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BHYC Cadet Kayak and SUP night
The Cadets enjoyed a lovely evening on the water on Friday for the Kayak, SUP and Food Night. They all did extremely well with the windy and tidal conditions and managed to paddle round most of the harbour before needing a helping tow back to the club before the tide dropped. On return to the clubhouse the galley laid on an excellent meal for the cadets. A massive thank you to all
Published 09:34 on 12 May 2022
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BHYC Members Racing Sonars
Four members from BHYC sailed in a gentle breeze in the Thursday night Sonar Series in Cowes organised by the Island Sailing Club. The team had a fantastic evening on the water and they will be back next week as Sonar racing happens every Thursday night this summer and is open to all BHYC members, especially cadets as part of a reciprocal arrangement between BHYC and ISC. Please contact Captain of Racing Ben Wood
Published 23:00 on 11 May 2022
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Social Sailing
Social Sailing on Sunday was very pleasant and relaxing. The conditions were ideal, with a gentle breeze and blue skies in abundance. The sailors were to take advantage of this and went out and round the fort, not once but twice!! The fleet were accompanied by Robin Lobb in Lady V, and by Grainne Andrews and Jan Webb in Lobbster. The next social sailing is on 22nd of May . If you just
Published 22:47 on 11 May 2022
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1st of the Month Race
We can't all sail every race, but many of us have choices when we can sail and prefer to do it when everyone else can sail too. What I would like to do is to encourage a good turnout on the 1 st weekend race of the month, without taking anything away from our usual programmed series. So, we are introducing an additional race scoring series for the
Published 23:47 on 4 May 2022
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Scow Practice Sessions
Enjoy some mid week sailing with other Scow owners or hire the BHYC Scow.Tony Burton will tailor each session to the skills of the group and the weather conditions, sessions to cover the skills required to improve your sailing. Please book online www.bhyc.org.uk at BHYC we also have a Club Scow which you can hire for these sessions , social sailing and racin g.
Published 23:14 on 4 May 2022
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Spring Series Race 3 & 4
" With the first two races of the Spring series having been cancelled due to strong winds, there was a danger of losing races three and four to lack of wind! In the event, after a half hour postponement to allow a light east, south east breeze of 3 to 5 knots to settle two short races were completed for all classes. The fast handicap managing two rounds of a triangular course and the Slow
Published 22:48 on 2 May 2022
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Peacocks tail (Padina pavonica)
From April to September at Colonels hard rock pools and along to the lifeboat station is a great place to see this attractive seaweed. This seaweed is more common in warmer waters such as the mediterranean and in the uk is on its Northern limits, and Bembridge being one of the best places to see it. It's an important climate indicator in Britain . Watch out for
Published 22:36 on 2 May 2022
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Craft Fair in Aid of Ukraine
It's great to be able to report that the fundraising Craft Fair hosted by the Club last Saturday raised £1000 for The British Red Cross/DEC Humanitarian Appeal for Ukraine. Thank you to all the helpers and to the generous donation from a Club Member which allowed us to hit the magic four figures.
Published 15:31 on 27 Apr 2022
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European champion BHYC Youth Sailor Arthur Farley
ILCA 7 Final Results 2022 EurILCA U21 Europeans MASSIVE congratulations to Arthur for winning the Under 19 in the European championship 2022. He was also was first GBR sailor and first U21 and came 7th overall Arthur will be coaching the ILCA 4s this weekend and it will be great to see him back at the Club. The Men's overnight leader Paul Hameeteman NED had a 18 points lead
Published 23:11 on 26 Apr 2022
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IW Youth and Junior Championship 2022
Four regattas will take place from May to November 2022 across the Island hosted by Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Brading Haven Yacht Club, Gurnard Sailing Club,Yarmouth Sailing Club and Royal Solent Yacht Club under the IW Youth and Junior Championship Series. What a great opportunity for Youth and Junior sailors to race at five different local venues and enjoy a Club style Regatta with a social function after racing. The series is open
Published 23:02 on 25 Apr 2022
