Please also note that the public contact email address for the Marine Police unit has changed to marine.policing@essex.police.uk

Hope the winter refits are going well, looking forward to the new season. If your boat is still on the water, keep an eye on the forecasts and check the moorings before any stormy weather.

There is no social meeting in January 2023. Looking forward to meeting up again in February

The ACBOC christmas social will be at 8pm at WSC.

Please bring party food to share;  savoury or sweet..

We’ve got mince pies covered.

Keith

Next ACBOC meeting 6th February 8pm at WSC

See the for sale & wanted tab.

The November newsletter is now available on the Newsletter page.

We have a list of jobs that will need tackling this autumn, listed below. 

10.00 Start

11.30 Coffee and biscuits

12.30 Bacon an sausages in rolls in kitchen.

16.30 Doughnuts and coffee at the bonfire

PLEASE DO REPLY TO LET US KNOW NUMBERS FOR CATERING 🙂

Jobs have been identified, and you can choose where you think you can help. If you have tools appropriate to task, please bring them with you.  Clearing brambles, weeds and debris from around boats. Sweeping inside and out and putting burnable bits on the bonfire and non recyclables in skip. These are priorities.

Various members have volunteered to manage different jobs and you can report to whoever you like.

Jobs list

1) Move all firewood to outside dinghy store and build a ply shelter over. 
 (2 bags of firewood allowed inside to stoke fire These to be left full after each burning.) Tidy up and sweep kitchen / meeting room.                  I/C Steve

2) Move all recyclable wood from Dinghy store to mezzanine              I/C Keith

3) Reorganise Dinghy store and sweep up ( Label trailers and boats) I/C Keith

4) Begin roofing North side ( On hold til concrete boat moves)            I/C

5) Hedge trimming and Strimming ang Clearing                                   I/C Pete

6) Organising  “useful tools and items” section                                     I/C Brian

7)Maintenance and Continuance of guttering                                      I/C Anthony

8) Organise recycling, burning and efficient skip filling                         I/C 

9) Rescue of reusable mooring tackle and disosal of debris                 I/C

10) Provision of sustenance                                                                  I/C Bren

DO PLEASE COME AND JOIN US IT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE

See for sale page for more info.

Reminder of the upcoming AGM at Wivenhoe Sailing Club.

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