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Finally, with the COVID rules relaxing this week, we are reopening the NWCC Clubhouse (Lower High Street, Conwy) from Friday 21st May.

• The facilities (showers, toilets, washers / dryers and coffee machine) will be opening the same day and will be available to members 7 days a week.
• The bar will be opening on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at first.

COVID measures will be in place, including:

• Table service only – Elaine will come to take your order, and drink must be consumed at the tables.
• Contact tracing – please sign the book or scan the QR barcode on the NHS app when you arrive.
• Face coverings must be worn unless seated at tables.
• Social distance when not seated.
• Maximum of 5 per table, from up to 3 households.
• Payment by card if possible.
• STAY AT HOME if you have any COVID symptoms.

The Launch

The launch has finished its total rebuild and is now back in the water again, fully operational. It is running 0900 – 1700 every day (pre-book only please, while COVID regulations are still in force) and outside these hours by arrangement with Mark.

We have a keen new driver starting with us, Lewis, who is currently getting familiar with the boat and operation.

Contact Mark on: 07943 620359 or VHF Channel M (37a) call “Club Launch”

Dear All,

Due to the need to protect you our members and our steward Elaine, and in line with the recent escalation in the lock-down directive from the Government, we need to take the unfortunate and unprecedented step of closing the Clubhouse.

The Clubhouse will therefore be completely closed from 12:00 on Sunday 5th April.

We’re keeping a close watch on the situation and will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so. For the moment we strongly advise you to follow Government advice and stay at home. Your boats are being well looked after by the Marinas and Harbour Master.

We are obviously suffering as a Club in these difficult circumstances with continuing costs but a significant loss of income, and we fully understand that some of you will be suffering personally too. We are investigating all possible avenues of funding, including the UK and Welsh Government and Sport Wales initiatives.

We really appreciate all the support and understanding we are hearing from you and ask that you brave it out with us and continue to support your Club through this very tough situation. 

I hope you all stay safe and well.

Best wishes,
Austin.

Commodore, NWCC

While you are enjoying your sailing, or just dreaming about the sea, please take a few photos and jot down a few words as a caption about your experiences for inclusion in the Club Yearbook, which itself will be put onto the Club Website.

Those who would like to write longer articles with photos included, say 500-1000 words and up to 6 photos that will stand reducing to about 20×50 mm for printing, would be very welcome too – that could include Trip Reports; Short Stories; Articles of general interest and Technical Notes. 

Look in the previous Club Yearbooks on the Club Web Page for examples of the articles and photos that have been published.

You can of course use your own material for the articles but if you do want to use other people’s material or photos, please let the editor have a copy of the copyright holder’s permission to publish the item.

Inclusion of web addresses to other authors’ original articles does not need permission and one can quote small extracts from other authors’ work with the inclusion of a reference to the original article, without the need for permission. Wikimedia Commons is a useful source of images that are in the public domain and there are other sources of material too; you can check on these things via Google. The yearbook editor will be happy to advise on copyright matters.

Please send all material (UNLOCKED) including photos by email as one of .pdf; .doc; .pub; .xls and .jpg files to Austin Goudge, Commodore for consideration and he will forward suitable material to the yearbook editor for processing.

(The editor can also type up hand written or paper-typed articles, and line drawings in black ink if required, but has no facility to reproduce photograph prints.) 

There is a page limit due to cost for the yearbook so the articles may need to be edited, unless the author does not wish that to be done (to, for example a poem, song or cartoon), or held over to the next year if they are not date-critical. 

Articles must be submitted before February 1^st for inclusion that year, and preferably before January 1^st. Please include an email address so the editor can contact you; the address will remain confidential to the club officers and editor and will not be published.

If you want to advertise in the Yearbook, please contact the Advertising Coordinator at [email protected].

Because of limited holiday cover, the opening hours for the Clubhouse for some of October will be limited as follows:

Please note the above are restricted Clubhouse opening hours, for members with keycards, not bar opening hours. The bar will be open according to the usual Winter schedule, except for Thursday 31st, when it will only be open in the evening.