Morning all members, a change to the normal Tuesday night pursuit race ~ normal racing rules will apply and not just Col Regs..all else will remain the same.

C'mon Netherlands o======<() ~? ?? ?? ?? ?? Football world cup is drawing to a close ~ last games as follows

Saturday at 2230 ~ Uruguay vs. Germany

Sunday at 2230 ~ Spain vs. Netherlands

The summer rugby season is upon us again with the start of the Tri Nations Rugby.. starting this Saturday morning ~~ New Zealand’s “All Blacks” take on South Africa’s Springboks” starting at 1135. From Kickoff to the final whistle all HNK pints will be AED15 per pint and buckets of 6 HNK bottles AED54.00.A selection of beef, chicken and mushroom or chicken curry pies at AED17 each will be available for you to tuck into. Enjoy the change from the round ball.

The Heineken Cup challenge starts this month with the first yachts taking to the water in a pursuit challenge on Saturday 17^th July please email David Stuckey for SI’s and how the challenge will work. [davidstuckey48@gmail.com]

Have a great weekend hope to see you down at the club

Keith

Good day all members no matter where you are in the world, to those who have managed to escape the heat, enjoy your time off away from Dubai and to those of us who remain ~ use sunscreen !! The bar will be closed from 1830 on Thursday 8^th July to 1930 on Friday the 9^th July to celebrate the occasion of Lailat Al Miraj in accordance with the Department of Tourism and Commerce.

The weekely pursuit race will take place again today ~ skippers please sign off so we can correct handicaps.

FOOTBALL SEMI FINNALS”             CALLING ALL DUTCH MEMBERS AND THEIR FRIENDS 

DOSC FOOTBALL SPECIAL ~ THE CLUB IS GOING DUTCH ~ OUR SUPPORT WILL BE BEHIND THE NETHERLANDS AND TO SHOW THIS:

ALL HENEKIN BOTTLES AT AED 9 FROM KICK OFF TO THE FINAL WHISTLE FOR THE QUARTER FINAL GAMES

DOSC BURGERS AED15 UNTIL 2330

BEEF, CHICKEN MUSHROOM OR CHICKEN CURRY HOME MADE PIE AED17 UNTIL 2330

NEDERBURG RED,WHITE OR ROSE AED90 PER BOTTLE FOR EACH GAME 

GAMES AS FOLLOWESNETHERLANDS VS. URUGURY    6th JULY 2230 ~ GERMANY  VS. SPAIN               7th JULY 2230     

BRING YOUR FRIENDS, BRING YOUR MUFFLED VUVUZELAHS AND COME ON DOWN TO THE CLUB FOR THE GAMES ~ SEE YOU SOON

Good morning to all who have braved the massive climb in temperature and remained in Dubai.. as you may or may not know World Cup fevor has encompassed the club with three football matches screened at the club daily at present. We now have 52’ screens up for better viewing and a collection of German beer for those amongst us who prefer the live culture. The kitchen will remain open until 2320 each night to accommodate the hunger at the 2230 kick off game, so come on down and support your teams.. see link for an interesting wheel of World Cup information…

http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html

Sailing at sunset on Tuesday night will continue with start times up on the white board for tonight’s race… followed by a buffet at the club and the weekly accumulator draw at 2030.

The continued development of the building on the roof as well as the terrace deck and marina extension is all moving ahead albeit slowly due to interesting hurdles thrown at us by the authorities.. we will persevere and with luck all will be completed by the start of the 2010/11 sailing season.

The winter series rugby matches will be screened as well as the football at the club while the tempretures are to high to go sailing. The Dom Perignon challenge is now on and all details are on the web page at www.dosc.ae under SI’s as is the ongoing blog from John and Sue in Chagos.. pop over to the web page and read about their travels on the ocean..

That’s all from me, enjoy the week, stay out of the sun and remeber the words of a wise man.....

Wear sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years youll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you cant grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked.Youre not as fat as you
imagine.

Dont worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, dont put up with
people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Dont waste your time on jealousy; sometimes youre ahead, sometimes
you?re behind?the race is long, and in the end, its only with
yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don?t feel guilty if you don?t know what you want to do with your
life?the most interesting people I know didn?t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don?t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, youll miss them when theyre gone.

Maybe youll marry, maybe you wont, maybe youll have children,maybe
you wont, maybe youll divorce at 40, maybe youll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary what ever you do, dont
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either- your
choices are half chance, so are everybody elses. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you candont be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, its the greatest instrument youll ever
own..

Danceeven if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don?t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when theyll be gone for
good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Dubai once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do youll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Dont expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.

Dont mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
its worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen

Keith

P.S. we are running a competition for the naming of the new building on the roof and the new deck off the terrace... a bottle of Mount Gay to the winners of both.. send them to me at manager@doscuae.com please.

There is now only ONE day to go before the World Cup Football opening game, the club is ready to accommodate you all, opening ceremony on Friday starting at 1700 I am told... come on down, bring your vuvuzela and your friends and join us for ALL the games. Nederburg wines, Budwieser beer and Amarula on special for all games.

