A diary date for all volunteers able to help maintain the grounds on Wednesday evenings from 6.30 pm, weather permitting, starting this Wednesday 26 April.
No requirement to attend every week, but all help is appreciated as many hands make light work.
If anyone wishes to contact the grounds chair, Mike Cowan, his details are in the handbook.
May 6th / 7th
Adult Level 1 Start Sailing Course
Youth Stage 1/2 Start Sailing Course
Email to sign up
May 14th
Push the Boat Out – regional open day promoting sailing and Bass SC. Promotional materials in the club house or email me for a PDF poster. Any help on the day either on or off the water will be gratefully appreciated.
May 20th
First Social Saturday of the season. 11am – 1pm Every Saturday.
If you’re new to sailing buddy up with a more experienced sailor in the club at a time where no racing is taking place. A sign up sheet is now up in the club house to buddy up.
Any questions send an email.
Alex Leonard
Vice-Commodore Naomi Smith and her team look forward to welcoming you to this year’s regatta for which planning is well underway. Your chance to enter is here with best early bird discounts available until 11 June. Unless paying by direct debit or PayPal, please ensure payment is made within seven days of placing order otherwise it will be voided.
If the incorrectly published start time wasn’t an early April fool’s joke, perhaps OD Simon was trying a belated one with the first course of the season which had the fleet looping round the windward mark!? What he thought, and what he displayed on the course board were just subtly different!
Did anyone really mind? Not really as they were glad to be back on the water in wind conditions that were nicely stronger than forecast
The multitude of sailors that turned up ready for the first race of the season were in for a bit of a wait for the wind to fill in, but at least the sun was shining! The OD opted to plan�an early lunch with the the aim of having two races back to back. The waiting continued, and as Poppy was about to head out in a canoe, grandad Jim eagerly changed plans as the wind started to fill in, and got their boat back to the water’s edge. That killed what wind was there, and Poppy got to do some canoeing.
Shortly afterwards racing was cancelled for the day. Perhaps it’ll start next week?
Not only did Spring start last week, but we’re now into Summer Time – yes, the clocks went forward an hour last night!
That means that the sailing season starts today! So get down to the club and enjoy this glorious weather, meet up with sailing friends old and new, and you could even go racing…
Enjoy
Can you believe it?! A�week before racing starts and the wet weekend takes its toll on the lake level.
Friday update – All boats have been moved off the first row, but water still remains high for those boats at the foot of the embankment. If your boat is there, please check it’s safe.
With the new season just a week away it’s been a busy weekend (in miserable weather) preparing the club and grounds.
One final working party next Saturday if you can spare a couple of hours to help out it would be much appreciated. As a treat we’ll start the season the very next day. Are you ready
Our very best wishes and congratulations go to Alex Leonard and Olivia Storey on this, their wedding day.
We hope you have all enjoyed your Christmas and New Year celebrations and are looking forward to the 2017 season. In addition to various working parties to prepare the clubhouse and grounds, there are a couple of socials to enjoy
Keep an eye out for further details