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Poll Question: How far do you regularly travel to your sailing club of choice?
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    Posted: 08 Feb 11 at 4:12pm
22 miles for me. Reason being it is the only club I really like in the local area. Have also been a member there for a lot of years and have a lot of friends there.
  
I don't go past any other clubs but there are other clubs closer (Lakeside SC in Peterborough about 9 miles) and Rutland (about 18-20 miles) and a couple of river clubs in the other direction.
 
Lakeside looks like a tiny club and is very cliquey (I popped in there one day and was made to feel very unwelcome as I was an outsider) and they don't have a very active racing scene. Rutland is a nice piece of water but just too damn expensive for the amount of sailing I do. I would want something much bigger and faster if I went there!
 
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6 miles for me - nearest club
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Just left a club that was walkable from home, nice easy launching, nice people but not the fleet racing I want.  Now have to drive about 20/25 minutes to get to club but has a much more active laser fleet.
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Member of 2 clubs both about 25 miles & 30 minutes away both norfolk broads but differant water to suit differant boats.
Pass 1 council run club 10 miles, 2 river club clubs 12 & 17 miles not open water so not suitable.
Free Sea lunching 25 to 30 miles away for those days when you just need too.
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2 miles for me. Would be closer but the clubhouse is the far side of the reservoir! I sail at Bristol Corinthian. Chew Valley is about 5 miles the other side of the Mendips - so 2 successful clubs very close together.
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Originally posted by ex laser

Originally posted by Ruscoe

2.5 miles for me as well to Tewkesbury, Not for the sailing just for the club, people and beer.  The water is rubbish.
I would join Draycote full time instead of winter membership buts its simply too much money once i factor in fuel, dinghy park, membership vs. the racing i would get with no W/L fleet.  Draycote is about 50 miles away from me.


can only admire your dedication to sailing.

i live in coventry and if i had to travel 50 miles to sail i would give it up.

russ, you are the man! Clap
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Originally posted by Ruscoe

2.5 miles for me as well to Tewkesbury, Not for the sailing just for the club, people and beer.  The water is rubbish.
I would join Draycote full time instead of winter membership buts its simply too much money once i factor in fuel, dinghy park, membership vs. the racing i would get with no W/L fleet.  Draycote is about 50 miles away from me.
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Hi 5 minutes to the boat and I dont pass any other clubs.
Great sailing on the Solent and good launching once you are used to it.
But not great for fixed rudder single handed launching.
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