About Us
The Welland Yacht Club has been sailing on the River Welland in Spalding, Lincolnshire, for over 65 years with an active membership which holds dinghy races every Sunday from April until December.
The club is a fully recognised RYA Training Centre. Guests are always welcome, whether regular sailors or those interested in taking up sailing for the first time.
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Training
The club, based in Spalding Lincolnshire is an RYA training centre and organises regular courses including: Dinghy sailing courses, RYA levels 1 to 3, Seamanship and Powerboat 2.
Social
Guests are always welcome, whether regular sailors or those interested in taking up sailing for the first time. The clubhouse is well equipped with a licensed bar, kitchen, ladies and gents showers
Covid 19
Please see latest guidance from RYA that the club will be adhering to:
The government have made it clear that sports like sailing, which have submitted their guidance to DCMS as part of the Return to Organised Team Sport Framework, can continue to operate in a Covid secure way. It is still appropriate to run club on-water activities including racing and events, and people from different households can continue to sail together as long as they observe the RYA guidance.
As before, it is our interpretation that groups of boats do not constitute a gathering so there are no restrictions to the number of boats that can participate together afloat. Crews do not have to be limited to 6 as they constitute a team sport activity but they must observe social distancing and use appropriate mitigation as per the RYA guidance. We continue to recommend limiting crew numbers where possible.
However, it is clear that clubs and members will have to take more precautions when onshore. Members will need to ensure they only gather in groups of 6 or less and that these groups do not interact with each other (from Monday this will become law, whereas up until then we have been advised to do so in the form of Government guidance). Clubs which serve food and drink will now need to maintain records of staff/volunteers, customers/members and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace and follow the Government guidance in this area.
It is also clear, after viewing the statistics the Prime Minister presented yesterday afternoon, that Covid-19 rates in England are increasing fairly significantly. Therefore, we would recommend that clubs reinitiate Covid-19 task groups, refresh their Covid-19 plans and be prepared for any further restrictions which may follow. We would continue to urge all sailors to maintain good hygiene practices, observe social distancing and respect all relevant club and RYA guidance. Let’s keep sailing Covid free so we can all carry on enjoying being on the water.
Junior Club
Junior Sailing Club - Selected Sundays 9.30am - 11am.
6 week blocks designed at introducing anyone under 16 in to the National Sailing Scheme in fun, safe sessions.
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