A huge thank you

On behalf of the committee I would like to say a huge thank you to all those members both of BSTC and BSC who made yesterday's open day the success that it was. From people welcoming visitors, to organising the many different aspects of the day, there were just too many people to name, who gave up their time to make sure that the day ran smoothly.

And what a day! Though the wind almost steadfastly refused to blow that did not stop the many visitors from taking to the water in all manner of boats and getting to see the club at its best.

So thank you all very much for your help and dedication, without your generousity the day would not have been possible. A more detailed report will come in the next day or so.

Jeremy.

RS Anniversary Regatta

Many thanks to Chris Brown who has sent an a report from the RS Anniversary Regatta which was held over the bank holiday weekend.

It sounds like it was a great event, well worth looking out for in the future.

Full Report...

3rd May: Admiral's Club Treasure Hunt

On the 3rd May, the bright sunshine combined with a decent breeze brought 32 teams out for the first Admiral's Club event of the year, the Treasure Hunt. The wide variety of boats included "single handers", like Toppers and Topaz with one or two sailors, to "double handers" like Laser 2000 with anything up to 4 people aboard making about 60 participants in total.

Full report on the Admiral's Club News page.

Race Officer Training

On 2nd May 2008, we held the first of our Race Officer training days.

With an encouraging number of people wanting to learn about the finer points of Race Officer and Assistant Race Officer, Nick Crook (Fast Handicap fleet captain) took us through the various points of setting a course and running the races at Burghfield. Nick was assisted by Chris Jordan (Asymmetric Fleet Captain), John Ridehalgh (ex Principle Race Officer at Burghfield) and Alan Powell (Phantom sailor). Lots of questions and answers from the audience made for an enjoyable evening and a great learning experience for everyone.

Nick's presentation will be uploaded to the web site soon, but in the mean time, there are lots of hints and tips and ideas for improving your Race Officer (and Assistant Race Officer) duties here.

Youth Double Handed Training

Too big for your Oppie? Prefer having someone to chat to in the boat when there's no wind? Then double handed sailing might be for you!

The Junior Sailing Club will be running double hander training on every Oppie Club Sunday, immediately after Oppie Club, and continuing until the beginning of the 2nd race.

If you want to learn the basics of crewing and helming, then come on down, and be ready to sail at midday. (Starting 11th May 2008).

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Easter Optimist Courses at BSC

Nearly 50 sailors enjoyed the Optimist courses at Burghfield Sailing Club during April. A mix of formal IOCA coaching and lots of fun and team based games provided a challenge for everyone. Sailors travelled from five different sailing clubs across the South of England to our lake.

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