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SUMMARY:Zoom Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We are restarting our Zoom meetings on a trial basis for the first three months of 2023.  On-line meetings are the only way for many of the geographically spread AYRS membership to ever ‘meet’. \nWe will not attempt to provide a prepared presentation for each of these meetings\, although if anyone would like to offer a presentation on a particular boating topic do let us know (contact chairman@ayrs.org).  Rather\, we envisage most of these meetings to be informal\, although perhaps with a stated theme to focus on.  We might also start the meetings with brief announcements and a five to ten minute summary of what has been happening in the world of sailing and if that starts some discussion that is fine. \nWe don’t yet have a theme for this March meeting\, perhaps we can talk about that at the February meeting.   The link to join this meeting is: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 \nThe passcode for the meeting is ayrs and the Meeting ID is 253 674 0617 but I don’t think you will need that if you join through the link.  We will open the link at about 19:15 London time\, for a meeting start at 19:30\,  closing the meeting at around 20:30.  We will not mind if you choose to leave early.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230215T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20221230T172641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T164001Z
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SUMMARY:Zoom Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We are restarting our Zoom meetings on a trial basis for the first three months of 2023.  On-line meetings are the only way for many of the geographically spread AYRS membership to ever ‘meet’. \nWe will not attempt to provide a prepared presentation for each of these meetings\, although if anyone would like to offer a presentation on a particular boating topic contact chairman@ayrs.org.  Rather\, we envisage most of these meetings to be informal\, although perhaps with a stated theme to focus on.  We might also start the meetings with brief announcements and a five to ten minute summary of what has been happening in the world of sailing and if that starts some discussion that is fine. \nThe link to join this meeting is: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 \nThe passcode for the meeting is ayrs and the Meeting ID is 253 674 0617 but I don’t think you will need those details if you join through the link.  We will open the link at about 19:15 London time\, for a meeting start at 19:30\,  closing the meeting at around 20:30.  We will not mind if you choose to leave early. \nI am not sure which day of the week will best suit our members\, so I have scheduled this meeting for a Wednesday and the March meeting for a Monday\, that way those who have recuring events on a particular day of the week will have a chance to attend at least on of these meetings. meetings.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
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SUMMARY:Zoom Meeting - Sharing photos of sailing in 2022
DESCRIPTION:The AYRS Zoom meetings held during the covid ‘lockdowns’ were popular\, and I think appreciated\,  but interest dwindled for the last few meetings held in spring of 2022.  It did not seem worthwhile holding these meetings over the summer of 2022 but we have now decided to start them again on a trial basis for the first three months of 2023.  On-line meetings are the only way for many of the geographically spread AYRS membership to ever ‘meet’. \nWe will not attempt to provide a prepared presentation for each of these meetings\, although if anyone would like to offer a presentation on a particular boating topic do let us know (contact chairman@ayrs.org).  Rather\, we envisage most of these meetings to be informal\, although perhaps with a stated theme to focus on.  We might also start the meetings with brief announcements and a five to ten minute summary of what has been happening in the world of sailing and if that starts some discussion that is fine. \nFor this first meeting I suggest the theme can be members sailing pictures from 2022\, so if you have ‘holiday snaps’ from your cruising or racing last season do share them using the Zoom ‘screenshare’ facility.   The link to join this meeting is: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 \nThe passcode for the meeting is ayrs and the Meeting ID is 253 674 0617 but I don’t think you will need that if you join through the link.  We will open the link at about 19:15 London time\, for a meeting start at 19:30\,  closing the meeting at around 20:30.  We will not mind if you choose to leave early. \nI am not sure which day of the week will best suit our members\, so I have scheduled this meeting for a Tuesday\, the February meeting for a Wednesday and the March meeting for a Monday\, that way those who have recuring events on a particular day of the week will be able to come to at least some meetings.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-4/
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220123T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220123T150000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20210712T203504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220119T091711Z
