Burton Sailing Club News (29)
Welcome to Burton Sailing club website.The club enjoys the excellent sailing facilities at acre Foremark Reservoir admist the dramatic Derbyshire countryside, in the heart of the National Forest. The club is situated within easy reach of Derby, Nottingham, Burton, Leicester and Loughborough. The reservoir covers 230 acres and is easily the best stretch of water available in the area for sailing. We offer various membership types including ordinary, junior, family as well as group membership with several local colleges/universities.
Race Coaching
every Tuesday for everyone
Meet in the Club House 6:00pm - Rigged and Ready to sail at 6:30pm on the slipway,
Its Free !!!
please note this is not a learn to sail event but for all RYA Level II's including those who have just completed RYA Level II courses.
If you are serious about your racing then you cannot afford to miss this great opportunity to learn from one of the RYA's top race coaches and its free.
On Saturday 18th May Burton Sailing Club will be opening its doors to the public and inviting you to try out sailing as part of the Royal Yachting Association's "Push The Boat Out" nationwide event.
The clubhouse will be welcoming visitors from 11am-4pm where they will be able to take to the water in a racing dinghy with one of the club's many experienced sailors and instructors as well as learning more about the training opportunities available at Burton Sailing Club.
There is no entry fee and food and refreshments will be available too. Visitors will also have the chance to see the new dedicated training centre the club has had built thanks to Sport England's Inspired Facilities Fund. The new training centre will provide unrivaled training facilities in one of the most beautiful parts of South Derbyshire.
For further information please call the number on the poster.
Please note that the year 2 version of the BSC 5 year plan has been uploaded to the website under Members - Forms. Now everyone can download it an look at it at your leisure. Malc
The new Portsmouth Yardsticks for 2013 season have been published by the RYA here
Follow Chloe's blog on the new training centre build here.
The Zone squad training scheduled for this weekend 19/20 Jan 2013 is cancelled due to the bad weather forecast for the weekend.
Burton Sailing Club’s 2013 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Clubhouse at 5pm on Sunday 24th February 2013. We hope that as many members as possible will be able to attend. There will be updates on the Club’s 5 Year Plan, the Training Centre being developed on the Dinghy Park and our sailing and social calendar for 2013.
Items for inclusion on the agenda should be sent to the Acting Club Secretary, Phil Coleman This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 31 January 2013 and the formal notice of the AGM will be sent out after this date.
