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Open Sailing

Wednesday, 19 August '20   11am – 5pm BST
3rd Chalkwell Bay Sea Scout Group, The Den, Victoria Wharf, High Street, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2EN
10 to 18 years
9 spaces available
Open Sailing

Details

Open sailing session for Scouts and Explorers at The Den.

Due to ongoing restrictions around COVID-19 and maintaining social distancing sessions are limited to a maximum of 15 youth participants, and places need to be booked in advance.

All dinghy helms need to have completed the RYA Stage 2 Sailing Course (or be of equivalent experience). This is to ensure you are reasonably competent in a boat, to minimise the amount of close proximity contact you may require from the leader team.

Due to the rules on distancing, those from different households will not be able to sail in the same boat. We will therefore mostly be offering individual places on our single-handed boats; the Topazes.

Those from the same household will however be asked to sail together in a Quest to maximise the amount of boats we have available for all. Unfortunately we're not currently able to accommodate non-family members sailing together.

Please only sign up your own children, as all participants and their parents/carers need to understand the restrictions we have in place to keep activities safe both for COVID-19 and building work in progress at The Den. Due to limitations on numbers we regret the family members and friends won't be allowed into The Den site for now.

If after booking you are unable to attend, please cancel the booking or contact boating@3rdcb.org.uk so we can ensure the limited places are offered to other members.

Instructions

Please read the following points in full to ensure your child has a fun and safe experience. There are a number of changes to how we normally operate, but we still aim to have great fun on the water.

  • Participants will be asked to arrive ‘ready to sail’ where possible. We also ask that parents refrain from entering our site, to ensure we don’t go over our maximum numbers.
  • Participants are asked to provide as much of their own sailing clothing and equipment as possible, including wetsuits and buoyancy aids if you have them.
  • You are also encouraged to wear your own sailing gloves if you have any, and participants are free to wear a face mask or covering if they wish.
  • You will need shoes to go afloat in as we no longer have a supply of these at The Den (wet boots or old trainers are ideal; wellys and flip-flops are not suitable)
  • Group equipment (splash suits, wetsuits and buoyancy aids) can still be borrowed, and will be disinfected after each use. Each boat will be washed down with soap and water after use, with ‘high touch’ areas additionally disinfected.
  • Bring your own water bottle, drinks & snacks (there won't be any available in The Den)
  • Participants will be asked and encourage to distance as much as possible. Please ensure your young people are reminded of this before attending The Den for activities.
  • The Den side of the site is currently a building site as we re-develop the building’s ground floor, with no changing rooms, or internal toilets or showers. Access to the main hall will be very limited. An outside changing area will be provided in the yard, but please note there will not be any secure storage. Please avoid bringing valuables to The Den, although leaders will be able to lock essential items in the building whilst we’re on the water.
  • A hose is available for ‘showering’ and there are two porta-toilets available for use.
  • Leaders and helpers will be maintaining distancing where possible, and wearing face masks where close contact cannot be avoided. Participants will need to be relatively competent in rigging, launching, sailing and recovering their own dinghy to significantly reduced the requirement for leader assistance.
  • Participants will be asked not to purposefully capsize or swim from their boats, and the safety boats crews will be briefed on techniques for managing incidents afloat, while maintain distancing.
  • Please remember that if you have any COVID-19 symptoms (including a temperature higher than 38c, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change in sense of smell or taste), or have been in contact with someone with COVID-19 symptoms within the last two weeks, please stay at home as a precaution and help slow the spread of the disease. 

The Group has produced a COVID boating specific risk assessment which has been approved by the District Commissioner to help us manage and reduce the risks presented in the current climate. A copy of this risk assessment, outlining how we aim to keep leaders / helpers and participants safe, is available on request.

Tickets

Cost

Single Handed (Topaz)

3 available until Tue 18 Aug '20 11am
Single person per boat only. For siblings please book a double handed boat to ensure we can allow maximum participation.
£0.00Free

Double Handed (Quest)

8 available until Tue 18 Aug '20 11am
For family groups only, up to three siblings per boat. Please add names of all sailors who will be on the boat.
£0.00Free
Group ticket for 2-3 people

Location

3rd Chalkwell Bay Sea Scout Group
The Den, Victoria Wharf
High Street
Leigh-on-Sea
Essex
SS9 2EN