sea sailing in the north west

You could try sailing from ainsdale, near Southport- where West Lancs Yc sail occasionaly.
the sailing waters are as good as any- just there are hardly any good launching spots.
To get decent sea sailing in the north west you have to go to Wales! Pwllheli is only 2.5 hours from Manchester, Conwy 2h, or anywhere on the Dee.

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Harry44981! Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 736	Post Options Post Reply Quote Harry44981! Report Post Quote Reply Topic: sea sailing in the north west Posted: 30 Apr 06 at 8:42pm
	You could try sailing from ainsdale, near Southport- where West Lancs Yc sail occasionaly. the sailing waters are as good as any- just there are hardly any good launching spots. To get decent sea sailing in the north west you have to go to Wales! Pwllheli is only 2.5 hours from Manchester, Conwy 2h, or anywhere on the Dee.

yellowhammer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 270	Post Options Post Reply Quote yellowhammer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Apr 06 at 10:15pm
	you could try Blackpool Light Craft Club, near South Shore, mainly cats, but you'd have safety cover. I can put you in touch with a member if you PM me further north, there's morcolme SC, which is more active, but watch out for yellow floating things, they may not be buoys (oops, that's very bad taste) is there anywhere around kirby point that people sail from? maybe it's a bit close to shipping lanes? i'll admit it's definitely not the most attractive coastline, what about the larger lakes?

combat wombat Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 16 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 345	Post Options Post Reply Quote combat wombat Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Apr 06 at 10:58am
	Hi Mate, I sail my B14 at West Kirby, in light winds on the marine lake but when the tide is right we go out on the Dee, you get about 1+half hours either side of high tide. Theres a good slipway and theres usually rescue boats out when the tide is high. Send me a PM or something if you want to go for a sail, I'll come down and get the B14 out. Go here http://cobs.pol.ac.uk/fastlinks/?, check the "Hilbre Weather Station" for wind and direction, and "Hilbre Tidal Predictions" for tide times.
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Chris Noble Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 04 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris Noble Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Apr 06 at 8:48am
	why not come up here and experience real sea sailing on a real coastline....
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	I'm getting a bit sick of soaking around my local pond in my high performance boat he he.Its ok racing but just wondered if there are any places along the north west coast that anyone would recommend for just turning up and going for a blast obviously safety and launching/recovering are gonna be considerations but as long as the forecast isn't stupid I should be able to cope was thinking about turning up at blackpool beach with the five oh and just going out for a blast any ideas?
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