These courses are open to the public and Members of other clubs. The cost of the course is only sufficient to cover the requisite materials. The lecturers donate their services. The courses are well received and attended. Separate, less formal courses for juniors are conducted in the small boat shed.
Local children arrive, and are accepted as interested children.
Parents consent is required before they may venture on the water. Public access is permitted during the day. The main gates to the yacht club yard open 8am to 6pm, 7pm in summer. Other than warning signs referring to the need for care in a working area no restriction is placed on public entry. Photographers and painters are often seen in the yard in summer.