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Love Our Club Day – Members Spring gathering Announced

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Love Our Club Day – Members Spring gathering announced – 27th April, 12pm – 4pm.

An opportunity for our members to come together, meet and welcome our newest members, and share plans and ambitions for the seasons adventures ahead over a BBQ! Join us on Love Your Club Day.

Following a hugely successful launch of ‘Love Your Cub day’ in 2024, we have decided to run these events twice a year, to launch the start and wrap up then end of season.

While we fire up the BBQ to keep you all well fed, and hope that you will all join in in a little spring clean of the Clubhouse and yard in advance of season kick off!

What might you help with? 

  • Replanting our planters?

  • Exterior white wash of our club house?

  • Building a viewing deck?

  • Tidying the yard or shed?

  • Fixing up the dinghies?

    and much more… sleeves up but BBQ rewards! 

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Club Sailing Calendar 2025 is now live for Glencoe Boat Club

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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!

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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

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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.

 

If you would like information about joining Glencoe Boat club please click here 

 

Exciting Plans for 2025 approved at AGM

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Glencoe Boat Club AGM January 2025

Thank you members!

Over 40% of members turned out, or gave apologies for this years AGM. An outstanding level of engagement on this stormy, challenging weekend. Thank you all. One member even drove an 8 hour round trip to join us at this years AGM!

Your commitment, contributions, and feedback on the plans proposed for 2025 to continue to grow our club are invaluable. 

Copies of minutes of this years AGM will be made available to members soon, and news will be published on our blog and shared in members e-bulletins in the coming weeks.

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Local goes from Glencoe Boat Club to the 2024 America’s Cup!

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Local goes from Glencoe Boat Club to the 2024 America’s Cup!

Local goes from Glencoe Boat Club to the 2024 America’s Cup!

We’d like to share some fantastic news regarding a great achievement by a young sailor from Glencoe.

winners, 2024 America's Cup in Barcelona
J Class Barcelona Regatta. Hosted by Real Club Náutico de Barcelona, one week before the America’s Cup 2024 final.
@ Sailing Energy / J Class
11 October, 2024

Ruaridh Mills, who was born and brought  up locally in Ballachulish, started his sailing career at Glencoe Boat Club in the successful Community sailing program. Ruaridh went on to sail with his family and others locally before representing GBR in the Scottish Sailing Squad both in the UK and overseas.

More recently Ruaridh has been racing at the 2024 America’s Cup in Barcelona as a professional sailor on one of the World’s most famous racing yachts, the J class Velsheda.

 
We’re delighted to see Ruaridh sail Velsheda which came 2nd in the J class Barcelona Regatta 2024, and were awarded Overall Winners of the 2024 season.
Take a bow Ruaridh, we’re all very proud of you and your magnificent achievements.

You can read more about the J class association and Velsheda here.

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Mooring No. 8 for sale

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Glencoe Boat Club

For sale* mooring No 8 conveniently located straight out from the pontoon.

The mooring was last inspected in April 2023 but all was well at that time and it hasn’t had a boat on it since October 2023.

Contact Graham on 07775611195 or £400*

*Please note that moorings can only be sold to members of Glencoe Boat Club

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Researcher In Residence Supports Glencoe Boat Club

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Local Volunteer Belle Jessop of Artisan Cafe in Tyndrum has begun a Researcher in Residence post with us to help document Glencoe Boat Club history. As a globally iconic location, this is of immense value to many far and wide as well as our own members and we are grateful!

Belle would find it really helpful to hold short interviews with members; long standing members as well as new members, and discuss club history; the history of sailing and rowing in Scotland; and local viewpoints about why a Boat Club is important to our community.

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Two Private Moorings For Sale in Glencoe

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Two private moorings are up for sale* by members of Glencoe Boat Club.[updated Sept 2024, one sold, one remains available]

Moorings 14 and 11 are now available, [download map available on link] through private agreement directly with the relevant member.

 

FOR SALE For mooring no. 11 please contact Peter +44(0) 7763 552 422.

[NOW SOLD] For morning no. 14 please contact Andy +44 (0) 7748 926 330

*Please note that moorings can only be sold to members of Glencoe Boat Club

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