BRISTOL SAILING ASSOCIATION

Newsletter February 2015

Contacts:Kath Liddiard (Commodore)01443 227928

Jock Playle (Secretary)0117 973 8855

Becky Goddard (Treasurer) 01749 346818

Future Trips

1.1We have heard that the PYC YM prep week in March has been cancelled, so Gordon Ogden and Chris Watts will be able to skipper both Spellbinder and Quartette on Monday March 23rd – Wednesday 25th. This two-boat sail is fully booked.

1.2Alan Howells and Jeff Birkin will skipper two boats for a week from Hamble on May 8 – 15th next year for skippering experience. This is fully booked, including ‘non-skippering’ crew. Two boats have been booked, and a deposit payment of £100 has been paid by all going. A final payment of £142 will be due by April 20th.

1.3Jeff Birkin will skipper a week’s trip from Milford Haven, aiming for the east coast of Ireland on Sunday July 5th – Sunday 12th. A Jeanneau 36i ‘Kalel’ (which Jeff has sailed before and really liked) has been booked. This is potentially fully booked, although we are still waiting confirmation from two of those who gave their names at the last meeting. With six on board it will cost £232 per person – a deposit of £60 is needed now.

1.4Gordon will skipper the Bavaria 44 ‘Bertie’ from Plymouth for a long weekend on July 16th – 20th. This is fully booked and will cost £235 per person. A deposit of £70 per person is needed now.

2.Recent Trips

At the February meeting there were reports from Phil Steel on his two weekends in December and January skippering the PYC yacht ‘Quartette’. Here are his reports on ‘Jane’s Xmas Party Trip’ and the ‘January Sails Trip’.

Trip on Quartette, skippered by Phil Steele

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Trip on Quartette, skippered by

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