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Historical Photos of the Club

Barnt Green Sailing Club was formally established in 1918 by a group of local residents with a passion for sailing. This gallery includes a number of photographs that have been taken over the years of the club, its members and their boats.


The 1930s




The Coming of Age Regatta held on June 11th 1939 when the club was a sprightly 21 years old.



J Hill sailing N9 at the Club Regatta 1939



The 1940s





The 1950s






Fireflies in 1956

Cadet "Tadpole" in 1958


Fireflies on the foreshore


Fireflies rounding the mark

Fireflies on the start line in 1959


Firefly Open 1959

Low water in 1959

Cadets with new life jackets



The 1960s

The period between December 1962 and March 1963 was one of the coldest on record in the UK. The average daily temperature in January 1963 was a mere -2.1C and the sea froze in Kent to a distance of 1 mile from shore. Suffice to say that Barnt Green sailors used the opportunity of a significant ice sheet on Upper Bittell to drive cars out onto the frozen water. The main protagonists appear to have been Stan Lennox, Gordon Britton and Norman Cooke, the latter two being towed around on skis behind a Mini driven by Stan.





Richard Murray and April Lennox at the Firefly Open 1969




The 1970s

Kit Lunt and Chris Hodge at the Firefly Open 1970


Junior Helm 1970


Cadet Open 1973


Cadet Open 1974


Visiting Burnham in 1974



The 1990s

Club Members 1993


75th Anniversary Celebrations




The 2000s and later

Frostbite Series 2000

Club Barbeque


The Clubhouse over the Years

The Members' Lawn 1933


The Old Clubhouse


Converting the old boathouse into the new clubhouse










Low Water

Over the years, there have been a number of occasions when water levels have fallen dramatically. Either through deliberate draining to undertake maintenance work or during periods of drought. Here are a few examples.

1934


1959

1976

2001

2017-2018
























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