The Club Room, an  "clubs" newsletter, more....

Jobson's and Easton's, a surprise meeting, more...

Tom Fenemore won the Regatta fleet at NSC MOT, 5 BGSC Oppi's took part, a report and results on Y&Y site HERE. 

2010Snowflake series has suffered three days of cancelled racing due to a frozen lake.  The following sums up the series so far!

Gallery of images from 10th Jan. 2010, another cancelled day....HERE

NEW YEARS DAY. Click this gallery link to see images

Series results HERE            Prize winners LIST            Frostbite TOP THREE'S 

NEW - RYA link to NEWS IN BRIEF.   December issue

Under 21 Enterprise National Championship report + results  HERE      On Sunday 6th September we held our famous charity race for all classes.  Gordon's report, gallery link +  results poster HERE        Straight to GALLERY HERE

There is an interesting report from 1938 on birds observed at Upper Bittell seventy years ago!  Click HERE

Read the first report by our new Commodore as presented to the AGM of Barnt Green Waters on 6th December 2009, HERE

Richard Easton held another SCRUB CLEARING work party on Saturday 5th December, Richard and Fred had their chainsaws and four members helped them.  Another good section was cleared and the result of all their labour was burned.  Another session will be arranged in the spring. more....

Update 15/11/09 on Brian Allen, 2009 Commodore.  "Brian and Mari visited the club on Sunday, Brian sporting a new, shiny, fibreglass cast holding his foot in a ballet like foot pointing position to butt the achillies tendon together, he seemed quite well after his surprise vist back to hospital and is putting a brave face on the situation.  He hopes to be at the AGM to present his report on the past year at BGSC so please everyone, try to be there, if Brian can get there, so can you...."   Links to Latest Image.   AGM notice.

Update 10/11/09 on Brian Allen, 2009 Commodore.  Sent by Gordon Padmore following a conversation with Mari.

Brian is still in hospital (Since Friday 6th when blood clotting was suspected) and although he thought he might be discharged today, this is now not the case and is more likely to be tomorrow (Wednesday 11.11.09). He has had a number of injections and has been prescribed blood thinning drugs for the next 6 months. Although he is tired due to little sleep in the hospital, he is quite cheerful.    Mari then went on to say that Paul, one of their sons, fractured his thumb approximately 2 weeks ago and last evening, she received a phone call from their other son Peter to say, he had now broken his left arm. How lucky is that! Talk about going out in sympathy. Suggested Mari didn’t go out of the house!  GP.               "GET WELL SOON BRIAN"

Richard Mountford sent the following news  "I am delighted to tell you that we now have a little girl, Isobel. She was born on 16th October and she and mum are doing brilliantly! I am planning to buy her a wet suit for Christmas and hope to have her in an oppy next summer!"  On behalf of us all, "Many congratulations"  (RB)

Commodore, Brian Allen. picture here, wearing his heavy and cumbersone "air boot" to support his achillies tendon injury sustained at the club on Saturday the 10th. Oct. A lasting reminder of his accident is the new fence behind the OOD box erected during last Sundays' work party, to be known as "Brian's Barrier"!  Brian chaired his final committee meeting on 22nd October in preparation for the AGM in November.    Here is a photo of Brian on a better day! Member Pedro Lopes took part in the Fastnet, see his just giving blog and slide show HERE.  Our latest newsletter online, click the image >>>       174 Club Updated here Optimist Open Meeting was on Saturday 27th June, more.   Adult training courses, details on this page.    The club is now RACING TO THE 2009 RULES .  You can read them by clicking    Here  The 2009 club handbook,  information here  RS:X Youth World Windsurfing Championship  MORE...

 

 Our Flag Officers Day and Club Regatta took place on SUNDAY 5th JULY 2009, brief report with images. Gallery of event.   

Junior Helm  - (Best over 2 races)

                                     Cadet Class: 1^st Joe Taylor & Kate Rowe, 2^nd Jessica Pickworth & Freddie Lockett, 3^rd Alice & Donald Pickworth.

                                     Optimist Class: 1^st Matthew Cross, 2^nd Rachel Cross, 3^rd Sashia Inman.

Ladies Trophy Race       1^st Becky Thomas (Laser), 2^nd Kate Brooks (Solo), 3^rd Rachel Lennox (Laser).

                                     (Racing for the June Lennox Rose Bowl)

Richard Murray Trophy Race

This race commences with a mass start, which this year incorporated 28 boats from 6 different Classes. The final results are then calculated against the Portsmouth Yardstick which is the national handicap system that allows for different boat speeds. (So first through the finish line is not necessarily the winner).   The race is of one hours duration.

                                      1^st Bob Suggitt (Solo), 2^nd Tim Joinson (Solo), 3^rd Kelsey Suggitt & Josh Stuart (Lark).    

A 45 minute sailboard race   (first over the line, wins) was held over the same course. starting two minutes after the dinghy race start. This  soon changed to starting ahead of the dinghies as that fleet had a general recall                  1^st Chris Pack, 2^nd Robin Brown, 3^rd Christian Barnes.

After this race the sailboarders stayed out for some fast reaches and then the on water activity concluded with a paddle board childrens novelty race.  Following the sailing there was a barbeque.  This was the most successsful Flag Officers Regatta day for some years and the experiment of holding it on a Sunday does seem to have paid off.  (In spite of the Mens final at Wimbledon!)

Wednesday 17th June was the end of the first pursuit series, results soon.....

Our second after sailing  BBQ was on Sunday 7th June incl. first draw of the 2009  174 CLUB   

Updated Optimist Summer series results posted.      Sailboard Summer series results posted. 

