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Easter At BSC
With a forecast for glorious sunshine, warm spring temperatures, middle day high tides and great sailing breeze every day, BSC is looking forward to a fantastic Easter Weekend. We've a terrific array of events and activities happening so please come down and join us to make the most of the great weather and our lovely club. Here's a quick overview of what's on when: On the water we've four days of racing starting with
Published 13:37 on 16 Apr 2019
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Sailing Update - April 2019
You may want to read our Racing Overview for 2018 (see link at the bottom of this article). Thanks to Dave Charlton for putting this together. It is good to see that Race Turn-out is consistent with last year and that we average around 20 boats per race. Please have a look at the analysis for more information. If we add the Cadets into this analysis we can say that turn out is on the
Published 15:24 on 11 Apr 2019
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RNLI Talk & Chilli Supper - 26 April
We're all grateful to the wonderful men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) for their dedication and service in saving lives at sea. Fortunately few of our members have ever needed to call on them in anger, but with Mersea and Clacton inshore lifeboats and Walton and Harwich offshore lifeboats all within a very short run of our sailing waters its wonderful to know they are there when we need them.
Published 09:00 on 29 Mar 2019
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Calling All BSC Easter Egg Hunters
Once again the Easter Bunny will be making a special visit to BSC for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, which this year takes place on Easter Sunday 21 April from 11am. Entry is just £1.50 per child and to help the Easter Bunny ensure he has sufficient eggs for everyone please register your interest in participating via Letty Heppell on juliette@heppell.net . And after the hunt why not join us for the
Published 17:41 on 28 Mar 2019
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Easter Lunch Bookings Now Open
Your H&E Committee are full steam ahead with plans for this year's ever popular Easter Lunch and tickets are now on sale so please book early to avoid disappointment. Lunch will follow the Cadet Easter Egg Hunt and this year' will feature a delicious two course luxury buffet to be served at approximately 1pm (sailing permitting) on Easter Sunday 21 April, so do come and join us! You can book your tickets via
Published 17:34 on 28 Mar 2019
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Cadet Nights 2019 Are Fast Approaching
Spring has finally sprung and the 2019 edition of our legendary Tuesday Night Cadet sessions are now only a few weeks away. Registration for this year's Cadet Nights will take place on Tuesday 30 April and the Cadets will be on the water every week (weather permitting) from Tuesday 7 May to Tuesday 30 July. The activities are open to all children aged 10 to 18 (younger members may take part at the organiser's
Published 16:48 on 28 Mar 2019
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BSC AGM Monday 22 April 2019 at 11am - Final Agenda
BRIGHTLINGSEA SAILING CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2019 The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Clubhouse, Brightlingsea on Monday 22 nd April 2019 at 11.00 a.m. The Meeting will be followed by the Commodore's Reception AGENDA (Final - Updated 5 April 2019) 1. Apologies 2. To confirm the
Published 00:00 on 26 Mar 2019
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RIP Jean Thomas
It is with great sadness that we share the news that BSC Honorary Life Member Jean Thomas (nee Stone) passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning 20th March 2019 at Farrar's Hall Care Home, Huntingdon at the age of 94. Jean was the daughter of BOD designer and builder Robbie Stone and indeed BOD number 1 Jean was named after her. She had belonged to BSC since childhood and was always a wonderful supporter of
Published 18:46 on 22 Mar 2019
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Safety & Power Boat Workshop 23 March Cancelled
Sadly due to circumstances beyond our control we have been forced to cancel the Safety & Power Boat Workshop planned for Saturday 23 March. We hope it will be possible to reschedule this event for a future date, but in the meantime our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Please note that the club bar will not now be open on Saturday evening 23 March.
Published 17:41 on 22 Mar 2019