Author Archives: fionabrown

Tickets for the BOD Dinner on Saturday 30 April at BSC are selling fast and as we have a maximum capacity of 80 please do book in right away if you wish to attend. Tickets cost £20 per head to … Continue reading →

Check out our video of the naming and maiden sail of Geoff Gritton’s stunning new BOD C56 Never Say Never:

Throughout the build of C56 Never Say Never, owner Geoff Gritton has been teasing us with hints of multiple innovations.  Following the boat’s launch on Easter Friday, we caught up with Geoff to find out more. “Coming from a sports … Continue reading →

Following her complete restoration by Rob Maloney, which was completed in spring 2015, C44 Janice has been in undercover storage as sadly her owner Richard Austin has been unable to sail her for personal reasons. Richard has now made the … Continue reading →

We have a number of BODs looking for good crew for the 2016 season.  If you are interesting in racing with the fleet this year please email Fiona Brown on fiona.brown@fionabrown.com with your details.

The following update from BSC Sailing Secretary Piers Lambert contains some very important information for the BOD fleet about radios and signing on so please read it carefully. From Piers Lambert – BSC Sailing Secretary With the new season now … Continue reading →

Final preparations are underway at Park and Ride on Geoff Gritton’s stunning new BOD C56 Never Say Never. Do join Geoff tomorrow at 11am at Park and Ride  for the official unveiling.

Brightlingsea Sailing Club has published a brand new course card which now includes all the BOD Courses within the main card.  This will hopefully help to avoid confusion in future as we will be using the same Group letter and … Continue reading →

The inimitable Mr Geoff Gritton requests the pleasure of your company to celebrate the unveiling of C56 Never Say Never – the very latest addition to the BOD family – at 11.00 on Easter Friday 25th March at Brightlingsea Boat Park and … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that the tickets for the 2016 BOD Dinner are now officially on sale! Click here for the booking form. The dinner will take place at Brightlingsea Sailing Club on Saturday 30th April. Pre-dinner drinks will be served … Continue reading →