Yacht Yogi
Member
The Royal Southern also has J/80s that are used for various training and racing activities and I believe can be hired for regattas.
Most popular one-design in the UK?
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Gedimin
Member
I asked a question online - they ignore it for over a week...
Tulkinghorn
New member
If you mean the Royal Southern - it's probably because they've most oddly just made their Sailing Secretary redundant.
Call the Sailing office, Robert (Assistant Sailing Secretary) will no doubt be able to help you - unless he has been terminated too.
Call the Sailing office, Robert (Assistant Sailing Secretary) will no doubt be able to help you - unless he has been terminated too.
Judders
Active member
I believe the executive have decided sailing is getting in the way of the core goals of the club.
Tulkinghorn
New member
Is that the goal to promote bridge to the under 80s and organise evening lectures 6 days a week on such subjects as advanced yoghurt knitting and the history of the clothes press? They are doing quite well in that regard I’m told.
Shame is that the executive and the vast majority of the membership appear completely unaligned at present. The vocal local minority is enjoying the sound and pressure of its own voice in this down season because the rest of us have jobs and other interests to pursue.
I was tempted to start a thread on the whole subject, but have temporarily quavered in fear of becoming the subject matter of one of the Comoodore’s ‘Dear Members’ emails, as sent last week. Perhaps tomorrow I will start something.
Shame is that the executive and the vast majority of the membership appear completely unaligned at present. The vocal local minority is enjoying the sound and pressure of its own voice in this down season because the rest of us have jobs and other interests to pursue.
I was tempted to start a thread on the whole subject, but have temporarily quavered in fear of becoming the subject matter of one of the Comoodore’s ‘Dear Members’ emails, as sent last week. Perhaps tomorrow I will start something.
Judders
Active member
The one that got us all wondering what we weren't gossiping about?
Whoever had that idea wants shooting.
I understand that the RAFYC don't have a joining fee at the moment...
However I don't want to hijack a good and useful thread
Whoever had that idea wants shooting.
I understand that the RAFYC don't have a joining fee at the moment...
However I don't want to hijack a good and useful thread
anoccasionalyachtsman
Well-known member
I think you probably should start a new thread - I've just joined and would like to hear more. Very disappointed to hear about the sailing sec's demise - he was one of my proposers.
Keen_Ed
Active member
The Thames’s J80s spend all yeast at QM - they’re not class legal boats. The club has 6 J 70s in Cowes.
In terms of turnouts, the Solent Etchells fleet gets a good fleets on their weekends. Not cheap for owners, though.
Keen_Ed
Active member
Seaview Mermaids. I think the club season starts quite late, as the fleet is chartered a lot.
Keen_Ed
Active member
I was under the impression that the club’s finances are a bit tight, and the boats weren’t being used that much, and the return on the hire rates for the storage space would be much better for the cash flow.
Walther
Member
What basis do you have for that suggestion?
Walther
Member
Incredible. And sad.
philld
Member
It might be worth looking at Royal Burnham One Design. Royal Burnham Yacht Club is easy to get to from central London and is about half the distance compared to Southampton.
Gedimin
Member
Sorry if it sounded offensive
It's probably just all the buzz around Solent which makes it 'more competitive' in a newcomers eyes. However, they do have a great concentration of clubs and events. What is the hottest spot in the East? Burnham?
Gedimin
Member
I will be living in South London / Croydon area which makes me leaning towards Solent. Ideally Brighton of course, but I did not hear much about racing keelboats there
Lucky Duck
Well-known member
Sorry if it sounded offensive
What is the hottest spot in the East? Burnham?
Unfortunately Burnham (particularly Burnham week) is a shadow of its former self.
archie
New member
Brighton Marina Yacht Clubs has pretty healthy racing fleet.
they are about to start their Biannual intro to yacht racing course which would give you a great intro to the club and their racing fleet.
details here:
http://bmyc.org.uk/clubclass/
Gedimin
Member
I don't think they have keelboats, that's the problem. I would prefer keelboats for several reasons:
1. Smaller teams, more involvement
2. Competitive fleet of same boats rather than disappointing scoring systems
3. Feasibility of purchase
Walther
Member
I can't argue with this. While IRC is a very good handicap system as such things go, OD is always more fun and competitive than handicapping.