Branch Chairman: Dave Penn
Contact: westcountry@sadlerandstarlight.co.uk
Future events:
18th April 2010 - Fitting Out lunch at Topsham Sailing Club, Ferry Rd Topsham. !2:30 for 13:00. TSC is celebrating it's 125th year this year. There is a history display at the Topsham Museum on TSC, that is a few minutes away from the club. It will be worth a look either before or after lunch. Our guest will be Dr Kate Hattersley the first female Commodore. Kate will give us a brief talk on the history of TSC.
1st May 2010 - Spring gathering at Darthaven Marina. Berth B20 onboard 'Giuliana'. This is a Bank holiday afloat event. Supper at Dartmouth Yacht Club
17th July 2010 - Yealm gathering. On the visitors pontoon. Let's have a party! Maybe a BBQ. No doubt we will visit the Yealm Yacht Club.
10th October 2010 - Laying up Lunch at Royal Dart Hotel. (Not the sailing club!) 12:30 for 13:00
Please send enquiries to my e-mail on the Sadler site. It will be redirected to my new e-mail address.
Dave Penn.
About
 Three visiting Sadler yachts met at the royal dart YC in 1984 from which gathering the branch was initially formed. The laying up lunch held on 19th October 2008 was the 24th and celebrated the retirement of Graham Jones who had been branch chairman from the beginning. He and Audrey were awarded the seamanship Salver and the association’s thanks for their contribution over the years. Dave Penn has now taken the helm for the branch and has been sailing since his teens. As a senior RYA instructor he keeps his hand in by teaching juniors at Topsham sailing Club. He now sails a Starlight 35.
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