Weir Quay Sailing Club
Affiliated to the Royal Yachting Association
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Weir Quay Sailing Club has always endeavoured to encourage youngsters to learn to sail, around this period, annual team racing was organised between young crews from the Club and those of local schools. Although this arrangement has ceased, dinghy training for cadets and adults is held every Friday evening between the months of April and September. Although not a recognised RYA Training Centre, the club has qualified RYA dinghy instructors that will provide tuition to club members at these sailing sessions. The Club has amassed a fleet of eight sailing dinghies that are available for club members to use at a modest cost subject to signing an insurance disclaimer. The dinghies range from sedate family cruising boats, through plastic training and general purpose dinghies to a high performance 505.
The Club now has a membership of over 100, of which more than 80% is drawn from the local area. There is therefore an inherent interest in preserving the local environment and the club actively encourages the collection of litter and other activities that benefit the locality. Apart from this and waterborne activities there is a social calendar that expands every year with talks arranged over the winter months and seasonal functions throughout the year.
The Club now has a membership of over 100, of which more than 80% is drawn from the local area. There is therefore an inherent interest in preserving the local environment and the club actively encourages the collection of litter and other activities that benefit the locality. Apart from this and waterborne activities there is a social calendar that expands every year with talks arranged over the winter months and seasonal functions throughout the year.
