing Clubs. Run from Paignton Sailing Club on the dates of the 23rd - 25th of August, the class are looking to break into the 50+ club for the first time having flirted with it for the past few years. The event website is www.torbayweek.co.uk and there is more information on the forum section of the Tasar website. .
Nationals

13/04/2008, TASAR Mini-Series Oxford - Race Notice

TASAR Mini-Series at Oxford Sailing Club

13th April

11th May

8th June

6th July

3rd August

7th September

Notice of Race
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Information to Competitors

Oxford Sailing Club, Farmoor Reservoir, Oxford OX2 9NS.

1. ORGANISING AUTHORITY

The series of 12 races will be sailed at the Oxford Sailing Club (OSC), according to the bye-laws and Sailing Instructions of the OSC. These bye-laws and Sailing Instructions can be viewed at http://www.oxfordsailingclub.com/theclub/Bylaws_2006.pdf
Oxford Sailing Club (the link provided here does not seem to work -- http://www.oxfordsailingclub.com/sailing/SI-2007.pdf

2. ENTRY FEES

The entry fee is £8 per day per boat for non-OSC members, £1 per day per boat for OSC members.

3. PARKING

A maximum of 10 minutes is allowed for the loading and unloading of equipment. Cars must then be parked in the car parks provided.

4. STARTS AND COURSES

Competing Tasars will sail as part of OSC’s medium-handicap fleet using the same start time and course. Competitors must sign on for all races on the sheets provided in the hallway of the clubhouse.

The morning race will not start before 11.03 a.m. and the afternoon race will not start before 1.33 p.m.

The course will be selected from 11 fixed marks numbered 0-9 and Y and other movable marks. The course will be displayed either on the committee boat or on-shore starter’s box according to the starting line to be used. The marks are to be passed to port or starboard according to the colour (red or green) of the displayed lettering. The number of laps is displayed in black and white, the default being 10 laps.

The class flag is “L”. The class flag will be raised 6 minutes before the start accompanied by a sound signal. There is a class start 3 minutes before the Tasar start. The Tasar start is signaled by lowering the class flag, again accompanied by a sound signal. The Preparatory flag remains flying until the last class has started.

5. SCHEDULE OF RACES

Two races a day will be run on 13th April, 11th May, 8th June, 6th July, 3rd August, 7th September.

6. SCORING

The Low Point System will be used for a boat’s best 10 results, the finishing position of non-Tasar boats being disregarded.

7. REGISTRATION

Registration via the Tasar web-site (Where to sail button or click here) http://www.tasar.org.uk/.

8. PRIZES

A prize will be awarded to the winning boat.

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Race Event

10/02/2008, ENDA ROBINSON-MRS HAPPY
Sadly news has just reached me that Brenda passed away in Thailand earlier in the year after a short illness diagnosed just after she and Frank had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Frank and Brenda are an amazing couple who when not sailing would take off on back-packing holidays doing trips gap year youngsters do, not senior citizens. I could listen to their exploits for hours. In recent years, after selling their boat "Mr and Mrs Happy", they'd turn up unexpectedly at Tasar events and you'd find one or both on the foreshore ready for a hug and to catch up on news. I half expected them to turn up in Phuket, despite an email just before we left the U.K. that they wouldn't be in Thailand but we could use their apartment in Hua Hin if we made it that far after the worlds...typical of their generosity. An interesting lady with a lively, if not wicked, sense of humour, Brenda will be sadly missed. .
Last Word - John Lawton

05/03/2008, Dinghy Show 2008-See Events

Event reports

First to start were Tim and David Hodges. A perfect meet at 4.30 spoilt by the queue to get into the hall. Stand set up and ready by 6.30. Show opened at 10 am Saturday. Pete and Charlotte John and Jackie were overwhelmed by the number of visitors.... well not really the aisles only seemed to get busy for a few hours around midday. Ken showed up at 11 ish and we were joined at different times by a large number of tasar owners. Enthusiasm waned by 6pm and I don't think anyone made the post show party. If you want to represent Tasar at next years party please go for the Saturday afternoon slot. Sunday was even quieter but we had some great visitors on the stand.

Sarah Ayton came and said hello.... what a babe. If you remember Sarah as the young girl that made Chris Harris interesting in the 90's, well she is still the same age, looks more beautiful but oh so fragile on her lettuce diet. I hope the Olympic coaches wrap her in cotton wool before putting her away at night.

John and Linda, David and Gloria from Bartley came and chatted about the inlands. Sounds great, make sure it's in your diary. Lots of races like Oxford last year and a social event at the same place that most of us will be staying.

Finally Ken and I piled the carpet on the boat and hauled the boat out at about 6.30 Sunday night.

Most of the enquiries I fielded were about technique with crewing being the most in demand. Make sure your crews cleats have been upgraded and plates fitted to move them away from the fairlead. Fit a hook on the kicker and sort out the crews toe straps so that they hardly move when the crew puts their weight on them. Finally come to an event and ask for some personal dinghy park coaching. You may find yourself with a more confident crew.

