We are taking advantage of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and offering members new (and longstanding) an opportunity to refine their sailing skills by joining our Sail & Learn event, which provides for attendees to obtain the formal "Competent Crew" qualification.
This event will be hosted by our Rear Commodore Training, Tomas, and our commercial partner, Commodore Yachting (www.commodore-yachting.com) and therefore there will be a (heavily discounted) charge payable to them. At present, Tomas estimates costs of around £300 based upon 6-7 attendees. This event will operate on a first come first served basis, so please register and arrange payment with Tomas. If we reach full capacity, we are likely to organise another such event later in the season.
The event will start on 15 April 2022 at Commodore Yachting's Gosport Offices, whereby Tomas will spend time with the attendees familiarising them with their boat and preparing for the days ahead. Please be able to arrive late afternoon/evening of 15 April 2022. Accommodation on the yacht and training is included. You will return to Gosport on 18 April 2022.
Your skipper, Tomas, will then be in charge for the weekend and ensure attendees gain as much experience on the water as possible.
In addition, it is hoped that Tomas will bring the training boat and all attendees along to the far larger members' event, the Easter Rally, which starts in Lymington and then moves to Port Hamble Marina.
For those members that are interested, please register on this event and Tomas will be in touch with more details closer to the time and arrange payment.
===============================================================================The The Committee intends that club events will go ahead wherever possible in 2022, and the planned events are not intended to be cancelled unless they are clearly prohibited by government restrictions.
All events will be run as 'Cruise in Company'. All participants must comply with and be individually responsible for relevant guidance or regulations such as socially distancing, maximum group sizes and household mixing during any interaction of crew groups.
It will be the responsibility of individual skippers to comply with relevant guidance or regulations in respect of crewing arrangements and the safety of their crews. This includes, but is not limited to - hygiene precautions, social distancing, group sizes and mixing of households on board.
All attendees must be registered for the event for track and trace purposes.
ANYONE EXPERIENCING COVID SYMPTOMS MUST NOT ATTEND
Best regards,
Philip Partington
Vice Commodore
Sailing & Cruising Association
