BRISTOL SAILING ASSOCIATION

Newsletter October 2016

Contacts:Kath Liddiard (Commodore)01443 227928

Jock Playle (Secretary)0117 973 8855

Becky Goddard (Treasurer) 01749 346818

Future Trips

1.1Gordon Ogden will skipper the PYC yacht ‘Spellbinder’ for the midweek sail on Monday November 21 – Wednesday 23. This is probably fully booked, and no advance payment is needed.

1.2Phil Steele will skipper Spellbinder on the weekend of December 10-11th. This is fully booked; no advance payment is needed.

2.News and Notices

2.1Membership renewal

Membership renewal for 2016/17 is now due. A renewal form has been sent to all members. Please bring this with your subscription to renew at the meeting on November 14th. Alternatively, either send it with a cheque payable to Bristol Sailing Association to the Treasurer, Mrs R A Goddard, 29 The Old Silk Mill, Coombe Lane, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5XA, or pay by bank transfer to the account of Bristol Sailing Association at Barclays Bank, account number 40853062, sort code 20-13-34, using reference BSAsub and your surname. If you pay by bank transfer please email the Treasurer becky@thesilkmill7.fsnet.co.uk to advise her and give any change of contact details.

2.2Christmas Dinner

Gordon Ogden is again very kindly arranging this, which this year will be at the Bordeaux Quay restaurant on Bristol Harbourside. It will be on Tuesday December 20th and will cost £33.75 per head (which includes gratuity). The menu was emailed to members earlier. A deposit of £15 per person is needed to book a place, to be sent to Gordon. There is still time to book - contact Gordon – tel. 01275 462473, email gordon.ogden18@gmail.com – as soon as possible.

3.Recent Trips

At the October meeting there were reports from Phil Steele on a charter in Malta, Bob Buchanan on the Holms race from Portishead, and Ian Collins on a weekend from Plymouth on September 23rd. Sue Fowle reported on Gordon Ogden’s boat handling sail from Plymouth on October 5-7, and Alan Howells reported his charter from Hamble to Cherbourg on October 6-9. These reports follow.

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Trip on Viking Blonde, skippered by Phil Steele

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Trip on MG Spring 25, skippered by Geoff Louch

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Trip on Cleo, skippered by Ian Collins

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Trip on Cleo, skippered by Gordon Ogden

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Trip on Rude Knot 2, skippered by Alan Howells

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Progress of ‘White Ibis’ – Bill & Jade Barnes’ blog

There has been no update since the August entry on www.whiteibis.uk (Bill & Jade are sailing their Malo 39.) However, following the Barbados 50 page on the Cornell Sailing website, which includes tracking information, we know that Bill and Jade reached Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands on October 23rd, and are now cruising in the islands before the departure for Bridgetown in Barbados scheduled for November 9th.

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