- on 26th
January 2008
- on 26th
January 2008
Brief Reports:
Evolution 25 Evolution25 Evolution Yachts original evolution yachts
evolutionyachts.info Evolution 26 Evolution26
We are trying to publicise the websites connected with the original Evolution Yachts built in the 1980's so are putting in the following 2 links.
http://www.evolutionyachts.info
http://www.teknet.uk.com/evolution26
NEW WEBSITE This has finally arrived and this marks the beginning of
the end for this site. The domain name expires Sept 2008 and at that time this
old NSC website will close.
Feel free to browse through this site but from now on all the up to date news
will be on the new website which has a slightly different address.
GO TO NEW WEBSITE AT
http://www.newburghsailingclub.org
By now members should have paid their membership fees.
Absentee members: Some members run small keelboats and so cannot always find time to go to Newburgh. To see what they are up to have a look at the keelboat page.
TYCA now have a new website - it allows you to vote on the quality of the site. It seems to be very lightly used. - go to http://www.tyca.org.uk/
If any member wants any information put onto the website can you please send it in.
A Laser 2000, GP14 and Enterprise involved in a Sailing Course
Information about the Club:
We are situated on the south (Fife) shore of the Tay between Perth to the
West and Dundee to the East. Our membership is mainly dinghies with a few day
boats. We welcome all abilities as long as they have an
interest in sailing. 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.
Club Racing Events
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
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.
A
Mirror 16 (rare nowadays) and a GP14 cruise the Tay just off
Newburgh. The clubhouse is just astern of the light blue hulled GP 14 but
does not show up clearly here.
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 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.
Facilities:
The grounds of the sailing club are at the east end of Newburgh down behind
the football ground. The clubhouse is built on top of the river embankment.
It consists of ladies and gents changing rooms, kitchen and large open plan
area with tables and seating. The building was originally wood bit now has a harled, breezeblock outer shell and an ODs box on the roof.
The boat park is down at a lower level (sheltered) and behind the clubhouse.
Entrance is by a locked gate.
We operate 2 rescue boats. A smaller rigid boat is used for everyday events
and calm weather. We also have a RIB which is capable of faster operation
in rougher conditions. These are kept in a container adjacent to the clubhouse.
Over winter we have access to covered storage facilities for dinghies
and some day boats.
| Membership Grades and Subscriptions:2007 | ||
|---|---|---|
Full Family £70: |
Full Single £56: |
Cadet/FT Student/Unemployed £14 |
Associate (no boat, occasional crewing) £28 |
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If you would like more details then contact the webmaster who can pass messages
to the appropriate
person:
"webmaster" "at" "newburghsailingclub.org.uk"
(an attempt to avoid spam)
"A view of the clubhouse from the river"
(as it was in 1998, wood clad with a veranda at the front)
...
and a view of the clubhouse as it currently stands clad in blockwork
and refurbished inside and out.
General Club Rules, Sailing Rules and Grievance Procedure - updated 14/02/2005
Sailing Secretary's Page: - updated 02/12/2006 - AGM report & 2006 cup winners (click here for word version)
Committee: - updated 14/11/2006
Club Constitution: current version - updated 28/3/04
Club History: under development - updated 7/6/2004
Keelboat section: - updated 22/9/2006
Links Page : - updated 3/2/2001(this page to be updated soon)
this page has connections to Solo, RYA and TYCA sites and information on all the clubs in the Tay catchment area
Number of Visitors since 8/12/98