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Congratulations to David Conlon, Sarah Bines and Mitchell Bond on their BOD victory in Monday’s opening race of the season.  This was the team’s first sail in Endeavour, which is on loan from Nick Readings for the season, and they … Continue reading →

Unfortunately due to a technical hitch with the committee boat it will not be possible for us to run this Sunday’s Multi Race Series from the Committee Boat. Fortunately Barry and Jeremy Newman are now scheduled to be Race Officers … Continue reading →

Once again Nick Readings has waved his BOD fairy godmother wand and made the dreams of prospective BOD sailors come true. We are thrilled to confirm that for the 2015 season David Conlon and Sarah Bines will be racing C40 … Continue reading →

Following on from last year’s very successful BOD adventure to Bosham Classic Boat Revival the BOD fleet is once again planning an awfully big adventure to Chichester Harbour in 2015.  This year’s Revival event takes place on the weekend of 5-6 … Continue reading →

We had a great turnout and lots of fun at the 2015 BOD Dinner, which this year was hosted by the Colne Yacht Club and organised by Mark Wilby.  Mark did a fantastic job of putting the event together and … Continue reading →

C26 Krystina is up for sale.  Refitted and epoxied but little used in recent years Krystina offers an excellent entry opportunity into the BOD fleet.  She can be inspected ashore at Stones Green (about 20 minutes from Brightlingsea on the … Continue reading →

Colin Willett’s C9 Bidi, crewed by his son James and Ray Newman, was the first BOD to hit the race course this season and did an impressive job of winning Easter Sunday’s BSC Easter Eggs Pursuit Race by a comfortable … Continue reading →

Easter Weekend saw two BODs being turned over as work on their restoration and preparation for the 2015 progresses at full speed. On Saturday in Wivenhoe Rob Maloney called the BOD gang together to turn Richard Austin’s C44 Janice up … Continue reading →

Rob Maloney has now finished working on the bottom of Janice and needs help to turn her back up the right way at the St John’s Rd, Wivenhoe workshop at 10.30am this Saturday 4 April. He has some helpers confirmed … Continue reading →