On the back of a very successfull first season working with the RYA and Sailing in the City we are pleased to be offering more courses in 2010.
Click on the following link for more details and a booking form.
We are living up to our name and in 2010 will be running Kayaking courses.
Follow this link for more information, dates and a booking form.
Click this link for details of 2010 membership and for a membership form. This form also has a booking section for Sailing and Kayaking courses.
We have had an eventful first year at PSKC. From a standing start in May of last year we have
started the club, fenced the compound, built a garage for a rescue boat, run sailing courses
for over 250 local children (and 8 adults!) and now have over 20 seagoing craft of various
types, shapes and sizes in our boatyard.
2010 looks like being another exciting year with lots of activities planned. We will again be
running, in conjunction with the Royal Yacht Association’s Sailing in the City team, our
successful dinghy training courses for both adults and children. For the first time we will also
be running a range of kayak training courses. Details of all of our courses are enclosed with
this newsletter with the booking form.
With the garage completed we will be taking possession of a rescue boat in time for the start
of the new season which will enable us to set up regular Friday evening and Sunday
afternoon club sessions for all those who would like to try some dinghy racing, or simply like
the reassurance of having a rescue boat out on the water whilst you are sailing.
On a more administrative level, we are reconstituting the club as a charity which we hope
will enable us to apply for a wider range of funding options. This year we hope to raise
sufficient funds to allow us to purchase a quad bike (for pulling the rescue boat up and down
the beach), finish off the rear section of the fencing and add some planting to enhance the
appearance of the boatyard. We may even be able to start purchasing one or two boats for
the club, which would be used for sailing lessons and also be available for hire (by qualified
sailors!).
None of this would have been possible without the support of you, our members, and we
are extremely grateful for all the generous assistance we have received so far. For those of
you that still have some energy left this year, we will, of course, be looking for help again.
We need assistance with manning the rescue boat (we will be setting up a rota to cover the
whole season so the more volunteers the fewer days each person will need to cover!) and
we are also keen to hear from anyone with experience in making funding applications or
setting up websites who might be willing to assist in these areas.
We look forward to seeing you all on the water,
Happy Sailing,
The Committee.