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Ginger_69 
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Joined: 04 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 481 |
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 Topic: UK's Most Expensive Sailing ClubPosted: 29 Jul 05 at 5:52pm |
i like that 1 dinghy pen lol what a name makes it sound like a baby going in a play pen |
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Chew valley lake s c
Topper(RED)-29412 I14 1209 lightning-168 Whaam (cherub) Atum bom (cherub)old crew (the 1 in the youtube vids) Will be arup skiff crew aka marmite |
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HannahJ
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Posted: 29 Jul 05 at 3:53pm |
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If they know it's a one off, then they'll come back n pay their fees in time next year to avoid having to pay it again...
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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
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Granite
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Posted: 29 Jul 05 at 3:42pm |
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What is the point of joining fees? I can see why you would want to encorage people to stay members and not leave for a year every few years but why the penalty for new members? That just puts people off the sport. |
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If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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boatshed
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Posted: 29 Jul 05 at 3:34pm |
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Try Mount's Bay sailing Club. This from the web site, www.mbsc.org Current annual subscription rates are as follows:
Small additional fees are payable for the use of the dinghy pen and the car park alongside the dinghy pen. And under 12 year old kids are free when their parents join. And.. great sailing water ( Int 14 Nationals this year ) and mostly rubbish jobs.
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Stefan Lloyd
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Posted: 28 Jul 05 at 4:13pm |
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Ah yes, Porthpean for example. I grew up within walking distance and I'd like to live there now. Almost nobody I knew at school lives around there now. Why? No decent jobs, that's why. Edited by Stefan Lloyd |
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TonyL
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Joined: 28 Jun 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 57 |
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Posted: 28 Jul 05 at 3:52pm |
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Dinghy sailing in some clubs and classes can still be really cheap. I
returned to sailing around 10 years ago after the usual post
Uni/getting married break from the sport, picked up an old Laser for
£500 and rejoined my old club. I got 5 years regular racing (25 sundays
a year perhaps?) out of that old boat and I reckon the overall cost was
around £1400. Or put another way, under £300 a year or just over a
tenner for an average days sailing:
£500 sailing club subs at approx £100 a year £400 (2 secondhand sails) £100 (depreciation on the boat - sold it for £400 after 5 years use) £250 (new kit, wetsuit etc) £150 (insurance) And do you know what - at club level I was half way competitive. So who says sailing has to be expensive and elitist? |
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Ian99
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Posted: 28 Jul 05 at 3:43pm |
I'd agree that the clubhouse is very expensive to maintain, mainly due to its size. The site is basically a load of sand and shingle which probably moves around a bit in a storm, but doesn't really need much maintenance. People must have too much money down there though, try moving far east or far west and you'll easily find sea sailing under £100.... Single Membership Fees: Brightlingsea - £89 Isle of Sheppey - £96 Great Yarmouth & Gorleston - £95 Porthpean - £70
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JimC
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Posted: 28 Jul 05 at 2:29pm |
Oh well, each to his own. I'd never rush to sail at Hayling: I think Weymouth is loads better. My favourite sailing water of all is a tiny club, New Quay in Wales. Sheltered sandy beach for rigging/launching but 100yards out of the harbour to the open sea to race with the dolphins. |
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Stefan Lloyd
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Posted: 28 Jul 05 at 2:06pm |
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Ever been there Ian? Ever been on Hayling during a southerly or south-easterly gale? If you have, think about why the site, clubhouse and access road, totally exposed to the elements, are unlikely to cost only a "small amount" to maintain. I've never belonged to HISC but I've belonged to other clubs in the area and I don't know any charging only £100 for membership. Something more like three times that for an adult single membership will be more average. The annual fee is pretty similar to other clubs like Itchenor or CYC: it's the entrance fee that is steep. They also have a professional secretariat and, I think, a full-time bosun. Whether you think these are worth paying for depends on your earnings and how much free time you have, but it doesn't surprise me that plenty of people are prepared to pay for it.
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Barty
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Posted: 28 Jul 05 at 2:04pm |
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The scottish club I belong to costs around £350 per year for a couple to sail and store their boat there. I had a long, boring look round to see if that was the most expensive and only found HI to be more. The club has over 300 members but struggles to get 10 dinghies racing at the weekend. The committee cannot see why this is so. Up until this year it charged members more to sail than those who drunk in the bar. I couldn't quite get my head round being charged a premium to sail at a sailing club That said it is in a beautiful location with a great clubhouse but there are several clubs that offer dinghy sailing for £100 ish who get 20 boats out week in week out within 1 hours drive. Like someone said above the enthusiam comes from the members and it seems there are alot of people willing to pay hugh amount to join sailing clubs and not sail |
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