by Simon Hinnigan

The weather didn’t always cooperate for the members work party last weekend, however what a tremendous job was done by all involved.  A huge thank you for your time, effort and commitment to Bowmoor! As always, the work party was a really rewarding day with friends.  Mike has kindly written up a report below.

Next weekend is looking great, Otters, Sprints, and Member Coaching on Saturday, Hour of Power & Club racing Sunday, 3-hour race on Monday.  I believe we’re getting in some barrels of beer for the bar too!

This weekend’s 3-hour race is a trial of the format for the 10-hour race on July 6th.  Book on here or form teams on the day:

• Registration from 09:30
• Briefing 10:45
• On water 11:30
• Prize giving 16:00

The first 30 sailors to sign on get a free breakfast roll.

Camping: The ground is still too wet to drive on, and near the lake standing water forms every time there is rain.  We had a tent flooded last weekend!  This weekend, recommend camping away from the shore and above the dinghy park.  Hopefully the sporadic heavy rain will stop and we can return to using the grass as normal!

See you at the club,

Simon

More than 40 members came along on Saturday and worked tremendously hard across the boats, the grounds and the clubhouse.  To give you a flavour, the jobs completed included:

1. All the powerboats had orange floating towing lines fitted.  And safety checks of all the emergency equipment.  Extra spare lines are hung up on the inside wall of the powerboat shed. 
2. Anchor chain on the committee boat, sprayed with depth markers to help with anchoring. 
3. All the club Tera’s have been washed, new clew tie downs added, rudders updated with new pins. Spare parts ordered.  Tera sails pressure washed.  Covers checked and the elastic replaced.
4. Two Laser Bahai club boats have been completely re-rigged.
5. Washed all the RS Zests.  
6. Training store tidied up, old wet suits, tired boat parts and spray tops thrown away. 
7. Cut the training park hedges.
8. Strimming the grass around the training boat park.
9. Re-arranged boats in the boat park. 
10. Cutting back the willows and brambles.  
11. Key safes have been moved out of the disabled loo. Which has been cleaned and paintwork touched up. 
12. Ladies changing room walls washed and paintwork touched up.   Started emulsion painting the Gents changing room walls.
13. Painted the James Room walls.  
14. Woodwork around the Clubhouse washed primed and glossed. 
15. Complete clean and tidy of the members kitchen.   Fridges cleaned and disinfected.   Steam cleaned the clubhouse bins. 
16. The outside kitchen - cleaned up the nests and poo, de-cobwebbed and make shiny and clean. 
17. Can crusher stabilised in the wall. 
18. Jet washed the all the changing room floor mats.   Jet washed the jetty bumpers. Jet washed the jetty. 
19. Finished off the roof, cementing the gaps between the breeze block and the roof. 
20. Filling in the holes in the ground front of the children’s play area. 
21. Added 6 tonnes of MOT1 to the car park and levelled it. 
22. Painted the fire exit doors.
23. Clubhouse lockers raised off the ground and put on a plinth.
24. New door handles and door plates on the clubhouse entrance inner door. 
25. And a few others I’ve probably missed!

A huge thank you to everyone involved.  An awesome job, by everyone involved. Many thanks.

There is still a bit of painting to do, and several members have offered to help complete it.  If anyone else feels they could spare an hour or two, please let men know on vice-commodore@bowmoor.com

Thanks,

Mike

From Annie Catley

Many of you may remember Joan Tyrrell who passed away suddenly. She was the local fundraiser for the RNLI. I hope to continue Joan's commitment to the RNLI in Lechlade, with Greg as my ‘wing man’ and a little help from friends. 

I hope to attend and help with the RNLI Cup race on 25 August and bring some RNLI souvenirs too.

Please contact me if you can spare an hour or so occasionally for the RNLI, or would like to be involved in any other way.

Look forward to meeting the sailors at Bowmoor.

Thank you.

Annie Catley.
catleyanne@gmail.com

Wednesday 1st May
19:00 Spring Wednesday Evening Series
Saturday 4th May
Otters and Sprints, Member Coaching
Sunday 5th May
09:15 Hour of Power (HOP)
11:30 Spring Series AM
13:30 Spring Series PM
15:00 Spring Series late PM
Monday 6th May
11:30 3hr Race
Saturday 11th May
RYA – Adult Level 1
Ladies Who Launch,
Social Sailing
Sunday 12th May
RYA – Adult Level 1
09:15 Hour of Power (HOP)
11:30 Spring Series AM
13:30 Spring Series PM
15:00 Spring Series late PM
Saturday 18th May
RYA – Adult Level 2
Cruising Saturday,
Member Training,
Otters and Sprints
Sunday 19th May
RYA - Adult Level 2
09:15 Hour of Power (HOP)
11:30 Spring Series AM
13:30 Spring Series PM
15:00 Spring Series late PM

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