BWBC are now Bronze Sponsors of Blow by Blow Productions and as such we get these updates from Andy Blow. We have added a page to our website to promote such a good cause and great videos We all recently enjoyed a presentation by them at one of our last meetings prior to the lockdown. […]
Coronavirus & boating update, 11 May 2020 Hello Barry, With the Government announcing a first step in lifting restrictions on outdoor activities, and allowing people to drive to spend time outdoors with members of the same household, from Wednesday, the Trust is lifting any remaining restrictions on boat owners visiting their boats though the Trust advises against travelling long […]
Following the most recent announcement from the Prime Minister regarding the UK’s response to the coronavirus crisis, the joint owners of the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) are allowing a temporary extension to safety certificates for those craft requiring an examination in the period until the 14th April. Any future change will be reviewed in respect […]
Coronavirus and boating update Following the most recent announcement from the Prime Minister regarding the UK’s response to the coronavirus crisis, we are asking leisure boaters to stop all non-essential travel. As a result, and to help those who live-aboard (along with those who would need to travel to their boat in order to move […]
The BWBC committee have agreed on the following . A message from the Commodore: “Following Government advice to keep us all well it is with regret that we are cancelling all club events to the end of June starting with and including the Fitting Out Supper on the 28 March 2020. Should the advice change […]
Notice Alert River Trent Location: Newark Flood Gates, Newark, River Trent Starts At: Newark Basin Flood Gates Ends At: Lock 13, Newark Town Lock Saturday 15 February 2020 12:00 until Thursday 5 March 2020 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Water resources Update on 05/03/2020: The water levels have come down, and we have now been able to open Newark […]
Read here: How to stop anchor chain damage, and other top tips Ever worried about your topsides being damaged by the anchor chain? We’ve got a neat solution for that, as well as a smart idea for a lighter companionway, and how to use Google for satellite navigation Information provided by : www.yachtingmonthly.com
There is something oddly fascinating in reading other people’s tales of misfortune. Not out of any sense of schadenfreude, but rather out of a mixture of horrified pity, relief that it wasn’t us, and an instinct to wonder what we would have done were we to find ourselves in the same predicament. Would we have […]
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