AUTUMN 2025

We look forward to an excellent autumn 2025 sailing season on Capella , we have some availability and access on her, it is a good opportunity in the earlier part of next year to get your trip planned. We do already now have some weeks tentatively booked so the sooner you book the better chance of getting your desired dates.

Sailing calendAr, Rates, Bookings and TASTER DAYS!

Members of the sailing club can book time afloat on Capella, and you must be a either paid up as a temporary day member or a yearly club member to sail on the club boats. Once you have been accredited as a skipper under the club rules, you are then able to book the yacht to sail as skipper. Only Skippers are able to book the yacht, crew members need to find a skipper before their booking will be confirmed.

To check the availability of Capella please look on the Calendar to see the availability of her. To make a booking please fill out the form at the bottom of this page, we will to confirm your booking by email as soon as possible.

Rates

CONTRIBUTION - PLEASE CONTACT US FOR SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR USE OF OUR CLUB YACHT

(The Skipper Test Application form is located lower down on this page ).

TEMPORARY MEMBERSHIP.

You are required to be a club member to sail on the club yachts, you can do this by becoming a Temporary Member, the form and rates are shown on the Joining Us page, they vary according to the type of temporary membership.

(The Temporary Membership Application form is located on “Membership” page on the Menu Bar above ).

yacht online booking REQUEST Form

Complete this Online form.

(OR Click HERE for a pdf version of the Online booking form , this will open in a new window for you to download, you can then fill it out the form and post it or email a scan of the document to us).

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Specify which boat you are booking?

Dates of Booking From and To

Name of Skipper and Phone Number

Emergency Contact Name and Phone Number

Names of Crew and number of Temporary Members

Intended sailing Area

Skippers to confirm that they have read and understood the yacht sailing instructions. *

Skippers to confirm that there will be a nominated responsible adult present for any child/young person sailing on a club yacht, and that the relevant parent/guardian has given permission for their presence. In such situations it is a requirement that the ‘Child/Young Person Sailing Form' (additional form to be completed) by the nominated responsible adult, in advance of the booking being confirmed.

TASTER DAYS - online FORM

The Boat Committee has drawn up a list of members considered to be sufficiently experienced and responsible to skipper either Capella or Ploes. The Club proposes to run a number of taster days and or cruises for those members in need of further experience before being allowed to skipper either of the club yachts. An experienced skipper and a mate, will be in charge of the club yacht during this test.

Prospective members will be vetted during these taster days or cruises and will be encouraged to join our club.

OR Click HERE for a pdf version of the Taster days booking form, this will open in a new window for you to download, you can then fill it out the form and post it or email a scan of the document to us.

Complete this Online form.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Taster Session being booked?

Dates required?

Name of Skipper

Name of members and temporary members

Skipper Accreditation DAYS - online FORM

The Boat Committee has drawn up a list of members considered to be sufficiently experienced and responsible to skipper either Capella or Ploes. The Club proposes to run a number of taster days and or cruises for those members in need of further experience before being allowed to skipper either of the club yachts. An experienced skipper and a mate, will be in charge of the club yacht during this test.

Prospective skippers will be vetted during these taster days or cruises and will need to be accredited before being able to skipper the Club yachts.

OR Click HERE for a pdf version of the Skipper Accreditation days booking form , this will open in a new window for you to download, you can then fill it out the form and post it or email a scan of the document to us.

Complete this Online form.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Skippers test being booked

Dates required

Name of Skipper

Name of Members and Temporary members

Skippers to confirm that they have read the Yacht sailing Instructions

Skippers to confirm that there will be a nominated responsible adult present for any child/young person sailing on a club yacht, and that the relevant parent/guardian has given permission for their presence. In such situations it is a requirement that the ‘Child/Young Person Sailing Form' (additional form to be completed) by the nominated responsible adult, in advance of the booking being confirmed.