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Shipmates

Royal Lymington Yacht Club Shipmates

Ahoy! Shipmates allows the younger Members (under 8) of your family to join in with Club life and to share some great time on the water with their friends. Sailing in Scows with experienced sailors and accompanied by safety boats, the Shipmates set off on numerous adventures throughout the season, including a sail to picnic at Tanners Lane beach. Ice creams on return to shore are a frequent theme and paddle boards often taken to add to the fun.
 
In addition, after school sailing sessions take place on some Fridays during the sailing season, helping the children to learn the local area around the Club, as well as learning to sail. These sessions are followed by kids tea in the Club. Also planned for 2021 is a family camping weekend to Newtown Creek, RYA Level 1 training and racing with parents on the Friday of Junior Regatta week.
 
The Shipmates always have lots of fun, both on and off the water. River quizzes, private sessions at the Lymington Sea Water Baths and rewards for good helming from the safety boats, as well as the obligatory ice cream, all add to the excitement!
 

Key Dates 2021

Friday After School Sailing

16:00-17:00 followed by kids tea in the clubhouse.
21 May, 18 June, 23 July, 20 August and 17 September 2021.
 

Family Newtown Weekend

10-11 July 2021
We have the use of land for camping and activities alongside newtown creek. Detailed plans to be made in the spring.
 

Junior Regatta

Friday 27 August 2021
Shipmates have been invited to take part in scows with their parents for a race or two on the Friday of Junior Regatta Week.
 

Potter to Tanners

Sunday 5 September 2021.
Scow potter to Tanners Beach for a picnic.
 

Skills Training

Sept - Date tbc
Half Day session for older shipmates to consolidate their skills.

 

Join our Shipmates!


Shipmates is free of charge for children of Full and Family Members. Register your interest with our Membership Secretary and set sail on your membership adventure today!
 

Full Family Membership

We offer discounted family membership rates and children aged under 18 join FREE when parents take up family membership! Membership benefits include full use of the club’s facilities including the Mosimann’s restaurant and bar (with members' rates for food and drink), access to our dinghy storage parks, access to club boats and SUPs to hire, discounted rates for training courses and inclusion in our adventure sailing and social programmes. Full members also enjoy full use of our waterfront facilities including overnight mooring on our pontoons with electricity and water, launch service to river moorings or tenders to borrow and boatmen services including our on-site crane at discounted members' rate. 
Find out more and join us!

Fleet Captain: Jo Elliot (contact via the club office)

2020 Activity

Tuesday Sailing - 22 September 2020

Five scows sailed by Shipmates and their parents set off in a brisk breeze to explore the marshes. A high tide allowed them to scoot up Crooked Lake to Oxey Buoy - as they rounded the mark the challenge was to grab the tube of smarties from the support boat on the first go! This was followed by a breezy sail back downwind into the river, where the lifeboat flew by at high speed, before returning to the calmer waters off the Club. 

Tuesday Sailing - 29 September 2020

Five Shipmates set off in their family bubbles for a short sail in the scows from the club to the quay. The took in the sights of moored boats, ferries and cormorants before tying up on the harbour master pontoon. Large quantities of ice cream were ordered and eaten on the quayside before returning gently to the club.

Young sailors in Lymington

Scow Potter to Tanners Beach September 2020

Twenty Shipmates enjoyed a great sail through Pylewell to Tanners Beach. They set off in twelve scows in very light conditions however the wind quickly built giving a fantastic sail through the marshes. On arrival at Tanners the boats were moored behind the motherships offshore whilst we tucked into our picnics on the beach with plenty of mud jumping and donkey spotting too. The route home required plenty of tacking for which the reward was large ice-creams. 

Scows on the Lymington River

  
Participants shall be guided by the RYA document Sailing & Racing in Mixed Households and by the control measures outlined in the Royal Lymington Yacht Club risk assessments for Dinghy Sailing and SUP, Pontoon and On The Water Activities and Clubhouse Operations.