Windsurfing Banned at Farmoor

Picked this up on the Boards Forum

surely this is an issue for Cindy at the RYA to deal with?

I was a member a few years back. And there was always tension between Sailors and Thames Water's access requirements around the two lakes. It was stressed very heavily to avoid causing any obstruction. This is not always possible, as the main launch area butts up to the causeway between the second lake ( which has car access for TW and fishermen ), so it is a long standing issue. TW employees are not always to most polite of people in my experience at the club. The 'straw that broke the camels back' comes to mind. It is a big reason why I sail at BSC even though OSC is much closer and a bigger better water.

edit: not saying this was the cause of the issue, just a statement of my experience.

Edited by Jack Sparrow - 04 May 11 at 2:47pm

Originally posted by asterix surely this is an issue for Cindy at the RYA to deal with?

Are you refering to Amanda Van Santen who is the RYA windsmurfing and Sailing Rep (ok shorten title for what she is)? Surely no, as this is a personal issue between Thames Water and the Windsurfing at Farmoor?

Where the members who windsurfed their members of the sailing club as well? How did they gain rights to sail their?

(For all those wanting to see a picture of Amanda - http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photos/misc/2007baban.jpg - 2nd from the right)


Edited by radixon - 04 May 11 at 3:24pm

There's a bit of a thread on turnturtle talking about the decline in sailing generally and snotty attitudes around sailing and sailing clubs, not that in this particular case it's the club at issue, but generally inland water does have an extreme irritation factor at times and at some venues. If it aint the club it's the water board and if it aint them it's bloody fishmurderers or bird botherers..