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Cold Free Sail
On Sunday 9th February we had a Free Sail in a very cold force three to four north-easterly breeze. In spite of the cold conditions the sailors managed …
Winter Race Coaching & Free Sail
On Saturday 1st February we ran a dinghy Free Sail and also our first Winter Race Coaching event. A lively south westerly breeze kept the crews on their …
Scottish Islanders Talk
Recently we had the Author Ewan Kennedy visiting the boat club to give a talk on the Scottish Islanders Class of Yacht. Ewan gave a fascinating and passionate …
RFYC Boat Jumble
The Royal Forth Yacht Club is holding a Boat Bits Jumble sale on Sat 15th March, 10am-12 noon. The bar will be open for hot rolls, teas and …
Presentation to Drew
On Saturday 25 January we held a special presentation event for our retiring RYA Principal Drew Pratt. To a packed hall, Vice Commodore Campbell Calder gave a speech …
Watch the Six Nations Rugby
The Six Nations Rugby is finally here and six weeks of thrilling rugby is ahead of us. The bar will be open whenever the rugby is on. The rugby …
Festive Bar Opening Hours
Seasons Greetings to all our members, I am pleased to say we have a new member of staff joining us to open on Sundays once more from 5th January. …
Final Frostbite Races
A hardy bunch of sailors gathered for the final racing of 2024, Frostbite 5. An air temperature of 5 degrees with a chill breeze blowing a F3/4 WSW didn't deter …
Prize Giving 14th December 7pm
Our new date for our prize giving is this Saturday 14th December starting at 7pm. This year there will also be a special presentation to our retiring RYA …
Frostbite Series
Our Frostbite series resumed on Saturday 30th November after we had lost a couple of race days due to poor weather. Indeed the forecast for the 30th looked poor, but …
Mark Lifting and Navigation Buoys
On Saturday 30th November Campbell Calder and Chris Callender recovered our race marks for the winter and carried out repairs to one of our river navigation buoys. This …
Moorings Maintenance
Our annual moorings overhaul took place on 7th and 8th December in bitterly cold and difficult conditions. Rain and strong northerly winds had been forecast for the weekend, although …