Club Reopening
I am sure you were all as delighted as we were to hear the government’s plans for a slow exit from lockdown, and particularly the fact that outdoor sports facilities can open from 29th March. We can confirm that your Club will be open from that date providing there are no delays to the government plans. As […]
January News
In our last newsletter we mentioned that we would be furloughing staff. Dave, Matt and Rebecca are now on part-time furlough and are in just to keep things ticking over, while Mark is on full-time furlough. We continue to keep up to date with the Government announcements and are ready to go as soon as […]
End of Year Newsletter
LATEST COVID-19 REGULATIONS & GUIDANCE The RYA have issued their latest guidance and it can be found HERE The Club remains in Tier 3 and the activities that we have planned can continue. Those living in Tiers 1 & 2 ‘should avoid travel into Tier 3 areas unless this is necessary to enable individual [& bubble] […]
December Newsletter
See our COVID page for details of the Club reopening plans following the November lockdown. Sunday Racing & Events Sunday racing will be run as normal, with volunteers running the racing until the end of the year (then the DutyMan rota). We still need volunteers for all of these dates, except the 6th December. If […]
November Newsletter
It was with regret that, on publication of the latest Covid-19 legislation, we had to take the decision to close the Club site to members from Thursday 5th November. This action has since been confirmed by the RYA Guidance.While as part of the government’s recreation guidelines, people are allowed to sail on their own or […]
Commodore’s Cup
Each year at the AGM, our Committee awards The Commodore’s Cup to a member who they feel has significantly contributed to the Club. This year, Jeremy Atkins announced the deserved winner: It’s been a difficult year for all of us, but certainly for helping and volunteering as there hasn’t been that much opportunity. I spoke […]
Draycote Dash Pre-registration
Pre-registration for the Selden SailJuice Winter Series is now open – click HERE ‘Making the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series work in such unpredictable times means there is a new pre-entry process in place. The pre-entry opened on 1 October, even though the first even is some weeks away – the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash on the […]
Mid-October News
The AGM & Committee Don’t forget that 4th November sees our AGM and Committee elections. Committee nominations close tomorrow (Wednesday 21st October) so, if you would like to contribute to the Club in this way, get your nomination form in. As you will have read, we need the new team to run the Club to stand up […]
Club Racing Winter Series
Well summer is now officially over (at least for those who race)! Sunday 18th October was the last day of the Summer series (with sadly no racing) and Sunday 25th October will be the first day of the Winter series. Back to Fleet Racing To get racing back in the summer and to allow for the slowly […]
Phase 4e
Dear Member, It has been fantastic to see good use of the Club and great turnouts over recent weeks and great to see so many members and visitors enjoying our fantastic water and club facilities. However, this communication is, I’m afraid, a bit of a dose of reality. With the latest government announcements, we have […]