UID:1380-1642946400-1642950000@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:2022 Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Annual General Meeting of the Amateur Yacht Research Society will be held during  our ‘All-day’ meeting that is planned for Sunday 23 January 2022 at the Basingstoke Canal Centre.  The ‘All-day’ meeting is planned to start at 10:45am\, the AGM at 2:00pm.   The AGM will be broadcast by Zoom so that distant members can participate\, including voting.  Depending on time available\, we may also be able to use Zoom to tell the remote audience a bit about our proceedings during the technical part of our ‘all-day’ meeting. For further information about the venue for these meetings please see the announcment for the ‘all-day’ meeting –  click here \nThe Zoom link to join our AGM on-line is: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 \nThe meeting ID is 253 674 0617 and the passcode is ayrs but I dont think you will need this information if you join using the link above. \nItems to be considered by the AGM\, including nominations for the committee and items to be included under ‘Any Other Business’ – item 8 below\, must be received by the AYRS Secretary (secretary@ayrs.org) before 24th December 2021.    \nThe agenda for the AGM is: \n\nApplogies for absence\nPresentation of the Minutes of the 2021 Annual General Meeting for approval\nChairman’s Report\nTreasurer’s Report and approval of accounts\nConfirmation of President and Vice Presidents\nElection of Officers and Committee Members\nApointment of Reporting Accountant\nAny other business: we have two proposals to be considered at this AGM\, these as detailed as Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 below.\n\nPROPOSAL 1: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY\nProposer: Mike Howard – Hon Editor – AYRS \n‘That the AYRS Committee should consider appointing a MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY as a separate Officer and that the Hon Treasurer should relinquish all the duties assigned to this new post.’ \n  \nPROPOSAL 2: INCREASE IN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES\nProposer: Mike Howard – Hon Editor – AYRS \n‘That the AYRS Committee consider increasing the Annual Membership Fees in the majority of classes as follows:\nUK and Overseas Members (Digital Catalyst) to remain at 10.00 GBP\nUK Members (hard copy Catalyst): Increase from 20.00 GBP to 30.00 GBP\nUK Retired Members (hard copy Catalyst): Increse from 10.00 GBP to 20.00 GBP\nOverseas Members (hard copy Catalyst): Increase from 30.00 GBP to 40.00 GBP’ \nNote that we have scheduled a Zoom meeting for January 8th\, (Click here) and this will provide an opportunity for a preliminary discussion of the above two proposals in advance of the AGM.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/2022-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Basingstoke Canal Centre\, Mytchett Place Road\, Mytchett\, Camberley\, Surrey\, GU16 6DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:AGM,AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="AYRS Secretary":MAILTO:secretary@ayrs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220123T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220123T163000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20210712T204006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211214T181431Z
UID:1382-1642932000-1642955400@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:All-Day Meeting in Surrey (embracing our AGM)
DESCRIPTION:Important note: \nThis meeting will only happen as a ‘face to face’ event if covid rules at the time allow that. Should we be unable to meet as planned we still intend to hold our AGM at 2:00pm on January 23rd\, but by Zoom only. \nAssuming that we are able to hold this meeting at the Basingstoke Canal Centre\, we ask all those who attend in person to provide evidence (e.g. photo on mobile phone) of a NEGATIVE Covid-19 Rapid Self Test (Rapid Lateral Flow Test) which has been carried out within the last forty eight hours prior to the meeting. These tests can be carried out at home and at the time of writing test kits are available free of charge.  You can have test kits sent to your home\, or you can collect them from designated pick up sites\, most of which are pharmacies such as Boots or Superdrug\, or you can be tested at a covid testing centre.   A pack of tests will be taken to the venue for any member attending who has not carried out a test prior to their arrival. \nFor further information about covid-19 rapid lateral flow tests see here:  NHS Webpage about Rapid Lateral Flow Tests \nTo order free test kits sent to your home go here:   Government webpage to order test kits sent to your home \n To find a local collection point for free test kits enter your location at this NHS webpage NHS Webpage for finding a local collection point \nWe hope that those attending our meeting will be happy to comply with this plan and that we will all feel (and be) safer at the meeting knowing that the other people present have tested negative.\n \n\nThis meeting offers a whole day of chat and presentations about AYRS members’ projects and new developments in sailing and will also include the AGM of our society. The AGM will commence at 2:00pm and will be broadcast by Zoom so that distant members can attend and vote.\n \nAlthough this is an ‘all-day’ meeting you can arrive and leave as you wish. Bring your pictures/video/posters/hardware to show other members. If you have a more formal presentation you could let the chairman (chairman@ayrs.org.uk) know in advance to be sure we can fit you in\, but that is not essential. Presentations by members about their projects has been the main content of these meetings but presentations about sailing holidays or general discussion of boating topics or development of the AYRS are also welcome. Do also bring along models\, items of equipment\, books etc. for members to inspect and discuss during our coffee breaks. We expect to have a PC with a good sized screen available (or possibly a digital projector) so that video and digital pictures can be displayed. \nNote that the Basingstoke Canal Centre (BCC) is not actually at Basingstoke – it is at Mytchet near Farnborough. Driving\, it is a few minutes off the M3 and for public transport Farnborough has two stations with quite fast services from Waterloo. Car parking is available at the site. \nTea & coffee will be available through the day. The Basingstoke Canal Centre has an on-site cafe which we understand is open through the year and it does have outdoor seating as well as indoor. If any members would like to meet for a meal after the meeting then Potters Steakhouse would be a possibility\, it is next door to the BCC. Potters Steakhouse has rooms available which could be an option if you need overnight accommodation. For alternative accommodation (for the hardy I think) the BCC has its own camping field and according to their website this is available all the year round! \nAll our meetings are open to all those who share an interest in the technical aspects of boating\, so members and non-members are welcome\, (although only members may vote at the AGM). Donations will be invited to pay for the meeting room and for a supply of tea/coffee. \nWe aim to gather from 10:00 to start our meeting at 10:45am.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/all-day-meeting/
