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Poll Question: How far do you regularly travel to your sailing club of choice?
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Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing
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    Posted: 09 Feb 11 at 10:40pm
Originally posted by AlexM

Hmmpphh, can't even put a bike rack on that... As for going to Mister Bugatti and asking for a towbar, he might fall off his chair.
 
We live under 10 miles from our club (about 9 by road and 7 on the bike - using seafront is shorter).
On the way, we get within the vicinity of 3 sailing clubs. on top of that, Brighton SC is closer from us than Lancing, although in the opposite direction.
 
When we first joined Lancing, Mark had just bought his first Contender and wanted to join the fleet. The fact that the membership was considerably cheaper than other local clubs was also a deciding factor.
We found in our club something I had never seen in other clubs: friendly people who don't care what you sail (or even sail at all) or where you come from. If you need help, they're here for you, on the water, on the beach or in the clubhouse. Most people help in their capacity and we get very decent turnout every sailing day. Great atmosphere, I wouldn't go anywhere else!
 
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Originally posted by didlydon

About 10 - 15mins by car & I can be at the boat park. I would cycle, but need to carry my damn great kitbag! There is my home towns sailing club, but I just like the neighbouring one - Practically grew up down the harbour & the l think the launching & sailing area is nicer - Sorry Rockhopper!! LOL
Hey don its fine i always thought that if you could have minnis bays boat park with the and our club house at margate it would be great but you are in the same position we are as the council will not play ball !!!!!!!!
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 Phantom + astra estate  YES.  I'll even let you use a disco.  as one of our phantoms has one the other a BM 3 estate.
Better a crap day in Abersoch than any day at work.
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better? 
 
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Posts: 62 		Post Options Post Options   Quote crosby mafia Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Feb 11 at 7:14pm
 Dream on son !!!!!  don't quite go with a phantom.  points for trying. I think not.
Better a crap day in Abersoch than any day at work.
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 Alex, where can I get your " transporter" ?   PD to L&L in 25mins is brilliant. I think Liverpool to PD in around 90mins is good en route to SCYC !!!  you'll need to watch out for the BMW and mondeo on the 55. 
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To the Reservoir club its actually about six miles( in next to no time) if I go on 2 wheels-but in the past I have left kit on boats but sadly received EMail saying there has been a spate of thefts at the club, so one has to accept trust is no longer an option and confine my going there by motorbikes, to if I am OOD or on rescue boat(Piaggio based Maxi scooter has loads of carrying capacity for lifejacket etc in particular but I can see a cycle might present carryiong probs).
If the weathers iffy and the club lounge is locked a car is a better bet.
I get invites to sail on a friends 27 foot Sabre mainly, usually on the Orwell, Deben and or Stour.
When I moved here first off, I joined Stour club just down the road . Whilst it was great with excellent folk, a lot of it was bar based, and I wanted to get sailing again in small boats after a 30 year lay off.
Being in 3 clubs eventually seemed a bit silly, so I dropped out.
It is 9 miles to the Suffolk club, if I go down past Oulton Water and by The Royal Hospital Scool,or 12 on the main Ipswich road, down under The Orwell Bridge, past Foxes, along the picturesque road past Freston and down to Wolverstone.


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It was a 2min walk from the house at PD (about 95% of the members lived in the village)
Now it's 25min in car to get to L&L.  Lots of clubs around but chose L&L because it was the biggest and more competition.
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