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LATEST UPDATE  ON CLUB ACTIVITIES

Date: 8th Nov 2020

Dear Members, a few words from Colin:

The RYA guidelines regarding clubs such as ours are very clear currently I would be grateful if you could read this update closely

Clubhouse and sailing

All activities at the club have now been stopped until December 2nd. The clubhouse is closed and all sailing has stopped.

Access to member’s boats
Members wishing to access their boats during this period can come between 9.30 and 12.30 on either Saturday or Sunday mornings. Joe Shaw and John Shepherd will be in attendance during these times to supervise any activities. This should be for essential maintenance only.  There should be no socialising at the club when doing this. It is member’s personal responsibility to adhere to government guidelines when leaving home.

We very much appreciate the importance of sailing to our members and will keep you all updated and hope we can return to sailing as soon as possible.
 
Remember
WASH HANDS: keep washing your hands regularly
COVER FACE: Wear a face covering in enclosed public spaces  
MAKE SPACE: stay at least 2 metres apart-or 1 metre with a face covering or other precautions.
 
STAY SAFE everybody

Colin Brockbank
Commodore
colin.brockbank@btinternet.com

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Activity	Allowed?	Timing	Comment
Racing	No	From 16th Aug	see above!
Training	No	From 25th July 2020	Planned Training courses commencing towards the end of July. See web site  booking open on 19th July  2020-
Leisure Sailing	No	All days/times Except Tuesday mornings	All Days / times except Tuesday mornings
Work on my boat	No		All Days / times

Club Facilities	Can I use?	Timing	Comment
Clubhouse	No	This remains completely closed	Under review.
Safety Boats	No	Sundays 10.00am-12.00pm Wednesdays 1.00-3.00p, and 7.00-8.30pm
Toilet to side of the building	Yes C1467Z	Instructions as to its use will be posted on the doo	There will appropriate hygiene materials supplied
Club Boats	No	Only to be used Sundays and Wednesdays to ensure hygiene break of 72 hours Buddy system must be adopted.	These must be booked through Hannah Burt (07926 385451) who will ensure the members are experienced enough to sail them Juniors with RYA level 3 and seamanship can now sail Sundays 11:00-12:00 and Wednesdays 3pm

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PLEASE NOTE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS IF MEMBERS WISH TO LEISURE SAIL. IT IS STRESSED THAT MEMBERS DOING SO, SAIL ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK.

1. Within the boat park and on entry to and exit from the pontoons, 2-meters social distancing to be observed. Gatherings of people should be avoided.
2. Hand sanitisers, on the carpark gate and in the toilet to be used.
3. The club strongly recommends members look at the forecast before they go to the club and not to sail if conditions are not suitable. Only experienced sailors should leisure sail in the meantime. Buoyancy aids are mandatory.
4. We recommend a buddy system where there is another member sailing should you need assistance.

Singlehanded boats are allowable and double handed boats but only with a household member as a crew or adopting the bubble system. The club will review this policy continually as we all want to get back to what we enjoy as soon as possible. We appreciate this gradual easing may be disappointing for members, but we must stay safe.

Keeping you informed
We will keep you updated through email and facebook.
Please refer to info@wembleysailingclub.co.uk if you have any concerns.

Best Wishes

Colin
Commodore