Time to step up to your RYA Day Skipper practical? Or perhaps your Competent Crew certificate?
This practical course takes place over two weekends (one long). The first weekend (6/3/2010) three days, the second (20/3/2010) two days.
The cost of the full practical course is £399. The cost includes on board meals and mooring fees. A deposit of £100 is required to secure your space on this trip.
The course will be given by Commodore, Peter Hurley. Candidates considered by the tutor to have passed the required RYA standard will be awarded the certificate.
The boat will be out of the Hamble.
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We all know how hard parking our boats can be. How about a weekend spent learning new and old tips on how best to get into that tight spot nearest the bar.
Oh and we might do some sailing in between too.
The cost of the full trip is £140. We will be chartering from Hamble Point.
Following feedback from you all, we have partnered with Jellyfish Charters to offer our club members the chance to do some Sunday morning racing, with the option of a 2 day training weekend for those who enter for more than 2 races.
You can enter 1, all, or a just a selection of the dates for the series.
The cost for the day will be £75.
Please note we do need a minumum of 5 crew members for each race to make this work. If we dont get the crew then we woudl have to cancel the event and you will be given a full refund.
(note Third Party Liability and race insurance is taken care of by Jellyfish Charters - you are recommended to take out your own personal insurance for this or any other club event)
Detailing the various systems of the engine - Air, Fuel and Cooling. Winterisation, common faults, preventative maintenance and best practice.
Tutor - Rob Hammond. Rob as well as being an active member of the club, is by profession a motor engineer, with extensive experience of diesel engines.
Price £75, which includes RYA Pack and Certificate.
Duration One day.
A weekend of sail twitching!! Want to learn a bit more about flying a kite?
Come out on a J109 (comfy race boat) to learn how to set sails and fly a kite.
Jellyfish Charters have two J109's and have come up with a great club price to give us a chance to have a cruising weekend on a race boat and to have a play. And of course two boats may well indeed mean we have a little competition!
The cost of the full trip will be £145.
A deposit of £40 is required to secure your space on this trip.
We all need more practice of sailing in the dark, especially in the Solent, so we have put on this trip to do just that.
We will do some day sailing but we will start later in the day and stay out late to practice navigation in the dark and night pilotage into those tricky unlit harbours. We don't plan to go into Marinas but stay either at anchor or on a mooring bouy overnight.
Its not a trip for those who want to spend the evening in a marina or in a bar. Fancy roughing it?
The cost of the full trip will be £140. We will be chartering from Firstaway.
We thought it might be quite nice to try out sailing a Multi Hull for a weekend.
So, for those who like to sip a G & T without the worry that it might get spilled, this is the trip for you!
The cost of the full trip will be £175. We will be chartering through xxxxx
Do you need to build your miles? Want to replenish your wine stocks? Just want to go to France?
This trip is planned over a bank holiday but you will need an extra day off as its a 4 day trip.
The cost of the full trip will be £225. The boats are being charter from Hamble Point.
So, I do listen!! Its here..a club sailing trip where we dont need to take our wet weather gear! Ive had lots of feedback since taking over the cruising role for our week away in 2010 to be somewhere hot so here we are..we are going to Croatia.
The Kornati archipelago consists of 140 islands, with 89 of them declared a Croatian National Park in 1980 because of its beautiful natural beauty, including numerous coves and crystal clear waters. It spreads over a surface of 114 square miles.
The outstanding natural beauty of the Islands can not fail to take your breath away. There is 'such a contrast, from peaceful and serene beaches to wild and rugged cliffs, it certainly is a 'sight to behold'.'
The climate is typically Mediterranean along the Adriatic coast, meaning warm dry summers and mild winters. With 2,600 hours of sunlight on average yearly, it is one of the sunniest coastlines in all of Europe. Expect temperatures around 30 degrees.
The cost of the full trip is expected to be £450 (plus flights). We are probably chartering from Bareboat Sailing Holidays but we are still negotiating the best prices for you to keep the costs down. www.bareboatsailingholidays.com/destinations/2-sailingcroatia/regions/11-kornatiislands
Bookings will need to be finalised by the end of January 2010 to ensure we can get the best deals and flights for you.
These fine old ships, with their distinctive red ochre sails, evoke an era long since past. Once the East Coasts traditional cargo vessel - at the turn of the century the Thames Sailing Barge fleet numbered over 2,000 - today only a handful of traditional Barges survive.
