Booking Club Boats

The boats may be borrowed at a charge of £5 per session, and can be booked and paid for up to a week in advance.

Juniors (15 and under) may borrow boats without charge, but must make a booking.

Club boats may be raced, but cannot score any points in a series. Club boats are insured and licensed for use on the river. Their use is restricted to the stretch between the MSC Clubhouse and Godstow Lock unless prior permission has been obtained from the MSC Committee.

We have available:

2x British Moths - a good intro to Moth sailing

1x Gull - a nice dry family boat - great for sunny days and picnics

1x Enterprise - a larger boat with a smaller set of sails for easier sailing and windy conditions, or a larger set for racing

4x Toppers - good competitive boats for lighter helms, Juniors and learners

There are also two Optimists for Junior use only - great little boats for young learners. These do not have to be pre-booked.

(There are usually 4 toppers available - the exact boats available may vary as we swap these around for maintenance. Please book any Topper that is available for your desired day and time, then it's first-come-first-served on the day. Some Toppers are rigged as centre-mainsheet, some as stern-mainsheet.)

Important:

Please make payments by bank transfer:

Bank: Metro Bank
Account: 44772124,
Sort code: 23-05-80,
Ref: member’s name and date.

Please document any damage, faults or missing parts in the separate Club Repairs black book to the left of the Race Board, or report directly to the Rear Commodore.
Please remember to cancel your booking if you are not going to be able to make it

British Moth: Gyro II (#841)

The sail for this boat is not numbered - to avoid confusion, any race entries made using this boat should state “Gyro II” as boat number. Our thanks to former Commodore Fred Hann for the bequest of this boat.

Boom, rudder and sail can be found under the boat’s cover, and should be replaced there after use.

This boat should be covered with the boom attached.

Book Moth: Gyro II

British Moth: Tango (#717)

This boat sails as #717 (hull number is 734).

Boom, rudder and sail can be found under the boat’s cover, and should be replaced there after use.

This boat should be covered with the boom attached.

Book Moth 2: Tango

Gull: #1933

Boom, gaff, rudder and sail can be found under the boat’s cover, and should be replaced there after use.

This boat should be covered with the boom attached.

Book Gull

Enterprise: #20312

Boom, rudder and sail can be found under the boat’s cover, and should be replaced there after use.

The Enterprise has two sets of sails – a smaller set for leisure, and a larger race set.

This boat should be covered with the boom attached.

Book Enterprise

Topper 1:

There are usually 4 toppers available - the exact boats available may vary as we swap these around for maintenance. Please book a boat, then it's first-come-first-served on the day. Some Toppers are rigged as centre-mainsheet, some as stern-mainsheet.

Rudder and dagger-board are under the boat’s cover, and should be replaced there after use.

Mast and sail #44273 can be found in the lower rack marked ‘Club Toppers Only’ at the back of the boathouse. Please turn the boat parallel to the fence before raising the mast (to avoid tearing the sail on the barbed wire)

Please ensure dagger-board & rudder retaining cords are clipped to a suitable point on the boat to avoid loss (they sink, and are expensive!).

After use, please cover with boom and foils inside the cover, and put the mast & sail back on the lower rack.

Book Topper 1

Topper 2:

There are usually 4 toppers available - the exact boats available may vary as we swap these around for maintenance. Please book a boat, then it's first-come-first-served on the day. Some Toppers are rigged as centre-mainsheet, some as stern-mainsheet.

Rudder and dagger-board are under the boat’s cover, and should be replaced there after use.

Mast and sail can be found in the lower rack marked ‘Club Toppers Only’ at the back of the boathouse. Please turn the boat parallel to the fence before raising the mast (to avoid tearing the sail on the barbed wire)

Please ensure dagger-board & rudder retaining cords are clipped to a suitable point on the boat to avoid loss (they sink, and are expensive!).

After use, please cover with boom and foils inside the cover, and put the mast & sail back on the lower rack.

Book Topper 2

Topper 3:

There are usually 4 toppers available - the exact boats available may vary as we swap these around for maintenance. Please book a boat, then it's first-come-first-served on the day. Some Toppers are rigged as centre-mainsheet, some as stern-mainsheet. Please turn the boat parallel to the fence before raising the mast (to avoid tearing the sail on the barbed wire)

Rudder and dagger-board are under the boat’s cover, and should be replaced there after use.

Mast and sail can be found in the lower rack marked ‘Club Toppers Only’ at the back of the boathouse.

Please ensure dagger-board & rudder retaining cords are clipped to a suitable point on the boat to avoid loss (they sink, and are expensive!).

After use, please cover with boom and foils inside the cover, and put the mast & sail back on the lower rack.

Book Topper 3

Topper 4:

There are usually 4 toppers available - the exact boats available may vary as we swap these around for maintenance. Please book a boat, then it's first-come-first-served on the day. Some Toppers are rigged as centre-mainsheet, some as stern-mainsheet.

Rudder and dagger-board are under the boat’s cover, and should be replaced there after use.

Mast and sail can be found in the lower rack marked ‘Club Toppers Only’ at the back of the boathouse. Please turn the boat parallel to the fence before raising the mast (to avoid tearing the sail on the barbed wire)

Please ensure dagger-board & rudder retaining cords are clipped to a suitable point on the boat to avoid loss (they sink, and are expensive!).

After use, please cover with boom and foils inside the cover, and put the mast & sail back on the lower rack.

Book Topper 4