LOCATION:Basingstoke Canal Centre\, Mytchett Place Road\, Mytchett\, Camberley\, Surrey\, GU16 6DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211113T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20210624T184840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T184808Z
UID:1373-1636799400-1636822800@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:All-day November Meeting (incorporating November Zoom meeting)
DESCRIPTION:Important Note:\nWe are asking all those who attend this meeting (other than by Zoom!)  to display\, on their mobile telephone\, a photograph of a NEGATIVE Covid-19 Rapid Self Test (Rapid Lateral Flow Test) which has been carried out within the last forty eight hours prior to the meeting. These tests can be carried out at home and at the time of writing test kits are available free of charge.  You can have test kits sent to your home\, or you can collect them from most pharmacies or public libraries. A pack of tests will be taken to the venue for any member attending who has not carried out a test prior to their arrival. \nFor further information about covid-19 rapid lateral flow tests see here:\nClick for NHS web page about rapid lateral flow Covid-19 test kits \nTo have a free test kit(s) sent to your home go here:\n Government webpage to order test kits sent to your home \nTo collect a free test kit(s) from a pharmacy you first have to get a code – get your code at this link: Government webpage to get collection code \nWe hope that those attending our meeting will be happy to comply with this plan and that we will all feel (and be) safer at the meeting knowing that the other people present have tested negative. \n  \n\nA whole day of chat and presentations about members’ projects and new developments in sailing!  \nAlthough this is an ‘all-day’ meeting you can arrive and leave as you wish. Bring your pictures/video/posters/hardware to show other members. If you have a more formal presentation you could let the chairman (chairman@ayrs.org.uk) know in advance to be sure we can fit you in\, but that is not essential. Presentations by members about their projects has been the main content of these meetings but presentations about sailing holidays or general discussion of boating topics or development of the AYRS are also welcome.  Do also bring along models\, items of equipment\, books etc.  for members to inspect and discuss during our coffee breaks. We expect to have a PC with a good sized screen available (or possibly a digital projector) so that video and digital pictures can be displayed. \nNote that we are holding this meeting at a new venue this year. The Basingstoke Canal Centre is not actually at Basingstoke – it is at Mytchet near Farnborough.  I think this should be a reasonably accessible location for a large part of our membership – driving\, it is a few minutes off the M3 and for public transport Farnborough has two stations with quite fast services from Waterloo. Plenty of car parking available at the site. \nTea & coffee will be available through the day.  The Basingstoke Canal Centre has an on-site cafe which is normally open thoughout the day\, however our information as at 26th October is that this cafe is temporarily closed but it is hoped that it will be open again in November.  We will update this webpage a couple of days in advance of the meeting to advise current availablity of the cafe.  If the on-site cafe is not open members will need to bring their own packed lunches\, (or maybe visit Potters Steakhouse – the pub next door to the BCC)    If any members would like to meet for a meal after the meeting then Potters Steakhouse would be a possiblity for that\, they also have rooms available which could be an option if you need overnight accommodation.  For alternative accommodation (for the hardy I think) the BCC has its own camping field and according to their website this is available all the year round! \nAll our meetings are open to all those who share an interest in the technical aspects of boating\, so members and non-members welcome. Donations will be invited to pay for the meeting room and for a supply of tea/coffee. \nWe will aim to gather from 10:30 to start our meeting proper at 11:00am. \nFrom 2:30am we will broadcast part of this meeting by Zoom for the benefit of geographically distant members.  We will aim for a Zoom broadcast of about one hour and within this period we will attempt to show one or two members projects with remote members being included in questions and discussion.  This is rather experimental\, at least for our Society it is\, so I hope that members will bear with us if we do find we have problems\, technical or otherwise.  It should be good practice for our AGM which we also plan to broadcast by Zoom while also holding it ‘face to face’ for those who are local to the meeting venue. \nHolding this meeting at the BCC does not necessarily mean that we will never again hold meetings at Thorpe Village Hall (TVH)\, but we do need a broadband connection for Zoom\, we understand that this is not currently available at Thorpe Village Hall. \n 
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/all-day-november-meeting/
LOCATION:Basingstoke Canal Centre\, Mytchett Place Road\, Mytchett\, Camberley\, Surrey\, GU16 6DD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211009T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211009T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20210613T165830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T171519Z
UID:1359-1633807800-1633811400@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:AYRS Zoom meeting from Weymouth
DESCRIPTION:A zoom broadcast from the AYRS team attending the Weymouth Speedweek at the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy.\nAt the time of writing this (June) the format is not yet precise\, but it is hoped to include interviews and maybe a panel discussion with the organisers of Speedweek (which event AYRS sponsors) as well as with competitors. Your questions from the “floor” will be encouraged. \nThe Zoom link to join this online meeting is: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 \nIf you need it\, the Meeting ID is 253 674 0617\nand the passcode is “ayrs”
