Late Summer Championships

** Update below with Arrival Information from the Club **

This year the Late Summer Championships are being held at Brightlingsea Sailing Club, a historic sailing club on the Essex coast where sailors have competed for over a century. The club, which hosted the Fireball national championships in June, are looking forward to welcoming a large fleet of Optimist sailors over the August bank holiday weekend. 

Please access OurClubAdmin to enter the event and buy tickets for the BBQ. OurClubAdmin is also the home of the Offical Notice Board for the event, where you will find the Major Event Instructions (MEIs) and, nearer the time, the Specific Sailing Instructions (SSIs) for the event.

** Arrival Information from the Club **

BRIGHTLINGSEA SAILING CLUB EXTENDS A VERY WARM WELCOME TO THE OPTIMIST CLASS for the

LATE SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP 2022

Dear Optimist Sailors, Friends and Families

On behalf of Brightlingsea Sailing Club we would like to welcome you to our club. We are excited and honoured that the Optimist Fleet is visiting our beautiful corner of Essex for this important event and hope that you will have a great weekend.

Leading our club team during your visit will be myself, Commodore Alice Davies. In the Race Office you will meet our Race Office Manager Kathy Ashworth and running the boat and car parking we have President Barrie Winship.

In the clubhouse our bar team is led by Vanessa Mitchell.  You will find contact details for key individuals further on in this document.

BSC is entirely run by the members for the members and in addition to these team leaders dozens more volunteers will be helping throughout the weekend. If you require assistance at any time, please don’t hesitate to speak to one of us and we will do our very best to help.

If you haven’t been to Brightlingsea before our Harbour Commission produce an excellent Visitors Guide which includes a detailed map of the town showing the location of key services and shops, as well as a host of useful information for visiting sailors.  A printed copy will be given to you at registration but to view/download a copy in advance please click here. To find out more about our club please visit www.sailbrightlingsea.com.

We hope that you have a great weekend in Brightlingsea and wish all the competitors the very best of luck in their racing.

Fair winds and fast sailing!

Alice Davies

Commodore – Brightlingsea Sailing Club

CLUB OPENING HOURS

 FRIDAY 26 AUGUST – 12.00 TO 21.00 (Bar 18.00 to 21.00)

SATURDAY 27 AUGUST – 08.00 TO 23.00 (Bar 10.00 to 23.00)

SUNDAY 28 AUGUST – 08.00 TO 18.00 (Bar 10.00 to 18.00)

HOW TO FIND BRIGHTLINGSEA SAILING CLUB

Address: Brightlingsea Sailing Club, Oyster Tank Road, Brightlingsea, Essex

Sat Nav: CO7 0DY

Tel: 07711 718470

Google Maps: https://tinyurl.com/wgg65w3

On arrival, please follow the directions to our visitors’ boat park area (a right turn off the approach road which will be signed with an A Board). Once you are parked, please check in with our Race Office where you will be issued with a car parking pass so you won’t be issued with a fine.

ON ARRIVAL

Competitors are welcome to arrive at the club from lunchtime on Friday 26 August onwards.  Should you require to arrive prior to this, arrangements can be made by emailing Alice Davies on commodore@sailbrightlingsea.com. 

As you approach the club along Oyster Tank Road please look out for the club marshals and signs that direct you to your unloading area. Our site has restricted access and narrow roads so please follow the instructions given to you by the marshals which will help you to achieve the most efficient and timely arrival process.

The team will direct you initially to an area where you can offload your boat(s) and they will also be able to point out the trailer parking area and the boat parking area.  We would ask you to unload your boats as quickly as possible and move cars and trailers into their designated parking areas promptly to allow others arriving behind you access to offload.

The club house is the larger two-story dark grey weather board building next to the club car park. As you enter the building through the main door you will find the main changing rooms off the entrance lobby. To the right you will find the door to the main clubroom which is where Registration will be located on Saturday. Our disabled changing room and toilet are accessed by going into the main room, passing in front of the bar and turning left and then right. There is wheelchair access to the whole of the ground floor, however if you have specialist access needs please contact Alice Davies on commodore@sailbrightlingsea.com with details and we will do our best to ensure you are catered for.

Space is a little limited in our changing room and we cannot guarantee absolute security, so we ask that competitors please leave kit bags locked in their cars when possible. 

 IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY DIFFICULTY FINDING THE CLUB PLEASE CALL CLUB COMMODORE ON 07534 388249

USEFUL INFORMATION

LOCAL CONTACTS

VHF

WIFI

WIFI – BSCWIFI – Password - BSCsail24680

TIDE TIMES

Saturday 27 August

High Tide – 13:19 BST

Sunday 28 August

High Water – 13:52 BST

ACCOMMODATION

For a list of local accommodation please click here

Camping

Camping including space for camper vans, will be available on a site immediately next door to the club. This Lakeside Campsite has only very recently re-opened, if you would like to book a pitch please call 08001503333. Other local options include:

PLEASE NOTE THAT ABSOLUTELY NO TENTS, CARAVANS OR CAMPERS ARE PERMITTED OVERNIGHT WITHIN THE TWO CAR PARKS OR ANY PART OF THE DINGHY PARKS.  

VISITING RIBS AND SUPPORT BOATS

NOTE - Launching and mooring for Official Support Boats is available via Morgan Marine. 

Bookings to launch must be made via Morgan Marine on 01206 302003 - https://morganmarine.com

Mooring reservations must be made via the Harbour Office on 01206 302200.

There is no waterside petrol currently available in Brightlingsea so we strongly recommend visiting RIBs and support boats to fuel prior to launching.  The nearest service station for fuelling is at the Co-Op on Samson’s Road, Brightlingsea, CO7 0RN, which is just over a mile from the waterfront.  It is open on Friday and Saturday from 07.00 to 21.00 and on Sunday from 10.00 to 16.00.

Waterside diesel is available in Brightlingsea at the Harbour Commission fuel barge upriver of the RIB launching area and fuelling can be arranged via the Harbour Office on 01206 302200 or VHF Channel 68.

Please note that moorings for RIBs will be on pontoons that are not connected to the shore.  There is a Water Taxi service which runs from 08.00 to 22.00 and can be booked on 01206 302200 or VHF Channel 68 (cost £1.50 per crossing but 10 discount tokens can be purchased from the harbour office to bring the cost down).

For engine repairs there are three marine engineers in Brightlingsea, Brightlingsea Boat Park & Ride on 01206 304747, French Marine Motors on 01206 302133 and Morgan Marine on 01206 302003.  Brightlingsea Boat Park and Ride can also assist with minor tube repairs.

If you have any questions about bringing your RIB or support boat to the event please contact Alec Mumford on alecmumford@outlook.com.

 CATERING

Vegetarian options will be available for all meals. 

If you have special dietary requirements please email the BSC Catering Team on vchouse@sailbrightlingsea.com with details and we will do our best to ensure we have suitable offerings available for you

 Friday 26 August

18.00 to 21.00 light snacks available from the bar

Saturday 27 August

10.00 to 23.00 filled rolls, sweets and snacks from the bar

18.30 approx – Beach BBQ, Price £7.50. 

 Sunday 15 March

10.00 to 18.00 filled rolls, sweets and snacks from the bar

BAR

 Friday 26 August – 18.00 to 21.00

Saturday 27 August  – 10.00 to 23.00

Sunday 28 August – 10.00 to 18.00

There is a water bottle filling station in the main club room so please bring your own reusable water bottles and cups to help us reduce unnecessary waste.

Look forward to seeing you there....