Dinghy stuff in Poole

   I'm off to Poole on holiday next week, primarily wake boarding but it would be nice to try some dinghy sailing on salt water as I've only sailed on the reservoir before.  
Has anyone hired dinghies in Poole before?  The only places I can find with single handers for hire are using Picos (way to fat for that), all the good boats are double handers but I've nobody else to sail with.

One place has Topper Unos but they're not going to be any more fun than a Pico I'd have thought.

I'd also like to get some hikers soon and I hate buying that sort of thing online in case there's a problem or it doesn't fit.  Are there any decent dinghy chandleries in Poole where I can try some hikers out?

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Kev M Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 05 Dec 11 Location: Landlocked Online Status: Offline Posts: 346	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kev M Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Dinghy stuff in Poole Posted: 30 May 12 at 9:24am
	I'm off to Poole on holiday next week, primarily wake boarding but it would be nice to try some dinghy sailing on salt water as I've only sailed on the reservoir before. Has anyone hired dinghies in Poole before? The only places I can find with single handers for hire are using Picos (way to fat for that), all the good boats are double handers but I've nobody else to sail with. One place has Topper Unos but they're not going to be any more fun than a Pico I'd have thought. I'd also like to get some hikers soon and I hate buying that sort of thing online in case there's a problem or it doesn't fit. Are there any decent dinghy chandleries in Poole where I can try some hikers out?
	Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980.

kingdacks Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 04 Oct 11 Location: Poole Online Status: Offline Posts: 148	Post Options Post Reply Quote kingdacks Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 12 at 11:08am
	Ok the best dinghy chandeleries are Piplers of poole - on the quay Force 4 quay west chandlery- they sell magic marine stuff mainly Sometimes has good kit h20 watersports. They also do boat hire i think You could ask curra dinghy if they cna supply you wiht a boat or you could go to a sailing school like Harbour challenge hamworthy outdoor education or Rockley watersports and ask if they can supply you a boat Secondly Poole is the best place to sail in country !

kingdacks Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 04 Oct 11 Location: Poole Online Status: Offline Posts: 148	Post Options Post Reply Quote kingdacks Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 12 at 11:11am
	http://hobiecatcentre.co.uk/index.php?main_page=contact_us&zenid=7cqmutpjt212qqp1u0mt1qpn25 hobie cat centre

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 12 at 11:34am
	Rockley don't (or at least, didn't when i worked for them) do boat hire at all. This is normal for sailing schools- their insurance and more won't cover hire (unless they have specifically taken out insurance to do so). The Hobie centre does "demos" for potential customers- not hire.
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pondmonkey Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 12 Aug 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2202	Post Options Post Reply Quote pondmonkey Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 12 at 11:38am
	http://www.h2o-sports.co.uk/item.asp?P_ID=495&PT_ID=126&name=Equipment-Hire for windsurf hire... Poole Harbour, it'd be rude not too, especially at lower tide states.

patj Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 16 Jul 04 Location: Wiltshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 640	Post Options Post Reply Quote patj Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 12 at 9:29pm
	Poole's a great spot but if you're wakeboarding, make sure you stick to the water ski area. We used to take motorboat and dinghy to waterski area then one or two would sail the dinghy in the gap between the waterski area and the shore whilst the others wakeboarded with the motorboat.

Kev M Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 05 Dec 11 Location: Landlocked Online Status: Offline Posts: 346	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kev M Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 12 at 4:37pm
	Cheers folks. Looks like Pipers is the best bet for some shopping and I might have to give sailing a miss this time and take my own dinghy in future.
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