Welcome to the BQYC Website

Affiliated to the RYA

The Yacht Club on the south side of the River Blackwater estuary at Bradwell-on-sea in Essex open to all who have an interest in sailing.

BQYC welcomes New Members

Club House We are pleased to welcome people who want to know who we are and what we do, as well of course visiting yachtsmen and their crews. No pressure involved, just come along to the Clubhouse at the weekend or to an advertised event to meet us . If after a few visits you like what you see then you can apply for membership and attend on a permanent basis .

Our aim is to promote and advance the enjoyment of sailing and in our case that of cruising as we do not have a junior or dinghy section. Club races are part of our activity for those who feel the need to hone their skill to a higher level. A social programme during the winter months involved talks and lectures often by members giving insight into the sailing activity. Communication with members who live remote or are not able to visit the clubs as frequently as others is via the in-house produced magazine MAINSHEET where contributions are continually welcome/needed.

VISITING CLUBS - who wish to use the club house facilities (BBQ and bar) should contact the club secretary Roger Price on 01621 890170 email honsec.bqyc@virgin.net

News Items

If you want an interesting history lesson on the origin of Bradwell then have a look at the following link >>>more

The recent President race was won by Andy Mathers in Tamersik with David Portswain a close second in Prufrock

Commodores cruise up the east coast starts on Saturday 17th July - full details are available from Jason, departing on the top of high water at 0500 hours for the Orwell then up to Lowestoft early on Sunday

The latest BLOG from the Commodore is now available on the BLOG page .

The RYA has issued new guidelines on the use and carrying of flares on pleasure craft (yachts and motor boats) under 13.7m in length. To read the full text go to the RYA Eastern Region home page RYA East

Workparty - many thanks to all those who gave up their time and energy last weekend - gardening, sea wall painting , concreting etc, more to be done but it was a good start. Adair and Chris hard at it. More pictures can be found on the Gallery page

Do you have old out of date flares? the MCA has finally after month of uncertainty issued a procedure which it is hoped will solve the problem, but don't stop asking your supplier if they will do the job for you . Full details can be found on the RYA Eastern region web site

Major items of interest to all who sail on the east coast including the latest data on wind farm developments- can be found on the RYA East web site
There are new contact details the water taxi in Brightlingsea which is operated by IAN HUNTER - 07802 890756 of on VHF ch37 and M1
The shop has re-opened in Bradwell so that once more yachties can top up with food and other items, it is located in the village across the road from the King Head pub, near the church.

power station Sailing from Bradwell is one of the delights of the East coast, with easy access to the upper reaches of the River Blackwater as far as historic Maldon, there is ample choice of cruising destinations >>> more

A wind farm larger than the county of Norfolk is to be built off Lowestoft and Yarmouth. The Government has announced the nine Round 3 additional wind farms to be sited round the coast of the UK. The two biggest farms will be built in the North Sea. All are scheduled to be fully operational before 2020.The second largest is a 7.2 GW output wind farm to be built on an area centred 55.5 Kilometres from the Norfolk coast, in waters ranging from 70 metres to 5 metres deep. The wind farm will cover an area 6,036.8 square kilometres, which is approximately 10 per cent larger than the county of Norfolk itself. This is the shallowest of all the Round 3 zones. The even larger 9 GW output farm is being built on the Dogger Banks. The sites stretch from the North east coast of Scotland down the East Coast, along the South coast and round into the Irish Sea.
see map under separate link >>> more

Mainsheet - our regular magazine

This is something that we all feel is vital to the enjoyment of members and to promote the sense of belonging that makes for a thriving and active club. It's no good putting on events if no-one knows about them.

Our annual programme booklet is obviously a key element in letting everyone know what is going on. However it is recognised that sometimes the individual events don't make it into diaries or onto calendars, so gentle reminders are sent out by e-mail (if you have one), in the club magazine 'Mainsheet' or posted here on the website.

Mainsheet is published quarterly and is a great forum for passing on members sailing experiences (good or bad!), technical tips, reports of club events, FREE adverts of items for sale, members comments on club matters etc. You might even feature in the ‘Overheard in the Clubhouse' section! Copies of the last issue or two are available in the clubhouse entrance. They should give you a good insight into what we get up to. If you would like a copy just call 01621-890173 and one will be put in the post to you.

Contributions to the Editor - Barry Wrankmore 01279 656194 - email selenebarr@aol.com