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The Club is well supported by local businesses (and some from further a field) that provide us with advertising revenue and, in most cases, discounts on boating gear. Members are requested to use these businesses whenever possible and show their membership cards when asking for discount.
OSM Lostwithiel
Herring Shoes
Bay Marine Insurance
Ashby's Easy Stores
Wills Marine
Yacht Parts & Dinghy Warehouse
Bluewater Marine Salcombe
Marine Bazaar
Westaway Sails
Dave Penwill, Boatbuilder
Potterton Landscapers
Singing Paddles
The Meeting Room
RNLI
Norman Dilley
has sent in an RNLI link. You can download a pager which gives a list of lifeboat launches around the country as they happen. To download the pager for your desktop,
click here.
Almanac
Nick Alen
has sent in a link to a downloadable FREE nautical almanac. . Try it. 
Click here.
 
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TODAY: Last update: Wednesday February 03, 2010
Welcome to Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club's website. You will find news, information on boats, the Estuary & Harbour and relevant activities which reflect the interests of members. Use the many links to find out more. You are invited to leave a message.
It has been suggested that the Club purchases a petrol driven power washer which can be used by members where there is no electric feed. If you would support such a purchase, please let Richard know, or say so on the message board.
Coming up (for more details go to Club Calendar)
ADVANCE NOTICE... a boat bits/jumble sale is being organised for members in the Crabshell Inn Car Park for Saturday 27 March 2010 from 2.30-4.30pm. (High Tide is at 4.11 GMT). More details to follow.
17 Feb 2010 Indoor meeting. AGM. Talk by Sir Jonathan Tod.
25/26 Feb 2010 Short Range VHF/DSC course. Crabshell.
4/5 March 2010 Navigation course. Crabshell.
01 Mar 2010 Deadline for contributions & adverts etc for Spring Newsletter
Harbour Board Meeting 1 February 2010
Chairman Rob Moore and Nick Alen represented KEBC at this meeting. In due course, information of interest to members will be posted, once cleared, but in the meantime Nick has sent in a link in which DEFRA requests your views by 16 February 2010.  CLICK HERE. about the marine plan areas within the English Inshore and English Offshore Marine Regions.
The MCA has also requested your views in the consultation they are currently undertaking about coastal rescue provision. Of local interest is the Hope Cove "lifeboat". Members may be interested in adding their three-penny'worth to the consultation and can do so by following the link HERE.
Tender stolen from the Quay slipway sometime during the last 3 weeks (between 6 & 26 Jan 2010). It was chained to a ring on the harbour office allocated site and the chain had been cut. It was a green Plastimo 200 of no great value but inconvenient to lose. It has been reported to the police and the harbour office. If you saw anything OR have a suitable replacement for the owner, please contact KEBC Secretary or see wanted advert below.
Disasters averted. Members studying shipping movements off Devon have been horrified to watch large tankers heading close by the south coast straight towards Brixham and only changing direction at the last minute (about a mile off shore). Member Brian Stephens (who used to captain very big boats) advised that all these tankers were doing was dropping off a Pilot!
Latest advert.....FOR SALE Leisure 23 SL built 1981. Inboard 10HP Volvo Penta engine rebuilt 2008 with modified exhaust system. Sleeps 4, standing headroom, spirit cooker, pressurised cold water supply, DSC VHF linked to Garmin 128 GPS. VHF repeater in cockpit. Sprayhood and dodgers. Copy of 2008 Survey available. OIRO £6950. email: jrobertsdevon@tiscali.co.uk or telephone 07808 227869 (mobile).
WANTED advert ..... Wanted ...Small plastic/grp tender to replace one stolen from Kingsbridge slipway. Phone Michael Wilkinson on 01548 562340 if you have one that might suit. (Date of advertisement 27 January 2010)
Latest ... WANTED  Small, light outboard  - suitable  for 14 foot dinghy.  Please contact Bob Willars on 01548 857603 (date of advertisement 3 February 2010)
Concert
Neil & Gill White have organised another concert for 14 February 2010. Click
HERE for more details. SOLD OUT
Membership Secretary
Gill White will be Acting Membership Secretary until the AGM. Thanks to David Hansford for his work on behalf of KEBC. With 195 members at the last count (Nov 09) this is a mega job to keep on top of.
GULLBRELLA .There are references in the Guest Book (Message 96) and in the Autumn 2009 Newsletter to to Ian D's "Gullbrella" (pat pending). This is a modified golf umbrella covered with netting. It keeps gulls off, and is easily stored. At long last, here is a photo. Click on image to supersize.
WEBSITE If members have items of news which they would like put on this website, or adverts etc. please email them to
Paul Rossiter
boats@kebc.co.uk
Latest website updates
3.02.2010 harbour board snippet. Finding Sanctuary link. Advert for outboard.
29.01.10 calendar.
Members' Forum/ Message Board
Come on, don't be shy. If you have something you want to say use the
message board ... that's what it's for.
KEBC Bosun
Richard Smith from Linhey Close (a mere stone's throw from the Crabshell) keeps a register of KEBC equipment which has been purchased by the Club for the use of members. Contact Richard on 854300. if you wish to borrow Club stuff. (Currently hot knife, professional polisher and portable generator).
Salcombe Harbour Master, Ian Gibson has recently added KEBC website to his "favourites list". Have YOU done the same? Mr Gibson has also requested that members read the minutes of Salcombe Harbour Board meetings. Follow the Salcombe Harbour link on the left or click HERE.
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