Club Boats

Club Boats

The Club currently operates four dinghies (two Comet Trios, one Comet Versa and a Laser 1) which are sailed and maintained by the Dinghy Section.

Three boats are berthed at Frensham Pond Sailing Club and one boat is at Southampton Sailing Club. Two boats at Frensham have full membership and one has a weekday only membership. The boats are stored on their combi-trailers at Frensham Pond and Southampton SC and additional materials are kept at the Boat Shed on the Farnborough site.

During the winter months all members of the Dinghy Section are asked to help with the maintenence of our boats as this keeps our fleet in good condition and keeps subscription charges low. This task has reduced considerably in recent year now that the Club runs a totally GRP fleet.

All members of the Dinghy Section can use the boats providing they are not being used for Club activities. The “Dinghy Section” is a non-equity shared access scheme and we expect members to share the equipment fairly.

To book a club boat, contact the Rear Commodore.

Trio 384 (White)

Comet Trio 467

Comet Versa 327

Laser 1

Maintenance

Comet Trio Rope Lengths 

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Summer Camp 11th August – Upriver

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The wind was forecasted to be from the East F3-4 early on Monday morning, and so 7 boats took to the water at 06:30 on a Monday morning in a raging spring flood current to sail and float upstream.

  • Trio Debbie, Mel & Steve
  • Trio Donna, Alan, Joshua, Lewis
  • Trio Rob and Stephen
  • Laser 2k David and Martin
  • Weta Chris & Adri
  • GP14 Mike & James
  • Trio Anna & Simon

The objective was to enjoy the nature of the early morning drift, so we chose not to use engines, instead choosing to paddle. The bright morning began with the predicted Easterly which powered us nicely for the first 30 minutes and the destination of Landshipping seemed secure. Then the wind dropped and we drifted with the current for a while, before the wind set in again, and this pattern of a small bit of wind and then flat calm repeated itself during the four hour cruise. We turned at 08:30 when the tide turned, about half a mile short of Landshipping.

Many of us then risked the challenging manoeuvre of landing on the jetty at Rudders Boatyard for some of the best bacon rolls, sausage rolls, croissants and excellent coffee. We stayed a long while until we were shoo’d off the jetty (and to be fair, we had stopped eating and drinking by then) and dashed across the ebb to arrive back at camp.

Approximately 10Nm sailed or drifted over about 4 hours will not break any speed records, but being on the river in the early morning light, and seeing the nature going about it’s business was a treat.