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Celebrate the Relaunch of Black Shadow on Thursday 27 July at BSC

Pete Kyne invites all BOD sailors, friends and family to join his to celebrate the relaunching of his beautifully restored C23 Black Shadow at Brightlingsea Sailing Club from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday 27 July. With support from Malcolm Goodwin, … Continue reading

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UPDATED – BOD 95th Anniversary Celebration – Pimms Cocktail Party at CYC at 19.00 on 4 June

The plans for the BOD 95th Anniversary Celebrations have been updated and will now feature a special Pimms Party hosted by Adrian Gibbons at the Colne Yacht Club on Saturday 24th June 2023 from 19.00 to 20.00. For those who would … Continue reading

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2023 BOD Racing Programme Now Published

The 2023 BOD Racing Programme is now available to view and download here. With thanks to all who took the time to join us for our informal discussions late last year, sailing programme coordinator Jeremy Newman has created a programme … Continue reading

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Anyone Up For The Winter Series?

Is any one up for joining Mark White and the White Spirit team and Colin Willett and the Bidi crew for the BSC winter series?  The weather is generally light ideal BOD weather and if you keep your boat in … Continue reading

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Final Fling Photos

Thanks to Alex Button and Tim Bees we have some fantastic photos from Sunday’s Final Fling. Check out their galleries below. Alex Button (via TB4Ego) Tim Bees

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Final Fling And Lunch On Sunday 6 October

Sadly it was so windy on Sunday that only Mark White and the White Spirit crew actually battled around the course.  And battled was the right phrase with big gusts up towards 30 knots giving them some fairly hairy moments. … Continue reading

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Forecast Looking Good For Osborne Cup 2

The Met Office currently informs us that Sunday will be sunny and dry with a few broken clouds and an easterly breeze of around 15-20 knots (possibly some bigger gusts later on).  The Osborne Cup starts at a little after … Continue reading

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C54 Is Under Construction!

Exciting news!  Rob White confirms that construction has now begun on C54 which is to be Alan Hicks’ new boat.  Alan confirms that they are very much hoping to have the boat completed in time for the start of Thursday … Continue reading

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BOD Re-Building Guide by Malcolm Goodwin Published

The indefatigable Malcolm Goodwin has most generously produced a detailed and illustrated BOD Re-Building Guide to assist anyone who wishes to undertake a full re-build of an original Brightlingsea One Design. Malcolm has several unrestored boats for sale and if … Continue reading

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Photos From Trevor Stone At The R Stone Chalice

Huge thanks to Trevor Stone who took these images from the rescue boat during Sunday’s R Stone Chalice race.

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