BRISTOL SAILING ASSOCIATION

Newsletter March 2016

Contacts:Kath Liddiard (Commodore)01443 227928

Jock Playle (Secretary)0117 973 8855

Becky Goddard (Treasurer) 01749 346818

At the meeting on March 14th we welcomed Spike and Sharon Davies as guests of Brian Adams.

Future Trips

1.1Alan Howells will be skippering a long trip requested by some members from June 7th – 25th, from Plymouth to the French Biscay coast. The intention is to sail direct to the Ile de Ré, returning via various ports in south Brittany. This is fully booked. The cost is £578 per person, with the final payment of £478 due by May 6th. Those going may opt to pay by instalments if they wish – please let us know.

1.2Ian Collins is able to sail from Plymouth on one of Plymouth Sailing School’s Bavarias should anyone like a weekend sail in April or May. Will anyone interested please phone or email Jock with suggested dates.

1.3Peter Wakeling is considering skippering a private charter in southern Greece (Saronic Gulf) in early September. 0ne week, possibly a bit longer depending on charter, with flights to Athens. Peter is inviting interest from BSA members in joining the crew. Anyone interested should contact Peter, tel. 01761 221540, or discuss it with him at a meeting.

2.News and Notices

2.1First Aid

Those members who gained their RYA First Aid at Sea certificates at our last training session in 2013 will need to renew them by May 26th this year. We will repeat the arrangement with Brian Howell, who carried out the session on board Sabrina in 2013, on Sunday May 15th. The cost will again be just £25, compared to the commercial rate of about £75. We have about 12 names down for this and there is room for a few more. Will those who wish to renew their certificate and have not given their name please let Jock know (tel. 0117 973 8855, email jockplayle3@waitrose.com .

The course will start at 10.00 am until about 4.00 pm. The £25 will be payable on the day.

For those who can’t make the 15th, there will be another opportunity on the following Sunday May 22nd in conjunction with Shirehampton Sailing Club, to be held at the Shirehampton clubhouse. There are 2 or 3 places available here for BSA members. Will anyone who would like to go to this one please contact Bob Hayes, tel. 0117 942 2906.

3.Recent Trips

At the February meeting Phil Steele gave a report of sailing Quartette on the weekend of February 26-27. Both PYC yachts sailed from Gosport to Poole for a midweek sail on March 7 – 9, Quartette skippered by Chris Watts who gave the report, and Spellbinder skippered by Gordon Ogden, reported by John Hartland.

Here are these reports:

Trip on Quartette, skippered by Phil Steele

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Trip on Quartette, skippered by Chris Watts

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Trip on Spellbinder, skippered by Gordon Ogden

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Bill Barnes reported that he and Jade have bought a Malo 39 with the ultimate intention of sailing round the world. Since acquiring the boat they have sailed it back to the south coast and made some short trips in the Solent. The first long distance voyage planned will be to Wilhelmshaven in Germany, and then….head south!

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