The Serpent Yacht Club

  

SYC  NEWSLETTER  May 2026   

 

 

Message from the Secretary    Graham Gillies

 

 

Our 50^th Anniversary Dinner was held last night in the Corinthian Club in Ingram St.

It was well attended by 35 members and friends of the club with no less than 10 past Commodores in attendance including our current Commodore Catherine Toy who is also a past Commodore -the club is taking recycling to heart. It was an excellent evening with a slide loop of past photos from club events, and several speakers. Thanks to the organisers, speakers, attendees, staff and to those that supplied photos.

 

 

Our Spring Muster is only 2 weeks away now -on Saturday 16^th May at Tarbert Loch Fyne. As most of the racing yachts will be on the west coast already, we will forego the usual Tarbert Race and members can either cruise or drive there. In addition to the customary convivialities on board, there will be a Commodore’s reception with Prosecco and nibbles at 6.30pm at the Marquee by the Marina. This will be followed by a meal at the excellent Red Herring Restaurant in Tarbert at 7.30. If you wish to participate, please complete the form attached to the email and send it to me by next Sunday 10^th May. I look forward to seeing many of you there.

 

 

You will see from the diary of events below, that our Craobh Muster will be on Saturday 13^th June. This will take the form of a race round Shuna in the morning followed by dinner at the Lord of the Isles pub/restaurant now apparently, to be simply dubbed ‘The Isles’. As you may be aware, Craobh marina is now under new management and our usual use of the boatshed for a barbecue is not available hence dinner at the ‘Isles’. Weather permitting, as part of a cruise in company the muster will be followed by a Mussel fest at Loch Spelve on Sunday 14^th and a barbecue at the Marina at Lochaline on the Monday 15^th.

 

 

50^th Anniversary Dinner          GG

 

 

 

Serpent Past Commodores     M Gillies

Left to right Alan Faichney, Iain Morton, George Gray, Graham Gillies, Séamus Lalor,

                                   Stewart Toy, Catherine Toy, Bobby Corbett, Don Gillies & Tom Hutchinson

 

 

Founding Commodore Bobby Corbett with Catherine Toy      N McAdam

 

   

Diary of Events for 2026

 

Craobh Muster    Saturday 13^th June

                              

                             Mussel Fest Loch Spelve Sunday 14^th June

                             

                             Barbecue at Lochaline Monday 15^th June

 

Ormidale BBQ     8th August Loch Riddon

 

Autumn Muster   12/13 September – Rothesay dining at the Glenburn Hotel

 

Serpent Dinner   Date & venue to be decided