Club Sailing Calendar 2025 is now live for Glencoe Boat Club

Club Sailing Calendar 2025 is now live for Glencoe Boat Club

Club Sailing Calendar 2025 is now live for Glencoe Boat Club

We are delighted to announce that after months of preparation led by volunteer and Vice commodore Peter, your club is set to see sailing activity return to the club. The Club sailing calendar 2025 is now live for Glencoe Boat Club!

 
It has been a challenge, as it has been for many club to reinstate activity post lockdown period, but we have done it thanks to Peters commitment, enthusiasm and determination. With support from the RYA Scotland, and from volunteer committee member for members events, Pam. Team work is making the dream work, and we invite all sailors to update your calendar!
 
Please note that motor boats and other vessels are also welcome to engage in sailing events, although only sailing yachts can compete in the Round Balnagowan Race.
 
You can find all sailing activity dates for 2025 on the Club website calendar.
 
You  you can put any questions or suggestions about sailing activity to Vice Commodore Peter Duggan at anytime.

Summary of club sailing calendar 2025 

Here is a summary of the events now published for your diaries. You can add directly to your diary form the events calendar on the Glencoe Boat Club website. 

May – Aug Wednesday nights Loch Leven sailing
Thursday 19 June Evening muster Camas na h-Eirghe/Lochleven Seafood Café
Saturday 26 July Day muster Ardgour
(Sunday 27 July) (Day muster reserve date) Ardgour
Saturday 9  & Sunday 10 August Weekend over night muster Lismore
Saturday 23 August Race day (sailing yachts) Round Balnagowan Race
(Sunday 24 August) (Race day reserve date) Round Balnagowan Race
 
An additional Saturday/Sunday, or weekend event for May could also be arranged more informally if members would like that. Please let the Vice Commodore know.

Glencoe Regatta also set to return 2026!

We are also delighted to share that the much love Glencoe Regatta is set to return in 2026, when we hope and expect to see the traditional ‘three in a row’ progression from Oban through Glencoe to Lochaber restored.
 

 

 

Preparations are underway

We’re currently auditing the condition and readiness of all Club sailing dinghies as well as looking at tuition possibilities, although this would be arranged to suit availability of instructors and appropriate Club volunteers and wouldn’t necessarily be on Wednesdays. If you are interested in learning to sail, please contact the Vice Commodore to be added to the information list about this at
 
Sailors, please also consider joining our  informal ‘GBC Sail & Power’ WhatsApp group for both Club updates and quick communication among boat owners and crews; you can do this through Peter or fellow Sailing Officer Fraser Houston, at .  If you do not use WhatsApp, please let Peter and Fraser know on the sailing@ email address, this will not exclude you at all!

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Funds are flowing in while supporters shop online!

Fundraising update with Easy Fundraiser

Funds are flowing in while supporters shop online!

A huge thank you to supporters of Glencoe Boat Club who have raised funds for the club by simply using a registered  link for the club when shopping online. Funds are flowing in while supporters shop online!

Fundraising update with Easy Fundraiser
Booking or buying through the Easy Fundraiser link

 

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The committee are hoping more people will start using the link and boost fund raising eve further to support accessibility developments at the club to ensure mre of our local community can have the option to enjoy the fun of being by or on the water.

We’ve registered Glencoe Boat Club with #easyfundraising, which means over 7,000 brands will now donate to us for FREE every time you use #easyfundraising to shop with them. 

                                                                                                                                                                                 – Jo, Club Secretary

You can help raise club funds while you shop or book online – these donations will help SO MUCH, so please sign up to Easy Fundraising and support us – it’s completely FREE and doesn’t take long.

Here’s a quick look at how this works to help raise club funds from your sofa!…

 

You don’t pay anything more but each company that sells you something makes a donation to the club. It all adds up!

 

We renewed our home insurance through ti to support the club.

We booked our hotel through the link to support the club.

We ordered our online shopping through the link to support the club.

Any members who are self employed or can persuade their employers office to support Glencoe Boat Club this way too can help by doing the same. 

What sort of online shopping?

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Hunting for Powerboat 2 qualified volunteer members

Hunting for Powerboat 2 qualified volunteer members

We have sailing activity now in pipeline for Spring / Summer 2025!

To support that, we are hunting for Powerboat 2 qualified volunteer members.

We need a rota of volunteers to support running the safety boat for weeknight sessions and weekend events.

We need a small bank of member who are;

  1. Power boat 2 qualified to support dinghy sailing nights for safety boat operation.
  2. A volunteer to coordinate the safety boat team and manage the rota to support the sailing events.

Please contact to lodge your details if you are able to help with either or both requests!

 

Thank you members! We are excited sailing and boating season will soon be upon us.

 

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