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News / Communications
From the Commodore
21 February 2010
From the Commodore
Firstly I would like to thank Mike for all his hard work and Laura for her support of Mike, I don’t think there has been a
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AGM Minutes
21 February 2010
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on
Sunday 14th February 2010 at 2.30pm in the Crouch Yacht
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Girls Evening Success
06 February 2010
Congratulations and thanks to all the Girls at the "Girlie Night" they raised a fantastic amount of money for the Club, £340, as well as having a good catch up without having to rig boats and man the galley at the
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Committee Meeting minutes
05 February 2010
Please find here the last committee meeting
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For All Feva and Want-to-be Feva Sailors
28 January 2010
This is the year of the Feva at the BSC!!
FEVA’S
Having bought Stirling & Chay a feva last season I am keen to promote the feva class within the club as a two handed
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Good News
28 January 2010
You will be pleased and relieved that the work on the Club has
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Committee Meeting Minutes
04 January 2010
Welcome to 2010, the whole sailing calendar is loaded up so you can start to plan this year, please see the sailing section other events will be added as we know them.
Harry a long time member of the Burnham Sailing Club. An enthusiastic and successful Wednesday evening competitor, owned several successful boats his latest being Cheetah of Burnham died on Saturday 31st of October 2009. He will be sadly missed.
Kathryn and Arthur
13 October 2009
Kathryn Hutton Penman and Arthur Brown dominate the end of seasons Oppie Regatta fleet. Kathryn finished 1st Over all and Arthur 3rd
There were 80 boats in the fleet from all over the country,
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President Crowned by Mayor and MP
05 October 2009
The prize giving was a great success, good food, good company, excellent speaker, loads of prizes and laughs, here is a picture of our President John Mellard after his crowning.
Minute Notes of Last general committee meeting
28 September 2009
Here are the notes from the last general committee meeting.
Notes of the General Committee Meeting held on
Thursday 17thSeptember 2009 in the Crouch Yacht
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For Sale 2 Oppies
25 September 2009
ALMOST BRAND NEW Oppie c/w spares ! Only sailed half a dozen times and not sailed for over a year BlueMagic hull bought Aug 2007 and intended to be sailed in Valencia. White hull, light blue top. Magic Marine padded
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BSC Dominate Tera National Championships
22 September 2009
Well done the BSC team!!
The TERA class UK nationals were held this weekend and BSC totally dominated. James
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BSC Prize Draw Winners
14 September 2009
The following are Winners and Runners up in the BSC Monthly Prize Draw 2009:
May - 1st John Deacon, 2nd Mrs P Raven, June - 1st Mr and Mrs Ball, 2nd Mr
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Work Party / Insurance
12 September 2009
Work Party 19th September – status altered
We are pleased to inform you that the long and protracted negotiations with the clubs insurers appear at last to be reaching a satisfactory conclusion.
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Here is a quick report from our roaming reporter Nick
A number of our local sailors made the long trip to Largs in Scotland for the 2009 Optimist Nationals and were greeted with a variety of sun (a
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The Work Finally Starts
18 August 2009
SATURDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER – WORK PARTY!
The Club House needs to be cleared of all debris left over from the fire in preparation for the
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Congratulations Joshua
17 August 2009
Well done to Joshaua Aldridge who has been flying the BSC flag.
Josh competed in the RS Tera European chamionships in Lake Garda in August and came 5th in the sports sail fleet. He also won the Oppie
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The Harbour Master has sent an urgent notice to mariners advising that the new sand bank that Ray owner of Taxman discovered has now been marked with an isolated danger
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No Youth Wednesday Racing
26 July 2009
There will not be any youth dinghy racing this week, ( 29th July) due to so many doing Otter week, and Friday training is cancelled due to trainers away.
Sorry
Good News
24 July 2009
Good News
On Monday two of our junior section oppie sailors, Stirling & Chay were presented with a grant from Maldon District Council to assist with costs toward sails & equipment to enable them to
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This is the Club Spirit
21 July 2009
Can Friday nights and the BSC volenteer spirit get any better than
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Congratulations to Nick HP for comming 35th in the Regatta Fleet last weekend, another promising BSC
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BSC Topper Sailors
15 June 2009
Well done to all the BSC Topper Sailors, what a fantasic show.
Well Done to Robert Hooper,(Fantastic Result) Molly Brown , Arthur Brown,(can you believe it what as star) Robin Saunders, Sam Drew, Charlie
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Crouch Log
26 May 2009
Here is the latest Crouch Log, Thats the Crouch Yacht Clubs version of our Notes from the
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Change in Sailing Instructions
19 May 2009
We have changed the Sailing Instructions.
We have removed Rule 17.4 to bring us in line with the other clubs and The Racing Rules. (If we fly flag Y at your 5 minute then personel bouancy must be
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Good News Arthur Brown wins Inlands
18 May 2009
Good News, our Arthur Brown wins the Regatta Fleet Inlands at Grafham.
