The RWSABC COVID procedures for Water Sports has been updated since Inverclyde is entering Level 2 on Monday 17 May. If participating in water sports at the Royal West please review the updated Guidance. This can be found at: Link for Most Current Version of COVID Water Sports Guidance If
The Beer Garden at the Royal West will be open between 1 and 8 pm on Saturday and Sunday (15 & 16 May). All Members are invited to come down. All payment must be done using Chip & Pin, no cash will be accepted. RWSABC Committee
When Inverclyde enters Level 2 on Monday 17 May ‘Contact’ Sports for adults can recommence. This means that skiff rowing at the Royal West will restart. An email has been sent out to all Members providing more information. You can see this email at the link shown below: Rowing restart
Due to a poor weather forecast on the Weekend of Saturday and Sunday (8 & 9 May 2021) there will be no Beer Garden at the Boat Club. We hope the weather will be better next weekend and we can have the Beer Garden on 15 and 16 May.
With the relaxation of COVID Restrictions the Royal West will be able to open a Beer Garden on the weekends. We expect the Beer Garden to be open until restrictions are further eased and we can get back inside the Club. We hope this will be after Monday, 17 May.
We are organising a Beach Tidy from the Boat Club to the Battery Park on Saturday, 1 May between 9am and 11am. We would like to collect as much rubbish that has washed in or been dropped as we can. Everyone is invited and you don’t need to be a
The Office Bearers and current Committee Members are pleased to announce that the following Members have been co-opted onto the Committee in the following roles: Julie Evans – Subscriptions Convener Jim Ford – Compliance Officer Phil Jones – Kayaking/Canoeing Convener Alan Morgan – Beach Convener
Vicky Cookson, a Royal West Member is a Trustee for MindMosaic. MindMoasaic is a Greenock based charity which provides a range of counselling and therapy services to support mental wellbeing. They receive no statutory funding so depend on fund raising and individual donations to be able to provide their services.
An announcement concerning a Special General Meeting to consider Constitutional Change has been sent to all Members via email. A link to this email is shown below: Link to email announcing the SGM If you require further information please contact Joe Heffernan, RWSABC Honorary Secretary
On Friday, 9 April the Royal West Flag was hoisted to half mast as a mark of respect for the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh.