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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
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Pyefleet Week Is Back For 2021!
The Pyefleet Week Committee met again at the beginning of May and we have great news! Pyefleet Week is back for 2021, taking place as planned from 7 to 13 August and will, as far as possible, follow the traditional Pyefleet Week format. Racing will once again be run over morning and afternoon sessions with the classes alternating between am and pm. Final details of the classes and splits are just being worked
Published 10:39 on 6 May 2021
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New 2021 Course Card and New Sailing Instructions from 1 May
A brand new club racing Course Card and an updated set of club racing Sailing Instructions have been introduced and will come into force from 1 May. Copies of the course card will be available from the race office over the weekend and can also be downloaded from the website , along with the new Sailing Instructions, which confirm the Fleet Racing fleet splits for the May Mugs. New Course Card &
Published 13:49 on 30 Apr 2021
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URGENT - Change to Start Times On Sunday 25 April - Now 11.00 and 11.25
An error has been spotted in the start times for this coming Sunday's racing. High tide is at 11.33 but the start times had been incorrectly posted on the website at 14.00 for the Alternative Bines Worth Handicap and 14.25 for the Mirror Practice Race. Please note that the correct start time for the Alternative Bines Worth Handicap Race is 11.00 and that the Mirror Practice Race starts at 11.25.
Published 13:15 on 20 Apr 2021
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BSC Honours HRH Prince Philip - Revised Start Time Saturday 17 April
This coming Saturday 17 April at 15.00 there will be a nationwide minute of silence to honour His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, whose funeral will also commence at this time. Recognising that many members will wish to pay their respects by participating in the silence or by following the funeral broadcast, and because it would be inappropriate for us to be sounding the finish horn during the period of silence, the
Published 14:30 on 15 Apr 2021
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New Committee Boat For BSC
The plan to replace or undertake a major refit on the club's committee boat was first identified on the BSC Five Year Development Plan in 2018. At the same time the need to replace our elderly start hut was also added. Inspections of the hut and the committee boat at that time revealed that the start hut was the more urgent priority and so this was planned for the 2019 season with the committee boat
Published 22:41 on 13 Apr 2021
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BSC Mirror Fleet Newsletter - April 2021
Dear Members & Friends Since writing in November the Club has faced unprecedented uncertainty and pressure surrounding its efforts to get us all back sailing. Every credit to our Officers and Committee who continue to manage the situation so that, at present, our 2021 Sailing Programme and use of the Club are set to steadily and safely resume. The Mirror Fleet programme is as published in the November newsletter, and is of course
Published 14:55 on 7 Apr 2021
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Easter Monday Racing Cancelled
Sadly the forecast for Easter Monday 5 April, is for very strong and cold winds with a possibility of wintery showers. The decision has therefore been made to cancel the racing and notify everyone immediately so that you all have the chance to reorganise your days to spend time with family or friends or taking part in alternative activities, etc. Next weekend we have two days of Spring Series all in handicap racing starting
Published 13:21 on 4 Apr 2021
