The Sailing Club is set in several acres of land bounded by a drystane dyke, next to the well-known Tibbie Shiels Inn. There is a spacious clubhouse providing a fully equipped kitchen, male and female changing rooms and showers as well as spacious areas for seating and activities. An extensive boat park provides plenty of tie-down berths for members’ craft and there are 14 caravan pitches allocated annually to active club members.
Open from April to October, the club is very active with a wide range of sailing and social events. There is organised racing for Enterprise and RS200 classes on Sundays and on summer Wednesday evenings. On some specific Sundays there is also racing for Mirrors and Toppers. Many other classes enjoy recreational sailing throughout the season. The club is very family orientated, with young children and teenagers welcomed and actively encouraged to participate.
As well as series racing there are also bigger cup-winning events spread throughout the year, such as the Commodore’s Cup (for Enterprises and Mirrors) and the Commodore’s Cup for Juniors under 16 (sailed in Mirrors and Toppers). During August the Club holds its Annual Regatta where Enterprises, RS200s and Mirrors come from different clubs to race. We have had over sixty boats on the loch racing!
As an RYA Training Centre the Club offers a number of different training events throughout the season. The main training event over the last few years has been the annual Sailing Camp aimed at youngsters in the 8-15 age range, where junior members have gained RYA sailing and racing badges. A number of Saturday training events have covered basic sailing skills, specific Enterprise and Mirror skills and rescue boat coxing skills.
