Harthill Reservoir Upgrade Programme
As our members will know, we have been liaising with the Canal & Rivers Trust for a number of months now with regards to the water levels throughout 2020. What with this and the Coronavirus restrictions it’s fair to say it has been a challenging year for Rotherham Sailing Club! The Canal & Rivers Trust have today announced a £5 million upgrade programme to the reservoir. They will be upgrading the reservoir in line with modern day standards, which will involve redesigning the overflow spillway to increase its resilience. This...
read moreCovid19 Update – Sailing Club Closed
In line with the new National Lockdown in England, and RYA guidance the sailing club is now closed to all activities until the 3rd December. Our current understanding of the situation (subject to any local restrictions) is as follows: Recreational boating from a public outdoor space for single households and support bubbles or with one other person (with social distancing) may be possiblePublic waterways and beaches will remain open during the lockdownOutdoor sports centres and amenities (which includes sailing clubs and watersports...
read moreSocial Sailing Sessions to Continue
Well yesterday saw our first social sail under these strange times and what a great success it was. Fantastic to see smiles on faces as people got out on the water for the first time. We have to say a huge thank you to everyone for observing the Social Distancing requirements – looks like the floor markings helped! We had the winch in operation for the first time and whilst a little slow, it was perfect for recovering the boat without all the grunt and with very few people required. We have identified a few little tweaks to make and...
read moreSailing Is Back!
It’s been a long time and we’ve been working busy behind the scenes to try and get you back out on the water as soon as possible. At all times we need to consider the safety of our members and also follow Government and RYA Guidelines and so the return is gradual and there are some restrictions you need to be aware of. These have been mailed to all members and Sunday 14th June is the date for your diary! Clubhouse AccessIn line with the Government guidelines we still cannot open the Clubhouse, with the exception of access to the...
read moreFurther Coronavirus Update
Following the government’s recent advice about the changes to Coronavirus restrictions and the advice that unlimited exercise is now allowed we have been looking at what may be possible for sailing and our members. Whilst it is clear that sailing individually is allowed, as a club event this still remains difficult. The recent rule changes are quite clear – the restrictions on clubs and social gathering have not been lifted however you are now able to meet ONE other individual from outside your household in the open air,...
read moreCovid-19 Closure Update
In our last update we advised that the club would be closed until the end of April and that we would provide an update shortly after Easter as to the availability of the club and when we intended to re-open. At the risk of sounding like a Government Daily Press Briefing, we will at all times follow Government advice and as I’m sure many of you are aware the current Lockdown on the country has been extended until at least the 7th May. Given this extension it would be irresponsible of us to ignore this and open up the club, so the current...
read moreCovid-19 Update – Important
Rotherham Sailing Clubs Response Hi all,Further to our post earlier in the week we have once again met tonight to discuss how we progress in these difficult and challenging times for the UK and the rest of the world. Our concern and priorities at all times will remain with our members and their health and safety, plus that of any visiting members of the public. Having considered the advice from both the RYA and the Government, given the clear directive around Social Distancing and to avoid large gatherings, plus clubs and pubs, we have taken...
read moreCoronavirus Response
In light of the current concerns over coronavirus, Rotherham SC is following the advice offered by the UK Government. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public Therefore, if you have returned from a category 1 country/area or have knowingly come into contact with other persons who have a confirmed case of COVID-19, we respectfully request that you do not attend the club until you have completed the recommended 14 day self-isolation period. If you are displaying symptoms of coronavirus such as a...
read moreSailing Course 2020
We have now scheduled our first Sailing Course for 2020. Run over the evenings a weekend and subsequent evenings to get the required number of hours in. May 13th, 14th and 15th ( Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 6pm till 9pm ) May 16th and 17th (Saturday and Sunday 9am till 5pmMay 18th 20th and 21st ( Monday Wednesday and Thursday 6pm till 9pm) Focus on the basics of learning to sail inland on waters such as ours and bigger Introduction to racingSingle and double handed boats Follows the RYA syllabus for an RYA qualification....
read moreRNLI Pudding Meeting – Sunday 27th October 2019
It will soon be October and that means only 1 thing…….We will be hosting our Annual Pudding Meeting to raise funds for the this great charity, which is close to sailors hearts, that we support but pray we’ll never need! This is officially an Open Meeting for RSC so we will be hosting 3 races, with the first race at 11am. The official Notice of Race (NOR) is available here. Whilst we do not list an entry fee, we do ask for a donation to the RNLI ( we would suggest a minimum of £5 single handed boats and £10 for double handed...
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