Another club closure

I know what you mean - I think feeling settled and certainly ‘less busy’ post Covid has some impact

I’m organising a charity bike pack next weekend, we’ll raise all of €100 for the Ukrainian Crisis Centre but it’s at least something above adding flags to bios on Facebook

As for duties themselves, especially on the water - they are often quite good fun with an experienced PRO, especially when the timer screws up and you have to guess them for the results sheet

Originally posted by Late starter https://www.suttoninashfieldsailingclub.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR2XBygmxLh_gGjuWiu64r6NrN7n4cr0m1KF3NAazFEXWCSMWy-SLRdoauo Looks like Sutton in Ashfield SC have lost their battle with the local council and will be closing in September. It's been years since I sailed there but I remember it being quite unusual in being in an urban setting, friendly bunch though so it's very sad.

A quick look at old race results o their website suggests it dropped below any sort of critical mass ages ago.

Wow here's me living in one of the poorest parts of the UK and wasting my time sailing on a puddle, wish I had the money to follow my dream and sail on the sea.

Originally posted by eric_c Events would seem to suggest that many 10s of 1000s of people living near the club in question are not  exactly enthusiastic about sailing there. I've done my share of racing on such water, and the only way it can be any good is class racing with a reasonable fleet of fairly matched boats. Maybe team racing. Beyond racing, it may be a good place to learn to sail, but once you are competent, you can hardly 'cruise' very far.