We are situated on the south (Fife) shore of the river Tay between Perth to the West and Dundee to the East.
In recent years the Solo fleet has expanded to something like 13 boats.
The river is tidal and we sail about 2 hours each side of high water.
We have various club cup events which include a Race to Perth and a club Mugdrum Island Race.
In our Regatta we always have an open Mugdrum Island Race as one of the events. Mugdrum Island is a fairly large island in the River Tay with a channel round the back which can be negotiated by dinghies and other shallow draught vessels.
For several years now we have had a Solo class travellers on our fixture list.
We have a series of races throughout the year for the Willie Farquharson trophy. Willie was one of the founders of the club which formed in 1958.
We don’t just race – other activities on the Water:
It is possible to cruise upriver and take a picnic to places like Inchyra where there is a Civil Service Boat Club, to one of the old salmon stations or to Elcho Castle.
It is also possible to sail quite far up the River Earn which joins the River Tay just upriver from Newburgh. Cruises downriver to Dundee and beyond are also possible. Some of our more adventurous members have taken their small boats right round the coast via
St. Andrews to the East Neuk Fife harbours on the Firth Of Forth.
In recent years we have run successful ‘Introduction to Sailing courses’ which have helped increase our membership. We also run training courses for powerboat and rescue boat so that members can share the rescue boat duties.
