Yachts & Cruisers
Crane-in
Crane in / crane out. A mobile crane is organised on specific days to lift cruisers into the water for the new season or out for storage at the harbour or elsewhere. The costs are shared amongst members involved, who will be invoiced by the Club. Contact the Peter Illingworth on 01808 521483 in advance if you wish to use this service.
Cruises in Company
These are heavily weather dependant – previous trips have included Lossiemouth, Cromarty, Helmsdale, The Old Bar, Lybster and Munlochy Bay. Anyone can organise a Cruise-in Company by letting fellow members know of your plan – often at the last minute!
Cruising Members will be Advised of planned events during the course of the season
Cruising Members will be Advised of planned events during the course of the season
Moray Yacht Axis
The Clubs based in the Inner and Outer Moray Firths are co-operating through an informal grouping called the Moray Yacht Axis to promote yacht racing. We
all agree to try to promote and engage in each other regatta’s additionally there
are races based around Cromarty.
The programme for this year is as follows:
The programme for this year is as follows:
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Date |
Event |
Organised by |
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May 12 |
MYA 1 at Cromarty |
Invergordon BC |
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June 02 |
Invergordon Keelboat Regatta |
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June 09 |
Nairn Keelboat Regatta |
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June 16 |
Moray Firth Cruiser Race - a lengthy race around the Moray Firth |
Invergordon BC |
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June 30 |
MYA 2 at Cromarty |
Cromarty BC |
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July 22 |
Ness Cup at Chanonry Sailing Club – this event is to raise funds for R.N.L.I. and involves cruisers and dinghies racing together |
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July 28 |
Cromarty Keelboat Regatta |
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August 18 |
Chanonry Keelboat Regatta |
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Sept 01 |
MYA 3 at Cromarty |
Nairn SC |
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Sept 15 |
Black Isle Challenge Trophy at Chanonry Sailing Club – the finale to the racing season followed bya social event in the clubhouse |
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More information about these events is available from Cruiser Liaison Officer - Roxby Robson
The programme is also published on the Highland & Moray Sailing web site where the programme document can be downloaded as a pdf file.
Participants have a great deal of fun and competition. Why not have a go? Yacht owners are quite often looking for crews so watch out for emails or messages on the Crew or Helm Search Forum.
The programme is also published on the Highland & Moray Sailing web site where the programme document can be downloaded as a pdf file.
Participants have a great deal of fun and competition. Why not have a go? Yacht owners are quite often looking for crews so watch out for emails or messages on the Crew or Helm Search Forum.
