Based in Brentford Dock Marina, West London, BCC is a friendly, active and well established club, offering river cruising, social events and training programs.
May Social Evening
This Month the Social Evening is in “The Weir” at 19:30 on Wednesday the 7th of May.
Pontoon Party 2008
Do not miss this years Pontoon Party which starts on Sunday May 11th at 11:00.
Apart from the usual Barbequee, this we year are happy to welcome RNLI, The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, who will do a demonstration/talk including:
- A “jetty check” of one boat to identify any safety problems.
- Checking of any lifejackets that you bring along, and a general discussion on lifejackets.
- The realities of recovering a person who has fallen overboard and how to get them back on board.
From noon Barbeque and Social, RNLI will join us for lunch. There will also be a little bit of Rope Throwing in the afternoon.
Bring: Something to drink, something to barbeque and maybe something to sit on.
We will se you there!
Launch Party 2008 - The Report
New Years Cruise 2008 - The Report
Terry gave me some very nice photos, from the 2008 New Years Cruise, at the Launch Party. Here They are ....
Hans
Osterley Picnic Bench Rescue Team
Michael Cunnington of BCC fame was horrified to discover that a picnic table by the Grand Union - at which he had often supped - had been vandalised. He sprang at once into action, contacted the local volunteers, and offered to rebuild it: they of course were delighted and offered to pay for the materials.
Michael then contacted the BCC Commodore to seek the assistance of the Club, in particular with transporting the new bench up the canal by boat. He was given full support and the Commodore himself together with Peter Dignam set to on the project.
A hard days screwing on Monday saw the new bench pre-fabricated, ready for transport on Tuesday. Sadly Club Claret had a setback and was not available, so - in a scene reminiscent of the Victorian era - the diesel road engine replaced the working canal boat.
The component parts were carried to the site and with the most modest of adjustments, slipped into place and bolted down. Wednesday morning saw the final touches and the new picnic table is now ready for active duty. It is proposed to inaugurate the table with a wild celebration, and we shall of course pay homage on our way past on the London Ring trip.
Well done MJC for taking action where it would have been easy to shrug the shoulders and move on.
by Clive Evans, The Commodore
Knots and whipping - Wednesday May 7th
The knots and whipping session is on Wednesday May 7th at 7.00pm.
The focus will be on simple knots for use by crews when tying up the boat, so the session will be of interest not only to skippers but also to crews. A deckhand who can tie a knot is worth two in the bush.
Thames Then and Now - Photos
Hanna found a large number of photos on the BBC London website of the Thames Then and Now which is very much worth taking a look at.
Peter Dignam
Renewal of membership
It is that time of the year again “The Renewal of the Membership Season”. Just fill in the Membership form and return to our Secretary, 12 Otho Court, Brentford Dock, Brentford, TW8 8PX with a cheque for only £15, payable to the Brentford Cruising Club.
Make sure you supply us with your latest and correct email address as we use email as our main way of communication.
It only takes a few minutes, do it now!
Neil O'Dwyer
Per and Elly - The Sailing Adventure
I'm not sure if you are aware of the link in the right hand side bar to the Per and Elly web site? If you missed it, try it now?.
Hans
Burgees
The price is £12 each, and they are available from Derek Jones or John Yates.
Useful phone numbers
Marina Managers, Derek/Chris - 07970 143 987
Teddington Lock - 0208 8940 8723
Richmond Lock - 0208 8940 0643
Tidal Thames Lock, Brentford - 0208 7743 7900
Notice to Mariners - No. 16 2006
It is essential that all vessels wishing to talk inter-ship or use an on-board VHF communication read this information. Click on link below.
Port operational VHF Frequencies
Email all members
You can send an email to all cruising club members directly from the Members Area.
Please do not use an old e-mail!
The email mailing list in the members area is kept updated, thus you will not miss any BCC member in your mail-shot. All members are reminded to update us if you change your email address. Send to: hans@styrnell.com
New or Renewal of membership
Please fill in the Membership form and return to our Secretary, 12 Otho Court, Brentford Dock, Brentford, TW8 8PX with a cheque for £15, payable to the Brentford Cruising Club.
Make sure you supply us with your correct email address as we use email as our main way of communication.
BCC Social Evenings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, except during December or January.
BCC members (boat owners or crew) that do want to attend any cruise should contact the event organiser either by phone or email.
See also Crew training
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