Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is pleased to invite keelboat owners to take part in a mid week sail on Thursday 21 May 2020

Fleets

Yachts will be divided into groups of 20 participants.  Group start times will be at 10-minute intervals from 3:00pm.    

Notice to Skippers & Crew

• Skipper and crew must be members of RFBYC to participate.
• Groups will consist of up 20 participants.
• A 'Get in, sail and get out' mindset is encouraged. Where possible skipper and crew should dress at home and shower at home to minimise use of the Club's changerooms.
• Showers will be closed for use in the Main Clubhouse changerooms.  Numbers will be limited to 10 people for male and 6 people for female changerooms at any given time.
• Yachts too small for safe social distancing may register so long as the skipper and crew currently reside in the same house.
• The number of crew on board will depend on the length and width of each boat and will be the responsibility of the owner to determine the number of crew.
• Owner/skipper must take responsibility to ensure crew on board meet the 1.5m social distancing requirement. This is also applicable for when walking on jetties.
• Owner/skipper must register their boat to participate on-line via RevSports and confirm names of crew on board plus their contact number. Boats who show up on the day without registering will not be allowed to participate.
• Owner/skipper to take responsibility to ensure equipment on board has been adequately cleaned (sanitised) and appropriate hygiene is followed at all times.
• No sharing of equipment.
• Registered boats will be notified of their group start time and other relevant details by 5:00pm Wednesday, 20 May.
• Closing date and time for registration for the Mid Week sail will be 5:00pm, Tuesday, 19 May.
• There will be no consistency points.
• There will be no presentation at the Club after the sailing session. Finishing times will not be recorded. This will be reviewed for future sessions.
• The Club bar will be closed. Sailors are asked not to congregate on the upper lawn area or elsewhere on the Club grounds after sailing.
• Sailors and crew should not participate if they are unwell or have been in close contact with a known or suspected case of COVID 19.

Boats must be helmed by a financial Life, Special, Senior, Ordinary or Junior member of the Club unless otherwise approved by the Yachting Operations Office.