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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⛵️🚤 Weekend Muster – Lismore

Saturday night anchorage TBC to suit weather close to date, but expected to be one of Port Ramsay, Achadun Bay or Bernera Bay on Lismore or possibly Camus Nathais on the mainland.

⛵️🚤 Day Muster – 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.

Further info to follow.

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.

 

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

 

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

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

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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Two Private Moorings For Sale in Glencoe

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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Yacht For Sale in Glencoe

Significant back injury now forces sale…

Yacht for sale in Glencoe

I am looking to sell my sailing yacht ‘KASIMA’. The asking price is £19,500, however, the asking price is negotiable and open to offers.

The yacht was built by my father, Stuart Tate, who was a member of Glencoe Boat Club until his death in 2015.

KASIMA is a Bruce Roberts designed Spray 36,  steel sailing boat, built in 1999 with periodic surveys conducted during construction.

Vessel Dimensions:

Length: 10.8m

Beam: 3.2m

Sail Area: 67.20sqm

 

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