Thursday 3rd April

Family Boating Evenings start again

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A quiet start to the season, but we enjoyed ourselves. Jamie Barry came down and baled out the Embassy, which Andy Bourn took out for a sail. Sadly it leaks like a sieve so I fear that its days are numbered. We were pleased to welcome a group of paddlers from Corsham, led by Chris Rawlins, and the Bacon Butties cooked up by Mary were as popular as ever!

See you next week?

6.00pm

 

Sunday 30th March

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Mark Collyer's latest acquisition was introduced to our river on Sunday and I have to say that it just looked wonderful. It's a double or single-helm wooden-hulled Firefly with stern mainsail, built about 1954, and the lines and overall finish make it a very attractive dinghy. It seemed to rig very like a Solo, only bigger, but definitely less complicated than the Enterprise, and seemed an ideal dinghy for our river, both for training and racing purposes.

Photos kindly supplied by Karen

Karen's website is well worth a visit - www.karencollyer.net

 

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