Lower Severn - Boat storage and trailer sailor launching

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Does anybody know a cheap place to launch and store a 22foot trailer sailor (on it's trailer) on the lower Severn, South Glos, Bristol area's.
Needs to be cheap as it's for my Brother in law and the boats only work 2K max.
 
Might try tewkesbury there is a public slip there on the avon side - then you would have to lock down on to the servern,

Upton marina has a slip way

but there is nothing from gloucester to sharpness on the canal, Sharpness ship yard could crane you in. (they are very cheap)

As for Bristol, i am not sure - might be worth contacting the harbour master, unless any else here knows...

As for storage, i would think Upton would be your best bet, but it wont be cheap -

how far from the sea do you want to be?


Hope this helps
 
If I remember rightly ..... the slipway in Bristol Dock by SS GB is only about £5 a go.

There's a public slipway at Beachley under the Severn bridge .... Parking is free too, but you are straight into the Severn.

Thornbury Sailing Club is a waste of space ... You have to be a member for 50 years or something before you are allowed to lay a finger a boat with a coachroof

Lydney Yacht Club is full of like minded budget sailors, cost effective to join, has a good slipway, mooring facilities and boat storage + the new lock gates are now in commission and the whole area is looking really cool /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
Lydney is probably the best choice since there are dinghy / small boat sailors there. If he wants better facilities, then the first bigger club is Newport Uskmouth SC at Newport South Wales.

I believe there is a slip at Portishead Yacht Club. Suggest you have a look at the Bristol channel yachting assn website http://www.bristolchannel.co.uk/
 
Normal Lydney dinghy sailing activity takes place at HW +/- 1 hr at weekends. If you want to catch club members for a chat and a beer .... look to visit at circa H/W +/- 1.5 hrs. There is a white security gate about 100meters from the club. Members have keys .. and will let you through if you are lucky enough to arrive at the same time ... or park up and walk through the 'kissing gate' to the side of the main gate
 
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