In short for the BSC Regatta Fleet Arthur Brown 1st and Regatta Fleet Optimist Inland Champion!!! Absolutely brilliant Matthew Braybrook 78th Main
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Further Fire News
17 May 2009
Dear Members
As you are probably aware by now, our Club house has sadly suffered a very significant fire; however we intend to continue "business as usual", with some improvisation, and your much
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Latest Notes from the Bridge
17 May 2009
Here are the latest "Notes from The Bridge"
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Fire
16 May 2009
Early this morning the Clubhouse suffered a fire. We are working on practical arrangements this weekend and will update with arrangements by the end of the weekend, but it will be sailing as
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Burnham Oppie Open Meeting
15 May 2009
The details are attached for the Burnham Oppie open. This is your open meeting please everyone make the effort to do it.
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Latest RYA May/ June news letter
12 May 2009
Here is the East Zone News Letter for May /
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An Evening with Brian Thompson
24 April 2009
We have been asked by Stuart the Commodore of the RCYC to invite BSC members to the below, hear first hand over dinner from Brian
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Russ Smith
22 April 2009
It is with great regret that we advise the death of Russ last week, he had agreed to be our handicap Officer this year and had just bought a 707 for this season.
All are very welcome to attend Russ’s cremation service
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Sailing Instructions and course card
22 April 2009
I have just updated the course card, which was wrong in the sailing instructions, You can see a copy attached here, and attached to every Wednesday Race Event, and it is in the new Documents Section.
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First Aid Course
02 April 2009
If any one would like to do a first aid course on 25th April in club house Cost £40 please see Jenni, her e mail is robert728@tiscali.co.uk
Murrays Memorial Service
28 March 2009
Murrays memorial service will be Friday 3rd April. 12:30 at St Marys
Murray Prior
22 March 2009
Sadly Murray passed away this morning (Sunday March 22nd)
RNLI Safety Advice
14 March 2009
Here is the latest safety advice from the RNLI, dont forget prevention is better than the cure, epecially if the result is terminal. This is the second year someone has died in the river without a buoyancy aid.
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Junior Section Letter
12 March 2009
Here is letter from John Paul to all Junior Parents. The season is nearly here, we still have some spaces left in the Junior section, please feel free to invite any families
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Bob's Memorial Service (celebration of his life) is on Wednesday 11th March
2009 at 12:30 pm at the United Reformed Church, Burnham on Crouch. After
the service, all are welcome at Burnham Sailing Club
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Rib for Sale
03 March 2009
1998 Yellow 6m Humber with 75 HP Power trim & tilt Fishfinder Nightlight Compass GPS Newly fitted Nav Lights Newly upholstered seats Electric Bilge pump Kill cord Recently
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Audrey Tavinor
26 February 2009
Dear Members
I have today received the following message from Paul Tavinor;
It is with deep regret I have to inform you that Audrey passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon 15th February after 5
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Our President Bob Cole
25 February 2009
Bob Cole died peacefully this morning in Broomfield hospital where he enjoyed having lots of visitors. Thankyou to everyone for taking the time to see him. His beaming smile will be missed by
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Bob Cole
17 February 2009
Bob - Our President - is quite poorly and is in Broomfield Hospital (B12) but very cheery, kind and still interested in people. He has lots of visitors but always appreciates more. From Sharon Hosegood - Bob's neice.
RYA East Zone News
28 January 2009
Please see attached the latest RYA East news
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Rules Talk Invitation
21 January 2009
BSC members have been invited to a rules talk at the RCYC, please see below
Any BSC junior members are welcome to come along if they are interested.
There is a meeting about the new RSPB Wallasea Island Project 10th Jan at RB. See e mail in below and attachment . It is designed for sailors and how it will effect
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Please see attached the latest RYA news letter for our area.
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BSC Junior Wins first Tera Inlands
27 October 2008
Junior member James Hutton Penman, who sails his Tera at the BSC, wins the first RS Tera Inlands Championship. Also a very well done to Josh Aldridge who was 6th. 1st and 6th out of 30 boats, well done
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Optimist For Sale
11 October 2008
For Sale Optimist 5483 "Little Angel" Ready to race, one careful owner.
3 years old, blue cut sail, top, bottom covers, paddle, bailer, light weight trolley.
We sailed the St Matthew Cup today, using our format from last year, 4 races back to back in 707s, thanks to the 707 fleet.
Congratulations to the RCYC team who won, the BSC were 2nd, followed a little way behind by the RBYC and CYC.
Burnham Week starts 23rd August
18 August 2008
The Clubhouse will be open during the day throughout the Bank Holiday Weekend of Burnham Week for light refreshments. Aterwards join us in the evenings for supper in a convivial and friendly atmosphere with local
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BURNHAM WEEK 2008
17 July 2008
BURNHAM WEEK is just around the corner. Once again the Burnham Sailing Club is hosting the JCC
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Photos of Stuart Paul Pontoon Party
09 July 2008
Here are the photos of the Stuart Paul Pontoon Party, which I thought saw the BSC at its best. So many turned up, mucked in, did their part, just gone on with it and everyone had a fantastic time. Well done and thank you to all
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RYA News Letter
27 May 2008
Please find attached the lastest RYA Eastern Area news
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Wednesday Evening
22 May 2008
While some were paying foot ball others were fishing!
We even took the owner of one grounded boat ashore to watch the foot ball and then delivered hot food back afloat to the crew who he left
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Burnhams Feva Open Details
20 May 2008
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Otter week details arrived
17 May 2008
Otter week details attached. I happen to know this year is going to be even better than last year, with a German visiting club, loads of Toppers and Hired Toppers on top. All for only £105.