Monday 25th, a BBQ after sailing, see gallery.     

LARK open meeting, Illustrated Report and results here.  

 BRATs  Aquathlon on  the 14th report here 

Ent. OPEN meeting. Report, results and Pics. 

Windy Wednesday 7/5/2009 was a blast, more... 

First BRATs swim night with pics. on 7th May, more. 

Our Laser Open Meeting Report, results and photo's link here. 

Easter Junior Training,  2 galleries and an interim report are here.  

Sailboard Class Open Meeting details here and here.  

Our Solo Open Meeting was on 4th April.  Results  HERE      Report with PICS. HERE  Gallery HERE

On Saturday May 16th we held our annual  OPEN AFTERNOON   It was well attended and a great success.

Our summer (!) points series begins on Sunday 15th March.  Working party # 2 is on Saturday 14th March.

We are saddened to report the death on 11th April of sailing legend, Richard Estaugh,  LINK to Y&Y article.

The club is now RACING TO THE 2009 RULES ! (You can read them by clicking the link below). The 2009/2012 RRS (Racing Rules of Sailing) with changes shown in red. A PDF file of 920 kbts (which can be downloaded)     Here    

Richard Mercer Main :  Funeral and Memorial service at Barnt Green on Saturday 14th March, details can be seen HERE. (New page)  Tribute gallery HERE

A brief report on the 2008 Enterprise party...more   2008 Luncheon, AGM & Prizegiving ..more   Prizegiving gallery here,  The winners  here    Final 162 Club winners drawn at AGM, results   FINAL Snowflake  Top Three's   Cadet Open meeting on 1/11/08, results here.   Report soon.  Ryfield of Rednal sponsored our Cadet Open meeting  more  (Ryfield to become Suzuki dealership 1/12/2008)     Check the final summer series results here

October 2008. Hon. Sailing Sec., Keith Heyes, is trialing a duty roster programme called DUTYMAN this autumn.  Visit the Frostbite duty roster here.  Those on duty can confirm/swap duties using their log in supplied to them by Keith. If this free trial is successful, the club could subscribe for 2009. Let Keith know what you think.

 

September.  The 2008 Autumn newsletter, "Bittell Banter", has been handed/posted out, selected items from it will probably be posted on here once received in electronic format. 

 

Our tribute gallery to the medal winners of the British Olympic sailors is here

"PRESS RELEASE LINK". On  6th/7th Sept. Barnt Green Sailing Club was host to the Enterprise Association National under 21’s Youth Championships, with two boats entered from the Club. Despite the rain which descended all day Saturday, three races were completed and the final two on the Sunday. The overall winner was Matt Johnson & Rachel Jackson from South Caernarfonshire S.C, and the first Barnt Green boat was Sam & Victoria Woods in 7^th place. Joe Taylor and Sam Evans were winners of the under 15’s age group and came in 9^th position overall.

 

@ 30 members turned up for a BBQ after sailing on 10th August following some very windy racing.

 

Sam Woods has kindly compiled the Early Wednesday and has updated the Laser results, Chris Pack has updated the Sailboard results, more.......

 

Website statistics can be seen here, a simple count of hits through the homepage covering 30 days.

 

We have a Facebook page for B.G.S.C. that has a fledgling K8's Crew album and a small gallery of general BGSC photo's on it. Are you on facebook? if so, you can join the page as a "fan" here 

 

Our annual OPEN DAY for visitors / potential new members was held on Saturday 10th May. About 80 people turned up and were shown around the club, taking membership details away after their visit. We thank them for coming and hope to welcome as many as possible into membership. A report will be on here soon. Any queries following the day? Contact Membership Secretary, Karen Millington, telephone 0121 445 2695 or to email her click here.

 

"Beating the Bounds".

Barnt Green Sailing Club were pleased to welcome 34 walkers on Bank Holiday Monday 5^th May, more.....

 

 

Web Admin. has been advised, on 26th March that a new safety boat has been purchased, our third Jaffa, this one with a console and 20hp Honda 4 stroke outboard. This boat will replace the RIB which is on offer for sale. If interested in purchasing our 4m Avon RIB with 30 hp 4 stroke outboard please contact the Commodore. An article by Rob Lennox, posted on 26/3/08 about securing parked boats following our tornado can be seen here Scroll down to read about the storm, it's in red to draw attention!

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The trial run of the Hyrdogen powered dinghy went ahead and can be hailed a great success, a report with photographs has been created by web admin. A link is below.

20/1/2008.  Barnt Green Sailing Club is pleased to be hosting the first ever outing of a hydrogen cell powered outboard engine, check here for more information on Valeswood.com. Called the MinnKota hydrogen engine and developed at Birmingham University in conjunction with Valeswood Co. this exciting development should present a spectacle worth seeing, history will be in the making!  If members wish to see what happens, pop along, the forecast is for a 12 knots westerly and about 12 degrees at present so it should be pleasant if the rain holds off.  Hope to see you there.  A report with photographs can be seen here  (RB) 

 

9/1/2008 and Fred reports that a contractor, found by himself and brought in by the fishing club, have scraped clean the lower car park and placed a layer of 'planings' over the area. Hopefully this will return it to full usable condition for the coming season. More on this following an inspection shortly and maybe a photo too. Thanks go to Fred Rollins and John Tate, FC Chairman for organising it. Inspected on sunday 13th January and this photo taken, it looks a very good job and will make all the difference to accommodating the vehicles of visiting sailors during our Open Meetings.  The car park is available for use again !

STORM DAMAGE TO ABOUT 30 BOATS AT BGSC ON 8TH JANUARY.   ( Gallery here )

 

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