Hi,
I live in London near Canary Wharf and I'm interested in getting more
into sailing, but I'm finding it difficult to identify somewhere
within easy reach to do this.
In people's experience, what's the best way to do regular sailing from
London? I'm thinking about buying a small boat (e.g. 20 - 26ft) to
build up experience in, but again I have no real idea where to keep
it.
I've looked into the option of sailing on the Thames, and the
Greenwich Yacht Club is nearby, but from what I've heard the tide flow
around central London is extremely strong and not great for sailing.
However the location would mean it was very feasible for me to get out
at will on weekends. I'm not sure what costs are like for this
(mooring, club fees, thames river registration, etc). Also nearby
there are a range of marinas (Limehose, Surrey Quays, Poplar, St
Katherines) but these all seem somewhat expensive (c. =A33,000 p.a.) and
are more geared at either short-term stays or liveaboard barges /
houseboats.
As I don't have a car, anywhere outside of London needs to be readily
accessible by public trans****t. Up to 90 minutes journey time would
by okay, but really the shorter the better.
My experience is fairly limited, I have an RYA Day Skipper
certification with about 10 days of experience, as well as some
experience of Dinghy sailing in lakes / docks. Specifically I'm
interested in getting more yacht / keel boat experience rather than
dinghy sailing. I occasionaly visit the Docklands Sailing and
Waters****ts Centre which is nearby, but this is somewhat limited in
scope (a small dock on which dinghy's can be sailed round in circles).
Any suggestions / thoughts / comments would be very welcome.
Regards,
GC
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