Coronavirus
The Scottish Government announcements on 28 May confirmed that Phase 1 of its Routemap for progressing through the Covid-19 crisis was cleared to move forward. Sailing was included in the list of outdoor sports for which qualified restart was approved. Since then there has been progressive relaxation of the controls and, on 3 July, it was announced that cruising involving overnight stays away from home would be allowed. Organised events such as racing and regattas are still off the agenda but up to 3 households and 8 people can now overnight onboard. Dinghy and car parking, and slipway and moorings access, are available for use by members. Read the 10 July RYAS Guidance.
Note that the Clubhouse remains closed except as noted below. You will need to come prepared - no changing rooms and no toilet or shower access at this stage. We will promulgate any additional information here if/when received from RYAS.
At the weekends: during Supervised Sailing on Saturday mornings, and whilst the Indoor/Outdoor Bar is operating on Sunday afternoons, there will be limited access to the clubroom and toilets ONLY. Keep an eye on "What's On" and "News"/Facebook for future plans.
Additional information for members:
Personal Sailing Guidance these are consistent with the RYAS guidelines
HSC Phased Re-opening provisional, and subject to progress on previous phases
What's On
Limited sailing activity is now restarted, subject to the limitations spelt out in the Coronavirus article, and work continues behind the scenes:
- the office remains closed for now, and we are home-working, so please make contact by email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- grass cutting: the committee members have been doing "essential maintenance" and Acorn Landscapes strimmed the site on 17 June. Up to the members now - please keep your dinghy space tidy!
- Thursday racing resumes 13 August through to 10 September. Start time 19.00 SIs & entry form can be found on the club sailing page and further information on Facebook.
- Supervised Recreational Sailing with RIBs afloat now to include stage 3. Club Picos available for Juniors who don't have own boat and have achieved stage 3 and above. Pre booking is required. Must be able to rig/launch/recover/de-rig their own boat (no instructor help is allowed) Parents must stay throughout the session and changing rooms still not available. Saturdays 10.30 to 12.30 Register by each Friday evening with This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to ensure a place and book a Pico.
- Recreational Sailing 7 days / daylight hours for the experienced.
- see the Facebook page or go to Club Sailing for details of the Lockdown Cup - self-timed dinghy/cat challenge!
- Outdoor / Indoor Bar: subject to weather - 16.30 to 18.30 - card and smartphone payment only.
Other links: RYA inBrief, RYA Scotland News, RYA Clubroom, RYA Wavelength Online