Dear {{firstname}},

Never in the history of spectacular spectacles, has there been such a spectacular spectacle as there was at Bosham sailing Club last weekend. It was the Classic Boat Revival at its sparkling best and the sailors has two days of champagne racing. More of that later but these are the things that you need to concentrate on now.

WOW 11^th September Friday 11^th September

WOW is NOW! You need to sign up by 09:00 on Wednesday 9^th September for this fantastic course. It’s Women on the Water and it’s aimed at getting women of all ages out on the water for fun and sailing confidence. You can either use your own boat (provided it’s suitable!) or use the Club Fevas or Bahias. And quite often this turns out to be lovely time of the year to be sailing. The course is over six consecutive Fridays and each session starts at 09:00 and finishes at approximately 13:00. The cost is £20 per session or £100 for six. Please do note the booking deadline above- we need to know numbers so we can book the appropriate number of trainers. Please email office@boshamsailingclub.com to reserve your place. And while we’re on the subject of training, we have a few additional dates for RYA Powerboat 2 and RYA Safety Boat 2 day courses. They are October 10^th and 17^th for RYA PB2 and October 24^th for the Safety Boat course. Again, please email the Office to book your places.

Club Lottery Quarterly Bonus Draw Friday 11^th September 19:30

It’s the one that everybody wants to win. The Bosham Sailing Club Bonus quarterly draw stands at a magnificent £1082 for one lucky winner plus the usual three monthly prizes totalling £200. And if you buy a ticket now, you will qualify for the next quarterly bonus draw in December. Remember that this is the lottery that helps you AND your sailing club. So far, more than £10,500 has been paid out to members in prize money and because this is a 50/50 lottery, the Club has received a similar amount. Win/win indeed. If you would like more information, please email lottery@boshamsailingclub.com . And why not stay for supper afterwards? The menu is…..

Supper Friday 11^th September

Lamb tagine with apricots, mint and lemon zest served with herbed cous cous  £11.95

Warm salad of goats cheese and figs, drizzled with honey  £8.95

Saffron chicken with coriander dip and cous cous £9.95

Selection of cheese £3.95

Dessert £3.95

Please book by 17:00 on Thursday 10^th September by emailing food@boshamsailingclub.com

Extra Race Sailing Coaching Sunday 13^th September

 Would you like some extra coaching at a reduced rate BSC members?

The Club have secured Melvyn from Melvyn Cooper Sailing to spend the day at the Club on Sunday 13^th September.  Melvyn teaches many different sailing abilities, focusing on specific techniques, raising sailing skills to a high standard and building confidence. Melvyn will be here to coach the Lasers and medium handicap fleet. It will start with a briefing before the race talking about your boat set up for the prevailing weather conditions, focus on start line positioning  concentrating on the first mark, points of sailing, tide tactics, and for the double handers,  communication in the boat.

Melvyn will come out on the water and observe you during the race and then have a de-brief on the Terrace at the conclusion of racing.

Cost £25 per boat. Please contact the Office to book your place ASAP.

Meet on the Terrace at 1000hrs for a 1 hour briefing (it is suggested to have you boat rigged and ready to go on the meadow for 1000).

Scottish Dancing Wednesday 16^th September 19:30

This is Bosham Sailing Club’s Scottish version of Strictly Come Dancing! It’s a great evening for all ages and provided that you can more or less tell your left from your right, then you’re in business and you should be here, ready to dance and laugh at 19:30 on Wednesday 16^th. See www.boshamsailingclub.com for further information.

Rugby World Cup

Some people will be delighted to know that Bosham Sailing Club are planning to show most of these matches on the big screen at the Club. There will be food and special “rugby” beers available during these games and more detail will be available next week.

Bring and Buy, Boat Auction and BART’S BASH Sunday 20^th September

The Club Secretary writes

Bring and Buy Sale

The Club will be holding another sale to dispose of all the unidentifiable found property which has accumulated and not been claimed over the summer. There will be over 100 items including wetsuits, buoyancy aids, clothing and parts from boats, all of which is to be sold off and the money raised will go the Club funds.

You may have a shed or garage full of boating bits and pieces which you no longer need and would like to sell. You can purchase a pitch (a table to sell your items from!) for just £20 by contacting the Club Office. There are a limited number of tables available so please reserve your table as soon as possible. The last time we ran a similar event it proved to be extremely popular.

Stall holders can set up from 08:30 and the sale will be open from 09:30 to 11:30.

Boat Auction

The auction will take place on the Terrace at 11:00 with viewing on the meadow from 09:30.The Club have a number of abandoned boats in the Dinghy Park which will now be sold off and monies raised used to pay outstanding Dinghy Park fees.

This event will also be open to members of other Sailing Clubs in the Harbour to enter boats and bid.

Do you have a boat which you would like to sell? You can enter your boat for the auction and the only fee is 10% of the selling price which will go to Club funds.

If you have a boat you would like to enter please contact the Club Secretary by email: secretary@boshamsailingclub.com

A catalogue will be produced in due course; closing date for entries is 12:00 Thursday 17^th September.

And in the afternoon it’s BART’s BASH! It’s Bosham Sailing Club’s next biggy and to celebrate this great fund raising event, we’re going to fill the three harbour creeks! Our fantastic R/C Dinghies is running this side of the day and the aim will be to make racing available for Bosham boats of all shapes and sizes. And as this is a “Bash” there will be one turning mark only, per fleet, at the far end of each course, which will be selected according to the weather conditions on the day. The Fasts will go to the Emsworth channel, the Mediums will go to the Thorney channel and the Slows will sail in the Bosham channel. And very importantly the Oppies will have their own relay racing in the Cutmill pool area. The main emphasis of the day is FUN! For full information please go to www.boshamsailingclub.com

And so, at the end of this Newsbook, the Classic Boat Revival must be mentioned again. Indefatigably organised by Andrew Young, this was a weekend showcasing Bosham Sailing Club at its best. Photos will appear in the Press and on the Club website soon and the smiles and the turnout say it all. A big thank you should also go to everybody who helped behind the scenes (including the Bosham WI who provided a traditionally delicious Regatta type tea). A truly wonderful occasion for everybody who enjoys classic dinghies and so next year remember to come and be part of the occasion.

Regards

Bosham Sailing Club Office Team