Events

Inshore Irish Sea Cruise

Members are also invited to join in with their boats with the 'Hearts of Oak' which is sailing from Roa Island (Barrow-in-Furness) around the weekends of 18 - 20 June or 2- 4 July (weather dependant) to Liverpool Marina.

If any boats are interested to join from any of the ports en-route please email: nwpresident@oga.org.uk for details.

BBQ!

An exciting BBQ on 26th June has been arranged to view the 'Pride of Liverpool' project on the banks of the River Douglas. Venue: Douglas House, The Old Boatyard, Tarleton, Lancashire PR4 6BA. This project is to restore a gaff rigged vessel for use by members of the Nobby Owners. It's been a long time since we could all get together. The date has been chosen to comply with Covid-19 regulations. It would be great to see as many faces as possible at this first social event in 2021.

Places are already being booked (some 50 plus) as you receive this missive. A good possibility that live music will be available as well as a marquee. John & Gail Hodson are hosting the BBQ and need to know the numbers for the catering. Tel: 01772 815223 or email hodbox@btinternet.com. For those who like to camp, provision has been made to pitch your tent, just bring your breakfast and refreshment. Please come and join in the 'fun' and lets get together after the long time that we have been unable to socialise.

Barts Bash!

11th & 12th September

This annual flagship event, connecting sailing communities all over the world is lots of fun. Inspired by the memory of Olympic Gold and Silver medallist Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson MBE, who passionately believed that everyone should have the chance to try sailing and enjoy the many benefits that it brings.

2nd Arnside Conference

The second conference on Crossfields of Arnside has been rescheduled to take place on Saturday 16th October 2021. It has been postponed from 2020.

OGA members are welcome to attend and hear more about the boats built by Crossfields of Arnside. Tickets for the conference cost £24 per person.

You can download details of the conference and if you want to book please fill in the booking form - both forms are below.

Payment will not be due till October.

Crossfields of Arnside were leading builders of gaff rigged yachts and Morecambe Bay Prawners (also known as Nobbies). They were active from the 1840s to 1940s. Crossfield Boats include Bonita 1888 the oldest boat to take part in the 2013 OGA Round Britain Challenge, Ziska which took part in 2019 Race to Alaska and Arthur Ransome’s Swallow. In 2018 Arnside Sailing Club brought Severn 1912 to have example of a Crossfields’ Boat in the village.

It is hoped to include talks during the conference about Empress 1928, which is due to go out to the Mediterranean, Ziska 1903, which took part in 2019 Race to Alaska, the Sir William Priestley built in 1934 as the Morecambe Fishermen’s Lifeboat and the t boats that have built from a mould taken from hull in 1979. There will be talks by Paul Jolley (South West OGA) owner of Minx and from Gary Flashman (Solent OGA) about Freda which was built as the prototype for the Freda Class based on the design of the Sir William Priestley.There will social activities associated with the Conference.On Sunday 17th October there will be a chance to visit the new Windermere Jetties Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories, which includes in the collection Coch-y-bonddhu built by Crossfields for Arthur Ransome in 1934. (Discounted price £7.50).

You can find out more about Severn on http://www.arnsidesailingclub.co.uk/severn/Arnside Sailing Club are seeking to raise £40,000 to pay for Severn’s restoration. If you want to donate https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/severn-restoration Severn’s internal framework needs replacing before she can go back into the water. The Club want to fit a new engine and restore her to her original open deck appearance.

Venue: Arnside Educational Institute Church Hill, Arnside, LA5 0DF

Organiser: Alasdair Simpson, Arnside Sailing Club

Organiser email: alasdairsimpson2@gmail.com