HSE COVID-19 guidelines have impacted Baltimore Sailing Club's popular sailing courses in West Cork this week.
In an 'Important Sailing Course Announcement', the club says it is not running courses today and tomorrow (Tuesday, 6th July).
A statement on the club website dated July 4th, says "As you are aware there are positive COVID-19 cases in the Baltimore area". As a result, the club says it is following "HSE guidelines and so are not in a position to run the sailing course".
The club committee says "we are constantly reviewing the situation and will be in contact again on Tuesday about the rest of the week".
Earlier, on July 2nd, the club announced that a "significant number of our instructors have been deemed a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case".
It added, "due to the procedures that the club has set up and in accordance with HSE guidelines and HSE advice received today, the children on the course are not deemed close contacts".
The BSC Committee says the "priority remains the safety of the children, helpers, instructors, club volunteers and local community. We hope to be back sailing very soon".
See the Baltimore Sailing Club website here.
