Congratulations from Maldon Yacht Club on your 125th Anniversary.

Maldon Yacht Club are also celebrating this year, ours is the 75th Anniversary.
We would like to cordially invite BSC to enter a team into our Quiz Night, which is being held in our clubroom aboard 'Jim Main' at the end of Maldon Promenade.
Date - Saturday 11th May. Start - 7.30pm Teams of up to 6, £3 per. person. Bar open & some nibbles provided but please feel free to bring whatever snacks you like. Prizes of wine, beers & choccies. Entrance will be via the dump-end road.
We do hope you can join us for what will be a good fun evening.

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

OF THE MALDON & DISTRICT BRANCH

OF THE RNLI

The AGM of the Maldon & District Branch of the RNLI

will be held on Wednesday 15^th May 2024 at 20.00

at Maldon Little Ship Club, The Hythe, Maldon CM9 5HN

AGENDA

1.  President’s welcome

2.  Apologies for absence

3.  Minutes of the AGM held on 26^th April 2023

4.  Chairman’s Report

5.  Election of Officers and Committee

6.  Any other business, details of which have been sent to the Secretary 14 days prior to this meeting

We hope to have our new Community Support Manager, Sally Hutton, attending.

We will also have our good friends from West Mersea who are bringing a special 200 Anniversary film and some rescue footage.

We do hope you can support us.

Dont forgert the Boat Jumble which has now been changed to Good Friday,  29th March 2024!

Starts at 10am and your chance to clesar out your unwanted sailing equipment and also grab a bargain!

The children had a great time at the Christmas party on Sunday. Party People entertainer James was wonderful at entertaining the children with games and magic tricks and the snow machine was a real hit. Afterwards, the children sat down for a bite to eat, served by the galley elves. Father Christmas then arrived and talked to the children and handed out presents. It was lovely to see everyone enjoying themselves, including the adults! Thanks to everyone who came along and for everyone who helped organise it and who helped on the day.

The 2024 Sailing Programme is now available to view on the website and you can download a copy for yourself:

To go to the Sailing Programme page CLICK HERE

At the Mid Week Lunch on Thursday 16th November there was a great turn out with 7 past commodore's present!!  quite a record I think.

It was also Ken Harrison's 90th birthday last week and Jonathan Payne's 80th this week so  Bridget made a cake for them and this seemed to go down very well.  

The dates for next year are: 

January 18th

February 22nd

Much 21st

April 18th

May 16th

June 13th (Tea on the Terrace)

RYA Training @ MLSC

Improve your Navigation and Seamanship skills and gain a valuable qualification by enrolling on one of our RYA accredited Courses

Yacht Master Theory – 8 week course

8 evenings: Tues 21 Nov, Tues 28 Nov, Tues 5 Dec, Tues 12 Dec,

Tues 9 Jan, Tues 16 Jan, Tues 23 Jan, Tues 30 Jan

 1800 to 2100 hrs

plus Sat 3 Feb, 0900 to 1700

and Sun 4 Feb 1000 to 1600

Tuition fee: £330, includes all course books and charts.

 Prepayment required

All Courses include all RYA materials

 and temporary membership of MLSC. 

Contact: hon.training.mlsc@gmail.com or visit www.mlsc.org.uk for more joining details

Early booking is advised as places are limited

Maldon Little Ship Club, The Hythe, Maldon, Essex CM9 5HN

Champagne sailing conditions graced our flagship event in the racing calendar.

Following on the heels of a successful Cadet Week for youngsters, Club Week saw competitors aged from four to over 80 taking to 128 boats to compete over six days, topped off with the standalone Regatta.

Summer 2023 finally delivered, with warm sunshine and perfect sailing winds providing sailors with ideal conditions and some memorable sailing on the upper reaches of the Blackwater Estuary.

Vivien Whitchurch and Chris Briggs race the Sprite

There were 11 fleets in Club Week, run from 13 to 18 August, ranging from Optimists to Fast Cruisers. The largest fleet was Medium Handicap boasting 32 boats, followed by 23 Lasers, 15 Wayfarers, 14 Mirrors, nine Sprites and eight Fireballs.

The Club excelled with the logistics of launching, starting, finishing and returning them all within the confines of the tide.

Those not worn out by the sailing could enjoy a host of social events, from a quiz night to a 70s disco.

Sailing Secretary Steve Perkins said: “The week started with a gusty south-westerly Force 4 to 6, offering some challenging conditions, thrills and spills to keep our safety fleet busy, a few masts collecting mud from the bottom of the river, and lots of smiles and stories at the bar once ashore.

“Monday was slightly easier, steady Force 4, which pretty much stayed with us for the rest of the week, albeit from a different direction every day, keeping our Race Teams on their toes all week, working their way through the portfolio of courses!”

Rob Carver and Clem Evans in the B14

There was close racing all week, with the winners of each class competing for the 'Cock of the Club' in the Club's recently-purchased Zest dinghies. Short races were set in front of the clubhouse, with participants cheered on by the crowd, each supporting their own class champion. The overall winner was Finn sailor Dan Dixon, showing once again his infamous ability to make any boat go that little bit faster!

The Regatta on Saturday 19 August finished the Week with a total of 61 boats in 11 classes, including Optimists, Mirrors, Toppers, Teras and Fevas, Fireballs, Medium Handicap, Lasers, Wayfarers, Sprites, Fast Handicap plus Fast and Club Cruisers.

While the boats were out racing, the crabbing competition saw 25 crabs caught, a few fish, jellyfish and a sea gooseberry. This was followed by the legendary greasy pole, which tested participants’ balance; the open water swimming race, which tested their stamina; and the cork race, which tested their sportsmanship. The day finished with a hog roast and music.

Sheena Berney, Vice Commodore, said: “The Regatta was a fantastic family day for everyone and many thanks to all the volunteers who made the day such as a success.”

Going for the flag at the end of the greasy pole