Club Boats Policy
- The boats are to be used for improving personal skills afloat.
- They are available for hire by members, on a first come first served basis
- The current price structure per day is displayed on the log sheets in the galley
- Wayfarer £10
- Laser £5
- Topper £5
- Oppies £0
They are ONLY to be used in the presence of the OOD, a Committee member or someone with an RYA Coaching Qualification.
Buoyancy Aids are the total responsibility of the users, as each one must be correctly fitted for safety. The club does not have any for hire.
The Log sheets must be filled in before rigging and the money handed in to the galley staff on race days or with the authorising member. Please note any comments you have on the condition of the boats, both as you find them and as you leave them. There are help sheets available for each class of boat, please read them before using the boats.
Our aim is to keep all the boats in a good condition and therefore available for your use, so please treat them as if they were your own.
…AND, please, leave them just as YOU would wish to find them! Thank you the RBSC Committee
The following instructions are here to help you and to ensure that all club boats are left in a clean and usable state ready for immediate use.
Wayfarer
- Wayfarer 1 is in Berth Number 192. The hull is white, the deck orange and the cover red.
- The Main & Genoa are hung up on a tube in the clubhouse, battens are in the sail.
- The Spinnaker is in the clubhouse in a blue bag marked Wayfarer 1.
- The rudder & tiller are also stored in the clubhouse
- Before use…
- CLOSE SELF BAILERS as they catch on the trolley as you launch, then ~ they will not close! EXPENSIVE REPAIR in both time & money. If they are damaged they may be blanked off ! Sorry BUT – they have now been blanked off because of damage- so leave the Wayfarer with its bow raised so that water can drain out of the transom bungs!
- BEFORE launching • Check all bungs are in and the hatch clips are fastened – again to keep water out
- Check the furling is wound on anti clockwise & is leading off the drum on the outside.
- Only hoist sails when head to wind and lower them whenever you leave the boat
- After use
- Please sponge or hose the boat clean & leave the self bailers open.
- If the sails are wet please lay out to dry in a safe, quiet place, do not leave to flap!
- Roll sails carefully especially when damp, making sure the battens lie along the tube.
- Release hatch clips to allow the rubber seal to recover and the tanks to air.
- Tie the cover tightly to avoid ponding on top in the rain.
- Please take great care of our latest purchase and treat it as if it were your own
Lasers
- Laser 1 is in Berth Number 180 the hull is white and the cover is red
- Laser 2 is in Berth Number 183 the hull is maroon and the cover is red
- The sails are hung up on a tube in the clubhouse, battens are stitched in the sail
- If the foils are not stored in the clubhouse, they are NOT covered by insurance
- Before use…
- Keep the bottom of the mast clean & off the ground at all times
- Slide the sail onto the mast and line up the kicker with the head of the sail
- Be careful to keep the mast vertical as you step it – it is easy to lift the deck off!
- Check bungs are in before launching, only apply kicker tension just before sailing
- Before leaving the pier ensure the rudder retaining line is fastened, Insurance necessity!
- After sailing…
- plan your return to the jetty carefully ~ do not let the boat hit the pier
- Release the kicker as you arrive and move forward of the mast if the wind is across the jetty
- If you have to leave the boat, you may roll it onto its side providing…
- A – the hull stays afloat and..
- B – the ground is clean underneath the sail.
- After use…
- Please sponge or hose the boat clean.
- If the sails are wet please lay out to dry in a safe, quiet place, do not leave to flap!
- Roll sails carefully especially when damp, making sure the battens lie along the tube
Toppers
- The Toppers are at the rear of the clubhouse on trollies
- The masts, sails and foils are all stored in the clubhouse
- Before use…
- When moving a boat, keep the transom from dragging on the ground
- Rig the boat head to wind, securing the mast gate with its peg, check bungs are in.
- Attach the sail to the end of the boom before putting the boom on the mast
- Before leaving the jetty ensure the rudder retaining line is fastened, Insurance necessity!
- After sailing…
- plan your return to the jetty carefully ~ do not let the boat hit the pier
- Release the kicker as you arrive and go in front of the mast if the wind is across the jetty
- WHEN you leave the boat, roll the sail smoothly around the mast & secure to stop flapping
- After use…
- Please sponge or hose the boat clean.
- If the sails are wet please lay out to dry in a safe, quiet place, do not leave to flap!
- Roll sails loosely especially when damp, making sure the head of the sail is NOT tight
Oppies
- The Oppies are at the rear of the clubhouse
- The mast, sail and foils are all stored in the clubhouse
- There is a trolley under the rack for general use, keep hulls from dragging on the ground
- Rig the boats head to wind
- Before leaving the jetty make sure the rudder retaining clips are fastened?
- When returning turn into the wind fend of the boat before it hits the jetty
- After use…
- Please sponge or hose the boat clean.
- If the sail is wet please lay it out to dry in a safe, quiet place, do not leave to flap!
