Cove Sailing Club, Argyll

24/09/2026

ART GROUP: ARTS FORUM SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Date: 4th October 2026
Time: 10am-12pm
Venue: Cove Sailing Club

All creatives on the peninsula welcome! Please RSVP so that the Arts Group can arrange for tea & snacks.
RSVP, please send an email to: [email protected]

Arts Forum: First Meeting Calling all creatives on the peninsula: artists, musicians, dancers, writers, editors, sound engineers, storytellers, graphic designers, crafters, poets, artists, film-makers, photographers, architects and many more! The Arts Forum is a space to connect creatives &

21/09/2026

⚓️ SUNDAY LUNCH AT COVE SAILING CLUB ⚓️

A.T Hughes Lochside are delighted to be returning to Cove Sailing Club on Sunday 27th September, serving from 12pm–3pm! 🍽️

Join them for a relaxed Sunday afternoon filled with delicious food, great company and those stunning views across the water. Their menu includes traditional roast favourites alongside some fabulous seafood, vegetarian and dessert options. 💙

Bookings are now open and tables are limited, so early booking is recommended!

A £5pp non-refundable deposit is required to secure your table.

📞 01436 653351
📱 WhatsApp: 07479 507702
📧 [email protected]

They can’t wait to welcome you back to Cove Sailing Club! ⚓️

17/09/2026

🏆⛵ Cove Sailing Club Prize Giving – Friday 23rd October! 🎉

It’s nearly time to celebrate another fantastic season on the water! 🌊

Join us on 23rd October, 7pm for a 7:30 start, for our annual Prize Giving as we celebrate the achievements of our sailors and enjoy a great evening together.

🍽️ Pot Luck Buffet: Please bring along a dish to add to the table to help make our buffet a delicious feast for everyone!

🏆 Trophy Holders – Important!
If you currently have a club trophy, please return it to the Sailing Club on a Friday after 7:30pm as soon as possible(!). We need to get the trophies engraved in time for this year’s Prize Giving, so please don’t leave it until the last minute!

We look forward to seeing everyone there — let’s celebrate the season together! 🥂⛵🎉

23rd October — save the date!

11/09/2026

The sailing season for Loch Longs may be over for another year, but there's no need to stay away! Our bar will continue to be open every Friday from 7.30pm starting tonight. Come along and join us for a drink and a catch-up ☺️🍻🧃

02/09/2026

Tuesday 1st September- The Wee Report

Last week of racing for the loch longs at Cove and it is a small window of opportunity to fit in a race before darkness falls.

A small triangular course was set for the nine starters and we were off in a light breeze towards the black buoy. Capricorn and Electra got the best starts inshore but Allegro, Dolphin and Sonara also got away well. On the beat to Mid ground, it was tricky as the tide was very strong and the wind was dying. Slioch played a blinder heading further to Gourock before tacking back and they took the lead at the windward mark from Capricorn, Electra and Sonara with the rest if the fleet rounding in quick succession. The staet of the spinnaker run against the tide was somewhat dire but progress was ultimately made as a bit of breeze filled in and there were plenty of position changes as the bots came in to finish as darkness fell. Capricorn slipped past to take the win with Slioch taking an excellent second place. Sula also recovered to take third just ahead of Allegro who were a good fourth. Dolphin was next up in fifth followed by Sonara, Grey Goose and Viva. Electra RTD

29/08/2026

Friday 28th August

There was a great fleet of 12 loch longs on the start line on the penultimate week of club racing.

There was a bit if breeze from the north and the race team set an ambitious first beat up to Knockderry.

The inshore start was favoured but some had misjudged their timing and were slow to get going. There was also a strong tide which was either coming in or going out depending on where you were. As we proceeded up the beat there were some outrageous windshifts to contend with so the boats got very strung out and you did not have to look far to find a hole.

At Knockderry, Capricorn had worked her way into the lead from Electra whilst Sonara, slioch and Elizabeth were going well just behind in what was left of the breeze.

It was a long spinnaker leg down to the black buoy and after a short tacking duel, Capricorn held on for the win ahead of Electra.

With darkness now starting to fall, the next 8 boats were all in close contact on the last beat back to the line. It was starting to look more like a scene from Le Mans as the boats approached the line with torches flashing up at the sails. Elizabeth finished leader of the pack for third and there was a welcome return to form for Sonara taking fourth. Fifth was Ornsay followed by Dolphin, sliich and Tik Hai. Viva was an excellent ninth ahead of Allegro and Finola. Sula retired having found one of the big holes I mentioned.

Results:

1. Capricorn
2. Electra
3. Elizabeth
4. Sonara
5. Ornsay
6. Dolphin
7. Slioch
8. Tik Hai
9. Viva
10. Allegro
11. Finola
RTD Sula

Photo by Andy M

27/08/2026

📚 Cove Sailing Club SCIO Book Club 📚

As part of your Cove Sailing Club membership, you are welcome to come along and join in with our book club!

Our next meeting is on Tuesday 1st September at 6.30pm. We will be discussing 'Cat Lady' by Dawn O'Porter. Don't worry if you've not read it yet, come along and see what the rest of us thought!

The next book, to be discussed in October, will be 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' by Shelby Van Pelt.

Book Club is free to all members, and a pay bar is available.

Contact [email protected] for more information.

26/08/2026

A.T Hughes Lochside are coming back to Cove Sailing Club on Sunday 30th August (this Sunday!), serving from 12pm–3pm — and they can’t wait! 🤍

Andy has put together a fantastic new Sunday menu, with plenty to choose from alongside their Lochside Roast Beef and 18hr Slow Roast Scottish Leg of Lamb.

Great food, great company and those incredible views across the water… a pretty perfect way to spend a Sunday. 🌊⛵️

📅 Sunday 30th August
⏰ 12pm–3pm
📍 Cove Sailing Club
💷 £5pp non-refundable deposit required to secure your booking

Tables are open to book, so get in touch to reserve yours:

📞 01436 653351
📱 WhatsApp: 07479 507702
📧 [email protected]

26/08/2026

Tuesday 25th August - Crews Race

A decent easterly breeze for the second Crews race of the season and an impressive fleet of 10 boats were on the start line. This is the chance for the regular crew members to have a shot of the helm whist the regular helms remember why the enjoy sitting at the back of the boat.

Course 7 was set "the wee Diddy Triangle" in front of the club and it proved to be the perfect course as it kept things tight and it was a busy race course.

Joey on Electra managed to hold off Calum Ramsay in Capricorn to take the win whilst Ewan Turner was an excellent third in Elizabeth. Next up was Kirsty Robertson in Dolphin followed by Andy Glendinning in Sula and Keith Hall in Sonara. Slioch and Marianne were just behind in seventh and then there was a three way scrap for eighth. This was duly won by Greg on Viva who had a great night to finish ahead of Finola and Grey Goose.

A wee video for a change showing the start and first mark rounding. Courtesy of Andy Melville.

24/08/2026

⛵ Cove Sailing Club SCIO Closing Muster – 5th September ⛵

It’s nearly time to bring another sailing season to a close, so come and join us for our Closing Muster on Saturday 5th September! 🎉

🚪 Doors open from 12:30pm and we’ll be going on until late!

From 1:30pm, (while stock lasts!) you can grab a homemade sandwich, cake and a drink for just £5 — and even better, every penny raised will be donated to the RNLI ❤️

With the sailing starting at 2pm, come down early, soak up the atmosphere and watch the boats head out for one final race of the season.

Whether you’re sailing, supporting from the shore, or simply looking for a great afternoon and evening with friends, we’d love to see you there.⚓️🌊