Month: September 2018

It’s that time of year again when the pram racks are looking sorry for themselves. As usual all boats (prams and sailing dinghies) must be cleared from the racks before the end of October, and particularly so this year as we will be embarking on a massive clear up and re-organisation of the quay. If...

There were 40 for lunch at the club yesterday – that was really good. The downside was that because not all had booked by the cut off time of 11 a.m. on Saturday the galley couldn’t order extra meat to cater for even more wishing to attend, so some were disappointed. You can always ring...

regrettably this has had to be cancelled as a result of an unfriendly weather forecast. its just the opposite of that shown below.

No I don’t know what it means either, but as the laying up supper hoves into view, remember to book. There are only 64 tickets available!  

Dear Members A big thank you to everyone who has participated this year and helped to make Club 400 a huge success.  It continues to grow with 320 number sold out of the 400 available. Club 400 runs from March each year and we would be very grateful if those who participated this year would...

Remember to book in. Call or email Richard to reserve your places. And while you’re at it you can check out the performance of the new acoustic ceiling tiles. See whether you can hear yourself think…  

Dear Shrimper Fleet, We would like to thank you all for attending this year’s Fest, for your support, help, humour and good will during the event and for your kind words throughout the festivities. We look forward to seeing you all at the Laying Up Supper on Saturday 27 October. With best wishes, Phil and...

Don’t worry all you other water users, it’s nearly over for another year. Click the photo for lots more.

Suggestions before prize-giving tonight please

And it’s here… Wednesday Briefing will be at 0945 on the Quay so you can all have a lie-in. Prize -giving supper has a (non-obligatory) pirate theme. Come as buried treasure with a map to find it, or to keep it simple, if you’re female wear a band-aid (that’d be a cut-lass then…). Or a...

The rarely seen mating ritual of the Lesser Spotted Shrimper:

Lovely day, light breezes, boats getting to know each other, and Sheena showing a talent for throwing Mars bars (don’t ask). More on the flags on display tomorrow.