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An introduction to the yacht club, its facilities and sailing, and local businesses that support the publication.
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Brixham Yacht Club & Ludis Publications would like to thank all of the businesses that appear in this publication for their support and wish them continued commercial success. The content of this brochure is believed to be correct at the time of printing but we cannot endorse individual statements and readers should not rely solely upon the continued accuracy of any individual claims contained herein without consultation with the service provider. Designed and Printed by Maverick Design and Communication on behalf of Ludis Publications 2014.
Welcome To Brixham Yacht Club
History Of Brixham Yacht Club
Clubhouse Information
Bar And Restaurant Opening Times And Staff
Flag Officers, Officers & Committees
House Committee
Sailing Committee
House Events
Racing Information
Cruising Information
Shoreside Facilities - Visiting Yachtsmen & Championships
Recent Championships
Brixham Regatta
Junior Sailing
Contact And Location
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Welcome to brixham yacht Club
Firstly let me say how pleased I am that you have picked this brochure
up and welcome to Brixham Yacht Club. Our club is a vibrant place to be
with numerous sailing and socialevents throughout the year.
Let’s start with sailing and a typical year. Crane in for the larger boats is
usually early April; from then on there are races most Thursday nights
and Sunday mornings, with occasional Regattas.
In 2012, our 75th anniversary year, we are host to eight visiting
championships and are always willing to discuss hosting further
championships. In August we are part of Torbay Week when the Bay
becomes full of boats, which is a wonderful sight.
We also have a cruising section that organises sailing cruises to various
destinations on the south coast.
There is also a very active Junior Sailing Club based here that meets on
Monday and Tuesday evenings. The fully-qualified instructors introduce
youngsters to the joys of sailing via the RYA-approved training schemes.
Our social side is also very active. The bar is open every midday of the
week and every evening except Sunday, serving food and drinks everyday
during the year.
We hold a number of special dining evenings during the year including
St George’s Night and of course Trafalgar Night, due to Napoleon’s visit
here. These evenings are always well attended.
The members of staff are always helpful and eager to please and welcome
everyone who comes through our doors.
I hope that this snapshot of our club will encourage you to visit either to
sail or just for a drink so that you can enjoy the superb facilities and views
from our clubhouse.
Adrian Morrall, Commodore
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07 History of Brixham Yacht Club
July 1937
Brixham Yacht Club was formed.
6th June 1938
Opening of the new premises of Brixham Yacht Club.
9th June 1939
The clubhouse as it is now, was purchased on this date; the building was
previously a sail loft.
2nd August 1948
Opening ceremony of the XIVth Olympiad Yachting Events held in Torbay.
11th October 1952
Seaward car park gifted to the Club by Thomas Wilton CBE.
30th July 1964
Lower car park conveyed to the Club.
1994
Brixham Yacht Club hosted the Tasar World Championships.
2003
“Round Alone” world yacht race hosted by the Club.
2010
Club grounds extended as part of new Brixham fish market.
2011
Formal trust deed prepared and signed. All property was put in the name of
three trustees for the benefit of the Club.
2012
Club celebrates its 75th anniversary.
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Clubhouse Information
The upper part of the clubhouse contains the main bar and separate
restaurant known as the “Jubilee” room. This provides a most welcoming
venue for socialising, full width windows facing the waterside, and arguably
the best views in Torbay.
Our chefs provide excellent lunches and evening meals throughout the
week (except Sunday evenings), whilst the bar always stocks real ale and a
comprehensive selection of competitively priced wines and spirits. Tables
can be booked either within the main bar or the Jubilee room. The latter
provides private dining if you prefer for up to 40 people, and is often
booked for functions ranging from weddings to birthday parties.
The main bar can seat up to 100, which is often the case on Club dining
evenings, of which there are on average two a month throughout the
year. The social aspects of the Club are highly regarded, with ladies’
weekday lunches, quizzes, charity poker nights, talks and tasting evenings
going on throughout both summer and winter.
We are fortunate in having on-site car parking in three separate areas.
Having such local car parking is very unusual in crowded Brixham, and
proves very popular, especially on race nights.
One of the smaller compounds can be completely covered over, and is
the popular venue for summer barbecues since it is right by the water
and landing steps meaning you can get food and drink without climbing
the steps up to the clubhouse! The large compound can take the biggest
marquee, which can be erected for large events, including Torbay Week
and Michelmores Regatta. Here we can cater for up to 400 guests with
food and music after a day’s hard sailing.
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Bar and Restaurant Opening Times and Staff
The bar is open every lunchtime, Monday-Sunday, usually from noon-
2.30pm. Most mornings the clubhouse is open for coffee from 10am. The
restaurant is open every lunchtime from noon-1.45pm.
