Social Dinghy Sailing at Poole Yacht Club
Friendly Fridays
Friendly Friday is for everyone, a great way to end the week and start your weekend. It is not a training or a racing session but we, as a group go for a social sail around the Harbour and come back to the club for a BBQ on the balcony or in the Academy room.
The Briefing each week will be at 6:15pm on the patio outside the changing rooms. We will launch at 6.30pm. It's up to 90 minutes sailing with a RIB as lead and safety cover, then back to the patio or the academy for barbecue and drinks from the bar.
There may be places to try crewing or helming on dinghies (some R 19's will be involved).
Payment
Free if you have paid race fees
Pay Race Fees
Fees apply to dinghy sailors only (and Dayboats) to cover the cost of the safety cover.
It's the boat owner that pays the fee - crew don't pay.
There is no charge if you pay race fees as social sailing is included.
If you hire a club boat then the social sailing is included in the hire cost.
Hire a Club Boat
Shimpers and Cruisers don't pay as they don't need safety cover.
Anyone sailing on these as crew doesn't need to pay either.
The social sailing fee also includes access to the Trophy Races
Social Sundays
Come and join us for a cruise round the harbour in good company with safety cover on a Sunday afternoon. We'll be sailing each week until it gets too cold/miserable so lets hope for an Indian Summer!
It's all very easy - have your boat rigged and ready to launch for a briefing by the slip at 1.00pm where we'll give details of the route we plan to take. This will be suitable for dinghies, dayboats and R19's. Youth sailors and new members are very welcome. There is no training/coaching from the safety boats so sailors will need to be able to launch and recover their boats safely, and be able to sail around the harbour unaided. But we will always try to accommodate everyone where possible. This is all about getting out on the water.
Payment
Fees apply to dinghy sailors only (and Dayboats) to cover the cost of the safety cover.
It's the boat owner that pays the fee - crew don't pay.
There is no charge if you pay race fees as social sailing is included.
Pay Race FeesIf you hire a club boat then the social sailing is included in the hire cost.
Hire a Club Boat
Shimpers and Cruisers don't pay as they don't need safety cover.
Anyone sailing on these as crew doesn't need to pay either.
The social sailing fee also includes access to the Trophy Races