st599
Well-known member
No, they said outdoor watersports. Is a boat with a cabin an outdoor watersport?
He also said employers had to follow Covid Guidelines to safeguard staff. What are they? How are they implemented in Marinas?
It's official we can now go sailing again!
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He also said employers had to follow Covid Guidelines to safeguard staff. What are they? How are they implemented in Marinas?
chris-s
Active member
And the message from our boatyard (ten minute drive away and which has no onsite staff), remaining closed until end of May, all access is verboten.
Mark-1
Well-known member
Could you find where sailing (with family) was ever banned? As far as I can tell it wasn't.
Brooksie89
Member
......yes? What else would you call it?
st599
Well-known member
You're not outside when you're in the cabin. Therefore the rules may mean a boat with no cabin. Until the regulations are amended, we have no idea what the bumbling meant.
RYA have a webinar with clubs, marinas and facilities providers where they'll be explaining what government meant. I'll see what that says.
BabySharkDooDooDooDooDoo
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Sailing on Lake Solent is going to rather different while the same household rules are in place as sailing school charter boats and racing fleets will be rather scarce
doug748
Well-known member
Bugger.
I have been clocking the attitude of all my local boatyards so I know where best to invest my money in future.
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Brooksie89
Member
RYA can say what they like. I'm on a swing mooring, and I'll sit outside the whole time for you if you like
Seven Spades
Well-known member
The BBC said boating activities are allowed and the guidance is being published tomorrow. Just because you didn’t see it doesn’t mean it is not true.
greeny
Well-known member
Oh and please don't touch anything on your way through.
Ian_Rob
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Perhaps it was meant meant to have an air of irony but the title of this thread is totally misleading. Nothing of the sort was said.
I want to get back onto the water as much as anybody and barely a few hours goes by when I don’t think about doing so but there is an increasing air of caution being thrown to the wind combined with a preparedness to look for the loophole rather than for the greater good, that makes me fear not only for the rest of this season but also next.
I hope I am wrong.
I want to get back onto the water as much as anybody and barely a few hours goes by when I don’t think about doing so but there is an increasing air of caution being thrown to the wind combined with a preparedness to look for the loophole rather than for the greater good, that makes me fear not only for the rest of this season but also next.
I hope I am wrong.
deuc02
Member
Going for a sail on Wednesday. Enough said. What’s a Sigma 41 ??
Oceanracing
New member
No they didn't they said they were "waiting for any leisure boating changes from the port authorities and will keep you updated with any changes". Its not for MDL to make any decisions in relation to access to the water, it's one for the authorities. They can only go on port authority advice which they are waiting for. The latest update from Southampton port is clear. Not with standing that I look forward to advice being updated. https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/sites/default/files/2020_no_15_t_covid_19_-_recreational_boating.pdf
John the kiwi
Active member
So long as no sea horses are harmed...
Babylon
Well-known member
Damn... you've rumbled me!!
RobbieW
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Surely the BBC are biased and not to be trusted ?
Seven Spades
Well-known member
The RYA confirms that they too understand that boating is allowed from WEDNESDAY.
RYA welcomes return to boating
RYA welcomes return to boating
RobbieW
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...which has plenty of caveats in case the written detail doesnt. Round here, Hamble, the HM office need to relax their advice to water users as well
Triassic
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No responsible port authority or any other organisation for that matter is going to change what they are doing on the word of a politician, even the Prime Minister, and they would be fools if they did. They will quite rightly wait for the legislation to be published and then take a position from that. Surely people's memories on here are not to poor that they cannot remember the subtle differences between Boris's original address to the nation and the legislation that followed a few days later?
At the moment it remains illegal to be away from home without a reasonable excuse and going recreational sailing is pretty much considered not to qualify, although you have been free to challenge that for the past seven weeks......
Boris said a lot but most of what he was advocating could quite reasonably be done within the current legislation (so no real change apart from his slant on what might be reasonable) , however he made several references to "from Wednesday" which suggests a change in the legislation....and that is what will trigger some real change.
At the moment it remains illegal to be away from home without a reasonable excuse and going recreational sailing is pretty much considered not to qualify, although you have been free to challenge that for the past seven weeks......
Boris said a lot but most of what he was advocating could quite reasonably be done within the current legislation (so no real change apart from his slant on what might be reasonable) , however he made several references to "from Wednesday" which suggests a change in the legislation....and that is what will trigger some real change.
Mark-1
Well-known member
This.