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    Posted: 25 Nov 10 at 12:33pm
In a recent corespondence from our Commodore of Lyme Regis Sailing Club, we were informed that West Dorset District Council were not intending to renew the lease on the Clubs Dinghy and Car Park.
 
In their wisdom they want to turn this land over to 'visiting trailers'.
Do they not realise that without a Club, be it Sailing or Power Boat, that there wont be any visitors?
 
One of the harbour 'workers' told me that they had seen a dramatic fall in visitors to the harbour due to the increase in launching fee's. So why do they need the extra space?
It now costs more to launch a boat at Lyme than it does at WPNSA!
 
The current Harbour Master is one Graham Foreshaw, who whilst an extremely keen sailor (and sailing writer), I am told has his hands tied on 'Official comment' as WDDC are his employers, off the record, I am told he is mightly frustrated....
 
I am sure the Club can live without a Car Park, but without a boat park, I fear this would signal the end for this great Club of which although living in Newcastle remain a member of.
 
Jim Saltonstall once commented that Lyme Regis was the best place to sail in Britain, let us hope that this will not be the end of sailing there!! 
 
 
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Hi Chris
As one of my favourite sailing venues this would be a tragedy especially as I am looking forward to coming down next September with the Draycot bashing Phantom.
I am positive Graham Foreshaw would be disgusted at the thought.

I can only wish Lyme Regis SC all the best in fighting what is obviously a stupid council decision.
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Unfortunately west dorset council are only interested in servicing the grockles and chavs in their speed boats. Money talks.

I agree with you Chris in that as a sailing community we should stick together and help Lyme fight this gross stupidity.
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OMG
 
This is shocking news, Lyme without question is my favourite place to sail in the Uk and have done many events there over the years. In fact we have our 'Phantom' Nats there this year.
 
Lyme regatta is also a really popular event with much focus around sailing and the sailing community, I even remember the town mayoress awarding the prizes. She was eating free chocolate cake, well thats the last time she will get fed and watered for free.
 
This is crazy in a world gone completely nuts.
 
Remind me why and which idiot is ruining sorry running this country?
 
Lets pack the boats up, hitch up the trailers and cause some chaos around westminster. If we were French or students we would take to the streets!
 
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Lyme Regis sailing club is my favourite sailing club in the country, friendly people and an AMAZING sailing area.

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Lyme Regis is my favourite sailing venue in the UK, this is a disaster!  I am really upset to hear this news.  Is there some kind of petition we can fill in??
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I have an interest.  My dad is a member, and I was responsible for org'ing the recent 505 national championships with them.

This is a fabulous small club, with committed members.  A good Harbour master too, BTW.  I could say it is the best sailing water in the UK (I am a bit biased, but few people who just sailed at the five-oh nats will disagree).
 
What can be done to support the club?
 
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it's just not right,  grate place boat and dinghy parks are to things sailing clubs NEED

Originally posted by Merlinboy

Lyme Regis is my favourite sailing venue in the UK, this is a disaster!  I am really upset to hear this news.  Is there some kind of petition we can fill in??



yes petition I would put my name on this


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Chris, who is the commodore at Lyme now, is it still Ian Wallace? Maybe we can help lyme if wanted, with letters of support to the relevant persons in the council, with them going through the club so that it is a coordinated approach? Also a petition wouldn't go amiss.

I think that whatever goes on we ought to go through lyme sailing club otherwise some one in the council could take umbrage at us all attacking them. Use of the correct and sensible language would be vitally important too, don't want to be upsetting them.
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