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Might sound silly but blow it up again to about 40psi and put some spit or washing up liquid on the valve and make sure it is not just that first. I have some spare valve cores.

You haven't been 'kerbing' it in high speed turns have you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peter Hutchinson is offering to organise a fun day for dinghies on Saturday 24th May 2008 - I am making the Whitsun weekend a dinghy fest in return for their assistance during the Sprint 15 TT the week before.

We are trying to encourage a dinghy fleets onto the water.

Steve Willis wrote:Might sound silly but blow it up again to about 40psi and put some spit or washing up liquid on the valve and make sure it is not just that first. I have some spare valve cores.

You haven't been 'kerbing' it in high speed turns have you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peter Hutchinson is offering to organise a fun day for dinghies on Saturday 24th May 2008 - I am making the Whitsun weekend a dinghy fest in return for their assistance during the Sprint 15 TT the week before.

We are trying to encourage a dinghy fleets onto the water.

Moi, Kerbing the wheels nope, besides its the drivers side rear thats gone flat so quite difficult to clunk that. Drive over a lot of those square speed bumps though since I regular go down Tyler Hill which has about 7 of the things but at the requisite 30mph.

I always like sailing the Laser so yep probably count me in.

Martin S.

Steve Willis wrote:Might sound silly but blow it up again to about 40psi and put some spit or washing up liquid on the valve and make sure it is not just that first. I have some spare valve cores.
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Took the wheel into them yesterday a little awkward to get too being in Wincheap but they fixed it for £19, they were a little bit too optimistic with their timings though! 1hr became 3 guess they got busy with other things luckily I had some Christmas shopping to do.

Not bad compared to some other garages I've been too.

Martin S.

Folks,

Just a word of warning the driving directions to Queen Mary SC will put you opposite the club on the A308 so ignore the last bit and follow the local signage (I assume there is some!).

Looking at the map its because there is no local access road marked on the map for it too route you down but looking at the satellite image there is one.

Now't I can do about this since its an in-built function into Google Maps hence this message.

Martin S.

Martin,

The ONLY entrance to Queen Mary SC is in Ashford Road about 60 yards south of the Traffic Lights at the junction with A308 Kingston Road/Staines Road West. This junction is at the NorthEast corner of the grounds of the Queen Mary Reservoir.

If you use coordinates 51.42253,-0.44841 it will be close enough to the entrance to Queen Mary SC in Ashford Road for directions using GoogleMap or a SatNav - I'll try to get some better coords next time I visit.

If you come West along A308 Staines Road West from Sunbury (eg from the M3) then there is a sign for Queen Mary SC shortly before the junction where you turn left using a short slip road at the lights.

If you come East along A308 Kingston Road (eg from the north from M25/A30) I THINK there is also a sign for Queen Mary SC. However, you can see the bank of the Queen Mary Reservoir on your right for over half a mile before the junction, and the masts in the dinghy park above it to the East of the Clubhouse. So spotting the junction at which you turn right is easy - there is a separate right turn phase on the lights.

ALL visitors to Queen Mary will have to stop at the controlled entrance - pull over so that you can press the "Call for Attention" button on the post beside the hut. Assuming you have not just come to spectate, tell whoever answers that you have come for the Sprint 15 Open Meeting and need to drop off your boat. You should be told to go up the slope ahead and find a place in the boat park to set up your boat - there should be a large clear area on your left at the start of the boatpark. I can't see why car-toppers shouldn't drive round between the keelboats near the Clubhouse and turn left on the concrete roadway before the temporary cabins, so that they can unload onto and make up their boats on the grassy aisles - leave the concrete roadway free for other traffic.

NOTE that the QM lease with Thames Water allows only temporary parking on the upper level (except for disabled); when you have set up your boat you will have to drive back down the slope, turn left and park your car in the lower car park - drive along and park as close as available to the end, where there are steps up. ALL QM Sailing Instructions provide for automatic disqualification, without a hearing, of sailors who ignore this requirement.

I am sure there will be a number of QM Sprinters around to provide any further on-the-spot assistance needed - such as advice on launching.