About Club Cruising | The Royal Cornwall Yacht Club

About Club Cruising

All members are welcome to join our cruising programme. Over the years, the cruising group has met in locations as far afield as the Golfe du Morbihan, South Brittany and Loch Scavaig. We welcome all cruisers to join us. We have a useful scrubbing wall, Club Launch and offer temporary membership for visiting sailors.

Once again, we have a combined RNSA and RCYC programme. We have many members in common and historically have enjoyed many cruises together. Download the 2021 programme.

RCYC cruising is a key element of the social side of the club. There are regular social events throughout the cruising programme. Fitting-Out and Laying-Up Suppers are held each year, together with a selection of other club-based events in the cruising calendar. More about this can be found within our Cruising Calendar.

For more information about this year’s cruising please contact rnsafalmouth@gmail.com.

The RCYC cruising trophies are:

Holman Cup for the best log by club member

Vage Flagon for the voyage of most merit by club member

At the 2017 AGM, the Holman Cup was presented to Kenneth Robertson and Jenny Thomas for their log entitled “The Saga of Lady Rebel in the West Indies”

The Vage Flagon, awarded for the most meritorious voyage, was presented to Peter Hoggins for “Diamond Days – exploring Newfoundland’s south-west coat”.

Nominations are judged by a panel of experienced cruisers and awarded at the AGM in April.

Junior Sailing “Academy”Did you know that RCYC Members’ children and grandchildren can learn to sail free of charge with our Junior Sailing programme? Another reason to join us Our knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers run dinghy training sessions for youngsters to grow their skills and confidence on the water. We’ve had up to twenty children enjoying themselves on 3 Fevas, a Pico and a 2 Hartleys. It’s been enormous fun for the children, the helpers and the spectators ashore. We’ve had lots of laughs and huge smiles, even though it’s not been plain sailing! We’ve been rained off… and becalmed… and we’ve sanitised and socially-spaced our way through the Spring and early Summer.Now the schools have broken up, there are still three more sessions before the Autumn, and we’re keen to make sure all our RCYC children know they’re very welcome to join us. Our fleet will soon increase in size. We’re combining some of the location fee we had from the CNN news team with a donation from Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, and we’ll hopefully be buying up to three more dinghies. If your children have friends who’d like to take part, the sessions are open to non-members for a small fee.The remaining sessions are: Sunday August 1, 11-1pm Saturday August 21, 4.30-6.30pm Saturday September 18, 3.30-5.30pmWe’d love to see you and your children down on the beach with us. It’s a great way to get them learning independence on the water - and a lovely way to meet other members on the beach. Please email Melody Hitchens: sailing@royalcornwallyachtclub.org to find out more. ... See MoreSee Less