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UPPER TAMAR LAKE SAILING CLUB

Joining the Club

Membership

All new members are very welcome, whatever their level of sailing ability.

Membership of the UTLSC costs £15 per year for a single membership, £25 per year for a family membership, £5 per year for a single junior membership (ie for a junior not covered by a family membership), but this fee is waived for the first year of a junior member joining the club. There is also a social (non-sailing) membership, which is £5 per year. An initial joining fee of £2 is charged for all classes of membership.

Contact the Membership Secretary, Stephanie Heasman (phone 01409-241055 or e-mail stephanieheasman@hotmail.com) for more details. For more general enquiries, contact the Commodore, Nicky Buckett (phone 01363-84854 or e-mail nbuckett@exbourne-primary.devon.sch.uk)

There is a downloadable membership form, so that you can send it direct to the Membership secretary, if you prefer. Click here to download (it is Microsoft Word format)

South West Lakes Trust

In order to sail a boat on the lake, it is necessary to pay a launch fee to the South West Lakes Trust, who administer watersports on the lake (this is separate, and in addition to, membership of the UTLSC itself). Launch fees for a season are currently £92 for an individual membership and £140 for a family membership. Day launch fees are £10 per day. See the South West Lakes Trust web site for more details.

Suggestions for Potential Sailors

If you have never sailed before, then try taking a course. the South West Lakes Trust run RYA-accredited courses at various times during the summer, where boats, buoyancy aids and (obviously) tuition are all provided. Details are posted on the Watersports hut or ask any of the South West Lakes Trust staff for details. If you're not sure whether sailing is for you, ask one of the sailing club committee if you can go out for a half-hour sail one day. They'll be happy to arrange a gentle sail and see if you take to it. Alternatively, ask the South West Lakes Trust about one of their two-hour taster sessions

If you already have some experience of dinghy sailing, then there are several ways of getting on the water at Tamar Lake. For a one-off, the easiest is to hire a boat from the South West Lakes Trust; they have Laser Pico dinghies for hire by the hour or day and generally have two-handed dinghies, such as Topper Sport 14’s, also available. If you've got a dinghy of your own, then you can bring it down and sail it. You will have to pay a day launch fee to South West Lakes Trust. Alternatively, if you're intending to sail often during a season, it is worthwhile getting a season launch permit/membership. As well as Tamar Lake this will entitle you to sail on several other SouthWest Water Reservoirs in the South-West, including Roadford.

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