Tuesday night sunset pursuit races will continue throughout the summer [its hot out there] and so will the following:

Notice of Race & Sailing Instructions

The Dom Perignon Trophy 2010

For those who are unaware, the Dom Perignon Trophy has been contested annually every summer for a number of years between 2 boats, Kernowek & Jubalani. The trophy itself & some photographs from previous years can be seen in the trophy cabinet.

Kernowek is the current holder of the trophy & therefore David Stucky is the current Defender.

The race for this prestigious trophy will be opened up this year to all boats & contested, as a summer fun event, under the following rules:

1. The Challenge Race for the Dom Perignon Trophy 2010 will take place between the Defender & the Challenger.
2. The event will take place between 1st July & 31st August 2010, on a date(s) agreed by the Defender & the Challenger(s).
3. Any boat wishing to challenge for the Trophy must present a challenge to the Defender by 30th June 2010.
4. In the event that the Defender receives more than one challenge, all of the challengers will compete in a Qualifying Race & the winner of that race will become the Challenger for 2010.
5. The Defender may also take part in the Qualifying Race. If the Defender wins the Qualifying Race, the boat placed 2nd will become the Challenger.
6. The Challenger must provide a chilled bottle of Dom Perignon to be drunk by both crews at the trophy presentation, after the Challenge Race.
7. The format of both the Challenge Race & the Qualifying Race (if required) are at the sole discretion of the Defender.
8. There will be no spitting, biting or swearing! All other rules for the race will be decided by the Defender. The principles of the Rules of Sailing will apply.
9. The Defender must inform the Challenger(s) of the race format at least 48 hours before the race(s).

John Ford

Cruiser Fleet Captain

And something to look forward to from a fellow member Guy Rickett below:

The summer is fast approaching and we all start to think about how we can entertain ourselves. Well, Loraine and I have decided that a good wedding would perk us all up and we have volunteered to put ourselves forward.

At 16:00 hours on Thursday the 24^th June, we will wed at the Holy Trinity Church and we would love all of you that know us to come along if you are free. If you can't make the church bit, then please do join us at DOSC from 17:00 hours onwards for a sundowner or three. It will be a relaxed affair like all things DOSC and we look forward to sharing our day with you. Don’t think about it, just put it in your diary.

No gifts please, go out and buy yourself something special or give some money to your favourite charity.

We hope to see you on the 24^th.

Loraine & Guy

That’s it from me ~ sailability yachts have now been ordered and will be with us in September ~ a big thanks to all who helped achieve this magnificent goal.

WORLD CUP FEVER IS ALIVE IN THE CLUB ~ FRIDAY AT 1700 COME ON DOWN !!!!!

Keith

It is time to use your cold water taps for hot water and your hot water taps for cold water… the only place in the world I know that we do this.. the heat has cometh.

Tuesday night pursuit race times are up on the board as well as the course and a sign on sheet, please don’t forget to sign off…

The buffet for tonight is an Asian Fusion collection inside the club house as well as the draw ~ the new summer menu will be out shortly but as of now the pie and gravy and bachelor menus are on the floor.

The big news is there are three days to go before the kick off to the World Cup Soccer in South Africa with the inaugural game at Football stadium between South Africa and Mexico starting at 1800 and will be screened in the club house. ALL THE GAMES will be screened at DOSC, come on down and support your teams, beer and wine on specials, quick meals or big meals available and Amarula bean bags scattered around to flop into and support your team.

The Commodore and Committee have voted unanimously to present Mr. David May and his wife with Life Time memberships for the dedicated work he has given to the club whilst serving on the committee. A dinner will be held in their honor at the start of the sailing seasons in September, all welcome.

A message from the New Commodore ~ Mike Loubser below :

MEMORANDUM

From    : Commodore Dubai Offshore Sailing Club

To        : All Members and Guests

Subject            Outstanding Food and Beverage Accounts.

Unfortunately once again, the monies outstanding on Food and Beverage Accounts has become unacceptably high.

Having reviewed the situation in some detail, the Committee and I have unanimously agreed to the following; All F&B accounts that have monies owing for greater than 60 days must be settled in full within ten [10] days from 08th June 2010. Failure to do so will result in suspension of membership until such time as the outstanding is settled.

We recognize that some members and guests are out of the country – in such circumstances, we are prepared to grant leniency upon proof of travel and will accept payment up until the last day of June 2010. Any late payments must be paid directly to the Club Manager who will ensure receipts are issued against payment and membership is reinstated.

The Committee and I look forward to your full cooperation in this matter.

Mike Loubser

Commodore

Dubai Offshore Sailing Club

08 June 2010

That’s it from me for now, enjoy the week and stay cool.

Keith

Extract from the Laws of the Navy:

If ye win through an African jungle,
Unmentioned at home in the press,
Heed it not. No man seeth the piston,
But it driveth the ship none the less.

Doth the paintwork make war with the funnels
And the deck to the cannons complain?
Nay, they know that some soap and fresh water
Unites them as brothers again.

P.S. The Live Winter Rugby Tours will be screened at the club on Saturday.

Tuesday sunset sail continues unabated …. Times will be on the white board as normal.

Enjoy the weekend ……………

Keith