Recommend active clubs on South Coast

   Am starting to think about a move from the Midlands in the next few years and have always wanted to live around Falmouth (St Mawes and Roseland to be precise). For me location near to an active club with a strong handicap fleet would be a significant factor. So would love to hear your recommendations for active racing clubs on the South Coast that are West of Weymouth. Thanks!

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H2 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jul 17 Online Status: Offline Posts: 749	Post Options Post Reply Quote H2 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Recommend active clubs on South Coast Posted: 17 Apr 18 at 1:23pm
	Am starting to think about a move from the Midlands in the next few years and have always wanted to live around Falmouth (St Mawes and Roseland to be precise). For me location near to an active club with a strong handicap fleet would be a significant factor. So would love to hear your recommendations for active racing clubs on the South Coast that are West of Weymouth. Thanks!

turnturtle Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2538	Post Options Post Reply Quote turnturtle Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 Apr 18 at 3:13pm
	this one surely has to be on the list: http://restronguetsc.org

NickM99 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 26 Apr 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 145	Post Options Post Reply Quote NickM99 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 Apr 18 at 7:42pm
	Restronguet is the only serious dinghy club in the immediate area which is a fantastic area to sail in. And your "other boat" could be part of a Working Boat syndicate based at St. Mawes SC.... Come and give it a go in Falmouth Week this year. Porthpean looks a nice small family club but access to it is difficult. Then you have Mounts Bay and Penzance further west but none of them have especially large handicap fleets and are more weather-dependant, being on open sea. I don't think there are handicap fleets in Fowey and Looe.

rich96 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 20 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 596	Post Options Post Reply Quote rich96 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Apr 18 at 7:40am
	Porthpean is a fantastic club - beautiful location and great sailing in St Austell Bay Easterly wind can make launching tricky but other than that its brilliant Good dinghy racing Dinghy racing at Fowey is limited (unless you want a Troy keelboat or Fowet River dinghy)

PeterG Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 12 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 818	Post Options Post Reply Quote PeterG Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Apr 18 at 7:45am
	If you are talking about West of Weymouth, and not just the Falmouth area - though I'd prefer to race in Carrick Roads given the choice! - then there are a lot of other possibilities less far west. Exe SC gives you the option of sailing at sea or in the estuary according to conditions. Stacross has a good fleet, but is strictly estuary. But road, train and plane connections to the rest of the country are better from the Exe than the Fal, which may be a consideration!
	Peter Ex Cont 707 Ex Laser 189635 DY 59

rich96 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 20 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 596	Post Options Post Reply Quote rich96 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Apr 18 at 12:19pm
	If you are planning to live near St Mawes the only real options are Restroguet or Porthpean Both are fantastic places to sail

NickM99 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 26 Apr 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 145	Post Options Post Reply Quote NickM99 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Apr 18 at 3:40pm
	OP said west of Weymouth. Completely forgot to mention Lyme Regis - one of the best sea clubs around and great H'cap racing.

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: 24 Apr 18 at 12:11pm
	And you've got the inland waters of South West Lakes and of Wessex Water - from Roadford to Sutton Bingham via Tamar, Wimbleball, Cheddar and Chew! Not coastal but definitely south west and easily accessible from the coastal areas. Edited by patj - 24 Apr 18 at 12:13pm

davidyacht Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1345	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidyacht Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Apr 18 at 1:30pm
	We have good club racing at Salcombe; class racing for Solos and Salcombe Yawls; Fast, Medium and Junior Handicap fleets. There is a growing fleet of Phantoms within the Fast Handicap Fleet. Year around except for January and February. Plus Wednesday night racing, Cruiser Racing, two regattas, Merlin Week and quite a few open meetings.
	Happily living in the past