INFORMATION SHEET Contents About Us Page 1 Committee members page 2 Membership categories page 3 Fees relating to membership categories page 4 Application to join page 5 Contact us Page 6 Membership Application Form Appendix About Us Welcome to Forth Cruising Club, a sailing and cruising club based on the Forth estuary some two miles upstream of the Road and Rail Bridges. The Forth Cruising Club has been in existence for around 100 years, based at its clubhouse at Capernaum Pier, Brucehaven Harbour, Limekilns. We are a small friendly club with around 100 members. In the past we were a keen dinghy racing centre but our current activity is predominantly cruising and racing with bilge keel yachts. We have around 65 boats, mainly 17 to 35 feet, together with a few sailing dinghies. Our club programme includes day and weekend cruises as well as a racing programme, including an Annual Regatta. We also hold a number of social events and activities throughout the year. During the sailing season the majority of boats are moored at Brucehaven Harbour and Limekilns Pier (which are both tidal) and some are based at the alltide facilities at Port Edgar Marina or other clubs around the Forth. We hire a crane in the autumn to lift the boats ashore for winter storage at Capernaum Pier; and again in the spring to launch. Power, water and a workshop are available at Capernaum Pier. The clubhouse has changing rooms, a meeting/function room, kitchen facilities, bar and a large garden. Forth Cruising Club has a Community Amateur Sports Club registration CASC01828. 1
Committee Members FCC Committee members 201718 Position Name Contact details President Ian Girvan 01383 414935 Commodore Phil Whetton 01383 872691 07748068061 phil.whetton@btinternet.com Vice Commodore George Scrivener 07836211711 george_scrivener@hotmail.com Rear Commodore (Piers & Moorings) Rear Commodore (Clubhouse) Rear Commodore (Club boat) Bob Colquhoun 07764368929 colquhoun_robert@sky.com Neil Lind 01506 462187 07770993457 neil.g.lind@gmail.com Gavin Carter 07979985517 gavincarter@sky.com Secretary Alan Carter 07703470467 carter.alan@talktalk.net Treasurer incl memberships Cruising Convener David Gostick Social Convener Jane Hutton Eva Brockie 01383 872171 evafcctreasurer@btinternet.com gostickd@gmail.com janehutton100@gmail.com Bar Manager* Erik Thomson 01383 872903 07554887976 erikthomson@btinternet.com Website Administrator* Nan Whetton 01383 872691 nan.whetton@btinternet.com * Committee delegated position 2
Membership categories The Club consists of the following Member categories and subcategories. A Single/Family Member B Junior Member C Community Member SINGLE/FAMILY MEMBERSHIP (A) applies to those aged 18 or over. Family membership includes husband/wife/partner and all children up to their 18th birthday, or 24th if in full time education or training and whose main residence is with their parents. Each Single/Family Member aged 18 or over will have full voting rights at all General and Special meetings of the Club. JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP (B) applies to persons aged 12 17 years. Although welcome to attend at all open meetings, Junior members have no voting rights. COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP (C) applies to groups or Associations with an interest in boating. Community membership carries no voting rights. For a boat owner, the following subcategories are additional to any of the above: 1 All boats (including sailing dinghies) 2 Sailing dinghies (without a Club mooring) Subcategories 1 or 2 are for Members who wish to keep boat(s), trailers or other equipment on Club premises. It also includes the use of all facilities (ie workshop/store, water, electricity), storage on Club hard standing and the participation in Club sponsored events, ie racing etc. Subcategory 1 has an additional entitlement to apply for a Club mooring and access to a crane hired for cranein and craneout on payment of a separate fee. 3
Fees relating to membership categories 1 September 201831 August 2019 All Members A Single/Family 61.50 B Junior 24.50 C Community 24.50 Negotiable Additional for a Boat owner: 1 All boats 138 2 Sailing dinghies 32.50 There is a joining fee equal to 50% of the full annual fee. 4
Application to join Application for membership will initially be via the Treasurer by completing and either emailing or posting the Membership Application Form. (No subscriptions should be sent prior to the application being approved by the Committee.) Boat owners* Boat owners and prospective boat owners should, prior to completing and submitting the form, contact Rear Commodore Piers and Moorings (Bob Colquhoun 07764368929 colquhoun_robert@sky.com) for discussion over the availability of moorings, size limitations and other associated matters. All boats whilst within the boundary of the Club premises, or while participating in Club events, are to be insured to at least third party (minimum 2 million). *Where a boat is owned or about to be owned by more than one person the Club requires only one member of the partnership to apply for a boat owning membership and subsequent completion of the Boat Registration Form (including insurance declaration) supplied post membership approval by the Committee. The remaining partner(s) must apply for a non boatowning membership (A or B) as a minimum. Application Process Application for membership will initially be via the Treasurer. The application, including category of membership, will be considered by the Committee and the outcome recorded in the Minutes. Applicants will thereafter be informed of the Committee s decision and successful applicants admitted as members of the Club on payment of the specified fees. 5
Contact Us Forth Cruising Club Capernaum Pier 40 Brucehaven Road Limekilns Fife KY11 3JR Membership Eva Brockie 01383 872171 evafcctreasurer@btinternet.com Secretary Alan Carter 07703470467 carter.alan@talktalk.net Pier & Moorings Bob Colquhoun 07764368929 colquhoun_robert@sky.com Visit our website, which is regularly updated, at forthcruisingclub.org for latest news, cruising, racing and social programmes and gallery of photos. The notice boards in the Clubhouse and garden also give uptodate information on forthcoming events. 6