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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 […]

Navigation, VHF, etc. training schedule 2024

KINGSBRIDGE ESTUARY BOAT CLUB (THE CLUB) The following from Andy Thomson, the RYA instructor who runs shore based training sessions for KEBC’ “Andy and Theresa Thomson will be exhibiting their ‘Boat on a Board’ offering at Malborough hall on the morning of December 16th. If you are going to be staying at the Cottage Hotel on the night […]

November Newsletter

Roger Barrett’s talk about Salcombe sailing history on Wednesday 15th, was well received by over 30 members, many of whom purchased books.  Roger donated his fee and our raffle takings to his charity, Salcombe Maritime Museum. During the evening Richard Smith, our bosun, announced that he had had a conversation with EML Autos who have recently opened […]

November Newsletter

On November 15th. Roger Barrett will talk about his book A Maritime History of Salcombe which, of course, includes references to the fruit schooners built in Kingsbridge.  At the Regal, 7pm for 7.30.  The evening with Simon Ballantine on Nov. 1st attracted 40 members and I expect Roger’s talk to be similarly successful, be early to get a good seat! Bookings […]

October Newsletter

Our next social event was scheduled for October 18th but our speaker has had to postpone his talk until November 1st. due to illness. Simon Ballantine left Salcombe, with crew, in his boat, Questar to make the first ever recorded ascent of Cape Desolation in southern Greenland and this is his story.  Be at the Regal at 7pm for 7.30 on November 1st to hear and see […]

2023-2024 Calendar of Events

Upcoming events and Show report. Click here for the calendar for our winter social events, as it stands at the moment, up to February 2024; the subsequent dates will be filled as we find speakers. If you have any ideas or know people with interesting stories, please let me or Linda know. I can add […]

Summer 2023

Schools have closed for summer and an exciting test match has been stopped by rain, a proper English summer has arrived at last. With our usual optimism we are going to arrange an evening cruise around the estuary in company, in our own boats, with a picnic in the best spot dictated by the weather, […]