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Christmas at The Cottage Hotel 2024 booking details

KINGSBRIDGE ESTUARY BOAT CLUB (THE CLUB) Details of our 2024 Christmas event at The Cottage Hotel follow.  I would urge members intending to take advantage of the overnight stay offer to book with the hotel as soon as possible. KEBC CHRISTMAS DINNER 2024 Our Christmas Dinner is at the Cottage Hotel on Saturday 14th December at […]

September Newsletter

Report from your committee including the Christmas Dinner Date!!! Your committee met on Wednesday Sept. 4th at the Regal and received reports from officers.  Membership now stands at 169 family memberships, meaning we probably represent over 300 people.  Our finances are in good order, the latest payment was our contribution to the Kids Afloat (which […]

A BBQ report and reminders of upcoming Club events

Kingsbridge Show, the Yealm Cruise and the Club BBQ. Please remember the Kingsbridge Show on September 7th where we have a stand in the local traders’ marquee.  If you have time to spare to help out please contact Ben on ben@goggleboxuk.com  If not, come and see us anyway. The powerboat cruise to the Yealm has been re-scheduled to September 13th.  Contact Ian Slade for […]

June Newsletter

A powerboat rally to the River Yealm is scheduled for Saturday the 15th June, for boats that can maintain a speed of about 18 knots.   We aim to meet at the Normandy Pontoon in Salcombe at about 10am. Anyone interested should contact Ian Slade via email, sladeian@icloud.com or mobile 07789 727253 providing the type of boat and […]

Kingsbridge sewage pollution

Latest news about the pollution in Kingsbridge and other matters. Ref. the recent sewage pollution into the Kingsbridge Basin; the following has been received from South Devon Coast and Landscapes (previously S.Devon AONB).  We are also awaiting replies on the subject from the Enviroment Agency and the South Hams Environment Health Dept. via Salcombe Harbour Authority. […]

March 2024 Newsletter – Update

Thanks to all those members who attended the 2024 AGM, minutes of that meeting will follow soon but briefly all the present committee members and officers were re-elected. David Brimson was confirmed as Treasurer. A discussion about future subscription rates resulted in general acceptance that, should the need arise, an increase to £20 pa for […]

February 2024 Newsletter – Spring Social Programme

The spring 2024 social programme has been added to the calendar on the KEBC web site and is as follows: Wednesday 20th March ‘Filling a niche in the search and rescue network’ with Richard Povall, Station Manager, National Coastwatch Institution, Prawle Point. Wednesday 17th April ‘Reflections on an Atlantic Circuit (Learning to cruise a sailing […]

Jan 2024 Newsletter – Wine tasting, membership subs, Gill netting in the Estuary

Wine tasting, membership subs, Gill netting in the Estuary The survey by IFCA  about the legalising of gill netting within the Kingsbridge/Salcombe Estuary ends on January 19th.  Any members wishing to make their views known should follow the advice given in the December 2023 newsletter which you will have received by email.  The newsletter is also available on www.kebc.co.uk under […]