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We will have a full report from Pyefleet Week for you shortly but in the meantime here is a great video clip from Tim Bees of the manic turning mark rounding during the final President’s Race which featured a very special appearance by a large motor cruiser driven by a man Steve Heppell aptly described as having less brain cells than propellers! 😉

As it was not possible to run the BOD Pyefleet Week President’s Race on Sunday, it will be presented to the winner of Saturday’s final BOD race instead. Please see the Official Notice Board for full details.

The rescheduled Pyefleet Week BOD race on Wednesday will not start before 11.30am. The current intention is to start from the committee boat, but please check the official notice board before going afloat in the morning for further formal instructions.

Also please don’t forget that you need to tally on and off for Pyefleet Week.

The Race Committee had announced that the BODs will not race today  (Tues) but instead there will be a BOD Race on Wednesday morning. Details will be posted ion the Pyefleet Week  Official Notice Board.

Sorry folks.  Bertha is on her way, but not fast enough to allow us to race the Monday morning race of Pyefleet Week.

The Race Officers have confirmed that they will aim to run the missed race on Wednesday morning and further information about this will be published shortly.

Good news – now we have all day to get our dirndls and lederhosen ready for tonight’s big BOD Bavarian Extravaganza which kicks off at 6.3opm at the club.

Bertha has got the better of us and there will be no racing on the opening day of Pyefleet Week for any classes.  Race Officers David Chivers (overseeing our half of the day) and Craig Bond (overseeing the “other” half) met at 08.30 this morning to review the situation.  Initially it looked as if it might be possible to run a short race this morning before the wind got up, but during the deliberations it started to build until they were regularly seeing gusts of Force 6.  Wisely the boys made the sad, but necessary, decision to host N over A and cancel all racing for today. Fingers crossed that the situation improves for tomorrow when the BODs are on the morning shift starting at 10.36.

The good news about the cancellation of today’s racing is that it gives everyone an extra day to sort out the German beer festival fancy dress ready for Monday night’s big BOD Bavarian Extravaganza.  Don’t forget that you can buy a German hat with your first pint for just £5 so look out those check shirts and leather shorts and come on down!

Don’t forget that tonight we have the BOD Fleet’s Pyefleet Week First Friday Sundowners at Fi’s place from 8pm at 13 The Colne, Waterside Marina (the block nearest to the club, Fi’s flat is ground floor at the end nearest to Fieldgate Dock, looking over the BSC launching ramp).

All BOD sailors, friends, family and groupies are welcome.  Kick off is 8pm.  Its going to be drinks a nibbles.  Please don’t worry about bringing any nibbles or wine as we have masses!

And also don’t forget that its the BOD Bavarian Extravaganza on Monday night at the club so have your dirndls and lederhosen at the ready and don’t forget you can buy a German hat with your first beer for just £5.  There will be Bratwurst, German Beer, Saurkraut and of course an Oompah Band!

David and Celia Charlton’s purchase of Sarah Louise means that they no longer need to borrow Blue Peter for Pyefleet Week, however, Adrian and Judith Gibbons have most generously offered her to Chris and Gill Jordan who will be racing her instead.

Chris and Gill will be well known to those of you who race regularly at the Sailing Club as they have raced various boats there for many years.  We are thrilled that they are joining the BOD Fleet for Pyefleet Week and look forward to welcoming them when they get back from the Laser 2000 Nationals on Saturday.

Their entry with Blue Peter confirms us at 24 boats for Pyefleet Week!  Can’t wait to get started now.

The Online Entry System for Pyefleet Week will close at midnight on Thursday night so if you want to take advantage of the system and save yourself some time on Saturday please Click Here and complete your form.  You will still need to pay and pick up your info pack from the race office on Saturday.

Join us to get Pyefleet Week started in style with the BOD Fleet’s First Friday Sundowners this Friday 8 August from 8pm at Fi Brown’s flat, 13 The Colne, Waterside Marina, Brightlingsea (ground floor, facing the sailing club at the Fieldgate Dock end, just press 13 on the entry phone to gain entrance or call 07711 718470 if you have any problems finding us).

Enjoy drinks, nibbles and good company as the sun goes down. All BOD sailors, friends, family and groupies are welcome.

Fi says she has a wine lake that needs drinking so please don’t bring any wine with you,  but a few beers would be helpful if you really do want to bring something.