Sea sailing recommendations
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Forum Name: Beginner questions
Forum Discription: Advice for those who are new to sailing
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Topic: Sea sailing recommendations
Posted By: nonsailor
Subject: Sea sailing recommendations
Date Posted: 17 Apr 15 at 11:27pm
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Hi - I wonder if anyone has suggestions as I'm not sure where to start.... My 17 year old son is a keen dinghy sailor. He's actually just qualified as an RYA dinghy instructor. But all his sailing has been inland and he has hardly done any at sea. I want to send him to the seaside for a week or weekend at least to get some dinghy sailing in, this summer, just for fun so he can enjoy it instead of instructing, but I don't know where to begin. I see there are advanced RYA courses in seamanship or racing. Is that a good idea? Or better to just let him hire a dinghy? Are There residential centres he could go to on his own or should we take the family camping by the coast somewhere? Is one bit of sea the same as another or are there better and worse places within a few hours of London? Are there any locations or sailing schools to recommend? Sorry for so many questions, I'd just appreciate some ideas to start....
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Posted By: I sail for fun
Date Posted: 18 Apr 15 at 7:10am
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Hi Nonsailor Hayling Island Sailing Club might be worth considering for a family weekend they have some very good family accommodation with excellent facilities restaurant and bar. Lots going on with sailing courses etc although I am sure your son will be able to hire / borrow a boat or get a crewing job. Hayling accommodation link http://www.hisc.co.uk/facilities/staying-at-hayling/club-accommodation/" rel="nofollow - http://www.hisc.co.uk/facilities/staying-at-hayling/club-accommodation/
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Posted By: Buzz
Date Posted: 22 Apr 15 at 1:10pm
| Lots of opportunities in Falmouth, four sailing schools and the third largest natural harbour in the world. |
Posted By: ASok
Date Posted: 22 Apr 15 at 1:24pm
| +1 for Falmouth. Stunning sailing. My first experience on the sea was Falmouth. Long way to travel for most though |
Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 22 Apr 15 at 2:07pm
| I like Chichester Harbour. Plenty to learn about tides there, sailing up an estuary, as opposed to purely on the open sea. But you'd need to do both to learn about waves, as well as how to avoid grounding on the mud. |
Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 22 Apr 15 at 2:13pm
Ah yes, the Chichester Harbour mud....I'm an expert, ask me any question you like on that stuff. |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 27 Apr 15 at 10:34am
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Transient, how do you wash it off the top of a nice white main?
Nonsailor, you didn't say where you live, BUT at 17 your son would be welcome at any Kent schools event, don't be fooled by the Kent bit or the schools bit that's just historical. KSSA provide training & racing days/weekends around Kent for any U19 that can sail and has a boat, many are coastal and there is a great weekend camp at Sandwich bay on 11th & 12th July. You would however need to find/borrow him a boat.
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 27 Apr 15 at 10:39am
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Bung it in the washing machine on a 60 wash...
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Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 27 Apr 15 at 12:45pm
| The mud comes off the dacron reasonably well with a scrub but it stains the stitching. It's sticky as hell and after righting the boat great gobs of black stuff fall off the top of the sail and land on your head......not a good look (or smell). |
Posted By: Woodburner
Date Posted: 27 Apr 15 at 1:59pm
Did someone mention Kent? Best stick to the North coast, Whitstable, Margate, you wouldn't want to end up like this unfortunate fellow last Thursday night.. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/moses" rel="nofollow - Foil fun |
Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 27 Apr 15 at 2:32pm
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Hi Nonsailor
You would be very welcome at Lee on Solent, whilst not the channel a good first introduction to the salty stuff and waves. We have Lasers and Toppers to hire, but we would need to sort you all out temp memebership. ------------- Gordon Lossc |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 27 Apr 15 at 3:17pm
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Is that Broadstairs? What's the boat?
Nice oysters at Whitstable, and that's where they don't make Whitstable bay ale, damned good drop all the same.
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Posted By: Woodburner
Date Posted: 27 Apr 15 at 8:20pm
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Hornet at Hythe, broke its rudder on a line from a lobster pot ended up on the rock groin, south coast, not the best spot to initiate sailors into sea sailing, the North coast is better.
Whitstable is getting priced out by DFL's and you can't park there for love nor money on a sunny weekend, but I agree about Whitstable bay blonde, lovely tipple, not quite as nice as the words finest lager also brewed in Kent. Curious Brew, brewed using champagne pressings, give a delightful taste by far better than Munichs finest. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/moses" rel="nofollow - Foil fun |