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/ayrs-zoom-meeting-from-weymouth/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210508T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210508T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20210421T202628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210503T131643Z
UID:1341-1620504000-1620509400@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:AYRS Zoom meeting - Presentation by Alan Smith
DESCRIPTION:Our next Amateur Yacht Research Society Zoom meeting will be on 8th May 2021 at 20:00 BST – Note that this is half an hour later than usual.  For this meeting we have a presentation by Alan Smith about the development of sails\, which is a slight change of subject from our previous announcment\, the dynamics of foiling yachts will probably be for some future occasion.  Alan has asked me to circulate a hand out in advance of this meeting\, so this is a link: \nhttps://www.ayrs.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-05-08-Hand-out-for-Alan-Smith-talk-on-sails.pdf \nAlan lives about 100 miles NE of Melbourne in Australia and because of the time difference Alan will join the meeting at around 20:30 BST\, this is still very early morning for him. I am sure we can find something to talk about in the half hour before Alan joins the meeting. \nAlan joined the AYRS at the Earls Court boat show in 1960.  At that time he was working as the liaison engineer to the British army for the Australian Malkara anti tank weapon. Then in 1966/1967 he studied for an MSc in aircraft stability and control at Cranfield\, his thesis was on yacht dynamics. In 1967 he sailed with Tom Vaughan in International 14’s\, mainly at Richmanswoth\, and he raced in the Prince of Wales week out of Cowes. He worked with Tom and Jeremy Pudney to modernise the International 14 and to incorporate the Australian 14 ft skiff class.  Alan’s professional life was developing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and he regards Nulka as the high point\, this being an Australian built anti-missile decoy system. Alan considers that there is a strong synergy between his professional life and his longstanding interest in fast sailing. \nYou can join this meeting by clicking on this link (or copying and pasting it into your browser): \nhttps://zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09\nIf you need it (you shouldn’t do if you use the link above)\, the Meeting ID is: 253 674 0617 and the Passcode is: ayrs \n(We are setting a simple password for these meetings because this avoids people having to go into a waiting room before joining the meeting) \nRemember that AYRS meetings\, both conventional meetings and on-line meetings\, are open to all\, so do feel free to pass these details to friends who may be interested. \nAgain – note that this meeting will start half an hour later than usual (although I will log in at the usual time just in case that message has not reached everyone!) \n 
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/ayrs-zoom-meeting-presentation-by-alan-smith/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210410T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210410T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20201012T123338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210410T110007Z
UID:1203-1618083000-1618092000@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:AYRS Zoom Meeting - A Small Catamaran and I-Wood
DESCRIPTION:A last minute change of plan for the AYRS April Zoom meeting – we now have two members who would like to give short presentations: \nGiuseppe Gigliobianco will tell us about a small catamaran he built and Chris Scott about ‘I-Wood’ so I sugest we make these the main subject for this meeting rather than a discussion about the AC75 which was previously announced on this website. \nI-Wood is Chris’s concept for a way to use timber that makes best use of smaller logs and is suitable for easy assembly from pre-cut kits of timber parts.  Chris may also include applications to wooden boat building and he also has ideas for building vertical axis wind turbines – ‘Squirrel Cage Power Poles’. \nThese are some links that Chris has sent for video about I-Wood: \nWhat is I-Wood – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EB8cbjsCoI \n100q.ft. Build\, Salt Spring.–  https://youtu.be/Ttmrp5SJDF8 \nRob Greenfield & Chris Scott – a Tiny House – https://youtu.be/hNoY2VZK9KA \nInsulation with I-Wood – https://youtu.be/UpsEkZTflx0 \nCutting to shape on Woodmaster – Robert Riendl Workshop – https://youtu.be/6oNsI4ZFF68 \nAYRS meeting\, on-line or not\, are open to all\, so do feel free to pass this on to others who may be interested. \nThe link to join the meeting is: \nhttps://zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 \nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nPasscode: ayrs \n(we are setting a simple passcode for these meetings since this avoids people having to go through a ‘waiting room’) \nOne tap mobile\n+13017158592\,\,2536740617# US (Germantown)\n+13126266799\,\,2536740617# US (Chicago) \nDial by your location\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adUa0P78R0
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/ayrs-zoom-meeting-apr2021/
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210313T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210313T223000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20201012T123335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T194153Z
UID:1201-1615663800-1615674600@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:AYRS Zoom Meeting - Members Projects
DESCRIPTION:AYRS Meeting Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.\nAn on-line replacement for the cancelled AYRS meetings that were planned to be held in Surrey UK this winter.  Material to be provided by participants using the ‘Share Screen’ feature.  Updates on projects\, interesting news items\, ideas for projects etc. Please contact zoom@ayrs.org with items to be added to the agenda. \nhttps://zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 \nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nPasscode: ayrs \nOne tap mobile\n+13017158592\,\,2536740617# US (Germantown)\n+13126266799\,\,2536740617# US (Chicago) \nDial by your location\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adUa0P78R0
