Sailing club wind competition
While plans for this year’s regatta have been blown off course by Covid restrictions, Tayvallich Sailing Club has its sights set on a raft of new activities.
On August 7, a flotilla of boats will head out to Loch Sween for a ‘cruise-in-company’ down the loch.
Back on dry land, there will be a ‘guess the windspeed’ competition running in the days building up to the event in which amateur meteorologists will bid to come up with the closest estimate of the windspeed on Jubilee Green at 2pm on August 7.
For a minimum donation of £2, guesses can be made and lodged at Tayvallich shop.
This competition is part of a fundraising drive aiming to offset the financial challenges the club has faced due to the pandemic.
Its annual regatta, which was cancelled last year, is a crucial source of cash to finance its operations, the large part of which is providing sailing instruction and boat safety skills to children aged between five and 15 years in the Tayvallich area.
The club aims to raise £1,500 to cover insurance and boat maintenance.
Organisers are also looking for sailing instructors to help with its Cygnets group which will start back at the beginning of the new school term.
The Cygnets, a class of young sailors, was established in 1995 to encourage children in the village to go boating safely.
Experienced sailors who would like to help get the next generation at the helm should contact Jilly Wilson at jilly@thesquarepegonline.co.uk