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Learn to sail
at Island Barn Reservoir, East Molesey.The Trysail adult course
starts Tuesday evenings from 8th May. Enquiries can
be made via the website www.islandbarn.org
or by telephone on 0870 765 2628.
Island
Barn Reservoir Sailing Club Celebrate 50 years’
Island Barn reservoir
sailing club in East Molesley celebrated its 50th Birthday on the
5th July 2009.
Over 40 Boats completed
in the morning together with a junior race event followed by lunch
where over 100 guests enjoyed a hog roast.
In the afternoon the
younger members of the club had a great time on the water competing
in various fun races.
The commodores
wife Mrs Helen Pettit presented the prizes to the winners with Peter
Curtis in an RS600 winning the Commodore’s Plate, 2nd was
Gareth Griffiths in a Solo and 3rd Graham Hughes in a Graduate.
The junior winner (of the Rotary Cup) was Tom Newman in a Topper.www.islandbarn.org.uk
Daily Mail I'm 007 and I won't keel over! Real-life Bond performs daring feat in the strait Daily Mail The mystery man in this case is one Alex Thomson, 37 who performed the 'dangerous and stupid' feat aboard his Hugo Boss yacht in the Solent - a straight that separates the isle from mainland England. Known as the 'The Keel Walk' the stunt involves very ...
Why Neil set sail This is Nottingham "Ransome, although a great writer, really loves sailing and camping and all that, so there are very long descriptions of these things. I was more interested in the pirates!" Hannon's musical accompaniment has been described as the play's "secret ...
The Guardian Pakistan v England ? day three as it happened The Guardian 117th over: Pakistan 298-3 (Azhar Ali 116 Misbah 18) Anderson gets his bouncer out for the first time today, the ball sailing over Azhar's head. He tries it again the second time, closer to Azhar's head who has to duck under it as it passes a foot or ...
Wigan Warriors 16 Huddersfield Giants 20 : match report Telegraph.co.uk England full-back Sam Tomkins retaliated ten minutes later when he weaved his way through the Huddersfield defence as Jeff Lima provided a wide offload within ten metres of the line and Richards provided the equaliser. Twenty minutes into the second ...
Daily Mail PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE: Chelsea v Manchester United - follow the action from ... Daily Mail Email your thoughts on the game at dan.ripley@dailymail.co.uk or via Twitter @Ripinho. Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Bosingwa, Essien, Meireles, Malouda, Sturridge, Torres, Mata. Subs: Turnbull, Romeu, Lukaku, Ferreira, Hutchinson, Bertrand, ...
Daily Mail Royal yacht backers to launch public appeal for funds The Guardian The £80m project originated as a replacement for the Royal Yacht Britannia and has won the private backing of the Queen and Prince Philip, according to project insiders; but construction is to be funded by members of the public and corporate sponsors. UK: No public funding for new royal yachtSeattle Post Intelligencer Britannia CAN rule the waves! Cameron and senior royals back the Mail's ...Daily Mail
Ventnor Blog (blog) Cowes dropped as UK host venue of the Extreme Sailing Series as Cardiff wins ... Telegraph.co.uk Cowes has been dropped as the UK host venue of the Extreme Sailing Series after Cardiff made a successful £725000 bid to stage the event over the next three years. By Kate Laven The quaint Isle of Wight town, which is home to the annual regatta each ... Sail of the century as world's fastest yachts head to Wales for global eventWalesOnline Cardiff To Host UK Round of Extreme Sailing Series: Confirmed (updated)Ventnor Blog (blog) Cowes Week loses raceIsle of Wight County Press Isle of Wight Radio -BYM News (press release) -Sail World all 15 news articles » Pictures: Royal Yacht Britannia goes back on show - BBC News
BBC News Pictures: Royal Yacht Britannia goes back on show BBC News The Royal Yacht Britannia is back in port, in Edinburgh, and open to the public again. It was moved for the first time in 14 years to have some repair work done. Around 2500 litres of paint where used on the boat's massive hull and funnel.
Outward Bound ? review The Guardian Sutton Vane's 1923 hit, though structurally creaky, justifies revival as part of the Finborough's Rediscoveries season partly because it tells us a lot about England after the first world war, and partly because it has an insidious moral power.
UK. Sailing clubs and centres claim over £861000 in Sport England facility funding BYM News (press release) From refurbished changing rooms to new pontoons, 17 sailing clubs and centres across the country are celebrating after successfully securing funding through Sport England's Inspired Facility Fund. Part of Places People Play, Sport England's programme ...
