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Club 50th Anniversary Event

The club’s 50th anniversay celebrations took place over the weekend of June 18th and 19th.

Saturday saw racing dinghies dressed as pirate ships, highland transport and various other disguises. Members enjoyed fun races such as tug of war and despite the weather great fun was had by all.

On Saturday night we had a barbeque and were entertained by Bev May whose cheerful songs had those who lasted the evening all on the dance floor.

On Sunday there were over twenty boats crammed onto the short startline for the Gold Cup and racing commenced with a fine demonstration of how not to do a port hand flyer by John Putt in his Albacore! The varied boats had some close racing with the event finally being won by Leon Ward in the Roooster 8.1. Colin Singer took the classic boats award with his Enterprise.

Thanks to all who helped to make the weekend such a success.

Roadford Weekend

Yes its that time of year again, you are all invited to Roadford Lake situated just off the A30 on the Devon/Cornwall border to enjoy a weekend of socialising, camping and of course some great sailing.

With camping by the lake its a venue to stretch yourself or just potter at your leisure. We will organise some racing on the Saturday and we are free to join in with club racing on Sunday (entry £2 – TBC).

Itinerary as follows:

        Arrive Friday evening/Sat morning

       Briefing Saturday 10.30 ish

       Saturday Evening Barbeque (Barbeque provided, bring your own food & drink.)

       Sunday Race/sail at you leisure

Costs – Camping £3 per person per night

Boat launch £8 per day

Safety cover is provided at all times. (If there is no cover, for example on Saturday evening then a ‘buddy’ system operates.)

Drive time – approx 2½ hours from Warminster.

For further info about Roadford visit http://www.swlakestrust.org.uk

Please note there is no shop on site so it is wise to ensure that you bring all your provisions with you!

For those with caravans/campers standard site fees will be charged.

Electric hook ups are available but you are advised to book in advance

01409 211507

Dogs are permitted.

It would be very helpful if I could have an indication of numbers in advance. If you are planning to come, please either email me or phone 01985 300434 with numbers. Thanks, Chris Mulholland

Roadford 2011 flyer to print off