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Rutland Sailing Club

Rutland Sailing Club
Activity: Sailing/Rowing
Meeting Days: Sunday, Saturday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday
Meeting Times: half an hour after sunrise and half an hour before sunset
Street Name: Gibbet Lane
Area: Edith Weston
Town: Oakham
County: Rutland
Post Code: LE15 8HJ
Telephone: 01780 720292
Website: http://www.rutlandsc.co.uk/cms/index
Frequency: Daily
Aimed At: Adult, 16 to 18 years, 11 to 16 years, 5 to 11 years
Ages: 16 to 18 years, 11 to 16 years, 5 to 11 years
Charges: Yes
Meeting Periods: All Year
Description
Rutland Sailing Club is based on Rutland Water, one of the largest man-made stretches of water in Europe. Conditions are similar to estuary sailing, but without the tides - over 3000 acres (1215 hectares) of sheltered water. Rutland Sailing Club has three permanent racing courses laid out on the water, and can set a full Olympic course which allows racing to take place in practically any conditions, while still leaving plenty of room for leisure sailing.

The size of Rutland Water ensures plenty of enjoyable sailing, but the Club's basic aim is to transform this enjoyment into very much more by providing the right level of facilities for all its members. There can be few inland waters which genuinely boast of cruising but Rutland Water does and members can spend a whole day on the water. The size of Rutland Water ensures that leisure sailors can enjoy their gentle sport without tangling with the racing fraternity - even when a major Open Meeting and two Club Series races are in progress. Cruising doesn't need a day-boat or cruiser; many members explore the lake in dinghies such as the ever-popular Mirror and Wayfarer.
 
The Club is recognised by the RYA as one of their centres for training Olympic and National Teams.   Catamaran and dinghy racing takes place all year on Sundays. Cruiser racing commences in April and runs until Christmas. All fleets race on Thursday evening April to September.  The club hosts some of the largest open events in the country.

There is also a Sailing School which provides dingy sailing, catamaran and windsurfing tuition.

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