Following feedback from the member survey, and also due to the reduced number of berths available this season on owners' boats, the club would like to do more to support members to organise charters.
This event is set up in order for members to register their interest in joining a charter boat, either as a charter skipper or as crew.
Skippers and crew can then get together to arrange the booking, payment and other arrangements.
Costs of course vary, but based on 6 persons sharing a mid sized boat should be in the region of £250 - £350 per person for a weekend. Other typical costs will include insurances for skipper's liability, damage waiver and cancellation, marina berthing fees, provisions, fuel.
Participants will typically also need to put down a refundable deposit against the damage excess, which is typically around £3,000 for the boat.
Please go to the registration page to express your interest. Charter opportunities will also continue to be promoted on crew match, or as individual events.
Note that at present, the only published rally event in the calendar is the Treasure Hunt, but it is expected that more events will be added in the remainder of the season.
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EVENT SAFETY AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
We are very much a social club, but participants must please be mindful of the inherent dangers of alcohol consumption and proximity to water. There have been incidents in past events of participants consuming excessive alcohol and falling from pontoons into the water. Each of these events could, but for luck, have resulted in tragic consequences. Please be mindful of your alcohol consumption on club events, and take particular care to ensure that you can get yourself safely back on board at the end of a social evening. We need to look after each other, so if you notice that another participant is showing effects of intoxication, please make other members of their crew aware, and ensure that they are not returning to the boats or pontoons alone.
Please also be aware of the additional risks when using dinghies / tenders, which has also resulted in event participants being unintentionally in the water.
Please use the links below for safety advice from the RYA and RNLI:
https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge/safety
https://rnli.org/safety
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
This will be managed by the skipper, the club will not be involved in refunds.
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Any questions, please email Andrew Palmer - treasurer@gaysailing.org.uk
