Membership renewal and application forms for the 2010 season are now available for download - click here to go to the Membership info Section.

Gaidhealtachd Sailing (http://www.gs-online.org.uk) and Coaching Highland are running a Successful Sailing Seminar in Inverness on 27 February. Tickets for the  are now on sale on-line via the Booth (see http://www.thebooth.co.uk/show.asp and scroll to 27 Feb or use the event calendar).

By popular request, a RYA Club Race Officer Course is offered as an option for those who attend (it runs for most of the day); if you want to attend this course in addition to buying your full day ticket from the Booth, please also register with Iona Cornish at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Laser Race Training is available at the following locations in 2010:

30-31 January, Loch Venachar SC

27-28 February, Helensburgh SC

20-21 March, East Lothian SC

Each weekend costs £45

Details available from http://www.scottishracing.org

ASYC was strongly represented at sailing events around the UK and overseas during 2009. Pete Malcolm won the Laser full rig Scottish Grand Prix for the 5th time in a row, and qualified for the Masters Worlds at Halying Island in 2010. ASYC teams also travelled to the Musto Performance Skiff European Championships at Lake Garda, Italy, to the Fireball UK National in Weymouth, and to the Fireball European and World Championships in La Rochelle, France, all achieveing good results. ASYC was also represented at RS200, Solo, Mirror, Optimist and General Handicap events around Scotland.

You can download a full review of what happened by clicking here.

Photo by Neill Ross, Helensburgh SC, http://www.pbase.com/neillr/hsc_regatta_2009&page=all