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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210213T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210109T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210109T223000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T223000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201114T223000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201010T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201010T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200912T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200912T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200808T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200808T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200711T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200711T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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:20260416T112518
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200606T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200606T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200530T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200530T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200523T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200523T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200516T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200509T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200509T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200502T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200502T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T112518
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:20260416T112518
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:20260416T112518
CREATED:20200408T134532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T105055Z
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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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