“Paul Evans has a large pile of magazines from about 2001 to 2010. These are mainly Yachting Monthly and Sailing Today, with a few random issues of Practical Boat Owner. They are mostly complete, but I have filleted a few articles (Gull’s Eye features of ports around the UK, mostly)Free to a good home, but you will have to collect them, as I usually walk to the Rugby club for meetings! Paul Evans”

Contact Paul directly at

paulsailing@gmail.com   or phone 01527 832492

If  a boat owning member wishes to promote a sailing opportunity through this web site, this should be viewed by all parties involved as a private arrangment and will not therfore benifit from the clubs liability insurance which is intended to provide cover for club organised sailing activities only. 

Any member wishing to use this facility should add brief details in the comments area at the bottom of this article which should include the nature of the voyage, date (fixed or flexible) boat details etc.  Should you wish to include your direct contact details you are reminded that this is an open website and your details can therefore be viewed by anyone.  Alternatively please provide details of the trip or your availability stating that your contact details are available via the club cruising secretary at cruising@bromsgroveboaters.co.uk  

Don’t forget to check out our  spring sailing weekends and cross channel  cruise in company for club organised sailing.

Talk or guest speaker TBA

Due to the weight & volume of the library it is not always possible to have everything on display at our monthly meetings, so if you wish to reserve anything from the list below please either email librarian@bromsgroveboaters.co.uk or make a request in the comments area at the bottom of this article.  Please give one weeks notice where possible in case the item is already on loan.

Enormous thanks to member John Baker now living in Australia for his very generous donation of books and charts.

Please Click Here to view Library contents in new window

On The 18th January Members of Bromsgrove Boaters were honored to welcome Roger Taylor for the second time to our club

Below is an excellent review of the evening by member Richard Bird

Roger Taylor gave his second talk at Bromsgrove Boaters and proved beyond the shadow of a doubt he truly deserves the title “Intrepid Sailor”. Roger’s talk about his exploits on “Mingming” a 21 foot junk rigged Corribee drew gasps form the transfixed audience. His descriptions, slides and videos taken in the high Northern latitudes amongst the ice and whales were truly both breathtaking and incredible.

Sailing on his own for months at a time in a tiny vessel and obviously truly enjoying the total isolation and communion with nature in all its forms was so obvious to us the audience. It left you with a feeling of someone who had taken singlehanded sailing into new and completely different realm. The realm of the humpback whale and seabirds, of glaciers and ice floes of volcanoes and pack ice, of cragged mountain peaks and frightening gales along with days of utmost tranquillity and beauty in a sea that welcomed you  – if you showed the respect and love for it that Roger obviously does. His first book Voyages of a Simple sailor sets the scene and tells of his shipwreck on a square rigger and his modifying Mingming his second book Mingming and the art of Minimal Ocean Sailing is absolutely spellbinding with tremendous reviews from the sailing fraternity. Both books worth having can be ordered from HERE

At the end of the evening you encouraged to take your printed entries home for prosperity, not forgetting that your picture may well be selected for inclusion in to our 2013 calendar.

The theme could be anything  maritime, marine wildlife etc with a maximum of 3 entries per person this is always a great evening enjoyed by all.

All entries to me by Friday 15th June latest, please include your name and a title for each of your pictures.  david.walker2@btinternet.com  Click here to see last years entries

Any boat owning members wishing to join in this flotilla style sail to France would be very welcome

Tony Vere coordinating and initial interest should be registered with Tony at cruising@bromsgroveboaters.co.uk

More details to follow…..

Tickets are expected to be on sale at our February meeting with the price being similar to that of last year at a little over ten pounds  

More information to follow soon………..

Please upload your booking form Here.  During Tony’s absence completed forms together with your payment of £110 payable to Bromsgrove Boaters should be returned to me (address on booking form)

Information notes.

Members will be aware that on Spring Weekends, the Club books the boats and arranges crews to achieve a balance of experience and ensure that new members obtain berths. 

The charter companies in Plymouth and Shotley Marina on the East Coast have said that, if their boats have not been out on charter during the previous week, then they will be available from around 09:00 am on the Friday morning, extending the cruising area in those locations. On these occasions it may also be possible to sleep aboard the yacht on the Thursday night.

NB. This is a special arrangement, negotiated by our previous Sailing Secretary, Rob Webber, and is confidential to Club Members.

 Although charter costs are rising, we are currently negotiating with charter companies and we have set the weekend cost at £110 per person per weekend. Should final costs exceed our expectations then you may be charged a small additional fee to cover any shortfall.  In this respect, it is worth bearing in mind that the larger the turnout, the more attractive the Club is to charterers and the easier it is to negotiate discounts and concessions

 All charterers require a Security Deposit (around £1000 per boat). This is rather like the Insurance Excess on car insurance. The Security Deposit is returned if the boat is returned on time and without damage

 Costs incurred during the Weekend such as food, marina charges etc., gas and fuel will be payable direct to your skipper.

 New Members

If you are new to Boaters, please take part in the Weekends. We want to give newcomers, even complete novices, the chance to get afloat and enjoy the sailing experience! The boats we charter are generally 34ft – 40ft long and comply with all relevant DOT Regulations regarding safety, so are fully equipped with life rafts, lifejackets and safety lines. Skippers will organise provisions and contact their crew to arrange transport. Wet weather gear can be hired for a small sum from the charter company. You will need to bring along a good sleeping bag and a change of warm clothing.

Please upload your booking form Here.  During Tony’s absence completed forms together with your payment of £110 payable to Bromsgrove Boaters should be returned to me (address on booking form)

Information notes.

Members will be aware that on Spring Weekends, the Club books the boats and arranges crews to achieve a balance of experience and ensure that new members obtain berths. 

The charter companies in Plymouth and Shotley Marina on the East Coast have said that, if their boats have not been out on charter during the previous week, then they will be available from around 09:00 am on the Friday morning, extending the cruising area in those locations. On these occasions it may also be possible to sleep aboard the yacht on the Thursday night.

NB. This is a special arrangement, negotiated by our previous Sailing Secretary, Rob Webber, and is confidential to Club Members.

 Although charter costs are rising, we are currently negotiating with charter companies and we have set the weekend cost at £110 per person per weekend. Should final costs exceed our expectations then you may be charged a small additional fee to cover any shortfall.  In this respect, it is worth bearing in mind that the larger the turnout, the more attractive the Club is to charterers and the easier it is to negotiate discounts and concessions

 All charterers require a Security Deposit (around £1000 per boat). This is rather like the Insurance Excess on car insurance. The Security Deposit is returned if the boat is returned on time and without damage

 Costs incurred during the Weekend such as food, marina charges etc., gas and fuel will be payable direct to your skipper.

 New Members

If you are new to Boaters, please take part in the Weekends. We want to give newcomers, even complete novices, the chance to get afloat and enjoy the sailing experience! The boats we charter are generally 34ft – 40ft long and comply with all relevant DOT Regulations regarding safety, so are fully equipped with life rafts, lifejackets and safety lines. Skippers will organise provisions and contact their crew to arrange transport. Wet weather gear can be hired for a small sum from the charter company. You will need to bring along a good sleeping bag and a change of warm clothing.