BJSC PARTY DAY Sunday 5^th Sept (day after Mitchelmore Race and a day later than the original programme showed!)– all day event including yachting (tba) sailing, games and grub. Put this in you diary now. Your parents and brothers/sisters etc are all welcome – more info nearer the time.

Check this out…www.ewetsuits.com/ seems to be a very good site for buying sailing stuff – shoes, wetsuits etc. I am getting some wet boots for £22 and a 60L dry holdall for £21 – seems cheap and good quality – will let you know if I’m disappointed…

Lots happening in the compound and within the junior club but nothing that concerns you young members apart from the fact that sail training will stop soon and there will be fun sailing and racing on Monday nights only from 26 July. Many of you go on holiday soon but don’t forget you are welcome to sail on Mondays till September.

Best wishes from all the team….

Dear junior members,

New Wayfarer sails have arrived – We are very luck to have good friends in the sailing world. Westaway Sails have given us a huge discount and Atlantic Spars have contributed the  luff wires for free.

This is good news for the 1^st year trainees especially – now we may be able to show you how a sail should look when trimmed.

The rest of you may use the Wayfarers on Tuesdays ( but I think you will find them less fun than the Pico or Topper.)

LECTURETTE

Each new mainsail is worth about £500 so quick reminder about BJSC sails………..sails wear out…..

• Never let a sail drop to the ground – grit causes wear on the surface and people tread on them
• Don’t tread on or sit on or crease a sail – a crease causes permanent damage
• Flogging – we don’t believe in flogging at BJSC! so don’t leave sails flogging (flapping about) – this wears out the cloth very quickly- aim to raise sails and go
• It takes two to pack a sail and do it on the deck – please
• Report any damage– this will goes for all club equipment – we can’t fix things that we don’t know about.
• A bit of care will extend the life of a sail up to 50% - doing jobs well is it’s own reward.

NB – Sail makers, and your competitors, will be very happy if you trash, flog, jump on, scuff, stuff and abuse your own sails – it costs you money and slows your boat.

Best wishes,

Stephen Linley-Shaw

Brixham Junior Sailing Club Ltd 

A work party is NO LONGER NEEDED – due to the efforts of volunteer force 1 on 13^th March the site is clear……(photos)

YOUR next chance to show your muscles will be 10 April when we hope to reclaim a bramble patch and make it into a 1^st class boat park……. hopefully with the help of Peter Marshall’s mighty digger…still no news from BYC if they will give us a few bob for aggregate and concrete

SAFETY BOAT UPDATE. You can feel even more safe the water…. Tim Corbett, Peter and Anna Chrystie and Mike Inness all passed Safety boat course run (for free) by Fred Farmer – thanks Fred…..13 March 2010

Mon 22 March 7pm  AGM OPEN TO ALL but basically agreeing the accounts.

Mon 29  March Volunteer Meeting 7pm  all things to do with training and managing the season 

Mon 5April Registration night.

Sat 10 April 9am work party