Summary of Rules for use of the Pontoons

Published 16:54 on 31 May 2025

Pontoon Rules:-

1. The pontoons are a communal facility for the use of all members with equal rights. The pontoons must not be seen as a marina-like means for boat parking by the few to the exclusion of the majority.
2. To this end the southern part of the outer (easternmost) face of the pontoons is to be used exclusively for loading and unloading and is not to be used for overnight or extended stays. Boats using these berths should fill the space sequentially from one end, so as to maximise the number of berths available. The first boat alongside must not moor in the centre of the pontoon.
3. The inner face of the outermost pontoon and the opposing face of the next pontoon, six berths in total, may be used for the occasional overnight stay, provided the boat is manned by crew competent to move the boat at short notice if requested. These berths are to be filled from the southerly end of the pontoon bay first, so as to maximise the number of berths available.
4. The southerly face of the main pontoons may also be used for occasional overnight stay with the same manning proviso. Spaces should be used up to maximise the limited availability of draught and clearance above the pontoon mooring system on these pontoons.
5. Under no circumstances may be boats be allowed to take the ground while attached to the pontoons.
6. The General Committee may, on occasions, offer the use of these overnight berths to visiting boats that have entered the Lough. It is up to the members to make sure that their skippers and crew are warmly welcomed to the Club and to our facilities.
7. Any General Committee member may ask a member to move their boat to facilitate the use of the pontoons by other members or visitors. In the member's absence they may warp the boat to a new position to achieve the same end.
8. No member may wilfully abandon their boat and expect other members to care for it.