The bar is open in the evening Monday-Saturday, usually 5pm to 11pm in
the summer and 6pm to 11pm in the winter.
The restaurant is open most evenings from 7pm to 8.45pm, although it is
best to ring and book or to check the website for availability and opening
hours.
Bar Manager: Taniya Payne
Bar Senior: Jon Mayne
Bosun: Nigel Crang
Head Chef: Dennis Thomas
Chef: Paul Casey
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Flag Officers, Officers & Committees
Admiral: Ralph Bowles
Ralph joined BYC in 1974. He was Rear Commodore House, then
Commodore from 1987-1990 and again from 1998-2001 when he was
then appointed Admiral, a post he still holds. He has sailed in several club
events and regattas and has acted as Beach Master and Race Officer.
Ralph is committed to seeing the club prosper and to see we aspire
as ‘the best in the West’. Before retiring Ralph ran a successful printing
business in Brixham.
Commodore: Adrian Morrall
Adrian was born in Staffordshire and has a Mechanical Engineering
degree from Aston University. He has worked for British Leyland and
TVR Sports cars amongst other companies and is currently a driving
instructor. He has sailed GP14 and Enterprises and attempted sand
yachting! Adrian and his wife Pru moved to Brixham in 2004, joined the
yacht club and Adrian became a committee member in 2009.
Vice Commodore: Mark Hobbs
Mark is a marine engineer, now semi-retired. He has worked and travelled
widely in Africa and Europe, ran his own charter business with wife Jackie
in the Balearics and returned to the UK 28 years ago, joined the club and
worked in the marine industry until recently. At the Club, he is responsible
for boat and equipment maintenance.
Hon Secretary: Chris Rogers
Chris is a recently retired Retail Manager who has spent the last 25 years
running an out of town 25,000-sq ft department store employing 45
people. Prior to that he worked as an engineer with Clarks Shoes. He
married into the boatbuilding industry and was the UK and European
Sales Manager for Honnor Marine who built the Drascombe range of
boats. He has been a South Devon Magistrate for 22 years and was
Chairman of Betting, Gaming and Licensing. With his wife Nicky he has
been a club member for many years and they own and sail a Drascombe
Lugger. Before moving to Brixham 33 years ago he was Sailing Secretary of
the Minehead Sailing Club and regularly raced an 18ft National and a 420.
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Flag Officers, Officers & Committees continued
Rear Commodore House: Gill Franklin
Gill has lived in Brixham for over 35 years, being a club member for the
last 12 and on the House Committee for six years. Gill is a Soroptimist
and also volunteers for Brixham Lifeboat Guild and the National Trust.
She retired from a long career at Brixham College, teaching food-related
subjects three years ago and feels that she has more time to devote to
the club and, so far, is enjoying the role of Rear Commodore House!
Rear Commodore Sailing: Laura Eydmann Fudge
Laura has been involved in the club since 2003, when she returned from
her Atlantic crossing. She worked as a barmaid, then became a member,
before joining the committee. She is passionate about encouraging
younger people to get involved with sailing.
Honorary Treasurer: Richard Spreckley
Richard came into contact with BYC as an entrant in the Brixham-
Santander race. He enjoyed both Brixham and the club so much that he
moved to the town in 2001 and worked as a delivery skipper for over
seven years, clocking up over 50,000 miles. He owns a Sonata one design
racing yacht. His last ‘proper’ job (his words) was as Finance Director of
Sedgemoor District Council from 1991-2000. He has been a yacht club
member since 2001.
Hon Membership Secretary: Jackie Hobbs
Jackie has lived in Brixham for 28 years having moved from Gibraltar.
With her husband Mark they chartered their own 71’ ketch out of Palma
in the summer around the Balearics and lived on the boat in Gibraltar
during the winter. Their daughter Shelley was on the boat from the
age of three weeks until she was aged six. Jackie has twice sailed non-
stop from Gibraltar to the UK. She has been a member of the House
Committee for four years and looks after the ‘At Homes’, hospitality and
now Customer Service.
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Sailing Secretary: David Faithful
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house events
During the year we try to put on a programme of social events and
provide something that will appeal to all our members. These include
Dining Evenings, when we celebrate such events as Burns Night, Trafalgar
Day, St Patrick’s Day, St George’s Day, Valentine’s Day and Beaujolais
Night. These events usually include not only a good meal but appropriate
music as well. On New Year’s Eve we hold a themed party and we have
the Club Annual Dinner in March. There are also regatta parties and
other dinners. In July 2012, the club held its special 75th Anniversary
Dinner.
