Last weekend our new rescue boat arrived. A 4.5m long RIB with a 30 horsepower engine capable of
rescuing anybody from anything (more or less). This is a major milestone for us and is a key step on our
way to becoming an RYA accredited Sailing Club.
We have three trained rescue boat pilots, Steve Bacica, John Kinsley and
Ian Coldwell + others who have already volunteered.We will continue to have the rescue boat out for
Sunday Sailing so remember: if you don’t have a boat and would like
someone to sail with please email sundaysailing@sailporty.org.uk
during the week before you want to go out then come along and have a go.
Club prepares to buy sailing dinghies
We can also announce that we will be buying our own sailing dinghies. We have
decided to go for Laser Picos and Toppers. These are great boats for children and adults
that are new to sailing. Members without boats will be able to use these for a modest
fixed cost. Most important, these will allow us to start a programme of kids and adult
racing and we’ll email people shortly with details. We are particularly keen to get junior
members who are interested in getting involved with racing. Please send their names
and age to jkinsley@sailporty.org.uk . We hope to introduce a series of events with
prizes!
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