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Yarmouth Sailing Club sits next to the swing bridge over
the River Yar at the western end of the There is a very active sailing membership keenly
contesting weekly racing for plastic (GRP) and wooden Scows, Optimists and
Handicap Class (Pico, Topper, Mirror, etc). Races take place both in
the river and in the Solent and, weather permitting, we run annual passage
races to Members may hire club sailing boats - we have a scow, 3
Picos, and 6 training Oppies for children - at a cost of £5 per session per
boat. There is Optimist training for the children of members
in the May half-term, in “Oppie Week” (in the summer holidays),
and during the winter months. There is
also a programme of events for juniors throughout the sailing season. Other events include an annual 2-day Regatta, disability
sailing, open evening, Scows Week and Junior Regatta. A
varied programme of winter social events is arranged. You can find the winter programme for
2009-2010 here. The bar, run by members, is open for lunch on Sundays
throughout the year, and is open on Saturday evenings when there is an
event. It is also often open following sailing events. If you'd like to join the club, come along and ask for a
form or download
one from this website. Address: You
can find Jenny Gibbs’ log of her trip in the John Laing training vessel
here. The
Junior Sailing Organizer, Katie Davies, can be contacted at katie.davies@generationestates.co.uk
, or you can ring her on 020 7352 2653.
You can find the Junior Programme for 2009 here, the
entry forms for junior events here, and the Sailing Instructions for the Junior
Regatta here. |
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