Yacht club opens in Chipping Norton
A new UK yacht club is being launched about as far as it's possible to get
from the sea. Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds is more than 100 miles inland and
is famous for being one of the highest points in Oxfordshire. So why create a
yacht club on a hill miles from the coast?
"We may be on a hill miles from the sea, lack moorings, have no dinghy park
or river frontage but in the Cotswolds there are hundreds of people with a keen
interest in boats and sailing." says Trevor Taylor, whose idea it was to form
the club. "Many Cotswold locals sail on the south, east and west coasts or
overseas but, until now, there's been no local yacht club where those interested
in boating can meet without having to embark on a two-hour journey to the Solent
or longer to east or west coast ports."
The Chipping Norton Yacht Club (CNYC) will provide an opportunity for the
Cotswold sailing community to get together, share experiences, hear interesting
speakers, find crew and enjoy social meetings and indulge in general
'scuttlebutt' at the bar.
The club's official launch will be in early 2013 and it is open to all with
an interest in boating; sail and power.
The club is in contact with the Royal Yachting Association with a view to
affiliate membership and as well as social events the club will organize talks
on key topics and provide RYA approved training courses and discounts with
selected suppliers.
Anyone interested in joining Britain's newest yacht club should contact the
club for full details
www.cnyc.co.uk or email
yachtbreeze@gmail.com
A new UK yacht club is being launched about as far as it's possible to get
from the sea. Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds is more than 100 miles inland and
is famous for being one of the highest points in Oxfordshire. So why create a
yacht club on a hill miles from the coast?
"We may be on a hill miles from the sea, lack moorings, have no dinghy park
or river frontage but in the Cotswolds there are hundreds of people with a keen
interest in boats and sailing." says Trevor Taylor, whose idea it was to form
the club. "Many Cotswold locals sail on the south, east and west coasts or
overseas but, until now, there's been no local yacht club where those interested
in boating can meet without having to embark on a two-hour journey to the Solent
or longer to east or west coast ports."
The Chipping Norton Yacht Club (CNYC) will provide an opportunity for the
Cotswold sailing community to get together, share experiences, hear interesting
speakers, find crew and enjoy social meetings and indulge in general
'scuttlebutt' at the bar.
The club's official launch will be in early 2013 and it is open to all with
an interest in boating; sail and power.
The club is in contact with the Royal Yachting Association with a view to
affiliate membership and as well as social events the club will organize talks
on key topics and provide RYA approved training courses and discounts with
selected suppliers.
Anyone interested in joining Britain's newest yacht club should contact the
club for full details www.cnyc.co.uk or email yachtbreeze@gmail.com