Return to Sailing and Racing with BPYC!
/Skippers, crew, Club members and supporters
Remember those days of great sailing on Sydney Harbour and especially the cut and thrust of competitive racing, followed by pleasant banter and refreshments at our favourite club house, the Blues Point Hotel?
Well, the Hotel may not yet be fully open for business, but I’m pleased to advise that after a change in NSW Government restrictions, assisted by Sailing Australia, we can return to racing and sailing (see https://www.sailing.org.au/news/nsw-may-update-relaxation-of-restrictions/).
We must remember that Covid-19 is still present, so there are restrictions to be met. Four square meters per person on board is no longer required, but there must be no more than 10 people per boat, and 1.5 metres distancing on board whenever reasonably practicable. Crew lists and contact details will be required for tracing purposes, hand sanitiser must be provided and surfaces must be cleaned to minimise infection, in line with published health guidelines.
BPYC has updated its Risk Management Plan and I’ve attached our new publication “Minimising Risk of Covid-19 Infection when Sailing with BPYC". This must be followed conscientiously so we can minimise the chance of Covid-19 infection as a result of the relaxation of some restrictions.
When Do we Resume Racing?
Our next race will be on Sunday 31 May 2020. This is Autumn Race 6 and will be the Trevor & Finn Memorial which was previously Autumn Race 5.
Autumn Races 3, 4 and 5 are formally abandoned and no points will be awarded for them.
A formal Notice of Race will be sent to skippers and members next week. In the mean time, please study the attached document, take note of its requirements, send it to crew who may not yet be members of BPYC, and plan your return to racing with Blues Point Yacht Club.
It will be great to see our burgee flying once again on Sydney Harbour!
Chris Winston
Commodore BPYC
Here is a link to the BPYC document Minimising Risk of Covid-19 Infection when Sailing with BPYC