Monthly social events include quiz evenings, ladies lunch club and curry
evenings. During the winter months, while our sailors are off the water,
there are cruising suppers and sailing talks. So that we can try and attract
everyone, we even put on occasional games evenings and poker nights.
At Christmas time you can join us for special Christmas Sunday lunches or
you can book your group for a party night. We also have a big Christmas
draw on the Saturday before Christmas and a Chocolate draw just before
Easter!
All of our events will be advertised in the club and on our website, but
you can always find out from our bar staff. It is always advisable to book
in advance for any event and this can be done via the bar.
The bar and restaurant are open every lunchtime and evening except
Sunday night and again it is advisable to book, especially if you want a
table in the window to enjoy our spectacular view.
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Racing Information
The Club runs racing for IRC, PY & Sonata yachts every Thursday evening,
from April to September, and also on most Sunday mornings. Coastal
racing is also provided, ranging from racing around the bay to races along
the coastline and weekends away. Some of these have included weekends
to Salcombe, races to the River Exe and the Skerries. The whole season’s
programme is listed on the Club website: www.brixhamyachtclub.com
Sailors new to racing are encouraged, with Members being available to
assist. We have crew lists on the sailing notice board where people can
sign up to find either a boat to sail on, or crew members.
Continued on page 29.
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Racing Information continued
We have a wide range of different yachts taking part from novices and
beginners to experienced competitive racers. This provides us with
interesting and varied racing, and consistently when boats from our fleet
go to other events, we do well in our different fleets.
Visitors are welcome to take part in Club races and a visitors’ entry form
is available. Full NOR & SI are available on our website.
In addition, Brixham Yacht Club is a member of the South Devon
Combined Yacht Clubs, an association that enables racing sailors to take
part in races run by several Clubs in South Devon.
These races include a week away - “Offshore Week”, where the fleet
race from Torbay to the Channel Islands and to various ports in France.
We are also part of Torbay Week - A Torbay sailing Regatta held every
August.
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Cruising Information
Brixham Yacht Club have a very successful cruising section within the club
which is aimed at the inexperienced and the more experienced alike and
people of all ages, young and not so young and all the ones in between.
Cruising is for people with their own boat, be it sail or motor, big or small
and people who just want to crew.
We have some wonderful sailing around Brixham and beyond and you
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We have an active social life with meals at our destination and continue
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Cruising Information continued
Our cruising section has grown from just a handful of people when we
started in 2008 to over 100 people all with the same interest. Our cruising
is also very social, with sundowners before our evening meal when we
are on the water during the summer months. Endeavours are also made
to book the moorings and the evening meal at cruise destinations.
When the cold winter months are upon us we continue our social
activities with our monthly cruising suppers from October through to
March. Our first supper incorporates a Photo Competition with prizes in
three categories. We also present the Bernard Mead Cup to the person
who has achieved the most during their cruising. Then we have a talk
from our Commodore. For the rest of our cruising suppers we invite a
guest speaker and to date we have had some varied and very interesting
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Shoreside Facilities - Visiting Yachtsmen & Championships
Our waterfront facilities have recently been completely renewed and
rebuilt, since the original dinghy slip and launch landing steps had to be
removed to make way for the new Brixham Fish Quay redevelopment
facilities.
A brand new slip, landing steps and substantial section of the new quay
wall have been completed for our sole use, replacing those facilities which
were lost when the old slip was filled in. In addition, since changes were
required to realign the public rights of way along the South West coast
path, our boat storage compound has altered boundaries, with a resulting
increase in storage space, for which we are most grateful when it comes
to running external events.
Boat storage is available in one of three separate compounds, and includes
secure undercover storage for tender engines and oars. Fees are payable
depending on type of boat and length of stay. Visitors are welcome to
moor either on our two 50ft visitor pontoons (afloat at all times), or
against a BYC-dedicated stretch of the new fish quay harbour wall (tidal
with ladders). The cost in 2012 and 2013 is 60p per foot per night (with
a fourth night free), payable to the Bosun or in the Bar. Maximum boat
length is 40ft and no reservations can be made.
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Shoreside Facilities - Visiting Yachtsmen & Championships continued
In the near future we intend to extend this facility to four pontoons to
cater for the ever-increasing demand for visitors’ moorings in this part of
the harbour.
It is only a very short row to the steps. In addition we have a private
dinghy slip-way and set of access steps right down to low water springs
level. Larger towed boats can be launched on the immediately adjacent
public slip-way administered by the Brixham harbourmaster and his staff.
Once ashore, showers and changing rooms are available to visiting sailors.
At weekends and on Thursday evenings during the sailing season we
operate a water taxi service via our well-known diesel launch “Shuttle”.
Contact is best made on VHF channel 37 for this free service. This service
is not available during Championships.
