Choosing a club

   Having just uprooted ourselves from dangerously close to Dunstable to nicely near to Cambridge, we're now having to choose a new home for the fleet.  For the contender the choice seems obvious: it has to be Grafham; a decent stretch of open water and the possibility of training as much as I want thanks to full time safety cover.  But what about the other boats?  At £122 per boat, Grafham is out of the question, so where should they go?

What then, are your priorities in choosing your sailing club?  Friendly people. good open water, the type of boats sailed, competitive racing?

I'm not asking for suggestions for clubs - I pretty much have that sorted, I just wondered what factors influence choice on such things - 

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winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Choosing a club Posted: 05 Feb 09 at 11:52am
	Having just uprooted ourselves from dangerously close to Dunstable to nicely near to Cambridge, we're now having to choose a new home for the fleet. For the contender the choice seems obvious: it has to be Grafham; a decent stretch of open water and the possibility of training as much as I want thanks to full time safety cover. But what about the other boats? At £122 per boat, Grafham is out of the question, so where should they go? What then, are your priorities in choosing your sailing club? Friendly people. good open water, the type of boats sailed, competitive racing? I'm not asking for suggestions for clubs - I pretty much have that sorted, I just wondered what factors influence choice on such things -
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