Worst places to sail

Just been reading this article on the water quality in Brazil where they will be hosting the Olympic sailing - article here

Looks like competitors will be facing raw sewage, floating debris, waste and dog corpses...nice

Just made me think about the worst places I've sailed in the UK. Sorry to anyone on here that is a member, but Stewartby Lake in the 1990's used to be horrible in the summer. Thick weed growths, blue-green algae and the sulphur smell of brickworks. It did a lot to build up my tolerance for lake sailing, not to mention what it probably did for my immune system! I'm sure its a lot nicer now.

I'll also add the Caledonian Canal to this. Mid-summer and I was eaten alive by Scottish midges - very unpleasant considering the backdrop!

I'm sure people can top that experience

Edited by ASok - 20 May 14 at 1:54pm

I had the boat in a car park on the back of the car the other day. No water for miles. Really poor place to go sailing.

Kneewrecker wins - all of that sounds horrific

It was a top event James It was only fair to introduce you Durham boys to a bit of proper inner city survival.

Worst place to sail? Sorry but I never enjoyed Paignton even though I went back year after year in the 600, and Hayling has never done it for me. It's too shallow inside the bar, and a pain in the arse to get outside in a nice blow.

I now await a total flaming

I remember my school "sailing club" (I think there were about three members) using what was basically a small ornamental pond half covered in water lilies and surrounded by tall trees. "Sailing" was basically an excuse to skive off tedious things like cricket. About 20 years later they built Rutland Water....