Updates on Keelboat and Dinghy Sailing
16th August 2020 Hello everyone …. What a fantastic weekend of weather! I hope many of you managed to get out on some craft or other. I know some headed to Croabh for the informal Round Garvellachs ‘race’ and there were a small squad of sailors out on dinghies on Saturday – including all of…
August 2020 Sailing Update
Dear Members Dinghy Sailing It’s been great to see quite a few members getting involved in the twice weekly dinghy sessions. Thanks to all those who have volunteered to help run these and to everyone for doing their best to keep within the guidelines for safe sailing. We’ll continue these through the remaining part of…
Social Dinghy Sailing Summer 2020
Dear Members Our first proper outing on the water as a club was yesterday with 7 dinghies out for a great sail in a stiff breeze and full sunshine (I know, because I ended the day with a red nose!). Pictures on our social media accounts. Thanks to everyone who contributed to make this happen…
Let’s go Sailing …
Dear MembersI very much hope that we can get sailing as a club this coming week. This will be for dinghies only and we’ll have safety boat cover on the water. As you can imagine, we can’t do things in the way we are normally used to. We’ve been doing some work behind the scenes –…
Getting back on the water – May 2020
Dear Members I hope you are all well and getting through this lockdown period. As a club we’ve been rather quiet but hopefully some of you have been able to participate in the eRegattas that we sent information out about. You will have seen in the news that we are now able to get back…
Round Mull Race 2020
Round Mull Race 2020 3rd – 5th JULY Coronavirus (Covid-19) Statement OSC Round Mull Race Cancelled You will be aware of the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the challenges that are being faced globally. In collaboration with our sponsors reached in line with government guidelines and the expectation that disruptive impacts are likely to be…
Covid-19 Closure March 2020
We’ve effectively closed the clubhouse and club activities for the coming months: racing, training, Monday Mayhem, UHIWWC, external users of the club … Obviously the closure is very much open-ended at the moment. The bigger events later in the season (Round Mull Race & West Highland Week) will be under regular review and the organisers…
March 2020 Newsletter
Dear Members …. February raced by with no newsletter from me, so it might appear that your club is in some form of winter recess; far from it. Monday Mayhem has been running every other Monday evening, we have shorebased theory courses underway, the safety boats are back on the water, the dinghies are out…
January 2020 Newsletter
Dear Members 2020 got off to a superb start for Oban Sailing Club. Last Saturday night the team who run Monday Mayhem for the club were the winners of RYA Scotland Volunteers of the Year Award. This is an absolutely brilliant accolade for the vision, time and commitment they have put into creating a unique…
Round Mull Race 2020 Dates now published!
The annual Round Mull Race will be held on 3rd – 5th July 2020. Watch this space for more information