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Even if you can’t do the whole of Pyefleet Week please would all BOD sailors answer our clarion call to race in the President’s Trophy on Sunday 10 August.  As always, we want this to be our biggest turnout of … Continue reading →

SORRY FOLKS – THIS BOAT IS NOW SOLD Jack Wills has been in contact with us to ask us to list C30 Sarah Louise on our For Sale Page.  Sadly Jack has not been able to sail her for the … Continue reading →

Next weekend (Sat 2 August) is Wivenhoe Regatta and the NOR and Entry Form for the event are now online Here. The start time is 1330 at Bateman’s Tower and they will be operating on VHF Channel 77. It will … Continue reading →

We just heard from Dan King this morning that he and his sons have got Nan rigged and been out sailing in her and are well on their way to being ready to race in Pyefleet Week! Welcome to the … Continue reading →

Yippee – Only two weeks to go folks and Pyefleet Week will finally be here!  We have two special BOD social events for you during the week so please make sure you have the following in your diaries and don’t miss … Continue reading →

The BODs are continuing to put in a great showing in the Thursday night series and as we get closer to Pyefleet Week more boats are joining these great evening races every week. With 12 races now completed Alan Hicks … Continue reading →

It might have been Jeremy Newman’s first race of the season, and he might still be in recovery from a major knee op, but that didn’t seem to hamper him in any way in his assault on the BOD Mini … Continue reading →

What a fabulous evening for the BOD fleet!  Malcolm Goodwin’s newly restored C4 Cormorant and James Anderson’s brand new C55 Windsprite were both launched in front of a big crowed of family, friends, BOD sailors and the public at Brightlingsea … Continue reading →

Check out this first photo of C4 Cormorant in all her refitted glory (thanks to Geoff Gritton for the pic)! Malcolm Goodwin has spent well over 1000 hours refitting her and she is looking amazing. Her official launch party (in … Continue reading →

Mike Hempstead reports from the BSC Summer Points racing on Sunday 13 July.   The result on the water was a strange and for most a sad outcome for the BOD fleet in the difficult, no wind and strong ebb … Continue reading →