Bembridge Sailing Club
Embankment Road, Bembridge,
Isle of Wight PO35 5NR
Tel: 01983 872237 (Club Secretary), 01983 872686 (Club Steward),
01983 874950 (Fax)
Welcome to the Bembridge Sailing Club Web site; it has been kept very simple and is intended to provide members with a useful source of up to date information. If you can't see a tiled menu then please check that your browser accepts javascript.
NEW! - Click on the calendar date below to find out what is going on (the full programme will be input soon!). If you do not see the calendar try updating your Adobe Flash (free) files available from Adobe Flash
To access the Members area at the bottom of the page, use the shortened christian name of the Sailing Secretary (lower case) as the User Name, and the year the Club was founded as the Password. This area includes membership application forms, subscription details and sections of the 2012 Year Book (including the programme but not the address section), Club Rules (new Nov 11) & FAQs (new Jan 12).
Many thanks to those of you who are using the on-line booking system (access via the "Social" menu above) for meals/Club events & WightLink tickets. If you click on the link you will get a simple form; when you "submit" it you will then get a confirmation link from Bravenet - just click "confirm" at the bottom of the page and it will end up at the office.
For those who prefer to use Red Funnel (Southampton - Cowes or Cowes - Southampton), there is a 10% discount if you access the Red Funnel on-line booking system through the "Red Funnel" link you will find under the "Links" menu above. So long as you use the BSC website link, the 10% reduction is automatically applied to the fares (each way) you will be offered.
Although no longer a member, it is with sadness that I have to inform you that Oliver Fox-Pitt has recently died. His funeral service will take place at Holy Cross Church in Goodnestone (Kent) at 1200hrs on Thursday 26th January 2012.
It was with great pleasure that last Tuesday evening we hosted a supper to celebrate Roy & Monica Hollis's Platinum (70 years) Wedding Anniversary. Roy is a regular Bridge Friday evening player and although not a member of BSC, it was a privilage to be able to help him celebrate such a special day. On Thursday we were very pleased to see the IOW Foot Beagles back for their annual lunch and hope they all enjoyed their time with us. Lunch on Sunday was quieter than usual, hopefully we might be able to entice the Illusionist sailor's in for lunch after their epic sailing battles.
The staff and I (Christer) would also like to wish Mike all the best in his new position as Sailing Secretary.
Pretty good turnout (17 on Saturday & 15 on Sunday) for the Illusion "Piers' January Jacket" Regatta over the weekend. Well done to Graham Sunderland who took first again ahead of Graham Bailey & Mark Downer. The Commodore was a very creditable 7th not far behind Pedro Andrade, an Olympic 49er sailor from Portugal!
Please update your e-address books to reflect that Mike's e-mail as the Sailing Secretary (for all sailing and training) is now mike@bembridgesailingclub.org. Many thanks.
Don't forget that we have winter reciprocal membership with BHYC, RCYC, ISC, SVYC, RVYC, the Royal London & the Royal Solent. If you do visit, please remember to sign in.
Also a reminder that you can read the Commodore's objectives for the next 12 months in the Members only section.
Finally, that we have recently put together a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - although designed primarily for new members, they cover a wide range of topics and will hopefully be of use to all members. You will find them in the Members only section.
To view and purchase sailing photos by Chris Boynton click here
To view and purchase sailing photos by Katie Fremantle click here alternatively through her website
Solar Energy Project - fitting of the bank of solar panels (a 13.32 kWp system) on the road side of the Dining Room roof was completed on 21st June 2011; so far 6,736 kW have been generated.
Swallow Nationals 2011 (11 - 12 June) - click to view all the photos
MOCRA Bemridge Regatta 2011 (24 - 25 Sep) - click to view all the photos
Challenging conditions - Sunday 22nd January
Winner of Piers' January Jacket - Graham Sunderland playing safe - Sunday 22nd January
Pedro Andrade concentrating hard - Sunday 22nd January
Julia Bailey checking that her buoyancy was ok! - Sunday 22nd January
Charles McLagan - 14 January 2011
Hilda Bowring - 17 March 2011
Jonna Jarvis - 11 May 2011
Patrick Arnott - 13 August 2011
Vernon Stratton - 20 August 2011
Basilia Abel Smith - 3 October 2011
For sailing & training (and website): mike@bembridgesailingclub.org
Copyright © 1997 - Mike Samuelson
This Home Page was created by WebEdit, 11 June 1997 & updated using DHTML Menu on 31 January 2006
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Most recent revision 24 January 2012
