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December 2020
AYRS Zoom Meeting – Christmas Party
At our November Zoom meeting I asked for a show of hands for a Zoom 'Christmas Party' and a handful of people were interested so I have scheduled an extra informal meeting for Saturday 5th December. It can hardly be a traditional Christmas Party, although I will not mind if people turn up with fancy hats and tell us funny stories or interesting things that happened to them during our abbreviated sailing season. We might also use this meeting to…
Find out more »AYRS Zoom Meeting – America’s Cup – Part 2
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. Link to join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/2536740617 Meeting ID: 253 674 0617 One tap mobile +13017158592,,2536740617# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,2536740617# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 646 558…
Find out more »January 2021
AYRS Zoom Meeting – How AYRS should develop & other topics
AYRS Meeting Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. An 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. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 Meeting ID: 253 674 0617 Passcode: ayrs One tap mobile +13017158592,,2536740617# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,2536740617# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US…
Find out more »CANCELLED – AYRS South-East UK meeting
This face-to-face event is now cancelled due to COVID restrictions. Writing this update at the end of the September it seems quite likely that we will have to cancel this meeting and also revise our arrangements for our AGM which we had planed to follow on from this meeting. However, if the virus situation does improve by the end of 2019 allowing us to follow our original plan then this meeting will be held at a new…
Find out more »AYRS Annual General Meeting (on Zoom)
AYRS Meeting Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. This year, because of COVID, AYRS is taking its AGM online. The timing, somewhat later than usual, is so that members in America and Australasia may participate without too much discomfort. Agenda, Committee report and other papers will be posted in the AYRS Forum https://www.ayrs.org/forum. Note: AYRS desperately needs new Committee members, especially those with computer skills, to fulfil the roles of Secretary, and Treasurer/Membership Secretary! The work of…
Find out more »February 2021
Zoom meeting – talk by John Welsford – joint with the Dinghy Cruising Association
A presentation by small craft designer John Welsford - 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
Find out more »March 2021
AYRS Zoom Meeting – Members Projects
AYRS Meeting Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. An 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. https://zoom.us/j/2536740617?pwd=VFdMOGxWRDNzK1Z4NkxpTkU1a3ZUZz09 Meeting ID: 253 674 0617 Passcode: ayrs One tap mobile +13017158592,,2536740617# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,2536740617# US (Chicago) Dial…
Find out more »April 2021
AYRS Zoom Meeting – A Small Catamaran and I-Wood
A last minute change of plan for the AYRS April Zoom meeting - we now have two members who would like to give short presentations: Giuseppe 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. I-Wood is Chris's concept for a way to use timber that makes best…
Find out more »May 2021
AYRS Zoom meeting – Presentation by Alan Smith
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,…
Find out more »June 2021
ZOOM Mtg. – Reuben Thomson tells us about his ‘Mini-Skiff’
Our next AYRS Zoom meeting will be on Saturday 12 June 2021 at 19:30 BST. For this meeting Reuben Thompson will tell us about the design, building and sailing of his 'mini-skiff' - picture above. This is a tiny performance sailing dinghy only 7 foot 7 inches in hull length but with trapeze 'racks' and a laser mainsail plus a foresail set on a good length bowsprit. There is a video clip showing Reuben sailing the mini-skiff at this link:…
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