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/ayrs-zoom-meeting-dec2020/
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210213T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20210114T194902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T195801Z
UID:1267-1613244600-1613251800@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom meeting - talk by John Welsford - joint with the Dinghy Cruising Association
DESCRIPTION:A change of plan for our monthly Zoom meeting on 13th February – The new plan is that we attend a presentation by small craft designer John Welsford\, this presentation having been arranged by the Dinghy Cruising Association (see dinghycruising.org.uk)  The date and time that the DCA planned for this presentation happened to exactly coincide with the timing of our regular AYRS monthly Zoom meeting so arranging for AYRS members to join the DCA audience avoids a clash and gives us a chance to see a presentation by a well known designer of small sailing craft. For further information about the work of John Welsford see his website at: http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz \nAYRS members who would like to attend the presentation by John Welsford need to register for it ASAP by going to this link: \nhttps://www.dinghycruising.org.uk/agm.html \nFrom the above link you will see two registration forms\, one for the DCA AGM and a second one lower on the page for John Welsford’s talk. Unless you are a member of the DCA\, only fill in the second form then click the register button.  The simple form requires a name\, email address and DCA membership number. AYRS members should enter ‘AYRS’ for membership number.   In due course the DCA will email you a link to join the Zoom meeting.   The reason for having to register is that this talk may be popular so we need to know if there is a need to arrange a Zoom account upgrade to cater for more than 100 participants.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-joint-with-the-dinghy-cruising-association/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,non-AYRS events,On-line meetings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210109T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210109T223000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20201012T123338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201213T195143Z
UID:1204-1610220600-1610231400@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:AYRS Zoom Meeting - How AYRS should develop & other topics
DESCRIPTION:AYRS Meeting Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nAn open discussion on the future development of the Society in advance of the January AGM\, plus any other topics that you want to raise with the Committee. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 \nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nPasscode: ayrs \nOne tap mobile\n+13017158592\,\,2536740617# US (Germantown)\n+13126266799\,\,2536740617# US (Chicago) \nDial by your location\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adUa0P78R0
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/ayrs-zoom-meeting-jan2021/
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T223000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20201012T123338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201124T231134Z
UID:1202-1607801400-1607812200@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:AYRS Zoom Meeting - America's Cup - Part 2
DESCRIPTION:America’s Cup Part 2 – a continuation of the presentation started in November with some video material and followed by further discussion. The first racing between the teams commences a few days after this meeting. \nLink to join Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://zoom.us/j/2536740617 \nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nOne tap mobile\n+13017158592\,\,2536740617# US (Germantown)\n+13126266799\,\,2536740617# US (Chicago) \nDial by your location\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adUa0P78R0
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/ayrs-zoom-meeting-feb2021/
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201114T223000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20201012T123335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T124847Z
UID:1200-1605382200-1605393000@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:AYRS Zoom Meeting - America's Cup AC36 - review and discussion of the present contest
DESCRIPTION:AYRS Meeting Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://zoom.us/j/2536740617 \nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nOne tap mobile\n+13017158592\,\,2536740617# US (Germantown)\n+13126266799\,\,2536740617# US (Chicago) \nDial by your location\n        +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n        +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 253 674 0617\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adUa0P78R0
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/ayrs-zoom-meeting-nov2020/
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201010T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201010T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200907T203620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T124916Z
UID:1167-1602358200-1602361800@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom Meeting - Skip Johnson presents his latest proa project
DESCRIPTION:As part of our August Zoom meeting Skip Johnson gave us a short summary of his proa building and sailing over the years.  For our October meeting Skip will go into more detail on his latest proa\, boat name ‘Trivial Obsession”- photo below.  This boat is now built\, just waiting for the Labor day holiday to end so traffic and boating chaos eases for the new boat to be launched and start trials.  By the time of our October meeting Skip may well have some on-water experience with the new boat. \nNote for those overseas from the UK – the times announced for AYRS Zoom meetings are British Standard Time (BST).
