Subject: Sailing in the uk
From Irish sailor
13 December 2007 at 16:17:29
Hi, im moving to london for a year after christmas and i was wondering if anybody knows where the best laser club racing can be found in the uk? I know london, being a city and all cant be good but i will be willing to travel.
From Robo
13 December 2007 at 19:11:01
After sailing lasers in the uk for years, Datchet is the best in London, but if you want the best then Hayling Island/Stokes Bay are the best areas for wind, tide and waves.
From Keano
13 December 2007 at 20:19:42
Ive sailed a bit in london. queen mary and datchet are good. queen mary is closer to the city and easier to get to. they have some quality laser sailors there. i saw a lot of laser sailing going on on sunday mornings. first gun 10:30, off the water for 13:30. nice and tidy. gives you plenty of time to get back home afterwards.
From Irish sailor
15 December 2007 at 18:20:45
Thanks for the suggestions. Im going to check out Datchet
From Laser guy
19 December 2007 at 01:06:05
Datchet is a man made reservoir near london. it gets good wind with no obstacles in they but has no tides/currents. It does have a competitive laser fleet though
From London
19 December 2007 at 04:27:11
Hi, Datchet used to have a good fleet but most moved to Queen Mary last year so that is currently the resevoir to go for (seems to chnage every few years). Much better is to go for Stokes bay - nice guys, very high standard to learn from and great waves and wind. Only downside is it is about 1.5 hours from London.
From Andy Byrne
23 January 2008 at 14:09:26
Another factor that you will need to consider is the sheer size of london! If you live west or south, then Datachet but if you leave east or north you might want to consider King George V Sailing Club. I sail there at the moment.