Boat Parking and Storage

Due to a growing demand for the use of the Club's hard standing areas your committee are having to introduce some regulation to the issue, these briefly are: -

Trailer Identification:
To assist the committee in identifying trailers and launching trolleys (including dinghies and tenders) please have your boat name clearly marked on them.

Summer Trailer Parking:
Cruiser owners should ensure that all trailers are removed from the pier head to the rear of the Yacht Club and parked in a tidy and considerate manner for the duration of the sailing season.

Trailer-Day-Sailors & Motorboats without permanent parking on the pier head should store their trailers neatly on the hard standing behind the small car park whilst the boats are in use.

Craning Out and Winter Boat Parking:
Applications must be made in writing to the club secretary for 08/09 boat craning and winter boat parking regardless of whether or not you already use this facility - consideration will be given to existing users.

Application forms will be sent by email or postage to existing users in good time and will be available on the download page of the club web site. Payment will continue to be made with membership renewal - in arrears.

The committee will allocate the winter parking to make best use of the hard standing areas. Please note that once laid-up for the winter you may be blocked in by other boats.

Third Party Insurance:
Owners who intend to park their boats on any club premises are required to provide their up to date insurance for inspection, prior to winter parking.

A copy will be retained for our records by the club secretary.

A minimum of three million pounds third party insurance is required. (This is normally the standard third party cover on small boat/marine insurances).

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The Coastal and Marine National Park

The UK's first Coastal and Marine National Park is to be in Scotland. A shortlist of sites has been announced, the Park is due be up and running by 2008. The short listed sites include the Solway Firth.

Background detail can be found at the WWF Scotland.

The RYA response to the public consultation is available in the Members Area via a link on the Committee Minutes and Policy page. It is not yet on general release.


Leisure Boat Diesel

The EU is ending the right of pleasure boaters to use rebated gas oil as a propulsion fuel. The Government have tried to resist but have been unable to do so. Learn more on the RYA Site within their News and Events page.