BRISTOL SAILING ASSOCIATION

Newsletter September 2015

Contacts:Kath Liddiard (Commodore)01443 227928

Jock Playle (Secretary)0117 973 8855

Becky Goddard (Treasurer) 01749 346818

Future Trips

1.1Phil Steele will skipper Quartette’ for a midweek sail on Monday November 2nd – Wednesday 4th. There are two places available for this.

1.2Gordon Ogden will skipper ‘Spellbinder’ for a midweek sail on Monday November 9th – Wednesday 11th. There may be one place available.

1.3Chris Watts will skipper ‘Spellbinder’ for a midweek sail on Monday December 7th – Wednesday 9Th. This is fully booked.

1.4Phil will skipper ‘Quartette’ for Jane’s Christmas Party sail on the weekend of December 19/20. There is one place available.

Chris Baxendale has suggested a week’s sail next spring from Plymouth or Falmouth along the south coast. This is a long time away, but would anyone interested in this please let us know.

News and Notices

2.1Although the migrant crisis is concentrated in Calais, there are signs it may be spreading to other French Channel ports, and Liberty Yachts suggest that boats returning from France should ensure that spaces such as cockpit and anchor lockers are free of stowaways.

2.2Christmas Meal.

For the past 2 or 3 years we have had our Christmas meal at the Avon Gorge Hotel. This year their Christmas arrangements have changed, at increased cost, but the most unhelpful change is that new parking restrictions mean that parking in the area is not available until after 9 pm.

 

Gordon Ogden therefore looked at other possible venues. His first choice, which was approved by those at the September meeting, is the Olive Shed, situated on Princes Wharf on the Bristol harbourside, just along from the M-shed museum. An advantage is a large pay-and-display car park just behind it. Gordon has made a booking for TUESDAY DECEMBER 22nd. The Olive Shed has said that they will open exclusively for BSA that evening (providing we have sufficient numbers).

 

The Olive Shed Christmas menu was sent to members earlier. A choice of either 2 or 3 courses is available. To book a place please inform Gordon, tel. 01275 462473, email gordon.ogden18@gmail.com . Payment will be needed by mid-October, either £25 for the 2-course choice or £30 for 3 courses. (The small extra cost will go towards the service charge.) Please pay by sending a cheque payable Mr G Ogden (NOT to BSA) at 18 The Crescent, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3NL, or see Gordon at the meeting on October 12th.

3.Recent Trips

At the September meeting there were reports by Alan Howells on a long weekend from Plymouth, which he skippered and by Bob Buchanan on the Holms race from Portishead. Bob also gave Becky Goddard’s report on a short Solent ‘Lady Emma’ cruise. These reports follow.

Chris Watts also gave an account of a week sailing in Greece with Julia and Chris Wallace on board ‘Aremiti’; this has already been distributed, along with Julia’s last report for the year of sailing ‘Aremiti’ in the Aegean, ‘Aremiti in August’.

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Trip on Pantalaimon, skippered by Alan Howells

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Trip on Spring Fever, skippered by Geoffrey Louch

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Trip on Lady Emma, skippered by Bob Buchanan

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