BSC Newsletter 20th July 2022
Published 13:59 on 20 Jul 2022
Friendly Friday 22nd July!
This Friday sees the return of the club Friendly Friday! There will be a patrol boat on the water to help facilitate casual sailing for adults and cadets from 17:00-19:00.
In addition, the club will be serving Lasagne on Friday evening on a first come first served basis. Pre-booking not required.
For more information about Friendly Fridays please click here.
Junior Week Reunion - 13th August
Calling all previous Junior Week competitors - the countdown is on for the Junior Week Reunion 2022!
Last year's event was a huge success and with DJ Si booked in, this year is looking just as good! So dig out your sailing gear and keep an eye on the website for food and ticket info.
If you have any questions, contact Grace Radford graceaspinradford@gmail.com
Cadet Training
We are now in our 2nd week of cadet training of the summer holidays and lots of successfully completed courses.
There are still a few places left on Optimist, Topper and Feva race training courses and RYA courses from beginner stage 1 to stage 4 during the remainder of the summer holidays and October half term.
For more information, availability and to make a booking, please click here.
Optimist Open 17th September
Don't forget to enter the Optimist open here.
The main fleet is FULL (60 boats) but there are still spaces in the regatta fleet racing from Cobnor.
This would be suitable for the bottom of the JW gold fleet and top-mid of JW silver fleet.
HMS Tracker at Bosham Quay
HMS Tracker made history at the weekend when it became the first active warship to visit Bosham Quay.
The visit was short because of the tides but there was enough time for a large number of guests and cadets to be welcomed aboard by Lieutenant Thomas Reed and his skilled crew.
Bosham Sailing Club and the Manor of Bosham were honoured to both be presented with the ship's Crest which will be proudly displayed in the bar.
Trophy Returns
With Bosham Junior Week fast approaching, it is now time for any trophy winners of Junior Week 2021 to return their trophies to the BSC office engraved and polished.
Please can everything be returned by Friday 5th August at the latest.
Commodore's Invitational Regatta 2022
During the 3rd & 4th of July a team from BSC attended the Royal Yacht Squadron's Invitational Regatta.
The BSC team sailed J70's and had three days of wonderful sailing and equally excellent hospitality!
For the full write up please see here.
Scow Nationals 9th & 10th July
A very successful Chichester Scow Nationals was held over the weekend of the 9th & 10th July. 13 Scows took part over two days. For the full report see here.
The Chichester Scow Class is a very friendly, social group but with a keen racing section as well.
If you would like more details please contact Scow Class Captain, Claire Wren scowcc@boshamsailingclub.com
FinnFest Open - 16th & 17th July
A three-day event celebrating seventy years of sailing Finns at Bosham took place on the 15th - 17th July.
It was also an opportunity to mark seventy years since the Finn was first sailed in the Olympics in Helsinki.
For the full report including pictures and a write up from Finn Class Captain Dick Pratt, see here.
New Dinghy Instructors!!
Congratulations to Theo Purvis, Jake Mayhew, Honor Eastwood, Isabella Rose, Francesca Aston and Emma Curtis.
All have successfully completed RYA Dinghy Instructor training and are now able to join our crack team of instructors running sailing courses for members and non-members.
To book a course visit here.
BSC Updated Opening Hours
The BSC Bar will now be open on Mondays & Tuesdays for the Summer period. For the full opening hours please see here.
Please note that over the summer period we are running a trial with the office being closed to members every Wednesday, allowing the team to catch up with essential administration work.
If you need to contact a member of the office team on a Wednesday, please email office@boshamsailingclub.com and someone will respond to you as soon as they can. Thank you.
Support for Chichester Harbour Race Week
This popular Harbour event runs 15th-19th Aug and does not clash with Junior Week this year. More details here.
Should any members wish to support the event by manning a patrol boat, we can facilitate.
Contact the sailing manager for more details sailingmanager@boshamsailingclub.com.
Last updated 11:45 on 13 July 2023
