Dinghy development: Premier League Sailing Clubs

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Premier League Sailing Clubs

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Topic: Premier League Sailing Clubs

Posted By: Guests
Subject: Premier League Sailing Clubs
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 12:45pm

Which clubs do you consider to be the biggest and best, the Liverpool's and Manchester United's of the sailing world?

Criteria somewhat lose but membership, turnout, reputation, facilities etc play a part.

Hayling Island
Grafham
Stokes Bay
Burghfield
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Posted By: ian.r.mcdonald
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 1:10pm

Best sounds a good measure.

Biggest will often be a drawback as the club bit is overtaken by the business ethos.

Blithfield of course- members run club in a Premier league location.

Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 1:32pm

Leigh & Lowton in the NW probably qualifies, along with Yorkshire Dales SC. Inland clubs and sea locations not on the South Coast are at a disadvantage I guess.

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Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 1:32pm

Bartley Green.

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Posted By: epicfail
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 1:40pm

Maybe there should be a series of events where clubs pick a team and sail against each other on handicap at a neutral venue.

Posted By: ian.r.mcdonald
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 1:42pm

I can see a trend developing here! I would agree with all of the suggestions so far but this list is going to grow.

I prefer member run clubs and I think that should be factored into their league position

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 1:54pm

Its not a "favourite" club question, otherwise there will be thousands of opinions!
L&L and Blithfield I would agree with, Bartley Green and YDSC not so sure about.

Brighlingsea. Datchet? Chew Valley? Whitstable?

Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 2:03pm

Why is biggest a factor in best?

RYA has a Club of the Year announced at the dinghy show each year. I can't see any of those in the OP as winners since 2008.

Beware also, how often to megastar members actually turn up in weekly club racing

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Posted By: L123456
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 2:24pm

To feature in the list I would expect they should be capable of hosting a significant championships.

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 2:53pm

Biggest - because size is an indication of popularity (or possibly just proximity to large population, but still), but obviously a big membership with a small regular turnout isn't necessarily best. Equally, Pwhelli can host major champs but I'm not sure its a Premier league club for week-in week-out sailing.

Here's my top 10 starter for 10, and we can relegate and promote as the debate continues. I fully expect to have forgotten some bigguns:

1. HISC
2. Grafham
3. Stokes Bay
4. Burghfield
5. Leigh & Lowton
6. Brightlingsea
7. Draycote
8. Datchet
9. Whistable
10. Itchenor

Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 3:00pm

Yorkshire Dales has at least one past World Champion sailing regularly.

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Posted By: davidyacht
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 3:05pm

The mix of strength varies from club to club, but I would include the following in the Premiership;

Itchenor

Lymington Town

Salcombe

somehow WPSNA has to be in there, though not strictly a club, but it has fantastic facilities, great sailing water and first class race management

Chew

Queen Mary

Restronguet

Should also get mentioned in despatches

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Posted By: davidyacht
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 3:07pm

P.S. Any idea why the formatting of posts on this forum have gone awry? They look fine in preview but don't have the line a paragraph breaks when published

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 3:17pm

No idea on the formatting, but I agree with all those suggestions. Which to relegate though?

Posted By: JohnJack
Date Posted: 02 Mar 20 at 3:52pm

When I started doing some number crunching on Open results a few years ago I pretty much got the same as the above with one or too not necessarily massive clubs but have a core of really good sailors. Staunton Harold and Notts Country were two of the clubs which seemed to fair quite well. Northampton was another one, but that was probably set off by having allot of P&B sailors there