anyone sailed on Rutland?

[Adrian]

I’m thinking of taking my 18ft Sailfish to Rutland for the Easter weekend as a gentle start to the season. Has anybody sailed on Rutland water? What’s it like? Is there a “Marina” or somewhere with moorings and facility’s (slipway, showers, bar etc). I don’t have a tender so I would need direct access to the shore.
Any info would be greatly appreciated
Adrian

 

[Guest]

Adrian

There is a sailing club on the south side of Rutland Water - follow the signs for MOD North Luffenham - not sure if they allow visitors - suggets you give them a call - they have a club-house.

In addition, at the north side - Whitwell, there is a facility to launch on a daily basis. There is a slipway, and a cafe type facility. If you are looking for B&B, there are a few in the area, and Rutland does have a web-page :http://www.rutnet.co.uk/ which contains tourist information.
Rutland Sailing Club: http://www.rutlandsc.co.uk/
Rutland Water Info: http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/environment/rutland.html

Hope this helps, and hope you have a pleasant Easter.

 

[stamfordian]

hi,
learned to sail on rutland 1979,on a ff15,exellent club house and facilities,water large enough on breezy days to challenge ,gets choppy.follow links on other posting for tel. no.s.olimpic team were training there when we were there,have many memories .... catching trout in the boat when moored them jumping to get flies ,to repairing the resue jet boat when doing my stints as club member on resue rota.nice place excellent sailing .they do day sailing at whitwell but ring club to see if they entertain visistors as its a long time since i was a member.
have a great time ...

 

[Guest]

PS

Adrian - suggest you keep this information safe, as just realised you asked the identical question last June, and got identical answers!