Membership

Requirements

• Awarded RPSA Honorable Membership
• PCOC, ROC-M, and Basic Cruising Standard
• New members must schedule an orientation before using the keelboats

Dinghy Usage Guidelines

1. The dinghy member must review, agree, and sign RPSA’s comprehensive COVID-19 Dinghy Usage Guidelines. The policy must be re-signed and agreed to with each update of the document.
2. The dinghy member must complete a RPSA COVID-19 dinghy orientation prior to accessing the facilities and boat usage.
3. Each adult participant must review, agree, and sign the RPSA COVID-19 Membership Waiver. Youth participant’s and their parent/guardian must sign the RPSA Risk Recognition Statement.
4. Each participant must self-assess using the online tool https://bc.thrive.health/covid19/en before each use of RPSA facilities and equipment.
5. Dinghy members must electronically sign out a boat and provide contact information for all participants.
6. Participants must adhere to all Transport Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, Provincial Health Authority Service, BC Parks, City of Port Moody, Reed Point Marina, RPSA and any relevant local authority COVID-19 related policies and procedures.
7. Dinghy boat usage is restricted to the member and his/her immediate family or members of his/her established COVID-19 social circle.
8. Youth are prohibited from sailing by themselves without adult supervision and/or coach boat support.
9. Dinghy members should sail no farther than line of sight from the RPSA floating dock.
10. Social distancing must be maintained and respected in the boat bay, OMBH compound, boat launch, city and RPSA docks. Maintain 2 metres/6 feet between all participants not in the same social circle before, during and after sailing.
11. Little Red is limited to at most two people. The occupants must be of the same participant group. Little Red must be cleaned and sanitized after each use: wipe down high touch surfaces (ie. dolly handles, paddle) and spray the interior and lines.
12. Participants are encouraged to use their own PFD, otherwise contact info@rpsa.ca to arrange season use of a club PFD.
13. Bring your own alcohol based hand rub and sanitize your hands prior to accessing the OMBH facilities and whenever possible. At all times around the club facilities, city dock, and RPSA dock all participants must wear a mask.
14. You are responsible for cleaning the boat, dolly handle (if used), tiller, rudder, paddles, PFD, gunwales, and anywhere else touched. Cleaning and disinfecting supplies can be obtained from the OMBH boat bay.
15. Personal items, water bottles, and garbage should not be left around the facilities or in the boats. Any personal items of value found by members should be placed in a designated plastic bag in the boat bay, and contact health@rpsa.ca. Otherwise dispose of them.
16. The OMBH common room and upstairs facilities are off limits from participant use.
17. In emergency contact executive@rpsa.ca, and info@rpsa.ca
18. Immediately email health@rpsa.ca if you or any participants show symptoms within two weeks of visiting the facilities.

Keelboat Usage Guidelines

1. Skippers must review and sign RPSA’s comprehensive COVID-19 Keelboat usage policy. The policy will be updated as and new signatures will be required with each update.
2. Skippers must have attended an RPSA keelboat COVID orientation prior to their first trip.
3. Each participant must review and sign RPSA’s COVID-19 waiver. Youth and their parent or guardian must sign RPSA’s Risk Recognition Statement & Acceptance.
4. Each participant must self-assess using the online tool at https://bc.thrive.health/covid19/en before each use of RPSA facilities or equipment.
5. The skipper must provide the RPSA Health officer ( health@rpsa.ca) an electronic record of their trip, itinerary, duration, participant names, phone numbers for all sailing trips.
6. Participants must adhere to all Transport Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, Provincial Health Authority Service, BC Parks, City of Port Moody, Reed Point Marina, RPSA and any relevant local authority COVID-19 related policies and procedures.
7. Bookings will be for (1) a Skipper and his/her immediate family or members of his/her established social circle; or (2) a Skipper and one other person. In this latter case, strict social distancing must be observed during the entire outing.
8. Limit sailing to Indian Arm—do not sail beyond Second Narrows Bridge.
9. Overnight trips must be approved by the RPSA Health Officer.
10. Maintain 2 metres/6 feet between all participants not in the same social circle before, during and after sailing.
11. The only equipment onboard will be that essential to the operation of the keelboat, safety equipment required by Transport Canada and spare parts and tools.
12. Participants must provide their own PFD’s. RPSA members may borrow a club PFD for the sailing season. Contact info@rpsa.ca to notify that you have borrowed a PFD.
13. Bring your own Alcohol Based Hand Rub. Sanitize your hands prior to boarding a keelboat and whenever possible during sailing.
14. Prior to your trip, pick up boat-specific cleaning/disinfecting supplies in the Old Mill Boathouse in accordance with the RPSA keelboat cleaning procedure document.
15. Clean/disinfect the boat after every user in accordance with the RPSA keelboat cleaning procedure document. Participants should consider cleaning/disinfecting before each use in addition as an extra precaution. See information on cleaning and disinfection at the end of this document.
16. Place any personal items left by prior users in a plastic bag. If these are of apparent value, leave the bag onboard and contact  health@rpsa.ca. Otherwise dispose of them.
17.  Bring any personal items (dishware, cutlery and tea towels, garbage bags,…).
18. Remove all personal items, trash and used cleaning supplies from the boat at the end of the trip.
19. Immediately email  health@rpsa.ca if you or any crew members show symptoms within two weeks of being onboard.

Contact us at info@rpsa.ca for more information.