Ever wanted to try dinghy sailing, windsurfing or stand up paddle boarding? Then now is your chance! Our friendly club in Edenbridge is opening its doors and would like to invite you to come and join us on the water for some fun and relaxation – and its FREE! Our experienced members will be there to show you the ropes. All you need is some clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting wet, a wind-proof top, a towel and a [...]
On Saturday 17th April 2021 the Finn fleet converged on Bough Beech for the first Finn open meeting of the year. There was a fantastic turn out of around 20 boats and everyone seemed very happy to catch up again after along winter. The socially distanced outdoor briefing and prize giving worked very well and the sunshine made the outdoor changing almost pleasurable. It was a stunning day with unbroken sunshine. The wind was blowing the N/NE which resulted in [...]
We are delighted to confirm that, in line with the government’s recent “Covid-19 response: Spring 2021 document,” we will be able to resume sailing, wind surfing and SUPing at Bough Beech from 29 March. This will include organised Club dinghy racing on Sunday mornings. We still need to operate under Covid-19 regulations, and we will be re-posting the relevant details on the website, but broadly speaking we will be following the same rules as we had last summer. We will [...]
A very Happy New Year to all our members and let’s hope it brings better sailing than in 2020. Racing Update Sadly, we will be unable to start the Club Winter Championship on 3 January as we had planned. It does not look like any organised racing is going to be allowed for some time. However, the Notice of Race says even one race constitutes a series, so we will keep it on the table, so to speak. Schools Members [...]
Further to the notice sent to members on 19 December about the Government’s declaration of new Tier 4 rules and how they might affect the club, we have now had guidance from the RYA on what is and is not permissible. The good news is that unlike in November, the Club does not have to close. Members may continue to sail their boats at any time between 0900 hrs and sunset, however The club gates will be padlocked at all [...]
Reopening from 2 December 2020 We are delighted to confirm that, in line with Government and RYA guidance, the club will open again for sailing when the lock-down ends on 2 December 2020. However, unless there is a change of Government plans this week, the Club will be in a Covid-19 Tier 3 area. Hopefully, this will not last beyond the review on 16 December 2020. The Government does not recognise recreation as a valid reason to enter a Tier [...]
Club closure Further to the note sent around to members last night, the Club’s Flag Officers have met to consider the RYA’s legal advice to all sailing clubs about the meaning of the lock-down regulations just announced by the Government. Sadly, it is clear that BBSC must close to members for at least the next four weeks with no access allowed to the club or grounds. We thus return to Stage 1 of the Club’s Road Map to recover from [...]
Over the years windsurfing kit has changed considerable and we are sure our members and others have fond memories of driving to the beach or to Bough Beech, rigging up and getting on the water. As a new person rediscovering the joy of windsurfing I am amazed at how easy the modern kit makes for learning and advancing. I have some good memories of me cutting down dagger boards, cutting up booms and rolling sails around the mast just so [...]
All boat and windsurf hire will now be carried out via Webcollect (The same system for paying Subscriptions) replacing the old paper based system. Boats and windsurfs can only be hired for the coming weekend from the morning of the Thursday of that week. Due to Covid 19 an individual boat can only by used by the same bubble over any given weekend so the hiring is for the weekend period. To hire a boat or windsurf please log onto [...]
One of the unforeseen benefits of the current pandemic (there haven’t been many!) is that all summer we have been able to use the lake during daytime under buddy rules. This has enabled many to enjoy the lake and discover the fun of simply sailing, more so with the growing number of windsurf members. There has even been a member out on a windsurf foil board which has raised a bit of a chat with the local fishermen. We [...]