We often pick up visitors from the marina to land them at our club steps
for a visit to the main clubhouse. Water is available via hose from our
dinghy compound, whilst diesel fuel is available just down the fairway
at the marina fuel pontoon. Battery charging can be performed by
arrangement with the Bosun.
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Shoreside Facilities - Visiting Yachtsmen & Championships continued
The clubhouse facilities include ladies and gent’s showers, toilets and
changing facilities, all of which are now very smartly retiled as a result of
club volunteers getting their hands dirty and helping out. These, together
with the club office and stores, are all located in the lower section of the
building, which can be accessed direct from the water front via the rear
steps from one of the club’s three storage compounds.
Torbay is a wonderful location for visiting events for yachts and dinghies.
Brixham Yacht Club is able to host World, National, Regional and Open
events, with full racing and social facilities. There is protected space for
up to 60 dinghies on trailers, with capability for a further 100 on Harbour
land. Slipway launching is readily available.
For yachts, there are mooring and berthing facilities in the Harbour. We
provide full racing support with experienced officials, including Committee
Boats, Race Officers and management teams, Mark Layers, Results,
Protest Committee and Beachmasters. Event catering arrangements are
also available as required.
In addition to the usual temporary membership for visiting sailors, the
Club has a reciprocal agreement with the Royal Southern Yacht Club.
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Recent Championships
Brixham Yacht Club has played host to many dinghy championships and
open weekends. In the past few years alone we have had the Miracles,
Enterprises and the Larks all holding their national championships here
with us.
We have a dedicated team of volunteers and Race Officers who
endeavour to give the sailors the best week of sailing they can, and
teamed with the fantastic sailing conditions that the bay is famous for,
BYC offers a fantastic venue for championships.
We have recently hosted the Sonata Southerns and Nationals, the
Mirror Nationals and Europeans, our own Heritage Regatta, Tall Ships
Challenger Yachts Race, and Hornets, Bytes and OK Nationals, as well
as many opens for classes such as the Larks and Solos. in 2015 we are
hosting the GP14’s, Contenders, Wayfarers, Hornets and Kestrels, as well
as re-launching our Brixham Regatta.
Off the water we provide entertainment every night in the bar, including
hot meals for the sailors, and live music, DJs, games and fancy dress. Our
facilities mean that it is easy for us to provide entertainment, food and
drink every night of the championships.
We have several interested fleets and clubs for the next few years, but
still have some spaces left, so if you are interested, please contact the club
for more information.
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Brixham Regatta
There will be lots of social events in the club over the weekend, with the
club being open all day over the weekend. We are hoping this weekend
will be a great weekend for everyone, whether you sail or just would like
to watch! Finally, we have the Passage Race from Brixham to Dartmouth
ready for Dartmouth Regatta on the Wednesday. Come along and
support the club!
This year (2015) we will be running our local Brixham Regatta over the
weekend of 21st - 23rd August. We will have our traditional pursuit race
on the Friday evening, followed by 2 days of sailing for local and visiting
keelboats, and dinghies. We are hoping to involve other local sporting
clubs, especially water based clubs over the weekend.
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Junior Sailing
Brixham Junior Sailing Club was incorporated in 2003 with the aim of
providing a financially independent organisation to specialise in dinghy
sail training for young people in the age range 11 to 18. The training is to
RYA-accredited standards and with RYA approved instructors. A minimal
club subscription is charged each season to cover basic certification costs.
The club has its own fleet of boats comprising Wayfarers, Picos, Toppers
and one very modern RS Feva. Beginners always go out in the large stable
Wayfarers with an adult instructor, 2nd and 3rd years are encouraged to
skipper themselves and take part in light-hearted races.
Basic training takes place on Tuesday evenings from the main BYC
compound, with additional racing and safety boat cover provided on
Monday evenings also. Club boats are also made available to local school
groups on a regular basis.
Every year a fun RNLI charity race is held where juniors are invited to
helm the larger club racing yachts together with their regular adult crews,
providing an opportunity for the juniors to skipper a yacht and “ boss the
adults around”.
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Contact and Location
For further information please do not hesitate to contact the club direct:
Brixham Yacht Club
Overgang
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 8AR
Telephone: 01803 853332
E-mail: Honorary Secretary: [email protected]
Brixham Yacht Club invites you to hold your Championship with us.
Please contact the Sailing Secretary: [email protected]
Finding the club
1. Take the A3022 (New Road) into Brixham.
2. Turn left at Bolton Cross traffic lights into Middle Street.
3. Carry on this road with the quay on the right and up onto Overgang.
The Yacht Club is on the right with car parks.
4. Follow this road 100 metres up the hill and take the first right on the
bend and down the hill to the main dinghy and public car parks.
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