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July Newsletter

Your committee met on July 4th, sorry for the delay in reporting to you, I had a short horse riding holiday!  Our secretary, Andy Thomson, has had to retire from the committee due to ill health but he remains our training provider.  Please do not hesitate to contact him, details on our web site, for any […]

KEBC Mid Summer Cruise on Lady Mary

The following from a member of KEBC who participated in the Mid Summer evening cruise on the Kingsbridge/Salcombe ferry, the Lady Mary. What a lovely evening we had yesterday! Huge thanks to Linda for persisting with the organisation of this outing, clearly the gods approved as the weather was gorgeous. Louise and Ray took the […]

March Newsletter

Next Wednesday, March 16th., 7pm for 7.30, members of Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club will be addresed by Katie McCabe, the youngest person to sail single-handed around Britain at the Regal Club, Kingsbridge.  Last summer, at age 14, she left her home port, Topsham, and sailed anti-clockwise around the country in her 26 foot wooden yacht Falanda..  On Wednesday she will tell us, […]

Wine Tasting Evening

Firstly, we still have some members who have not paid their £15 subscriptions for 2022. Payment must be made by January 31st. or membership will lapse.  Please let us know if you do not intend renewing.  I also need to regretfully inform you that Andy Thompson, our training officer, has been hospitalised.  Consequently all training events in […]

Happy New Year

Christmas and New Year festivities are behind us and, hopefully we are embarking on an improving future.  I trust all our members achieved their aims and ambitions over the holidays, catching up with families and friends and enjoying themselves.  The KEBC Christmas Dinner at The Cottage was attended by 30 members and was  generally acknowledged to […]

November Newsletter

Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club Your committee met on November 8th, the main topics of interest follow:  Boatwatch Steve Arblaster has volunteered to become Boatwatch coordinator and was welcomed on to the committee.  He will be meeting team leaders in the New Year.  Any member who wants to become a Boatwatch volunteer, but hasn’t yet done so, […]

October Newsletter

Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club I am pleased to be able to report that the first KEBC meeting since Covid changed our lives was a success in spite of torrential rain and flooding in Kingsbridge.  Thirtytwo of us enjoyed the presentation from Dave Halsall, with a drink and nibbles from the club.  All those present were happy […]

September Newsletter

Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club  Autumn is with us and the Covid pandemic seems to be fading.  Your committee met face to face for the first time since early 2020 in a very comfortable room within the Regal complex, Ebrington Street, Kingsbridge.  They decided that future club evenings and committee meetings would […]

July Newsletter

Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club Even on the water it is hot.  The sea breeze just about works in the Bag; it brings little relief but enjoy the summer while it lasts.  Your committee met last week, again using the Zoom platform which I hope we can abandon soon. Our events organiser, Linda Lee, in conjunction with the […]

May Newsletter

I am sorry to start this message with the sad news of the death of Richard Benton, our Boatwatch coordinator.  We extend our condolences to Adrienne and all his family.  Richard will be missed throughout the Kingsbridge community as he did not confine his efforts only to this club.  His work on the Boatwatch scheme […]