News
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RIP Robin Gibbon - Honorary Life Member
Sad news reaches us that Robin Gibbon, a past owner of BOD C14 Aina, quietly slipped anchor on the 19th of May, at the age of 93. Robin and his brother Bill owned Aina from the mid 1950s until the late 70s and were keen supporters of the BOD fleet. Robin was also a great supporter of BSC and remained an honorary life member of BSC until his death. He is survived by his wife
Published 16:52 on 7 Jun 2022
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Development Sailing Wednesday Night Sessions Cancelled Due To Injury
As some of you may already know, our Chief Instructor and Joint Cadet Captain Craig Bond has recently been involved in a fall which has damaged a vertebra in his back. Unfortunately this means that for some weeks he cannot undertake any lifting and his other physical activities are significantly limited. Whilst Craig will continue to lead the Tuesday Night Cadet sessions from the shore, he will not be able to lead the
Published 11:59 on 10 May 2022
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BSC's Eggcellent Easter Egg Hunt Is Back!
Join us on Sunday 17th April 2022 between 11am and 2pm for the Brightlingsea Sailing Club Eggcellent Easter Egg Hunt! Come and join us for Easter fun and win a prize! All you have to do is:- For under 7's a hunt with a map - collect all the stamps! or Complete a cryptic clue sheet! £3.50 per Child. Must have an accompanying adult per child/group Please contact
Published 08:20 on 6 Apr 2022
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BSC AGM 2022 Monday 18 April - Final Agenda
The Annual General Meeting of Brightlingsea Sailing Club will take place on Easter Monday 18 April 2022 at 11:00 in the clubhouse. All members are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. Everyone is reminded to bring warm layers as we may have the doors and windows open to ensure good ventilation and the seating will be well spaced to minimise the Covid risk. The Commodore and Officers will have a number of interesting
Published 00:00 on 1 Apr 2022
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BSC Mirror Fleet Gears Up For The 2022 Season
The BSC Mirror Fleet continues to go from strength to strength and we are delighted to see that already several new faces will joining the fleet for the 2022 season. We are incredibly lucky that this new Mirror initiative is being led by multi-class World Champion Malcolm Goodwin, able supported by our Cadet Captains Craig Bond and Letty Heppell, and a host of highly experienced parents and members, who between them are supporting a full
Published 18:51 on 17 Mar 2022
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Winter Working Parties - Dates For Your Diary
After two season of reduced programmes and Covid related interruptions, we are all looking forward to being able to start the 2022 season on time on 26 March and to a great year with a full programme of sailing. In order to get the club ready for the season ahead we will have our usual working parties over three weekends in March. It really is a case of many hands make light work and
Published 20:41 on 16 Jan 2022
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2022 Calendar, Duty Roster and Membership Renewals Open
Happy New Year and welcome to 2022 at Brightlingsea Sailing Club! On 1 January members will have received their membership and boat parking renewal requests (if you did not please first check your spam folder in case it was placed there, and if you still haven't received it please contact Membership Secretary Kathy Ashworth on subssecretary@sailbrightlingsea.com ). Please note that this year we have greater pressure on boat parking spaces
Published 12:00 on 2 Jan 2022
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The Great BSC Pumpkin Patch Is Back!
It's Halloween folks so get creative and start carving your pumpkins to take part in our fantastic 2021 BSC Pumpkin Patch which will feature at part of our special BSC Prize Giving Bonfire Party this coming Saturday night 30 October. There will be special prizes for the best pumpkins and pumpkins with a nautical theme and they will not only form part of the decor for the Prize Giving Bonfire Party, but will remain on
Published 09:58 on 26 Oct 2021
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RIP Jill Newman
We are sad to report that Jill Newman passed away peacefully on Saturday 9th October at St Helena Hospice. Married to Barry for 62 years Jill was a longstanding and popular member of BSC. She was an active member of the sailing club even though she was not a keen sailor. Her involvement began when a large group of young cadets had their first Mirror dinghies and Barry became cadet captain. Jill
Published 16:34 on 15 Oct 2021
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BSC Welcomes Its First Open Meeting Visitors in 19 Months!
After an extraordinary year which none of us could have predicted, BSC is thrilled to finally be welcoming open meeting visitors to the club this weekend (22/23 May) for the Double Hander Open Meeting featuring the RS200, GP14 and Fireball Classes. This week's gales are due to blow themselves out overnight and the weekend offers great sailing breezes and mainly dry (although perhaps not sunny) weather. Our new Committee Boat is all
Published 17:50 on 21 May 2021