Final results
Tim and Ken. Lymington and Porthpean
David Hodges. Fishers Green
John and Louis Saunders. Coombs
John and Jackie. Babbacombe
Pete and Charlotte Babbacombe

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Promoting Tasar Association

03/03/2008, Starcross Steamer
Several Tasars made the trip to Starcross to take part in the clubs annual pursuit race. Joining in the 72 boat fleet the Tasars knew that a result would be difficult when started with the Merlin Rockets with the longest leg of the course being a run. Sailing through the fleet Neil Spacagna and Anne Panther, sailing their new boat for the first time, led the Tasars before getting caught in traffic allowing Pete Ellis and Charlotte Birbeck to sail through and into clear air and away. Final overall results were dominated by the Merlin Rockets (7 out of the top 14) with the first Tasar finishing in 16th overall. The other Tasars were spread throughout the fleet. Next event is the Exmoor Beastie at Wimbleball on the 9th of March with several Tasar sailors showing an interest in attending. More details of this can be found on the events page of the website. .
Events

31/12/2007, Advertise on this web site
tasar-europe.org provide sponsorship and advertising opportunities for relevant organizations. Goldratt-TOC Ltd is one of the sponsors of the site at present. You can see their sponsors link on the welcome page. Sponsors have a permanent text link on the top right of the most visited web pages, similar to the one you see for Goldratt-TOC Ltd on the welcome page. If you would like to sponsor the site please contact sponsors with a proposal. Advertisers can purchase similar links with a small initial payment (£25), we then charge a fixed agreed rate for each click through that occurs from the link, up to an agreed maximum per period. When the agreed limit has been reached the advert will be displayed again during the next period. If you would like to advertise on the site please contact advertising .
Advertising

31/12/2007, Privacy and Accessibility
Please have a look at the Privacy and Accessibility policy of tasar-europe.org. The link to the two policy statements are at the foot of the welcome page. www.tasar-europe.org/default.asp. These are important as they inform users of how we manage the site and they explain the limitations and liabilities we accept..
Web Design

03/12/2007, Web Interest
As you all know we launched the new web site on Saturday on time and I hope to spec. At one point on Saturday morning there were 40 people visiting the site at the same time. Since the launch 28 members have logged in to the member area. .
New Web Site

17/11/2007, RYAS Champion Of Champions
RYA Scotland's Champion Of Champions event was hosted at Dalgety Bay Sailing Club on the 17th & 18th Of November. The event was sponsored by Scottish Sailing and the Bosuns Locker. 40 of the top performing Dinghy Sailors from their class Scottish Championships & Scottish Traveller Series were invited to take part. It was great to have the Tasar Class invited again this year. Building on the interest we generated in 2006, the Tasar has now become the most active two handed class in Scotland. Saturday dawned bright & sunny with a moderate SW wind, and conditions looked ideal for the planned 4 races on Saturday plus 4 on Sunday. The 40 boat fleet was split into a fast and slow fleet with 1005 being the cut off. The slow fleet started first followed by the fast fleet 3 minutes later. The wind was a steady force 5 from the SW. Calum and I suprisingly found this to our liking (Calum is still only 6 stone !) and went round the course in 4th place for most of the race. The wind was building steadily throughout the race and we were eventually passed by a Contender from the fast fleet. We were then momentarily passed by a 49er & 800 before they both piled in big time leaving us with a grin from ear to ear. We finished 5th in that race and unfortunately during race 2 the wind increased to 36 knots and the race was abandoned. With no wind on Sunday the event was decided on one race only. We went home pleased that we had shown what the Tasar can do and are generating more interest all the time. Overall Results. 1st Ben Holden Contender Haolifax Sailing Club 2nd Peter Irwin & David Kohler 420 Linlithgow Loch Sailing Club 3rd Robbie Burns & vicky Simpson RS200 Largs Sailing Club 4th Ian Baillie RS300 Dalgety Bay Sailing Club 5th Colin & Calum Tait Tasar Loch Earn Sailing Club I couldnt get the link to copy but the address to a short piece of Utube footage follows with a very short piece of the Tasar going upwind and a rather good Tasar Gybe even if I say so myself !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKOPqgZDK1o .
Event Report

02/12/2007, UK Nationals 2008
The 2008 UK Nationals will be taking place on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of August. The event which is being run by Babbacombe and Paignton Sailing Clubs as part of the newly formed Torbay Week, will be run from Paignton Sailing Club, Devon. Book your accommodation early to get the best deals over the bank holiday weekend. More news to follow on this website. .
Nationals

19/10/2007, Virtual Committee Meeting
The new Tasar Association committee held its first virtual meeting, the goals of the association were discussed, officers assigned to committee members, a new Chairman designated, and an initial action plan agreed for the next few months.
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Committee

23/09/2007, National Champions
Ben Nicholas and Lucy Montgomery retain their title and are the UK national Tasar champions for the second year.
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Nationals

25/09/2007, Pictures Requested
Tim Knight urgently requests any jpeg images and any stories about the Nationals to be emailed to him at the address below..
Nationals

2007 National Event Result

Event	Sail No	Boat	Helm/Crew	Points	Place
Tasar 2007 UK Nationals 21/09/2007 to 23/09/2007	2674	Darwin Shipstores	Ben Nicholas + Lucy Montgomery	11	1
	2804		Pete Ellis + Charlotte Birbeck	11	2
	1206	Its Green	Malcolm Davies + Fiona Davies	21	3