Wednesday Evening Photos

Use the link below to browse the photos I took from Wedensday Evening Racing on the 25th June 2008.

Also, Don't forget to book this saturday(5th July) into your Diary - the summer party with a 100minute Wednesday evening style race (with adapted personal handicaps) starting at 4.30pm followed by an evening of entertainment with marquee and Ceilidh band. Tickets are on sale behind the bar so bring your cheque book with you, or book via e-mail using this link:

(£12 adults and £8 children under 16)

Photo Gallery

Burghfield Laser 4.7s go to the World Championship

3 of our young 4.7 sailors have been selected to go to Croatia for the Worlds in August, putting them in the top 33 in the UK.

No mean feat from a regular fleet of 8 4.7 sailors at BSC!

Many congratulations to Katie Russell, Jake Bullock and Callum Ellis, and good luck!

Chandlery Closed - 5th July

Mayday Chandlery will be closed on Saturday 5th July 2008.

We will be open on the Sunday 6th July.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Burghfield Blast - Saturday June 28th 2008

Fancy a change? Come and have a go at the Burghfield Blast on Saturday.

This is an afternoon of Short course, rapid fire sprint racing which is great fun.

Lots of starts, lots of close tactics before the fleet gets spread out and if you have a bad race you get another chance almost straight away.

Blast Off...

Wanted: News Editor

This website has become a key part of the club's communication with its members. Its pages contain a wealth of information for new and long term members alike. This front page is the first means of ensuring the membership is fully informed of important information and interesting trivia.

It currently receives around 50,000 unique visits a month, roughly 10 times the traffic it saw during its first summer just 2 years ago.

In order to help keep the site interesting we are looking for a volunteer to help with the news page. Many people help to edit the site at the moment so we are not looking for someone to write all the content. Just someone to encourage the flow of information, keep a watching eye over it and touch it up where necessary.

It is not a huge job but I have been doing it for a couple of years now and it is certainly very rewarding. It doesn't require any web skills although some familiarity with computers won't hurt.

It would be nice to involve someone who is not already on one of the committees as they are already stretched and a new view is always welcome. If you are interested, please stop me at the club or contact me on

Junior and Youth Diary

The Junior section have produced an online diary that is edited by fleet captains to indicate home and away events.

More Info...

Wednesday Evening Prize Giving

This week the start of the new Wednesday Evening followed by the prize giving from the first series.

We have a lot of prizes to give out (nearly 30 at the last count) so do come along, you could well be in for a surprise. If the crowds after racing so far this year are anything to go by, it could be a pretty busy affair.

Please note that personal handicaps have been set to 75% of their previous values for the start of the new series. See the links below for more details.

Detailed Results of Early Summer Series...
Initial Handicaps for the Late Summer Series...

Windy Sunday

With a forecast of somewhere between 15 knots and 45 knots, depending on which forecaster you listened to, it was bound to be an exciting Sunday's racing...

Take a look here for more pictures of people gybng successfully, and not as successfully!

(Actual wind speed was regularly over 20knots, with 28 knots at 15:00).

Admiral's Club Development Day - 28th June

The next Admiral's Club development day is on Saturday 28th. Come along and take advantage of the knowledge of two of BSC's more experienced sailors and racers.

Briefing at 1pm in the clubhouse - see AC News Pages for more details.

Admiral's Club Novice Race 1 Results!

The results from the 1st Admiral's Club Novice Race (31st May) are now available here.

AC Novice Races are a gentle introduction to the world of dinghy racing and are preceded by excellent race training sessions.

Don't be intimidated by the 'R' word and come along to the next one on 19th July! For further information email .

One not to be missed...........!

Tickets are now available for this year's big social event- The Summer Party, on Saturday 5 July 2008. This includes a bit of fun racing with a personal handicap pursuit race (like Wednesday evenings) from 4.30pm, followed by the evening's fun and entertainment including live music and dancing.

To purchase your tickets please either contact Pat or Malcolm in the office or just drop by the bar when it is open.

More Info...

14th June: Admiral's Club Try a boat

Ever wanted to try out a different boat? Perhaps you're crewing in doublehander and fancy having a go on your own? Maybe you fancy the idea of crew to chat with? Had enough of a topper and fancy trying a laser?

On Saturday 14th June from 1pm, the Admiral's Club will be hosting a 'Try a Boat' event.

More info...

RS 200 & 400 Club Championships 2008

As in previous years we as a club would like to enter two teams for the RS 200 and RS 400 club chamionships which are to be held in late September at Northampton SC. In order to enter the event we need to select the representatives for the club by holding a series of races between now and september to select the best qualifiers. The club has won this event on previous occasions and it is an event full of prestige.

The first qualifier is on the 29th June so the more 2's and 4's we can get on the water the better. for more detail please use the link below.

Details...