Due to the River Avon being very fast flowing at the moment and the danger of water borne debris, the Open meeting scheduled for Sunday 13th May has regrettably been cancelled.
West Oxford S C – 5/6 May 2012
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“La Pappa” wins on Day 1; Chairman Rob on Day 2. The British Moth Traveling Fleet returned to one of their favourite venues West Oxford Sailing Club for a double header Open-Meeting on May 5th and 6th. 13 Moths mustered and were joined by 8 Bytes in this joint Open weekend. Apart from the cold, [...]
NOTICE OF EGM – 9th June @ Staunton Harold SC
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
NOTICE OF EGM – 9th June @ Staunton Harold SC , 5:30pm SAIL MEASUREMENT RULE AMMENDMENT Dear BMBA Member, It has become apparent that some of the recent sail designs being supplied to the British Moth Class are not adhering to the class sail measurement rule as intended due to the current wording of rule [...]
SESCA Open Meetings – 28/29 April 2012
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
British Moth Open Meeting at St Edmundsbury Sailing & Canoeing Assoc (“SESCA”) Bury St Edmunds Suffolk 28/29 April 2012 Report by Abby Freeley The weather did its worst but 8 sailors ventured out on Lackford Lake over the weekend and had some very good sailing. Our travellers came from London, Hertfordshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to [...]
Mid Warwickshire YC Open 14 Apr 2012
April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mid Warwickshire Yacht Club welcomed the British Moth Class for the third year. Sixteen competitors including four from the home club were greeted with some sunshine, not a lot of wind and even less water. The reservoir which was full on Friday had mysteriously drained overnight, leaving Club officials scratching their heads, the conspiracy theorists [...]
Frampton-on-Severn S.C. 31st March 2012
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“The Suspense Trophy” Fuel shortages did not keep 13 British Moths away from the first Open Meeting in the 2012 Somerville Traveller Series. Visitors from Ripon, Bury St Edmunds, Tamesis, MWYC, Earlswood Lakes, Carsington and Whitefriars joined the 4 boats from Frampton. Greeted by overcast clouds and temperatures a little lower than in recent weeks [...]
British Moth Training Weekend at Whitefriars S.C.- March 24th/25th 2012
March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The 2012 British Moth 80th Anniversary Year kicked off with a Training Weekend in the Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire. The Moths were joint guests with the CVRDA at Whitefriars S.C. The forecast good weather attracted 15 Boats with long distance participants from Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. The weather, as it did most everywhere, exceeded everyone’s [...]
Dog Leg Centreboard
February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Up for grabs is a very nice Dog leg centerboard. Not 2 seasons old, made by Clark and Finished by Roger Whitts, looks very nice and works a treat. Dimensions as follows: Tip to toe-1120mm long Board width-200mm Leg Stick out by-235mm Board thickness-25mm Currently has slot gasket stuck onto side of board (As pre photo), [...]
80th Anniversary Clothing
February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
To celebrate our 80th Anniversary Year we will soon have available a range of garments. These will be available for sale from February 18th and at the Dinghy Show on March 3rd/4th. The initial batch is a limited run and will be available on a “first come-first served ” basis. Subject to interest and demand [...]
Somerville Trophy Qualification 2012
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment