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A Message from RYC's Commodore

Fellow Members:

I was afraid this might happen. 

On Monday of last week, one of our young lifeguards told us that they had attended the now infamous party the previous Saturday night and potentially been exposed to COVID.   We sent the lifeguard home with instructions not to return until they had had two successive negative tests the last of which was at least 5 days later.   The employee has not been to RYC since then.  Their first test on Wednesday of last week came back negative.  Their second test last Friday was initially reported as negative, but late this evening that result was changed to positive.

We believe it highly unlikely that this person would have had exposure to anyone other than their fellow lifeguards and supervisors on the one post-party day that they worked.  None of our other staff members has been symptomatic (and all are temperature tested daily).  Nevertheless, we are closing the pool immediately so that all lifeguards and aquatic staff may be tested.    

We cannot now say when the pool will reopen, a decision that will likely depend on the results of those tests.  We believe that lifeguards rarely have contact with campers, so we will not yet be closing the sailing or morning programs. 

Again, as I asked a few days ago, please encourage all members of your family to be wise in their actions beyond RYC and responsible about potential exposures to the virus.  And should you see anyone walking the grounds without a face covering, please do not feel bashful about politely asking that they safeguard your health and mine by complying with that rule. 

Commodore