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! Location
▲| Bewl Water, Lamberhurst<br/>Near Tunbridge Wells<br/>Kent TN3 8JH
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'''Bewl Valley Sailing Club (BVSC)''' is a [[sailing dinghy]] and [[windsurfing]] club that currently has approximately 920 full members (1,400 capacity). It is affiliated to the [[Royal Yachting Association]] and a registered RYA Training Centre. The club organises safety boat cover for sailing and windsurfing every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year. The purpose-built water sports club house is leased by Bewl Valley Sailing Club and its facilities are shared with [http://www.bewlrowingclub.co.uk/ Bewl Bridge Rowing Club] and [http://www.bewlcanoeclub.co.uk/ Bewl Canoe Club]. In July 2010, BVSC was awarded £10,000 <ref>Sport England OnBoard Community Participation Drive</ref> by [[Sport England]] that was to be spent towards purchasing new training dinghies.▼
 
'''Bewl Valley Sailing Club''' was a [[sailing dinghy]] and [[windsurfing]] club that had approximately 920 full members (1,400 capacity), but entered into insolvency administration in 2015 and closed. Its former premises at Bewl Water are now occupied by the site's current tenant, the Markerstudy Group.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
 
==Description==
▲'''Bewl Valley Sailing Club (BVSC)''' is a [[sailing dinghy]] and [[windsurfing]] club that currently has approximately 920 full members (1,400 capacity). It iswas affiliated to the [[Royal Yachting Association]] and was a registered RYA Training Centre. The club organisesformerly organised safety boat cover for sailing and windsurfing every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year. The purpose-built water sports club house iswas leased by Bewl Valley Sailing Club and its facilities are shared with [http://www.bewlrowingclub.co.uk/ Bewl Bridge Rowing Club] and [http://www.bewlcanoeclub.co.uk/ Bewl Canoe Club]. In July 2010, BVSCthe club was awarded £10,000 <ref>Sport England OnBoard Community Participation Drive</ref> by [[Sport England]] that was to be spent towards purchasing new training dinghies.
 
==Insolvency==
On 16 July 2015 the club went into administration.<ref>''http://www.bewlvalleysc.co.uk {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530172343/http://www.bewlvalleysc.co.uk/ |date=30 May 2019 }} In Administration. Bewl Valley Sailing Club''</ref> Previously, on 20 June 2015 the club had issued a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.<ref>''http://www.bewlvalleysc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Notice-of-Intention-to-Appoint-Administrators.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624141800/http://www.bewlvalleysc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Notice-of-Intention-to-Appoint-Administrators.pdf |date=24 June 2015 }} Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators''</ref>
 
==Location==
The clubformer clubhouse is situated at [[Bewl Water]] on the north side of the [[reservoir]] near [[Lamberhurst]], [[Kent]]. andBewl offersWater membershas up to 700 acres of sailing area if all of the estauriesestuaries and inlets are included. Most members sailsailed in the 200-250 acre area south of the club house and launch slipways. The surrounding Kent [[High Weald]] countryside is part of a designated [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ([[AONB]]). Bewl Water reservoir is the largest stretch of open water in the South East and when full can hold more than 31,000 million litres of water. The reservoir offers one of the few large recreational open spaces in [[south east England]] located in a tranquil setting where there is virtually no background traffic noise. It can be accessed from the [[A21 road (England)|A21]] Its former premises at Bewl Water are now occupied by the site's current tenant, the Markerstudy Group.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
 
==History==
Bewl Valley Sailing Club was founded in 1967 but no sailing took place until 1977 due to [[Bewl Water]] [[reservoir]] being under construction, lined with clay and then filled from the [[River Medway]] and local [[borehole|bore holes]]. In 2008, the Mariners of Bewl (MOB), an integrated sailing club for the physically disabled and able bodied elected to combine with Bewl Valley Sailing Club.<ref>Y&Y, Yachts and Yachting magazine</ref>
 
==Club Racingracing and Openopen Eventsevents==
There iswas organised fleet racing on Sundays for [[Laser (dinghy)|Lasers]], [[Solo (dinghy)|Solos]] and [[Flying Fifteen]]s in addition to Slow and Fast Handicap fleets. Other classes of boats regularly sailed at the club includeincluded the [[RS400]], [[Topper (dinghy)|Topper]], [[Optimist (dinghy)|Optimist]] and [[Enterprise (dinghy)|Enterprise]] dinghies.
 
BVSCBewl hostsValley Sailing Club hosted a number of inland open meetings each year including events for [[Solo (dinghy)|Solos]], [[Phantom (sailboat)|Phantoms]], [[Comet (Racing Dinghy)|Comets]], [[Laser 2000]]s, [[Laser Vago]]s, [[Wanderer (sailing dinghy)|Wanderer]]s, [[Flying Fifteen]]s and the [http://ukwindsurfing.com/information/regions/london/ London Windsurf Association]. {{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
 
==General Sailingsailing==
In addition to general sailing on Saturdays and Sundays, the club iswas open on Wednesday evenings from May to August and on each of the four summer Bank Holiday Mondays. During the month of August, the club house iswas open every day and safety boat cover iswas provided, except during Youth Week during which there iswas no club sailing for ordinary members. Members also organiseorganised Away Cruises on tidal waters such as to [[Bradwell on Sea|Bradwell]] in [[Essex]]. The Midweekers, an informal group of members meetmet each Wednesday to sail or take part in another outdoor activity. {{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
 
==Social Eventsevents==
BVSC Family Week hasweek ran for more than 20 years. The event continues to bewas organised voluntarily by club members and offers a full programme of water and land based activities including evening entertainment in the club house. Each summer some 250 family members campcamped onsite during the first week of the school holidays at the end of July (22nd-28th22–28 July 2012). The Club will also beclub holdingheld 2two camping weekends during 2012 (4th-7th4–7 May & 25th-27th25–27 May). In addition Thethe Club will beclub holdingheld its annual Family open day on Saturday 21st21 July 2012, when there willwere to be opportunities to "have a go" at Windsurfing & Sailing. {{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
 
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== External links ==
* [http://www.adventurekent.org/locations/bewl-water-outdoor-centre KCC Bewl Water outdoor centre]
* [http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/community/location/default.asp?id=162 Yacht and Yachting Club Page]
* [http://www.bewlvalleysc.co.uk/ BVSC site]
* [http://www.rya.org.uk/aboutus/regions/southeast/Pages/default.aspx/ RYA South East Region]
* [httphttps://www.southernwater.co.uk/Environment/managingResources/bewlLevel.aspreservoir-levels Bewl Water Reservoir water level]
 
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