About Cremyll Sailing
Cremyll Sailing is a trading name of Eyemouth International Sailing Craft Association Limited (EISCA) a charity registered in Scotland Charity No. SC034663 Company No. SC250620.
Eyemouth International Sailing Craft Association (EISCA) was preceeded by the International Sailing Craft Association Limited (ISCA) a charity registered in England Number 270697 who operated the Exeter Maritime Museum started by Major David Goddard in 1969.
During the 1990's, the warehouses housing the museum on the Exeter canal basin needed to be repaired, causing financial problems, and the museum closed in 1997. A new museum Eyemouth Maritime Centre opened in 2007 in Scotland.
EISCA owns a unique collection of working boats and leisure craft. The leisure craft include dinghies and keel boats that are suitable for day sailing, sail training and cruising. It is a major aim EISCA to make these craft available to the wider public and especially to teach people of all ages the skills of sailing them. Cremyll Sailing will play a major part in fulfilling this aim.
EISCA is a charity and company limited by guarantee. It's affairs are governed by a committee of trustees. The chairman of the trustees is Andrew Thornhill QC who is also the chair of governors of Clifton College an independent school in Bristol.
Andrew Thornhill QC recently acquired on lease the Mashford Bros boat building yards at Cremyll near Plymouth and Cremyll Sailing is based there.
The boats that are currently available for specific sail training activities are Moosk and Huff of Arklow. Other boats may be available for private hire and specialised activities.
All boats for sail training use have been MCA coded, which means that they have been inspected for seaworthiness and safety. Cremyll Sailing also has robust policies and procedures in place including:
- Health and Safety Policy
- Child Protection Policy
- CRB clearance for all staff and volunteers
- Cremyll Sailing is registered with the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority
- Cremyll Sailing is a recognised training centres for The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) in respect of Sail Cruising and Theory Courses
- Cremyll sailing is a member of the Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO)
- Two full time staff are RYA Yachtmaster Instructors and all other staff and volunteers will be qualified to levels appropriate to the responsibilities they carry and in accordance with statutory, MCA and RYA regulations and guidelines.
