The Sailing & Cruising
Association is
a dynamic LGBT sailing and power boat club, that has been
active
since 1980, open to all who either own boats or just want to get
afloat. We have members all over the UK and indeed the world, over 100
of
whom own boats of all shapes and sizes, but the majority are people
with an interest in yachting (sail and power) who crew for boat owning
members and get together to charter both at home and overseas. Every
month members meet socially in London and Ipswich which gives
boat owners a chance to meet potential crew. Throughout the year the
club organises a series of events afloat (at least one a month during
the season) and we try to match crew with skippers who have spare
berths.
Our
current membership is over 400 and all are welcome. Experience
ranges
from ocean girdling yachtmasters to the complete novice and from
sprightly youngsters to those of more mature years. We now have a
thriving women's secion with a growing number of female boat owners.
The club is affiliated to the sports governing body the
Royal Yachting Association
but is not a training establishment. Informally, members can learn to
sail by crewing with boat owners and the club actively encourages
members to take RYA approved courses and organises a variety of
shore-based training courses, particularly in the winter
months.
The
number of women in
the Club is growing year on year with over 65 members now. We run women
only boats at most of the South Coast events as we have a growing
number of female boat owners now. This also gives
more crewing
opportunities although women are made very welcome on all the club
boats. There are also a number of dinghy sailors who are women too.
There are also female only boats on all of the charters. Why not come
along to the next social at Kudos to find out more or contact the
women's representative at
women@gaysailing.org.uk
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