We thought it would be great to have a go at a different way of sailing. You can join and do as little or as much as you like as the barges are crewed. We have set expectations though that we would want to take part & get involved!
The cost of the full trip will be £200 which includes all of your meals. We are chartering through Top Sail. http://www.top-sail.co.uk/ and the trip runs from Maldon.
Fancy taking your kids sailing? Want to go sailing as a family but can never all go together as someone needs to babysit the kids? Want to see if your kids might be the next olympic sailing champion?
We have come up with a way to do all of this! Bring them out on a weekend set up just for families.
The cost of the full trip will be £160 for each person (sorry we cant let the kids go for half price). The youngest we can take would be 12 years old. The boats are being chartered from Firstaway.
Please note we are awaiting confirmation from our insurance company that this trip can go ahead. Should we receive advice not to go ahead a full refund will be payable.
Osborne House hold a 'Last Night of the Proms' event every year and this year is no different - in fact its the 30th anniversary.
So, fancy a weekend's sailing with a very civilised champagne picnic in Osborne House whilst listening to classical music; finished off with fireworks.
The cost of the full trip will be £210 which includes tickets to the concert, Saturday night mooring and transport to the venue.
A deposit of £40 is required to secure your space on this trip. The boats will be chartered from Firstaway.
Want to 'have a go' at being a skipper but don't want the stress of doing so on the John Mountain Cup? Or fancy doing the JM Cup and want to get in some practice? Not confident enough to go it alone so want some practice with the back up of one of our club skippers being in the back ground?
This weekend is set up to give you the chance to be skipper (either the whole weekend or a part of depending on numbers wanting to do it).
Its a training weekend so you can learn tips and get assistance from our club skippers who will be on board.
The cost of the full trip will be £160. Boats will be chartered from Hamble Point.
A weekend of yacht sailing with the added excitement of Keelboat dinghy sailing on Saturday morning.
We have partnered with Pelican Dinghies in Cowes to bring you the chance to have a go at dinghy sailing without getting wet.
The cost of the full trip will be £180 which includes the morning out on the dinghy. The yachts will be chartered from Hamble Point.
Fancy your chances on a race around the Isle of Wight?
This is the weekend for it. We are chartering from Fairview so the boats will be matched and all have cruising chutes.
So, pit your wits against your fellow club members and lets see who gets back to Cowes ready to buy the first round!
The trip is expected to be around £180 depending on final numbers. A deposit of £40 is required to secure your space on this trip.
Each year the RBYC holds its flag ship event - " The John Mountain Challenge Cup". It was established to test core seamanship skills for skippers, mates and their crews. It's competitive, fun, exhausting usually wet, frustrating, argumentative, and probably the best event of the year!
And yes there are two cups to be won - Best Boat & Best Skipper.
Are you up for the challenge?
The cost of the full trip will be around £160 depending on final numbers and a T Shirt will be provided to mark the event. The boats will be chartered from Hamble Point.
A deposit of £40 is required to secure your place on this trip.
This event is only open for Full Members would it woudl be great if you could get away from the office a little earlier than the published time of 7pm for this trip although not essential.
Charity Regatta sponsored by Tall Ships Youth Trust
This weekend is run by the Tall Ships Youth trust & is a charity event to raise money. It is run by Sunsail in Port Solent and would involve two yacht races on Saturday & two races on Sunday.
Hard work, cold, tiring with probably lots of shouting but great fun.
There is a charity gala dinner in Cowes on the Saturday evening.
The cost of the event is expected to be £150 plus £30 for the gala dinner. A deposit of £40 is required to secure your place.
If you have any questions please call me on 07977 013769
A chance to chill and have fun on teh water after the stress of the John Mountain Cup.
Often a well taken up trip.
A weekend to simply have some fun out on the water after the stress of the John Mountain cup. Cruising Chutes supplied for this trip (and flown if the weather allows!)
The trip is expected to be about £140. The boats will be chartered from Fairview Sailing.
The last weekend of the year get out sailing with the club.
Its better than Christmas shopping & definately far less crowded!
Its better than Christmas shopping & definitely far less crowded!
Cruising Chutes supplied for this trip (and flown if the weather allows!)
Copyright 2010 - The Royal County of Berkshire Yacht Club www.therbyc.co.uk An RYA Affiliated Club Last site update 4th March 2010
Copyright 2010 - The Royal County of Berkshire Yacht Club www.therbyc.co.uk
An RYA Affiliated Club Last site update 4th March 2010