by Simon Hinnigan

This week’s OOD, Rachael Jenkins, ran two well timed club races on Sunday as the wind built and gusts exceeded 35 knots by 14:30.  Although no boats were broken, I’m told we only had one finisher for the second race.  The safety boat was also kept busy when there was more swimming than some sailors anticipated.  Well done all involved!

Check your Dinghy

On Monday we had several dinghies blown over in the boat park, please keep an eye on Facebook as club members do post photos when they spot an issue.  I was at the club on Tuesday and it was great to see members looking after their boats and putting in extra tie downs.

More bad weather is inevitable over the coming months, please do make sure your dinghy is properly secured and the cover is on correctly.  The wind is already shredding some boat covers.

Work Party

Many thanks to Tom Whittingham, Mark Hitchmough, John Manterfield, John Murrell, David Fewings, and Steve Tanner who formed the work party on Saturday, flat packed four boats for recycling and tidied up the Carpark.  This has allowed us to free additional Cruising section bays on the west edge of the carpark.

Thank you to everyone who supported the sale rail. It’s very popular and as such we have more items than we can accommodate in the clubhouse.

Please can members remove their items from the sale rail by 31 January.

Anything left over will be donated to charity. The next sale rail will be held during the week of Sail Camp at the end of May.

In the meantime, you can advertise your items on the Bowmoor website here.

We’ll continue to keep the survey open until January 25^th so that everyone has opportunity to respond.

Some comments indicate confusion over the current rules and the change in 2022.  Just for clarity, the current rules are:

• Dogs are permitted on the Club grounds, providing they are kept under close control.
• Dogs are on a lead in the Clubhouse and on the Deck at all times.
• You are required to clear up any dog mess and remove it from site.
• Dogs are not permitted in Clubhouse when food is being served/galley open.

Survey here. 

Sunday 28th January
11:30 - Icicle
13:30 - Frostbite
Saturday 3rd February
Winter Squad Training,  RYA First Aid Course
Sunday 4th February
11:30 - Icicle
13:30 - Frostbite

The full calendar is published on bowmoor.com/calendar/