League of Snooty S.C's

Arriving in the midlands courtesy of a work relocation, I approached Draycote to find out about joining as returner to the sport.

I had intended to buy a Lark- lots of cheap fun for the recently graduated, only to be told 'we don't sail those here' by the office staff. Needless to say I didn't bother joining. As I also figured there was no where big enough to justify the cost of getting back in to the sport (ex-coastal sailor with a typical misplaced aversion to other little ponds around this part) and didn't bother buying the Lark either (shame, nice boats imo, but too old now to get the best out of them!).

I eventually joined two years later when I set my sights a little lower on the boat evolutionary scale and stupidly bought another knee wrecker- as this was 'allowed' at Draycote...

What did I discover... oh yes, there's a handicap fleet and yes, my prospective Lark would have been very welcome had I just spoken to someone else. Ironically years ago, the club had a very strong fleet of Larks and even had a Lark National Champion- I think he's still using the same spraytop!!!

Is it a snotty club... no, not really- is has it's quirks and petty squabbles like so many. But like a lot of clubs often accused of being snotty, it's just down to catching someone on a bad day.

Edited by rogue - 19 Sep 11 at 1:57pm

Ripped from here http://drrickschaefer5.blog.com/tag/career-advice/ but widely found in different versions...

...a man who moves into a new town, and proceeds to ask the local sage what kind of people live there. The sage asks, “What kind of people lived in your last town?” The man answers, “Dishonest people; cheats and liars, and really unfriendly.” The sage answers, “We have the same kind of people here.” A second man moves into town and asks the sage the same question, “What kind of people will I find in this town?” The sage asks the second man, “What kind of people lived in your last town?” The second man answers, “Wonderful people; helpful, kind and loving.” The sage now answers, “That is the kind of people you will find in this town as well.”