Club Membership
Carrick Castle Boat Club celebrated 23 years of service to its members on 10th February 2012.
There are currently 32 members in the club as at 1st January 2012.
The 2012 Membership Fee to the Carrick Castle Boat Club is £15.00 per annum per household plus a one off joining fee of £15.00 to cover new member administration costs. Annual membership and mooring fees must be paid by 15th December annually as The Crown Estate accounting period for moorings is 1st January to 31st December annually. New club moorings will be invoiced at £40.00 per mooring. Invoices are sent out to members on 15th November annually for the following year.
The Crown Estate mauve mooring tags have been issued from 2010. Members have to pay their mooring fees annually even though Crown Estate tags are issued once for a period of five years from 1st January 2010, 2015, etc.. If a member no longer wishes to have a mooring, The Crown Estate mooring tag must be returned to the club for the club to return to The Crown Estate and the mooring must be removed from the seabed by 31st December prior to commencement of a new financial year. The club will always try and find a buyer for a member who wishes to sell their mooring advertising it on the For Sale & Wanted page.
Members will be entitled to the reduced mooring fees that the club obtains from The Crown Estate and may join any of the schemes or events of the club. To become a member of the Carrick Castle Boat Club you do not have to own a mooring, however if you want a mooring you must own a boat. Only one member of a family membership is entitled to vote.
The club will arrange a number of social events throughout the year; there will be more Boat Musters at Swine's Hole annually in August where all members and friends have had great fun every year since 2004. Check the gallery for pictures of those events. The next Muster has been arranged for 12 noon on Sunday 12th August 2012 at Swine's Hole, Carrick Castle with a barbecue on the beach. If you don't want to take a boat you can now walk to Swine's Hole in 30 minutes from the castle (see Walk 7).
Members will also be able to obtain discounts from various suppliers on production of a valid annual membership card. Members will be advised of the suppliers who offer such discounts - See Members Discount Scheme.
If any members have any boats, moorings or nautical items for sale or are looking for something, members can advertise for free on the For Sale or Wanted page.
If you wish to become a member of the Carrick Castle Boat Club please download the Membership Application Form - Download Club's Membership Application Form and complete it, sending it with a cheque for £30.00 (£15.00 annual subscription and £15.00 joining fee) to the address on the form.
Please read the Carrick Castle Boat Club's Constitution before signing this form as you must abide by this as a member.
If you wish to apply for a mooring position too, please ask the Moorings Officer (Jim Graham - 01301 703709) for a suitable mooring position for the size and weight of your boat. Once you have been allocated a mooring position you should send a cheque for the appropiate amount to the club so that a Crown Estate mooring tag can be applied for. The Crown Estate Mooring Fee to club members is currently £40.00 per annum. The club can also provide you with a Private Mooring tag at £5.00 (recommended) - see photo and a Slipway Key (slipway access is by the public toilets) if required, for launching a boat from a trailer at £5.00. If your mooring should lose its Crown Estate mooring tag, the club charges £5.00 to obtain a replacement.
If you have been allocated a mooring, you must download and complete the Vessel Owner's Agreement with the Carrick Castle Boat Club. This form has been produced by the Crown Estate for clubs. Two copies of the form must be completed and signed and one copy will be returned to you signed by a club's Office Bearer.
If you decide at any time in the future that you wish to give up your mooring, either by selling it or removing it you will need to complete the Crown Estate Termination/Nomination Form and send it to the club with the Crown Esate tag (if appropriate).
The Private Mooring tag measures 15 cm x 5 cm and is printed both sides. These have been very successful in keeping visiting boats off private moorings when a mooring is not in use by the owner's boat.
If you require a quotation to have a new mooring laid, please contact the club's mooring contractor, Cunningham Moorings (Neil Cunningham) on 01369 870334 or 07775 781890 for a quotation. The current 2011 group mooring service charge to members is £80.00 per mooring plus the cost of any replacement tackle required.
It is worth noting that most insurance companies are prepared to cover vessels on their swinging moorings in Carrick Castle over the winter months as well as the main summer season. Insurance companies are listed on the Helpful Links page. If you take your vessel out of the water over the winter months, the following local places accommodate vessels - Holy Loch Marina, Sandbank; Kip Marina, Inverkip; Greenock Marina; Rhu Marina; McGruers Yard, Silvers Marine & DRB Marine in Rosneath; Sandpoint Marina, Dumbarton and Rothesay Dock, Clydebank.
Download MOD BOATWATCH Scheme leaflet here: -
Boatwatch Leaflet - Side 1
Boatwatch Leaflet - Side 2
Crown Estate five year review date 1/1/2015.
Download Crown Estate Agreement
Scottish Executive Coast Protection Act 1949 (section 34): Moorings. Expiry date 19/03/2013
Download Coast Protection Act Consent
