Cheap London sailing

   Hello,I am keen to get involved in sailing, but the price is really prohibitive. I can't find a training course (level 1) in London, but they're all crazy expensive (£200). Is there a cheap club out there, or a more cost effective way to do it? I looked at joining a couple of clubs, but again member subs were also really expensive :(

Does anyone have any suggestions? Seems a shame it costs so much!

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craigmelson Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 07 Aug 14 Location: LONDON Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote craigmelson Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Cheap London sailing Posted: 07 Aug 14 at 1:57pm
	Hello, I am keen to get involved in sailing, but the price is really prohibitive. I can't find a training course (level 1) in London, but they're all crazy expensive (£200). Is there a cheap club out there, or a more cost effective way to do it? I looked at joining a couple of clubs, but again member subs were also really expensive :( Does anyone have any suggestions? Seems a shame it costs so much!

iwsmithuk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Apr 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Post Options Post Reply Quote iwsmithuk Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 14 at 3:45pm
	http://www.wembleysailingclub.co.uk/index.html Follow the training links, level 1 £125 for members, less for juniors. Membership fees pretty much as low as you are going to get anywhere. They have club boats to borrow and folk are often looking for crew. A nice friendly club with a good competitive level of racing, I'm not currently a member but I have been on and off over the years.

hobbiteater Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 07 Dec 12 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 107	Post Options Post Reply Quote hobbiteater Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 14 at 3:55pm
	try neilson, they fly from london and you can get a week for £500 so if you say £200 of that is sailing course then £300 for a weeks full board holiday in the sun isnt too bad and its a lot nicer falling in the med than falling in a london reservoir

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 14 at 4:03pm
	At Island Barn SC, near Hampton Court, we do an informal no certificates/qualifications introduction to sailing course on Tuesday evenings, http://www.islandbarn.org.uk/index.php/learn-to-sail/trysail which is £100 for 13 evenings, but of course you've missed it for this year now.

craigmelson Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 07 Aug 14 Location: LONDON Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote craigmelson Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 14 at 4:11pm
	would love to, but £500 is even more! one of the reasons I gave up diving was the cost, but oh well!

hobbiteater Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 07 Dec 12 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 107	Post Options Post Reply Quote hobbiteater Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 14 at 6:28pm
	Ah but you get a free holiday

GybeFunny Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Oct 09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 403	Post Options Post Reply Quote GybeFunny Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 14 at 1:25pm
	I second the reccommendation of Wembley SC, I used to be a member when I was based in london.

rogerd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 25 May 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1076	Post Options Post Reply Quote rogerd Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 14 at 2:48pm
	Join Shearwater in Wiltshire for £60 spend the rest on B&B Sailings crap but they`re a friendly bunch Edited by rogerd - 08 Aug 14 at 2:48pm

fish n ships Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 11 Jul 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Post Options Post Reply Quote fish n ships Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 14 at 3:23pm
	This may be a different angle but it may be worth attending a few local clubs to see if there are people looking for a crew and willing to teach you how to crew. For the cost of a membership (not massive) you will get some experience of sailing and racing. This will get you on the water and give you a feel of the sport. If you want to learn to helm you can do that with time (you may even find your helm willing to teach around racing) as and when they offer and you can afford it! There's more than one way into sailing, you don;t have to do a Level 1 or 2 course (although they are obviously a good start if you want to helm).

MerlinMags Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 19 Mar 04 Location: UK, Guildford Online Status: Offline Posts: 588	Post Options Post Reply Quote MerlinMags Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 14 at 4:07pm
	That is what I was going to suggest. I am sure some clubs will sign you in as a guest, and find someone who needs a crew, just so you have a couple of chances to try things out before you join. Or have a think about your favourite type of boat, and see if the class association offer taster days. I recall the Moths and Cherubs did these, and I know the Merlin Rockets just tell you to contact the regional rep to get a taster at a club near you.