Joining

We are currently recruiting new members in all our branches.

Seagoing, shore support, training, engineering, historic vessels - whatever your interest may be. It doesn’t matter to us if you are an experienced sailor or a complete novice, you will be made very welcome.

If you’re interested in any aspect of our activities come aboard and have a chat.

First find your 300 tons of bright red ship, the rest is easy. We’re below decks, probably eating chocolate biscuits. You’ll be made welcome.

 

Or phone 01382 542516

We are involved in every aspect of running an active seagoing unit and the range of activities that are essential to our survival means that we can find ourselves fundraising for Red nose Day one weekend, and hauling a 7 ton boat out of the water for a complete refit the next.

The degree of personal involvement in Tay MVS is entirely up to the individual member.

This was taken during Badger’s last refit at Newport slip (The old Fifie terminal - now “David Anderson’s Marine” - Yamaha Outboard agents and everything else too)

Come along on Thursday evening any time between 7.30 - 9.00 or on a Sunday afternoon, have a chat, look round the North Carr and sit in on a training session if you like. There’s no pressure to join anyway - most of our regular members came along quite a few times like this and just enjoyed the company as well as what was going on ashore and afloat.

Click this link for to e-mail for more info on coming along, ask any questions you like, or phone -- Bob Richmond on 01382 542516.

This was a very good pie at Broughty Ferry Harbour (during a break from doing the dolphin watching trips in 2004)

We’re doing more passenger trips in 2006. click Boat Trips for more info

We run a tight ship though, be warned, and sometimes it’s necessary to administer  discipline. (In this case pulling his ears was particularly effective)

The engine room in the North Carr. The engineering fratermity are restoring the lightship’s generating engine . It’s a Russell and Newbury diesel designed in the 1930’s and the very same engine, incredibly, is still in production, being in great demand as a powerplant for canal boats
Bob Richmond - MVS Tay

I see your hat and you look really smart but we’ve told you several times already about joining.

Marine engineering traing Dundee

“Looking after old engines”

Polishing the head - George Cushnie T-cuts Nick.

 

Attention to detail like this is central to our engineering training.
Instow - MVS ship movements

John Waters aboard the Instow in Neptunes Staircase on the Caledonian Canal taken during MVS ship movements

Anyway, look in at the North Carr Lightship in Victoria Dock, Dundee. (City Quay) if you’re over 18 and see what you think. Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons.

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MVS Tay gratefully acknowledges the support and assistance of H. M. Revenue and Customs, The Port of Dundee (Forth Ports) The D. C. Thomson Charitable Trust, The Bell's Nautical Trust, Mrs. M. Robertson-Black, The Tay Charitable Trust, The St. Katherine's Fund, The Robertson Trust,  The Alexander Moncur Trust, Historic Scotland,  The Mathew Trust, Mr. Clive McKeag

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