CLUB DINGHIES

Please can you remember to return club dinghies to the pontoon after use so they are available for others to use. Do not leave them tied up to your mooring as they may not be there when you get back.

BART'S BASH

I am pleased to report that Bart's Bash was very successful, not only was it a great sailing day (See Steve de Boise's Racing Report), but the club raised £313 for the Andrew Simpson Foundation. Thank you to all that helped. Robin Lobb

SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER - AUTUMN SERIES - the Final Round

This weekend sees the last two races in this year's Autumn series. In the fast Handicap there are only nine points between the top six places. In the Scow/Slow Handicap it is even tighter with five points separating the top four with only one point between first and second. So come down and make a race of it. The start time is 10:30 from the Committee Boat Wight Rose outside the harbour so please allow time to get out.

LAYING UP SUPPER & PRIZE GIVING

This is now arranged for Saturday 10th at 19:00 for 19:30. Prizes will be given out for all the races from Easter through to the end of the Autumn Series. You have to be there to pick up you winnings so if you did win please come along and support and have a pleasant evening in good company.

Are you frightened of the Start Line? Would you like to join in Racing?

Now's your chance!!

Jerry Summers, our Chief Training Instructor, has agreed to lay on a course for Novice Adults. This course will start with a theory lesson going right back to the beginning. It will inform you about start lines, timings, marks, rights of way, finishes etc. It will give you more confidence on the water.

The emphasis will be FUN !

After the theory there will be a picnic bonding lunch together (Bring your own sandwiches etc.) In the afternoon there will be several races, weather permitting, possibly within the harbour. Report 9.45 Saturday 3rd October There will be a small charge of £25 appx. Arrive with all your sailing clothes, safety equipment.

Sail Training Photographs

All the photos taken by Peter Webb at the Sail Training Week Prize Giving and during the Sail Training week of 16th to 22nd August are on the BHYC Photo Gallery. If you would like to order a copy of any photograph, please email Peter Webb at: dolomede@aol.com

The Sail Training Week photos taken by Phill Pepper during the weeks of the 29th to the 31st July and 4th to 7th August are on the club website. If you would like to order a copy of any photograph, please email Phill at: phillpepper@gmail.com

Eve Watson Memorial Trophy - Scow Fancy Dress Parade 2015

Sixteen Scows entered the spirit of the trophy last Saturday by dressing up their scows in a comical, nautical and colourful manner. They sailed down to buoy 12 and back up the harbour....much to the amusement of the visiting yachtsmen who wondered who on earth inhabited this little ol' island of ours!!

There were many dressed overall with Welsh flags, Union flags, Pirate flags, nautical flags etc. Sarah Noyes was dressed as a pirate complete with Polly the parrot on her shoulder! David Earee came as a rasta from Jamaica, he even wore dreadlocks for the occasion. Katie Jehan and Valerie had many children and loads of animals on board...all two by two of course as they were Noah's Ark. Clare and Geoff Hogg were Rule Britannia, Lizzie Mitchell had gone to great trouble by dressing the scow as Wimbledon Tennis (she used to go to Wimbledon with Eve)...she even had Pimms on board. Estelle Rayment was dressed overall by far too many nautical flags and stars trailing away from the top of the mast. Ann Barlow and Ian wore masks of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Ian confessed he could see nothing!) The Welsh family wore dragon suits and sang the Welsh National anthem the whole time. But the star of the fleet were the Pragnells, with their yellow sail with a bumble bee imprinted, they wore bumble bee suits, they had put loads of flowers on the bow and their stowaway grandson squirted bubbles from his water pistol. They deservedly won the new trophy which will be engraved and then put up in the clubhouse.

Scows had another success on Sunday. Jack won the best made paper boat which was in the design of a SCOW!!

WooHoo! Let's hear it for the largest and most active fleet in BHYC!

Click here to see more pictures.

SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Future events being put on by the Social Committee are;

• Friday 25th September Macmillan Coffee morning 11am
• Saturday 26th September Horse Race Night   postponed
• Thursday 1st October quiz night
• Saturday 10th October Laying up supper
• Saturday 7th November HMS Pickle supper (replacing Trafalgar night)

We hope to see you at some of these events, if not all!!!!

LADIES' LUNCHEONS

We would like to welcome new members to the club who would like to join us. Please come along and Carol Russell our Chairman or anyone on the Committee will be there to greet you and be of any help or answer any questions you may have.

The next Club House Ladies' Lunch will be on Wednesday 7th October at 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm at BHYC. Our guest speaker for October is Marc Tuckey, who will give us a talk about "Ghosts of the IOW".

For your information an outing has been arranged to St Mildred's Church, Whippingham at 2 p.m. on Wednesday 28th October. There will be a talk at 2pm followed by a Cream Tea at 2:45pm . Members of Ladies Luncheon are free but a charge of £5.00 for visitors

THE BRIDGE CLUB resumes Thursday 1st October at 2pm - all welcome.

TUESDAY TALKS

I am pleased to say that the programme of Tuesday Talks for the coming winter is well on the way to being completed and there are some interesting topics by previous speakers as well as some new ones. Click here for more details.         Robin Powell

FUTURE WORKING PARTY DATES

Would Members please note the following Working Party Dates in their diaries: -

3rd October	09:30 - 12:30
7th November	09:30 - 12:30
5th December	09:30 - 12:30

The weather gods smiled and the morning was perfect last Saturday for the extensive list of jobs required to maintain the fabric of our ageing building...the only problem was the distinct lack of manpower! Huge thanks to the familiar faces (and a couple of new ones) and of course to Peter Hudson for all their efforts.... Our club of over 900 members saw a turnout of just nine. What we lacked in numbers was more than countered by energy and enthusiasm...

The next working party is set for 09:30hrs on Saturday 3rd October so please do come along and assist. We understand perfectly if folk have other commitments but Brading Haven Yacht Club is in urgent need of volunteers both on the water to run the safety boats and onshore to assist with maintenance - do please put at least one of the remaining working party dates of 2015 in your diaries.