Welcome to Roa Island Boating Club
Our Commodore, Steve Almond welcomes you to our club’s website. We hope to be able to welcome you in person and introduce you to the waters around this often overlooked part of the Cumbrian coast…..
Roa Island is set in the beautiful surroundings of Morecambe Bay, on the edge of the Irish Sea in South West Cumbria.
We are are also close to the edge of the Lake District, with Lake Windermere and Coniston only thirty minutes away.
Our club
The view from our clubhouse
bar/restaurant patio
Yachting
Cruising & Racing
Roa Island Boating Club is a great place to base your yacht for cruising and/or racing. Our members regularly visit local and distant desitnations such as Glasson Marina, Isle of Man, Whitehaven Marina and beyond. A least once a week during the season, there is a race with our busy racing schedule.
Dinghy Sailing
Freesail or race
We have a very active dinghy sailing section at our club – which also has a busy racing schedule. Racing most Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings, almost all year round.
The club also has its own fleet of sailing dinghies for our club members to use.
Fishing
Our local waters offer fantastic fishing grounds – fishing from our shore is popular, as is fishing in the local waters of Walney Channel, Falney and Piel Island. Many of our members venture out into Morecambe Bay.
Club Facilities
Launching Vehicles
All members are permitted one launch and one recovery per year, with our large tractor (extra use available for a small fee).
We also have two smaller self-drive launch vehicles for ad-hoc unlimited launching and recovery, for an extra annual fee.
Berthing Ashore
Members can apply for a dry berth at the club for an extra fee – subject to availability and for a fee, based on the area used.
Pier
Members can use the club’s pier to ‘dry out’ their boats for between tides maintenance – with prior permission from the Berthing Master. Its is permitted for members to moor their dinghies here for a short period.
Non-members may use the pier when visting the club’s bar/restaurant and to top up their water tanks for a small fee, around high water. Club members take priority.
Bar/Restaurant
Our own clubhouse has it’s own bar and restaurant, which is privately run. Open to the public.
Clubhouse
Our clubhouse is also used for club meetings and can also be hired for private functions and training.
Sailing Dinghies
A fleet of sailing dinghies, consisting of five RS Feva’s and one Wayfarer, for club members use.
Changing Rooms
Male and female changing rooms with showers and toilets.
Workshops
Two workshops – one for woodwork and painting/varnishing and one for metalwork – with a pedistal drill, bench grinder and welder equipment. The club also has a small number of tools that members may borrow.
Lockers
Subject to availablity – members can, long term rent – small/medium/large lockers.
Safety Boats
One rigid inflatable boat and one smaller Rigiflex safety boat – used for safety cover during racing and whenever club dinghies are in use.
Electricity Points
Shore power electricity points dotted around the clubs site – prepay cards required and availble from the clubhose or Berthing Master
Water
Water points availble around the club
Hot Working Area
Welding and grinding is not permitted on site, other than at the designated ‘Hot working area’ by prior arrangement with our Berthing Master.
CCTV
The boat club premises are covered by CCTV
WIFI
Free WiFi at the clubhouse
AED/Defibrillator
Our clubhouse has a AED/Defibrillator – located in the entrance to the clubhouse.
Free training is available to all.
Weather & Tides
Roa Island Boating Club Ltd,
The Clubhouse,
Belfast Pier,
Roa Island,
Barrow in Furness,
Cumbria,
LA14 0QL
Roa Island Boating Club Limited 00842441