Monthly Archive: July 2012

Exhibition of Paintings by Artist Caroline Clough

Exhibition of Paintings by Artist Caroline Clough – Sunday 2nd September

Flying Fifteen Update 12

Sailing yesterday The forecast for Ben Ainslie at Weymouth yesterday was “challenging and gusty”.  The same could have been said for Bewl.  As well as the south westerly wind blowing 4-5 there were also gusts of up to 26 knots.  Trimming the sails was like doing the hokey cokey…..in out, in out and getting shaken …

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New Slow Handicap Fleet Captain

Dear fellow Bewl member, I recently ‘accepted the post’ of Slow Handicap Fleet Captain, and as such will aim to represent your interests on the Sailing Sub-Committee (SSC).  This post is intended as an introduction, also to seek your input and views on matters relating to our Fleet’s use of Bewl Valley S.C. I have discovered …

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OnBoard Festival at Bewl Valley SC

OnBoard sailors push the boat out at Bewl Valley Twenty children from four schools near Bewl Valley Sailing Club took part in the very first OnBoard Inter-school Festival on 21st July.   The date was planned to coincide with the RYA’s national Push the Boat Out Day, celebrating the British Sailing Team who are just …

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Robert and Glyn at the Nationals

Last Thursday Robert and I set off on the long trip to Largs in Scotland. For those that don’t know where it is, Largs sits about an hour west of Glasgow on a beautiful coastline. It’s a typical Scottish seaside town and we all thoroughly enjoyed our time there. The club doubles as the Scottish …

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Flying Fifteen – Update 11

Summer really returned yesterday for the first time since……I can’t remember when!  While the Laser and fast handicap crews were girding themselves up in their wet suits, we were able to expose our knobbly knees to the elements to get a bit of a tan. The wind stayed fairly constant all day both in force, …

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