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Merlin Rocket Open Meeting Sunday 10th April - Review

26 Merlin Rockets racing hard is a sight to see anywhere - but especially so at Banbury Sailing club where we tested the visiting sailors skills with moderately strong, but shifty winds from the East. They rose to the challenge and delivered some close racing around the courses possible with this wind direction. A full set of photos can be seen in the gallery Thanks to all who took

Published 12:43 on 11 Apr 2016
Solo and Laser Open Meeting Review

The Laser and Solo open meeting attracted 23 Solos and 8 Lasers to Banbury Sailing club from clubs all over the Midlands. Three races were contested in near perfect conditions - sunshine and 18 MPH winds from the South Congratulations to Chris Brown for winning the Solo fleet racing Pictures from the days racing will be posted shortly Thanks to all who took part or made the event possible

Published 14:36 on 7 Apr 2016
Membership Renewal - information for Members

We hope you will be renewing your membership with us and if so, here's a quick guide on how to renew. Firstly you will now have received an e-mail inviting you to renew - if not then either we don't have the right e-mail for you, or your membership is not yet due for renewal. Please contact us if you are unsure. The renewal process is: Log in to the

Published 14:35 on 7 Apr 2016
Wayfarer Cruising Conference Report

The Wayfarer Cruising Conference was held last weekend (19 th and 20 th March) at Notts County Sailing Club and I pleased to say that a third of BSC Wayfarer owners attended. The clubhouse was packed full of Wayfarer enthusiasts (both owners, crew and supporters). There was a good cross section of talks, presentations and outdoor events. Even at times when I thought that it might be boring, there was always a

Published 15:53 on 28 Mar 2016
The 2016 Sailing Season Starts!

The season starts on 1st March and there are a number of improvements planned for this year, aimed at making it easier to get on the water at Banbury Sailing Club. The training courses are now open for all active / renewed members to book onto. Course dates are now on the calendar and full details on the courses can be found on the website. To check availability contact courses@banburysailing.org.uk The

Published 22:23 on 29 Feb 2016
Work Party Review and Pontoon Launching Party 27th February

Around 65 members turned up to the work party, despite the strong winds and undertook a long list of jobs including finishing the fitting of the balustrades to the decking area, tree cropping, road laying and of course pontoon building. We got a long way with all the jobs, but the pontoon building took longer than anticipated. The upshot is that the new pontoons were not launched and we need volunteers for Saturday

Published 21:07 on 21 Feb 2016
Midland Optimist Training - Banbury leg Review

On 21st November the Midland Optimist Training session was hosted at Banbury Sailing Club. Over 20 youth sailors braved the strong winds and bitter wind - and were rewarded with some excellent coaching on strong wind sailing, something we haven't had for the fleet for some time. The sailors, of course, coped with the conditions almost effortlessly and were welcomed back to the clubhouse after each session with Hot Chocolate, which lifted the

Published 16:46 on 1 Dec 2015
New To BSC - PayPal Payments now accepted

After a number of months of research, we have elected to accept electronic payments to the club through PayPal. We have chosen PayPal as we have assessed it as being one of the most popular and secure payment methods - you can even pay by card if you don't have a PayPal account. If you've never used PayPal before, it's simple. If you book a ticket via the website, if there is

Published 11:39 on 11 Nov 2015
CVDRA Event Review

BSC were once again honoured to host the final event of the Classic and Vintage Dinghy Racing Association series. earlier this month. It was great to see so many classics sailing on our lake and we are led to believe this was the biggest inland water turn-out of boats of all the events this year. There was some very close racing, along with a few thrills and spills as the new photographs

Published 19:55 on 27 Oct 2015
Barts Bash Results

The Barts Bash 2015 event at Banbury Sailing Club was a great success, with 46 boats starting (and all finishing) the race. Competiors ranged from our top club racers through to many "first timers" of all ages. The after race event was well atternded too with over 70 people sitting down together, recountng their experiences and looking at photos from the day (see Our Barts Bash Gallery page for these photo's) In

Published 13:32 on 23 Sep 2015