Welcome to the SRS Mermaid website 

2018 dates being organised .see dates below

chatrooms re start  from October , if you need a password or login contact Numberone (tessa)

2018 Spring chatroom 

cadet chatroom www.srs-mermaid.org.uk 23rd Jan 7.15pm

Ranger chat Facebook 30th Jan 7.15pm

cadet chatroom www.srs-Mermaid.org.uk 6th Feb 7.15pm

ranger chatroom thurs 8th Feb 7.15 Facebook

crew half term parents and girls meeting Henley Rowing Museum Friday 16th Feb details TBA 11am meet

cadet chatroom 13th March www.srs-mermaid.org.uk 7.15pm

ranger chat thurs 8th March Facebook 7.15pm

...... Rangers - what news on the ice skating evening you are arrranging ... Sophie STILL to set the date ... will we skate before Christmas 2020?.. ????? Well aiming for 2019 now as Sophie Bu in the alps

(we didn't skate before she finished uni!)

2018 dates

Friday 16th February  February crew & family half term nautical day out

Henley Rowing Museum

meet at 10am at the entrance to the Museum

wear - boating rig with hoodies and no hats needed

Cadet Dolphin Trophy 2018 - weekend of the 7th-8th April 2018 . Replies outstanding one more needed

18+ AGM and Training Day  - Woking - Saturday 28th April 2018

Data Protection essential training to be included

 Rose Cottage weekend Summer half term camp - 26th May- 30th May open to whole crew, cadets for all and rangers can day visit if busy with exams but we will need to know what days you will be coming 

Practice regatta weekend Rose Cottage 23rd &  24th June  2018

National Regatta Saturday  Saturday 7th July 2018 at Kingston Grammar School  - details for weekend to be finalised

Surfing camp to Polzeath Thursday 26th July - Wed 1st August 2018

 July Thames Traditional Boat Festival - Henley on Thames

Lympstone Sailing Camp 17th Aug - 21st August

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The Surfing Rangers will return to Polzeath again in 2018 -

Leave for camp Thursday 26th July - return Wednesday 1st  August change of day to avoid Friday traffic 

oh what fun you cadets have to look forward to..

we had some fabulous surf for most days those who came improved fast. Come & join us next year!

Lord Amory weekend arrive Friday 14th Sept to Sunday 16th Sept

Rose Cottage Mini's 2018 last weekend last boating day of year at Rose  Cottage 22nd September 

Lympstone sailing  - cadets, rangers and leaders on camp (in Woodbury Salterton village hall).   Great sailing in the perfect winds, a few dips, mainly on purpose! Come and continue to improve your skills. We visit various nautical venues, a past Sea Rangers beautiful house and gardens, the beach and swim at Topsham open air pool. 

Great fun ...... came and join us!

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Anyone needing a hoody contact Anne or Tessa 

Navy - srs-mermaid.org.uk embriodered on front  - nick name on the back

£20 - order to Skipper with your chosen nick name .............

: Aged 9-11, 12-13, Small 34/36, Med 38/40, Lrg 42/44

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Offshore Sailing opportunties 2018 details to follow

  The DSP  www.dsp.uk.com have spaces - are you a member of the SRS Offshore Sailing facebook group? if you are not and would like to be contact Skipper on anne_baker@me.com or 07711 304996

HQTS LORD AMORY  Sept 2018 - Friday evening 13th Sept - Sunday 15th Sept 2018

cadets & rangers if you want to go contact No1 (Tessa)

http://www.lordamory.org/

Still not found a better  dinghy sailing video??

watch if you've not seen it before ... or again to get keep you going 'til next summer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDToL593cmU

..... long ago Christmas 2011 - the first 5 women team to row any ocean ... broke the time for an all female crew rowing the Atlantic arriving - in 45 days 15 hrs 26 mins - on 22 Jan 2012 .. mad or inspiring??

 http://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/team/row-for-freedom

three more 'waterery' things ...

