RYA Talk - Racing
We have arranged a talk by Dan Fox from the RYA Race Team on Thursday 16th January. This will take place at the clubhouse starting at 19:30. The talk will cover race management and aspects of racing and is a must for all RO's, ARO's and regular or occasional racers. Please come and support this FREE event. Tea, coffee available and the bar will be open as well.
Racing News
The Winter Open Series started on Sunday 1st December 2024 with Pursuit start at 10:00 and Handicap start at 11:45. If your club closes for the winter and you would like to continue to race, please contact the Membership Secretary for more details on joining our Winter Open Racing.
Wednesday Morning Informal Series continues with the start at 11:00 often followed by a member prepared lunch.
Don't forget that we have races on Boxing Day and New Years Day with 11:00 starts.
Powerboat Training
Maidenhead Sailing Club, an RYA Training Center, have the following courses scheduled:
RYA Powerboat Level 2 on 14 & 15 December. No experience required.
RYA Safety Boat (recommended course for Broadwater SC Fast Safety Boat drivers) on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th January 2025. Need to have RYA PBL2 and powerboat driving experience.
If interested, please contact Andy Chaplin, who is part of the RYA instructor team at MSC. If there is sufficient BSC member interest, a dedicated course might be arranged.
Junior Sailing
The 2024 Junior Sailing season ended with the traditional Chocolate Regatta on Saturday 28th September. For a brief report click here.
A very successful season with 5 of our young sailors taking & passing the RYA Dinghy Instructor Course and 10 young sailors passing RYA Youth Scheme Stages 1 or 2.
Thank you to Tim Davies for organising and running sessions and to all parents and BSC members who help make BSC Junior Sailing the success it is.
BSC 2025 Class Opens and Regattas '
We are planning Open Meetings for the following classes in 2025:
Enterprise Open - Saturday 22nd March
Merlin Open - Saturday 12th April
Sailing Chandlery
Free Life Jacket Clinics
RNLI Water Safety Teams of Chiswick and Teddington Lifeboat Stations offer free Lifejacket Clinics and these are held at monthly intervals throughout the winter period alternating between the two Lifeboat Stations. For more information about the next clinic click here