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-skip-johnson-presents-his-latest-proa-project/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200912T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200912T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200814T110043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T124941Z
UID:1161-1599939000-1599942600@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom meeting - a discussion about  the forthcoming America's Cup contest
DESCRIPTION:John Perry will introduce that discussion with a summary of the progress the four teams have made\nto date.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-a-discussion-about-the-forthcoming-americas-cup-contest/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200808T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200808T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200711T174747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T124958Z
UID:1147-1596915000-1596918600@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom meeting - tell us about your 'lockdown' projects and recent boating activity
DESCRIPTION:We are now holding our on-line meetings on a monthly rather than weekly basis.  All but one of our on-line meetings to date have followed the format of a presentation followed by questions from the audience.  We plan to continue this format as and when we have speakers offering to give presentations but we may not be able to have speakers for every meeting so this month’s meeting will be an experiment with a more open meeting format.  I expect many of our members will have been using the lockdown period to make progress on boat related projects and now that the restrictions are being eased in many countries quite a few members will have been afloat so this meeting is an opportunity to tell us about your boat projects/yacht research/sailing.   So if you have a few pictures you can show the meeting do bring them to the meeting – well perhaps that should read more like ‘have them available so that you show them using the Zoom ‘share screen’ facility’.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-tell-us-about-your-lockdown-projects-and-recent-boating-activity/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200711T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200711T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200615T095425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T124637Z
UID:1125-1594495800-1594499400@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom meeting - A catamaran with vertical axis windmill and vertical axis water propeller
DESCRIPTION:Our next Zoom meeting will be on Saturday 11 July 2020 at 19:30 British Summer Time. For this meeting Guiseppe Gigliobianco will present his fascinating catamaran which utilises both a vertical axis wind mill and a vertical axis water propeller – see picture\,  there is also some more information at www.padussolarchallenge.it.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:AYRS Meetings,On-line meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200613T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200613T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200607T123630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200607T123630Z
UID:1115-1592076600-1592080200@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom Meeting - From the West Indies to New Zealand - Bernard Rhodes
DESCRIPTION:At our previous meeting\, Bernard Rhodes gave us a fascinating talk about how back in the 1960’s he designed and built a small plywood trimaran to travel the world and to escape from what he found to be a dull job working as an apprentice in the shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness. Bernard’s previous presentation covered his preparations for voyaging and his travels from Cumbria UK to the West Indies including storms and calms\, boat repairs and parties with other world voyagers and also a period during which he worked with Dick Newick completing the famous racing proa ‘Cheers’. Next week Bernard will continue with his voyage on to New Zealand where he settled on Waiheke Island\, the place where still lives today. So all welcome to join us on Zoom on Saturday 13 June at 19:30 British Summer Time (which will be Sunday morning for Bernard in New Zealand). The link to join the meeting is:\nhttps://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000 \nFor those who are not familiar with Zoom\, it is a video conferencing system that has gained popularity in recent months. To join the meeting simply click the link above a few minutes befor the meeting start time and if you have the Zoom software installed on your computer or other internet access device you should then be directed to the meeting. You can get the (free) software at www.zoom.us/download. The software you need for a Windows or Apple computer is the top button in the list\, it is labelled ‘Zoom Client for Meetings’. There is also Zoom software available for Apple\, Andriod and Linux. Plenty of further information about Zoom is available from the internet.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-from-the-west-indies-to-new-zealand-bernard-rhodes/
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200606T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200606T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200523T093011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T105008Z
UID:1057-1591471800-1591471800@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom Mtg. No. 8 - Design and Construction of a 21 foot Trimaran - Bernard Rhodes
DESCRIPTION:Bernard Rhodes from New Zealand will give the first part of a presentation about a 21 foot trimaran and the remarkable voyage he made with this boat from the UK to New Zealand back in the ’70s. I think this first part will cover just the design and construction of the boat pictured above. \nSee https://plymouth.zoom.us/rec/play/6MJ5cLitrjw3G4aRsQSDCvd7W464J62shyAfrPINmEnkU3IGNFahZrBDZeFbQ3hvTfobkDRBdPaUQ7Oo?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=8bGOd0DJSX29hxkw6SJ8dw.1592075236094.257664df8a574a5f1dbb4cb75f7bb1dc&_x_zm_rhtaid=278
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-mtg-no-8-design-and-construction-of-a-21-foot-trimaran-bernard-rhodes/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200530T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200530T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200523T092400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200523T092400Z
UID:1054-1590867000-1590867000@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom Mtg. No. 7 - Experiences with Anti-Fouling Treatments
