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Spring Regatta report & race results

17 May 2010

The Spring Regatta was a great success with participating members enjoying two full days of racing.  Our thanks go to the staff and to the volunteers who made this event possible.  If you attended and would like to give feedback, please use the feedback button on this site to make comments.

Our next regatta will be on the weekend of the 4th/5th September so please mark your diary.  If you attended this event and had a good time, please pass the word on to your sailing friends, that Alton Water regattas are events not to be missed.

The final race results and race report can be viewed by clicking on the links below

  Full report
  Race series
  Pursuit race

Walls ice cream machine!

12 May 2010

We have today taken delivery and had installed in the cafe, our new ice cream vending machine.  Now all that we need is the hot weather!

Unfortuantely the note loader was damaged in transit to Alton Water so at present only coins can be used to make payment.  The vending machine supplier is arranging for a repair to be carried out as soon as a new part is available.

WiFi and Cyber Cafe now live

07 May 2010

We are delighted to announce that our open access WiFi is now live and our cyber cafe is available for members and customers to use.

Wifi

Our Wifi service provides a strong signal in the cafe and nearby areas.  Bandwidth has been throttled to ensure that it cannot interrupt our commercial operations, but testing has confirmed that speed of download is still very good

Cyber cafe

Our cyber cafe offers two terminals for members and visitors to use.  We have invested in access and barred list control to try to ensure that this free service is used appropriately.  Bandwidth has been throttled to ensure that our commercial internet operations are not interrupted.

The purpose of this service is eventually to allow customers to subscribe to and purchase services from AWSC online.  It is also aimed at allowing users to access mail accounts and surf the net.  However, we are operating a url barred list to try to ensure that inappropriate sites are not accessed.  We have also barred the main social networking sites as these tend to use large amounts of bandwidth. 

We ask all users to be sensitive to the needs of others and to give way to others to use the service if requested to do so.

Usage rules will be published in due course once we have had an opportunity to see how the service is used.

Investing in our services

This is another example of how we are accelerating our investment in the centre to provide members and customers with an improved quality of service.

Membership cards & stickers now available for collection

30 Apr 2010

They've been a long time coming, but we do now have membership cards and stickers available for collection.

We are in the process of re-organising the Dinghy Park so it would be very helpful if members can collect their cards and car sticker, and attached their 2010 Dinghy Park sticker to their dinghies ASAP.  AWSC staff will allocate the slot numbers to these stickers once the Dinghy Park reorganisation is finished

AWSC Dinghies for sale

24 Apr 2010

We are offering a number of former training and hire fleet craft for sale.  Sport 16s have been subject to recent overhaul.  All craft can be viewed and tested by prospective purchasers.  Please email chris(at)altonwater.co.uk to arrange an inspection or to enquire further.

Type	Price	Details
Sport 16	£2500	White with blue stripe. Up to 4 available.  Ideal training boat.  Includes spinnaker, trolley and cover
Dart 16	£2500	Yellow.  Includes spinnaker and trolley
Magno	£1200	White.  Includes trolley and cover

We also have former member owned dinghies for sail:

Type	Price	Details
505	£550	Serviceable boat but needs some TLC
Laser 2	£200	Includes hull, mast, rigging, boom, centreboard, rudder and trolley
Zoom	FREE	This is heading for the skip but is perfectly serviceable.  Needs with some new fittings, sails and sheets.
Topper	£150	Blue hull, no mast, boom sail or fittings

Membership and Dinghy Park slots are available - but hurry as Dinghy Park spaces are going quickly.



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