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	Barnt Green, an RYA "Champion" West Midlands Sailing Club

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DINGHY SAILING AND WINDSURFING ON THE 80 ACRE UPPER BITTELL RESERVOIR. A SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST (S.S.S.I.) SET IN BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS. ESTABLISHED IN 1918. For 2013 membership & subscription information click HERE

Click flag for 2013 new champion club poster ~ Latest update : 18/5/13 SITE HITS HTML Counter

Date : 18/5/13. Important Notice from Cheryl Kiely. There will be no Junior Training this Sunday, 19th May, due to the Enterprise and Lark combined Open Meeting. More.......

Club calendar uploaded, see Club Events page

BRATS open water swim training started on 9th May when around 20 swimmers braved the cold conditions. New for this season are dedicated swim course bouys, They are the small yellow mooring type with handle on top and will be used to secure a more visible bouy during sessions. These bouys must NOT be moved as they are set to produce a 750 metre lap. No sailing while swimming is in session please.

Water temperature at 12° taken on 7th May

Wednesday, 22nd May, Supper menu. Sign up on the sheet in the clubhouse or telephone Lisa on 0121 445 1226 by Tuesday evening. Lasagne, garlic bread + salad.~ Dessert, Tirimasu and ice cream. Or cheese and biscuits.

We had an open afternoon on May 11th, information for visitors was on a poster HERE ~ Quite a decent number turned up in spite of the inclement weather.

BGSC Easter Junior training on April 1st to 3rd was postponed due to unsuitable weather conditions. The new dates for the training are 28th - 30th May. More information on this re titled Spring 3 day RYA training course is on this revised poster and application form A poster for the three junior training 3 day events of 2013 can be seen HERE

Sunday morning junior training started on 28th April at 11.00. Poster HERE ~ Contact is Cheryl Kiely, see "CHERYL'S JUNIOR TRAINING BLOG", a new feature with the first entry on 1st May.

The 2013 handbooks are in the clubhous for pick up by members, sign sheet that is with them to acknowledge collection

_ Mirror dinghy for sale, more....

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"CHERYL'S JUNIOR TRAINING BLOG"

It is the combined Lark and Enterprise Open next Sunday 19th May and therefore there will be no sailing available for the other dinghy classes and sailboards. ~ If you are a Lark or Enterprise sailor it would be great to see you out of the water but if not why not come down to the club to witness the race action! ~ Note that normal Sunday racing resumes on the 26th May and there is also a full race programme on Bank Holiday Monday 27th May. Regards, Chris Pack

More information on this combined classes event on Sunday 19/5/13 can be found on the class websites. For Enterprise & Lark . Contacts Rob Farquharson, Enterprise. / Bob Suggitt, Lark. See contacts page.

Full 2013 Duty Roster has been produced by Richard Tuckett and as of 1/4/13, uploaded to the Dutyman system by Richard Seal. Thanks go to them both for their work on this. Click the Dutyman link above to check your duties, sign in to tick that you can do your duty or to arrange a swap with another member.

Adult training courses have been organised by Chris Kiely, click on these links for details ~ FIRST AID ~ POWERBOAT LEVEL 2 ~ START SAILING LEVEL 1

The March 2013 club newsletter from Commodore Chris Pack can be seen HERE

The February 2013 club newsletter from Commodore Chris Pack can be seen HERE.

The December 2012 club newsletter from Commodore Chris Pack can be seen HERE

The autumn club newsletter from Commodore Chris Pack can be seen HERE

Left is an image of an RS200, one of the asymmetric 2 man boats that make up our most recently formed fleet. Non trapeze in the PY range 1057 to 1099 are the basic requirements for this fleet. Click image to enlarge. 2010 (2011 updates) Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) numbers list in pdf formathere

Read our introduction article for the new class here and a report on a test days sailing here

Rob Lennox report with Andrew Weedon reply here RS200 gallery here

A great offer from the Committee to prospective members. Anyone joining during 2011 who does not own or wants to postpone buying a boat, can use a club LARK free of charge for a while to give them time to decide which fleet to join ! Vacancies currently exist in all our fleets, we would welcome your enquiry. Follow the links on this page for more information or visit the club on a Sunday to see our fleets in action. We also have club owned Laser Pico, Optimist and Cadet dinghies plus a beginners sailboard for new members to try out sailing in/on.

For 2012 membership & subscription information click here

Our superb rural situation is close to the City of Birmingham , not far from the famous Lickey Hills National Park in North Worcestershire with easy access from the M42 motorway, junction 2. We are a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) "Volvo" Champion Club and an RYA Recognised Training Establishment.

Left : Junior windsurfer Lewis Barnes enjoying club racing. In 2010 Lewis won our overall Sailboard fleet summer series trophy, a very worthy achievement which required persistently high performance racing throughout the season. Many of our young sailors achieve high standards both within the club and further afield in regional and national events. Click on "Training" to find out more.

Our emphasis is on friendly, family orientated sailing. Expert tuition is arranged for children, youths and adults and we have fleets of Optimist and Pico dinghies available for training purposes. Healthy competition is encouraged through a strong class sailing structure.

Our club is independent, run by the members for the members. We all take part in helping to run race days and events such as Open Meetings, each class sailed at the club hosts one of these each season and they attract visitors from far afield.

Merlin Rocket
	Handicap PY 1057 to 1099

We sail ten classes in our racing fleets. Click the images to visit their pages

We welcome new members, experienced or novice and membership is open for all classes plus crewing only and parental non sailing for young sailing juniors, see our membership pages for details.

REGULAR CLUB SAILING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

SUMMER SERIES

Sunday mornings - Sailboard points and handicap racing series for our fleet of 7.5 Raceboard windsurfers and Sailboard Allcomers plus dinghy training opportunities for juniors and adults.

Sunday afternoons - Dinghy points and handicap racing series for adults and juniors. Each class of dinghy has its own start. (No menagerie fleet)

Bank holiday Mondays - as for Sundays

Wednesday evenings - in spring and summertime. A pursuit race for adults and juniors plus a class race for sailboards. Followed by a social evening in our lovely sandstone clubhouse - with hot suppers and licensed bar.

Saturdays afternoons - Leisure sailing, training sessions and impromptu racing. Safety boat cover for many summer months.

Monday evenings - We run Ladies and Mens only courses. Organised by Mandy and Bob Suggitt

WINTER SERIES

Into the winter with our "Frostbite" pursuit series for all classes.

Through the winter with our "Snowflake" handicap series for all classes. (A special Winter only membership is available)

PLUS

Casual sailing at other times subject to observance of the club safety policy.

Our now famous junior training programme, with early (Easter) and mid season (July and/or August) three day events and regular shorter sessions, has produced many fine achievements with young sailors obtaining magnificent results at National, European and World events. We are justifiably proud of our younger members. Click here for more details.

Right we see Optimist dinghies at a club training event. Click image to enlarge.