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General Guidelines for Observing COVID-19 Restrictions when visiting
Please read these guidelines carefully before you book or set off to visit Bala SC and please keep checking them before making future visits, since they will be periodically updated with the latest information.
LAST UPDATED: Friday 21st May 2021
The COVID-19 preventative measures are vital to protecting health and wellbeing and to minimise pressure on the frontline services. We all have a role to play in adhering to the Government guidelines and therefore we ask you to observe the following:
BEFORE VISITING
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Are you fit to visit? Please do not attend Bala SC if you, or anyone in your household, are feeling unwell or experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19.
Are you eligible to visit? Members who reside in both England, Scotland and Wales will be allowed to travel to and visit the club under the guidance issued by the Welsh Government.
Book and register your visit: Please register your visit, at least 24 hours prior to arriving at the club by completing the form below
This must be done to allow us to monitor numbers at the club. We will have a limit of 20 separate groups at any one time. You will be advised if the time slot when you intend to visit is full.
Please advise the COVID-19 officer, Mark Jones, if you have tested positive for COVID-19 within 48 hours of your visit. Please email
balasctraining@hotmail.com Before traveling: Please check the club website for the latest information; if changes in Government guidelines require the Club to be closed again, this will be communicated first at
www.balasc.org.ukCan I sail and what can I sail?
For the moment, the Club is open only to fully paid up members; temporary memberships will not be available.
Members classed as clinically vulnerable to COVID-19 (all over 70s, pregnant females, or those with certain health conditions as defined in Government guidance) should follow Government advice, but may sail at the Club if you feel fit and well enough to do so
Those who need on water assistance or support to go sailing/windsurfing and cannot provide this from within your own household, may not sail/windsurf at the Club for the moment. Members will be required to launch and recover their own boats.
Those coming to the Club may engage in windsurfing, kayaking stand-up paddle boarding, and sailing, ideally with members of their own household. If sailing with a person from another household, please read the following guidance here
The fleet of club boats will be available to use from Saturday 24th April 2021. Bookings will need to be made via the club website prior to use. The website will also explain how to clean down the boat before and after use.
YOUR VISIT
Be considerate of others. Be conservative in your activity. Be patient and Be alert.
We are doing everything we can to minimise the hard surfaces you’ll need to touch whilst on site and a regular cleaning regime will be in place, but we can’t avoid touch altogether so we recommend you bring along, and wear when required, a pair of suitable gloves.
The gate will be open, when Lakeview café is open. It will be closed all day on a Wednesday and outside of café opening hours. It is advised you bring gloves to use whilst opening the gate and hand sanitiser. Please take any used gloves home to dispose of. Do not leave any litter at the club. Please open and close the barrier as you arrive/leave, if it is a Wednesday, or outside of café opening times.
Please park your vehicle at least 10 metres from another vehicle.
It is strongly advised that you do not go sailing alone. Either another member of your household should be present on the beach, or arrange to sail with another boat.
At all times please show consideration for others by respecting the social distancing requirement of 2 metres.
Members visiting Bala SC must not gather in groups of more than 6. This does not apply with members of your own household. Separate groups should not mix on the foreshore. Groups should look distinct and separate to anyone looking at the foreshore.
Signage: Please read and follow all signage on site.
Parents bringing children on site are responsible for making sure that your children observe these guidelines, especially social distancing. Please be prepared to help your children launch and recover their boats/boards.
Clubhouse – will be open to members who wish to go in and sit at a table. No more than 6 people at a table. The bar will be open for table service. Members are not able to stand around
Lakeview Café – will be open from Monday 26th April 2021 for outside eating. It will be open 6 days a week, only being closed on a Wednesday. Opening times are 9:00am – 5:00pm
Toilets – will be open 6 days a week, in line with Lakeview Café opening times. They will be locked on a Wednesday. There will one cubicle open in each of the male and female toilets to reduce cleaning at this time. There will be gloves, cleaning product, blue roll and a bin to wipe down touch points before and after use. A thorough clean will take place at the end of each day.
Changing rooms – will be available on a Saturday and Sunday. They will be deep cleaned at the end of each day. The capacity of the male changing rooms will be limited to 4 and 1 in the shower at any one time. The capacity of the female changing rooms will be limited to 2. Cleaning products will be available to wipe down before and after use. No personal kit is to be left in the changing rooms.
The Bridge – will be open to members of the race management team and the training team.
Safety boats – will be on the water from Saturday 1st May 2021. See dutyman for the days they will be out. They will provide assistance in emergency situations.
First Aid – please carry First Aid supplies to self-administer treatment for minor injuries. Members advised to call 999 or visit hospital if it cannot be dealt with by First Aid
Please give careful consideration to prevailing conditions and the condition of your equipment, when taking the decision to go afloat.
Boat launching and recovery
Launching boat – Please ensure you launch at a minimum distance of 10 metres from another member
Launching trollies – Please make sure your trolley is not left in a position to prevent other members from launching
The club winch will not be available to aid in the launch and recovery of boats
Pontoons limited to one boat crew at a time
Final Notes
Persons not respecting social distancing guidelines or any other notes in this document may be asked to leave the sailing club grounds
We are constantly reviewing this guidance; please stay alert to any changes in our guidelines.