David Walliams swam theThames from it's source to London for Comic Relief - see more 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sportrelief/bigsplash/

and find out about the Blue Mile for WWF on

http://bluemile.wwf.org.uk/

if you thought dinghy sailing was exciting have a look at the America's Cup .........

http://www.americascup.com/

Fancy starting swimming in the Thames? - safety information available in the encyclopedia

A new logbook is available to track you progress -

find it at http://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=home

(make sure you are a strong swimmer, not alone and have asessed the risks!)

In 2011 Penny & Sophie completed the last leg of the Tall Ships race on TS Tomidi their boat came 1st in Class and Fastest Vessel - intrested in the Tall Ships Race ... see

 http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/home

helpful video how to capsize and right your sailing dinghy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5M8GK3SqGM

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We all love Dame Ellen MacArthur for her excellent sailing NOW she explains why she has gives up the ocean to save the planet see more at

http://www.ellenmacarthur.com/

AT SRS MERMAID WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME CRAZY LADIES WHO DO SOME WILD WATER THINGS - SARAH OUTON - ELLEN MACARTHUR ....... to name but 2 ...... IN 2010 ............. BLUE PETER"S HELEN SKELTON KAYAKING THE AMZON FOR SPORTS RELEIF AND CHRISTINE BLAKELEY WENT ACROSS THE CHANNEL ON WATER SKI  ......... SEE MORE

http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/challenges/blue-peter

http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/challenges/water-ski

 
DEE CAFFARI - British yachtswoman Dee Caffari is the first woman to have sailed single-handed and non-stop around the world in both directions and the only woman to have sailed non-stop around the world three times. 
..... follow her  www.deecaffari.co.uk

Summer 2013 - we are hoping to arrange to meet Dee soon!

The crew has a copy of Longitude - 'the true story of how the longitude problem was solved - a problem which sailors and astronomists had struggled to solve and many died when they got lost!'

It's a good read - if you would like to read it - let Skipper know

The great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin sailed on the clipper Stad Amsterdam http://www.stadamsterdam.com from Devon to recreate the journey which inspired his theory of evolution.See more on http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8232034.stm 

Leading Sea Ranger chatroom Beaufort Scale song!

to the tune from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WujIzsn4ues&feature=related

Calm the sea and slack the sail, zero on the Beaufort Scale

With light airs small wavelets come, beaufort calls the wind force one

Light breeze makes force two and three, crested waves you'll start to see

Force four's called a moderate breeze, waves get longer on the sea

don't know how to find the chatroom on fb! ......help please .. skipper

Force six tosses you to and fro, Condor ferries will not go!

complete the missing windforces on the crew fb page!

Spindrift comes with a near gale, force eight and a very small sail

Nine is a gale strong as can be... and it will uproot a trees

When mph reaches 53....be prepared for a dangerous sea!

When the scale hits eleven, doomed is young boy sailor kevin.

When it's twelve on the Beaufort scale, hatches down for wind and hail.

Mike Perham became the youngest person ever to sail round the world - in August 2009 Mike completed his journey at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

16-year-old Mike Perham set out on 18th November 2008 to sail around the world single-handed in his yacht, TotallyMoney.com. 

See his website

http://www.mikeperham.tv

'String, is a wonderful thing, rope is thicker, but string is quicker! ....... by Spike Milligan

GO ON THE RONA SAILING PROJECT WEBSITE TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE UP TO. OR CHECK OUT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE!!!

remember .... Diamond Jubilee River Pageant  if you have any pictures please email them to No1 a disc is being made for everyone who attended - see pictures .....

http://www.thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org/Default.aspx

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Hope you also remember that in honour of the jubilee we learnt the 3rd verse of the National Anthem to sing at Divisions .... think we will keep it going in 2015??? !

see you tube to learn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk

IF UNLIKE MOST PEOPLE YOU ACTUALLY READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. WELL DONE! TO PROVE IT NEXT TIME YOU SEE SOPHIE BULLIMORE. TELL HERE ABOUT THIS.