Last updated at 2012-01-28 09:21:49
UPDATES 
Flotilla Swimming Gala
28 January 2012
South and South West Flotilla swiming gala at City of London Freemans Scholl pool - start 14.00
Wear your boating rig
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Betty Kitt Trophy 2012 for Cadets ....
Make a 'bug house' - see details under contents
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Olive Richardson Knotting Trophy 2012
'tie as many different knots as possible using 1 metre of rope'
Mount the rope, label the knots and give examples of their use
closing date 28 April 2012
open to Crew, watches or individuals ...... ask Skipper or No1 for more information .....
Dutch sailor Laura Dekker completes her epic 27,000 miles, 500 days solo voyage – and she's just 16 (don't try this at home!)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/27000-miles-500-days--and-shes-just-16-one-girls-epic-solo-voyage-6292610.html
This is a cool lady ...Roz Savage is a British ocean rower and environmental campaigner. Coupled with her solo row across the Atlantic in 2005-6, she has rowed over 11,000 miles see more .. http://www.rozsavage.com/
..... did you follow the row for freedom team over Christmas? - the first 5 women team to row any ocean ... they broke the time for an all female crew rowing the Atlantic arriving - in 45 days 15 hrs 26 mins - they arrived 22 Jan 2012 .. mad or inspiring??
http://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/team/row-for-freedom
January - the Sea Rangers and Cadets have places on a boat in the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant and at Battersea Park - see more in events and .....
http://www.thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org/Default.aspx
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Chatroom dates now on the diary below ....these dates are now monthly and attendance is VERY important
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SRS Mermaid is starting their London Olympic build up - follow the rowing girls as they prepare at the world championships
http://www.bled2011.org/
see the latest sailing team update
http://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/sailforgold/Pages/default.aspx
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Lord Amory - we had great times in 2011 ..... next opportunity
Open Day April 28/29 2012
SRS Mermaid will have places for next years weekends - see dates in diary below booked - find directs and see about the boat at:
http://www.lordamory.org/
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three more 'waterery' things ...
David Walliams has swum the Thames from it's source to London for Comic Relief - see more and donate
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!)
Penny & Sophie completed the last leg of the 2011 Tall Ships race on TS Tomidi their boat came 1st in Class and Fastest Vessel Well done to Dirk the skipper and crew of Tomidi - There is a picture of Dirk and Sophie under the photo gallery of Halmstad (3)on the following link http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/home
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Ranger off-shore sailing 2012 dates to be published soon- contact Skipper for detail www.dsp.uk.com
see July's photo!
http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/press_centre/news_releases/news_release_detail?articleid=706714
Rose Cottage - mini & new girls day
September 7 2012 contact Anne for details
:) :o :D
By popular request ....SRS Me sizes rmaid Hoodies
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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Please read all the way to the bottom
Welcome to our new members please ring Tessa or Anne if you need help with anything
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Sarah Outen's - one of SRS Mermaid's heroines has written a book - "A Dip in the Ocean" - available to borrow from No1 - see more on her website as she goes London2London via the world
http://sarahouten.co.uk/
CHATROOM 2012 EVENT DATES AT BOTTOM OF PAGE.
ALWAYS SCROLL DOWN!!!
helpful video how to capsize and right your sailing dinghy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5M8GK3SqGM
Thinking of more dinghy sailing??
then watch this exciting video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDToL593cmU
Tall Ships 2012 - Thermopylae Clipper
places available - various cruises leaves Southampton 30 June - St.Malo, Lisbon, Vigo, La Corunna, Dublin, Penzance and home
fancy going? - conatct Carol and look at
http://www.dsp.uk.com/
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
NEW!!! ......DEE CAFFARI going again in the Vendee Globe Race 2012
.....follow her build up www.deecaffari.co.uk
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
NEWS! ..... Chatrooms Tuesday 19.15 - 20.15
winter and spring dates to below
2012 - things Mermaid's are organising
Skype dates from Rangers TBA
When Who What Where
2012
date to be found Ranger Sth Coast Path Walk Dunster
Jan 31 19.15 jnr cadets Bronze chatroom
Feb 7 19.15 snr rangers LSR facebook chat
Feb 21 19.15 snr cadets Silver chatroom
Jan 28 all crew swimming gala CofL Freemans
17 Feb all crew Greenwich & Bell Foundry London
April 2-15 EASTER BREAK
April 28/29 all sail, row & canoe Lord Amory openday
April 28 SRA AGM & Olive Richardson Knotting Trophy closing date
May 12 Cadets Dolphin Trophy Midlands
closing date for Betty Kitt Trophy
May 25-27 Cadets all boating Lord Amory
June 2-5 tbc all rowing/canoeing Isleworth
& jubilee pagaent
Jun 16 - 17 all crew regatta practise Rose Cottage
Jun 30 all National Regatta Thames Ditton
Sept 7 mini's (under 9's) general boating fun Rose Cottage
Sept 21-23 Rangers all boating Lord Amory
note some 2012 dates are provisional and will be confirmed as soon as possible
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.challengemike.com/welcome.htm
FOR ANY RANGERS INTERESTED IN TALL SHIP RACING. LOOK HERE TO SEE PENNY'S Past EXPERIENCE!
Mermaid Penny completed the Talls Ships Race2 from Turku to Kleipieda on board the sail training boat Moosk they finished 6th in class. She successfully secured this years 'Founder President's Bursary' which has help to fund her - Penny see (we have a picture) - and more info on http://www.cremyll-sailing.org.uk/tall_ships.htm or www.tallshipsraces.com/baltic.
'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!!!
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.
