Boat Classes
The popular boats currently sailed at BSC are Contenders, Lasers (Standard, Radial & 4.7 rigs), Toppers and, in the last few years, a growing fleet of RS Aeros. The Handicap Fleet has a variety of boats including; Lightning 368, Streaker, Phantom, RS Vareo, RS Feva, RS Tera Sport, Tasar, Blaze, Miracle and 2000.
New and existing members are encouraged to sail in the established classes but any monohull dinghy is acceptable. Catamarans are not ideally suited to the Club facilities and local conditions.
Class History
The information below has been taken from Club Handbooks between 1948 and 2010 and may not be 100% accurate.
12’ Clipper Class | Graduate | OK |
14’ Kent Class | Heron | Osprey |
14’ National | Hornet | Pacer |
14’ Restricted Class | Int. 10sq m Canoe | Redwing |
18’ Skiff | International 14 | RS 200 |
29er | Int. Moth | RS 300 |
420 | ISO | RS 400 |
49er | Javelin | RS 600 |
505 | Lark | RS 700 |
Albacore | Laser | RS 800 |
Buzz | Laser 2000 | RS Vareo |
Cadet | Laser 4000 | Scorpion |
Comet | Laser 5000 | Shearwater |
Contender | Laser ll | Snipe |
Enterprise | Laser Pico | Solo |
Essex One Design | Laser Vago | Spice |
Europe | Mayfly | Taser |
Fireball | Merlin Rocket | Topaz |
Firefly | Minisail | Topper |
Flying Dutchman | Miracle | Topper Sport 14 |
Foreland One Design | Mirror | Wanderer |
GP 14 | National 12 | Wayfarer |