After our recent successful TRY OUT SAILING DAY, we’re pleased to welcome a number of new members to the club, many new families have joined us along with a few Adult members too. Although we held 2 x induction sessions for our new guests, not all could attend and so we have published a presentation to cover all aspects of the club and waht we can offer…. View here or from the downloads page.

First up is the announcement of our Fund Raising project for 2025 “Quest for Quests” We have been granted a matched funding opportunity by Sport England to purchase 2 x new RS Quest dinghies to add to and enhance the Club’s existing fleet of club boats.    These new crafts will be ideal as training boats, allowing up to 4 adults to sail, aiding with training as an instructor can sail with students. Primarily the Quests will be used in place of our aging 3 x Wanderers….See news of these craft that will be offered for sale.

Our Fund raising goal is £7500, which will be matched by Sport England, providing a total of £15,000 towards our purchase of 2 new RS Quests. There is a time limit of 12 weeks to raise our portion of the funds and we can advise that our Crowd Funder account is now open and accepting donations. The fund has a variety of rewards for supporters to “buy”, as well as giving cash donations, rewards range from an afternoon tea to sponsoring a whole boat with corporate logo advertising. The fund has hit the ground running with a boost from our new members joining and course fees. …..But of course we need your to help reach our target.

We’re up and running! Our Crowd fund account is now open and accepting donations. Why are we crowdfunding? Whilst we have a good small dinghy resource for training and rental, our current larger dinghies are outdated, impractical and fragile; they take ages to drain after capsizes. This limits the quality of instruction and overall experience. Replacing them will ensure we can continue providing high quality, structured training for years to come. We currently train 20+ students per year, but demand is increasing. We need two modern self draining training dinghies big enough for an instructor and 2 or 3 pupils. They need to be of durable roto-moulded polyethylene construction, provide a stable platform, and also allow spinnaker training. How we’ll spend the money raised We will increase participation from 20+ to 30+ trainees annually and encourage long-term engagement. Additionally, we want to expand our work with local schools, and youth groups to introduce sailing through half-day experiences. Current members want to stretch and grow in skill, we will introduce RYA Spinnaker courses, expanding training beyond the basics.

We will use the money to buy two modern self-draining training dinghies big enough for an instructor and 2 or 3 pupils. Selected by the UK Sea Cadets to replace their aging fleet, the RS Quest has rapidly become the best-selling dinghy of its type worldwide. It meets all our requirements, and we have enough trained dingy instructors, safety boat crew, and shore teams already volunteered to offer this enhance program with the new boats. How you can play your part There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality. 1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us, because momentum is key to our success! The first 25 donors will become QUEST LAUNCHERS, and have their names immortalised in our clubhouse!* 2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get. 3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!