DESCRIPTION:This meeting will provide an opportunity to exchange experiences with antifouling paints and possibly other ways to inhibit underwater fouling. At a recent Zoom meeting several of those present indicated that they would be happy to contribute to this so if you can tell us about your experience\, good\, bad or indifferent\, with a particular antifouling treatment in a particular geographical area please do tell us about it.\nAs an introduction to this meeting\, there appear to be five main types of antifouling treatment as follows: \n\nSoft Antifouling paint\, also known as eroding or ablative – the whole thickness of a biocide impregnated paint coating slowly erodes. This reduces the need to remove old paint before applying new. This is the most widely used kind of antifouling paint today.\nHard Antifouling paint – biocides dissolve out of a paint base which does not itself erode to any great extent. Requires removal of old coatings before re-coating. Can be sanded/polished to gives a smoother lower drag surface than most soft antifouling paints although ‘self polishing’ soft paints are intended to combine low drag with reduced need for coating removal.\nPaints relying on non-stick properties rather than biocides\, generally silicone based. ‘Aquacote’ and Hempel ‘Silic-one’ are examples. Slime forms on the hull but is relatively easily cleaned\, possibly while the vessel is afloat\, or it is removed by sailing at speeds over 8 knots. A fairly recent development which is not yet widely used.\nCoatings\, generally epoxy\, in which are encapsulated particles of pure copper. Occasional light sanding exposes fresh copper. I think copper ’tiles’ for bonding to a hull have also been available. Also\, at least one yacht has been built from copper-nickel alloy which has inherent anti-foulding properties.\nMethods that do not use any coating on the hull – ultrasound\, electrolysis or a giant bag enclosing the hull of a moored boat with treated water within the bag.\n\nIt would be good to hear of peoples experiences with the various options\, particularly those options which may become the only options if copper based anit-fouling paints are banned.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-mtg-no-7-experiences-with-anti-fouling-treatments/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200523T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200523T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200518T143208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T105016Z
UID:1034-1590262200-1590265800@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom Mtg. No. 6 – Power from Natural Fluid Flow
DESCRIPTION:For this meeting AYRS member Tom Potts would like to tell us about an idea for generating power from natural fluid flows which could be the wind or water currents or possibly even wave action. He would like us to discuss this and add our own thoughts to see what we come up with. I am hoping that he might also tell us a bit about Cornish gig rowing. \nAt our last Zoom meeting I sugested a change to the day of the week for these meetings since in the UK at least\, limited outdoor recreation is now permitted\, so on Saturday evenings some of us may be returning from a day out boating.  However\, after a short discussion the consensus at our last meeting was to stay with Saturday meetings for the time being\, so our next meeting will be next Saturday evening. \nComing up soon we plan to have a Zoom meeting about anti-fouling treatments and a meeting at which Bernard Rhodes from New Zealand will tell us about the design and construction of the 21 foot trimaran which he sailed across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans back in the ’70s. \nOur announcements are now being sent out to AYRS members through a Mailman list (https://list.org/).  The way that we first had this set up meant that replies from individual members were being circulated to the whole membership which resulted in members receiving unwanted messages\, so apologies for that.  I hope this has now been corrected – I am sure it will very quickly become obvious if it has not.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-no-6-power-from-natural-fluid-flow/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200516T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200510T065101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T105023Z
UID:1019-1589657400-1589662800@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom Meeting No 5 – A Soft Wingsail
DESCRIPTION:Assembling the prototype wing sail\nCharles Magnan is developing a soft wingsail.  It features an innovative way to make it more easily furlable and reefable – join our Zoom meeting to find out more.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-no-5-a-soft-wingsail/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200509T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200509T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200503T172523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T105030Z
UID:1009-1589052600-1589056200@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom Meeting No 4 – The 'Paradox' - a 14 foot cruising boat
DESCRIPTION:Paradox miniature cruising yacht (in Salcombe harbour)\nAlastair Law will tell us about building and sailing his 14 foot (4.27m) sailing boat\, an example of the Paradox design by Matt Layden. (www.microcruising). \nAlastair’s boat\, ‘Little Jim’ was the first Paradox to be built in the UK. Alastair has sailed it extensively on the south and south west coasts of the UK and finds it ideal for his purposes. \nThe Paradox design is: \n\nSeaworthy for estuary and coastal cruising.\nBetter able to protect its crew from adverse weather than most boats of this size – can be sailed entirely from ‘down below’.\nRobustly constructed – strengthened underneath to take the ground.\nAble to carry a lot of provisions and equipment – Alastair caries an inflatable tender and a folding bicycle on his one.\nComfortable for a solo sailor to spend time on board\, including overnight.\nReasonably easy for transport by road trailer.\nFaster to windward than many people would imagine that it could be.\n\nBut its not a boat for family sailing! \nSee under ‘website’ below for the link to join this meeting (actually the same link as for our previous Zoom meetings)  No password required to join the meeting\, just click on the link a little before (say a few minutes before)  the meeting start time or if you need the meeting reference number it is the 10 digit number at the end of the link.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-no-4-the-paradox-a-14-foot-cruising-boat/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200502T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200502T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200427T092403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T105047Z
UID:1001-1588447800-1588451400@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom Meeting No 3 - Building a sliding seat rowing boat
DESCRIPTION:At our previous Zoom meeting John Perry covered the design for a sliding seat rowing boat and showed video demonstrating the design features.  For this follow on meeting John will describe the construction of the boat and include a few pictures of the boat in use.  This will be a slightly shorter presentation than last time\, so there should be good opportunity for questions and discussion. \nNote that the time of this meeting is later in the day than the previous meeting – this may make it easier for members on the far side of the planet.  (the time given for the meeting is British Summer Time) \nFor the link to join the meeting see ‘event website’ below.  (the link is the same as for our previous Zoom meetings)
