Bassenthwaite is taking part in the Global Sailing Event ‘Barts Bash’ at 2.30pm on Saturday 16th September 2017. �I am sure you are all aware of the events history which is now in its 4th year and is the largest sailing event in the World. The Andrew Simpson Foundation raises funds to support sailing as shown below.

What we do

Our fundamental ethos is to facilitate a wider participation in sailing, and to optimise the benefits that the sport can deliver to young people and ultimately to society at large. Importantly, we seek to be as inclusive as possible by encouraging participation to children and young people from all backgrounds, and catering for a range of physical and educational abilities.

How to take part

All members are encouraged to take part in the Bassenthwaite Bart’s Bash Race, it’s about having fun and raising some funds for a worthwhile cause. You also have the opportunity to compete against thousands of other sailors worldwide. Details of how to sign up are on the following link where you can also make a donation to the charity.

http://www.bartsbash.com/united-kingdom/bassenthwaite-sailing-club

Let’s try and get as many boats on the water as we can, all are welcome.

Please get in touch if you have any questions.

Regards

Jon Denwood

Membership Secretary

Time is running out to buy any photos of Bass Week as the website will close in a couple of weeks.

View/buy your photos at�https://bass2017.smugmug.com/

Due to other commitments we only have one paid rescue crew available this bank holiday weekend �so we are looking for two extra volunteers if we are to do any racing this weekend.

If you can help please email Robin.

Memorabilia Evening

Calling all club members and friends who will be visiting the club over the Bank holiday weekend. We are holding a Bass Memorabilia Evening on Sunday 27th August.

We hope that you will all join in by searching through your photo albums and scrap books or delving into that box of old trophies you stored in the attic years ago!� We would like to see photographs, press cuttings and a selection of the many and varied prizes presented over the years along with any other items that relate to BSC. (Please mark your photos, etc. so that you get everything back safely).

Many club members have purchased clothing over the years so please, if you can, wear a Bass T shirt, cap, hoodie, tie, fleece or jumper for the evening. The older the better!

We hope that there will be something of interest for everyone. The older club members can revel in nostalgia whilst newer club members can enjoy some of the club’s history or just have a good laugh at the old hairstyles and fashions.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday evening and at the Communal BBQ on Saturday night. Fingers crossed for better weather.

Andrea Preston x

An interesting read about problems of roadside recovery if you're towing a boat trailer. See article

Our annual regatta starts on 5th August, though the camp site is already looking busy!

To follow what is happening, and the latest results, go to our dedicated website www.bassweek.org.uk�

Here’s some great drone footage by caterer Alan

Well done Cumbria youth sailing team on winning the Mount Haes Trophy again. It seems we need Bass sailor Ethan Dawson in order to win it.

Tog would like another good session on the grounds maintenance this Wednesday 26 July in preparation for Bass Week. He has organised some good weather, if you can help, please be there for 6.30.

Thanks

This weekend was the first Fleet Challenge of the year, in which all classes of boat sail against each other. The weather, however, was not friendly with Saturday being cool, damp at times and a blustery south westerly wind. 

Sunday was a little warmer and slightly less windy. The fleet was also a little depleted as some members travelled to Ullswater to compete in the annual Lord Birkett trophy sailed over the full length of Ullswater. Mark Somerville and Joe Roberts in their RS400 did Bassenthwaite proud by finishing 21st out of the 230 entries.

Back at Bassenthwaite 14 craft competed in the Fleet Challenge. This was dominated by Dave and Lynn Lawson in their GP14 who, after handicap calculations were applied, won three of the four races to finish comfortably ahead of Val and Ken Bell also in a GP14. On Saturday Val and Ken practiced a new method of capsize recovery, keeping the spinnaker up while recovering and continuing on the reach!

On Thursday night it was the 10th round of the Night Jar series, The GP14 of Mike Fairlamb / Eric Smith won both the Fleet and personal Handicap categories.

Final results 

Due to other commitments we only have one paid rescue crew available this weekend (17/18 June) so we are looking for two extra volunteers if we are to do any racing this weekend 

If you can help please email us

Thanks 

Despite the weather bringing the racing to an abrupt halt, we had a successful, if somewhat busy, weekend that was appreciated by the competitors and their fleet co-ordinators.

Many thanks to you and all of your team for your hard work, both before and during the weekend, which made the event a success despite the limited amount of sailing possible. Please pass on my thanks to everyone involved.

I have already had several messages from people saying how much they enjoyed the weekend.

The format of the weekend with several events worked well and is one we would like to repeat.

Peter Hadfield (NWJTT Coordinator)

On behalf of the Toppers can you pass on our thanks to everyone who helped including the Red Seal guys for a great weekend despite the wind. �

I thought the club had plenty of rescue cover manned by people who knew what they were doing and sorted out what could have been a difficult situation very well.�

The format of getting several junior fleets together to have a junior weekend is a great idea. �

Well done Bass.

Mark & Tom Platt

Thanks for holding the RS Tera Northern championships. Shame about the heavy wind but that couldn’t be helped.

Thank you and I hope you�ll be up for hosting the RS Tera Northern Championship next year.�

I also spoke to 2 NWJTT/Feva/Topper parents who gave high praise and said they loved the 2-day format as it allowed them to travel from Loch Lomond and the Midlands and make a weekend of it. Peter and Mark were also very complimentary of the weekend and it was clear to see the kids got a lot out of it not just on the water. I think the 2-day format boosted attendance because it plays to our strengths (location and hospitality) and our weakness (a long journey for some).

Sarah Armstrong (RS Tera North Coordinator)

Thank you to everyone who was able to spare some time to make it happen, and help its successful outcome.