Exciting Plans for 2025 approved at AGM

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.

Headline news from this years AGM include; Read more

Researcher In Residence Supports Glencoe Boat Club

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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Musters are back! Ardgour Muster – Summer 2024

Musters are back! Ardgour Muster – Summer 2024

Ardgour Muster, Saturday 17 August 2024

Musters are back! While your new GBC Sailing Officers have plans for diverse musters and the phased reintroduction of a keelboat racing programme over 2025–6, we felt it important to be able to offer something this season and have settled on a day muster to Ardgour.

Making use of similar tide times to our former ‘Ardgour Double’ day of yacht racing there and back, this brings an interesting ‘mini adventure’ through the tidal gates at Ballachulish Bridge and Corran Narrows with visitors’ moorings and the option of a nice pub lunch but, as a muster rather than racing event, is of course open to Club craft of all kinds.

Facts and Figures for Planning

Our proposed date of Saturday 17 August suits this particular trip, with Oban tide times and heights as follows:

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Love Our Club day May fun and progress

Love Our Club day May fun and progress

Love Our Club Day May fun and progress

Love our Club day in May saw another fantastic member turn out, to help with maintenance and improvements to support growth of our club.  Packed with fun and progress, it was also a wonderful opportunity to welcome new member Crispin who came along to meet as many members as possible.

The weather was somewhat drizzly, however that didn’t stop the progress, nor dampen the atmosphere.

The planters that were worked on last month are looking good, and some important maintenance was completed, 
 
Lots of Housekeeping around the club (indoors and out) with out of date, broken or no longer relevant papers, equipment and general “stuff” recycled or binned.

Last month, Ruth had mentioned how wonderful it would be to have a bench outside to enjoy a cuppa and watch those on the water in the sunshine.

New member, Crispin kindly had a bench ready for Ruth to test out even before the BBG was fired up! Read more

More RYA support to help us grow

More RYA support to help us grow

The RYA are supporting us from afar, for our On The Water open weekend in July to support us.

Now there is more RYA support to help us grow.

RYA are  inviting clubs, Sailability providers, class associations, charities and club-based training centres to join them again this autumn for a series of free conferences and development workshops.

Online booking will be launched in September. The Scotland ‘Connected Event’ will run 2-3 November.

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On The Water 2024 – Glencoe Boat Club Open DAY!

On The Water 2024 – Glencoe Boat Club Open DAY!

On The Water 2024 – Glencoe boat Club Open DAY! DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

You’re invited, You’re all invited. Never set foot on the water? You’re invited to On The Water 2024, Glencoe Boat Club open DAY!

Glencoe Boat Club is throwing open its doors to everyone, to try something new. Open to non members, visitors and members, Read more