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-3/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200425T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200425T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200418T093606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T105103Z
UID:993-1587830400-1587834000@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:Zoom meeting - Design & Construction of a Sliding Seat Rowboat
DESCRIPTION:Design and Construction of a Sliding Seat Rowing Boat \n– presentation by John Perry followed by questions/discussion \nThis rowing boat was first launched May 2017 and since then has had frequent use on the estuaries of Devon and Cornwall and also camping trips on rivers in the UK and France.  These are some of the features: \n\nDesigned for a single rower with or without a passenger\, this required two rowing positions to maintain longitudinal balance.\nFolding outriggers allow coming alongside quays and lock walls.\nStorage space for camping equipment.\nDetachable wheels for launch/recovery and for portaging.\nArrangements for easy loading onto car roof rack.\n3mm plywood construction with external glass epoxy sheathing\n\nFor those who are not familiar with Zoom: \nTo join the meeting wait until a few minutes before the start time then click the link provided in this meeting announcement (under ‘Website’\, below). If you already have Zoom software installed on your computer or other internet device then your email client should then direct you to Zoom when you click this link and you can then join the meeting. If you click the above link but you don’t have the Zoom software installed then I think you will be prompted to download and install the software before you can join the meeting so it is probably best to already have the software installed before you try to join Zoom meetings. You can get the free Zoom software at www.zoom.us/download – the software you need  for a Windows or Apple computer is the top button in the list\, it is labelled ‘Zoom Client for Meetings’.  If you want to use Zoom on a smartphone there are Zoom apps available for Apple and Android.    Zoom can be used with almost any device capable of accessing the internet but it probably does work best on a computer since a larger screen will give you a view of everyone present. \nBeing in a Zoom meeting you can almost forget that you are not in the same room as the othe participants.  You see the other participants and can talk to them.  The ‘mute’ facility is quite important\, when you are not speaking to the meeting is a good idea to mute yourself so that background noise from your environment is not transmitted to the meeting but remember to unmute yourself if it is you who are speaking to the meeting!  When a presentation is being given the host may mute everyone except the person giving a presentation. \nWe are grateful to one of our members for hosting our Zoom meetings on a commercial account\, this means that we do not have the time limit that applies to free accounts.
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/zoom-meeting-2/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200411T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200411T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T091809
CREATED:20200408T134532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T105055Z
UID:982-1586620800-1586624400@www.ayrs.org
SUMMARY:AYRS Zoom meeting
DESCRIPTION:Last weekend we held a first trial Zoom meeting for AYRS members in the south west of the UK.  For this locally based meeting we had no prepared agenda\, we just introduced ourselves and chatted about our boating interests  This went well\, so our next meeting is open to all and this time we will try having a more formal agenda – \nSo: \nAt 16:00 (London time) next Saturday AYRS member Kim Fisher will present the ‘Rescue Float’ project that he is carrying out in collaboration with AYRS member Chris Watson.   \nBriefly\, this is a project to develop a craft for use by beach lifeguards. Some beach lifeguards today are using surf boards\, others have RIBs or jet skis. The Rescue Float is intended to fit somewhere between these options – it is more suitable for carrying a casualty and possibly administering first aid than is a surf board but it is cheaper and easier to launch than a powered craft. The AYRS had a fine looking stand at the recent RYA dinghy exhibition and the ‘Rescue Float’ was the centre piece for the stand and attracted plenty of interest. \nQuestions can follow Kim’s presentation and we may also have some discussion about the way forward for any future Zoom meetings. \nThe link to join this meeting is below\, under Website.  If you need the meeting reference number it is the ten digit number in that link. \nFor those not familiar with Zoom: \nZoom is a video conferencing system that has been recommended to us by an AYRS member who works at the University of Plymouth – he has been using it regularly during the pandemic to give lectures to groups of up to about 70 students. \nIf you already have Zoom software installed on your computer or other internet device then your email client should direct you to Zoom when you click the link for the meeting\, allowing you to join the meeting which you should do a little before the published start time. If you try to join too early you may be asked to wait\, and you may be able to chat to others who are waiting for the meeting to start.  If you click the link but you don’t have the Zoom software installed then I think you will be prompted to download and install the software before you can join the meeting. Hence it is probably best to already have the software installed before you try to join Zoom meetings. \nYou can get the (free) software at www.zoom.us/download. The software you need for a Windows or Apple computer is the top button in the list\, it is labelled ‘Zoom Client for Meetings’. If you want to use Zoom on a smartphone there are Zoom apps available for Apple and Android. Zoom can be used with almost any device capable of accessing the internet but it probably does work best on a computer since a larger screen will give you a view of everyone present. \nIf you are listening to a presentation in a Zoom meeting it is probably best to ‘mute’ yourself so that any background noise in your surroundings is not conveyed to the meeting. However\, you need to remember to ‘unmute’ yourself if it becomes your turn to speak!
URL:https://www.ayrs.org/event/ayrs-zoom-meeting-1/
LOCATION:https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/9161080000
CATEGORIES:On-line meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="John Perry":MAILTO:chairman@ayrs.org
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