January ’22 Update
Dear Members Just a quick update for you all on various items. In terms of the sailing club it’s a slightly disarming time of year – we still feel in the depths of winter yet it’s actually not many weeks until we get the sailing underway. There are lots of things we need to start…
August 2021 Update
Dear membersWith the school holidays nearly over, four week-long dinghy training courses finished and West Highland Yachting Week behind us I wouldn’t be surprised if people feel exhausted by sailing. But there is more to come… we’ve had to shuffle some upcoming event dates due to changes to the Round Shuna Race after our handbook…
July Quick Update
This is a very quick update because I hope many of you are busy enjoying the summer and are not inclined to read long emails from me. Just a few highlights and requests. Round Mull Race: My thanks on behalf of the club to the organisers and sponsors of the 2021 Round Mull Race. I…
Round Mull Race Results 2021
Full results and points for the Round Mull Race 2021 are now available on our website: https://www.obansailingclub.org/round-mull-race/
No Monday Mayhem 21st June
Hi All, we’ve decided that we’re going to have a 1 week pause on Monday Mayhem to let us see how the cases are going in Oban and give us time to review changes to how we structure the sessions to reduce the risk of transmission or lots of people having to isolate. We will…
Events update June 2021
Hello everyone. I wanted to send out a few reminders and updates for sailing events. Round Shuna Race (Sunday 29th August) You may think I’m getting ahead of myself here but I wanted to share with you a change to our Sailing Program. The Round Shuna Race (in Loch Melfort) is a really fun pursuit…
April Update 2021
Dear members We’re charging ahead with the start of the sailing season. More boats are appearing on moorings in the bay and there is plenty of activity down at the dinghy park Start Sailing We are still anticipating that we’ll get back on the water on Monday 26th April for a very relaxed Monday Mayhem…
Help us restore our Drascombe Sail Training Boat
PLEASE CLICK HERE to donate to our Crowdfunding campaign:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-us-restore-our-drascombe-sail-training-boat In the Summer of 2020 our Sailing Club was gifted the Drascombe Gig. but she needs an extensive overhaul before we can use the boat to offer inclusive sailing opportunities to our community. Please help by contributing to our crowdfunding campaign. A local outdoor centre that…
March 2021 update
7th March 2021 Hello members Welcome to Spring after what has probably been a long winter for many. I don’t underestimate the challenges that many have had to face recently and a lot of the discussion in our communities, workplaces and on social media has been about mental health and well being. I think we’re…