.:: Broxbourne Sailing Club

Broxbourne Sailing Club, established in 1924 is a friendly, enthusiastic club which promotes and facilitates the sport of amateur sailing; windsurfing and also provides a social background.

All members are encouraged to race regularly as soon as they have become reasonably proficient. Sailing takes place all the year round, weather permitting, apart from four weekends during the winter when members carry out essential maintenance and improvements to the club's facilities.

The club is located off Meadgate Road, Nazeing (for directions and maps click here) with easy access from both the M11 and M25 motorways. A pavilion, changing rooms with showers and toilets are adjacent to the lake. The pavilion includes a bar and kitchen with food available throughout the sailing season.

Ample boat births are also enclosed within the locked compound, outside adjacent to this is ample car parking space.

Easy launching is provided by three slip ways and an electric crane for launching the club's keel

boat class, the Flying Fifteen.

The main club racing programme includes class, handicap and pursuit races on Sundays throughout the sailing season with open meetings for the main classes.

On Saturdays the Junior fleet has a comprehensive Training and Racing programme, the fleet includes Lasers, Optimists and Toppers. The Broxbourne Junior fleet has produced many successful helms, including National, European and World Champions in Senior classes. (to see the youth section please click here)

During the Summer there is also a very popular Wednesday evening series which provides an opportunity for the less experienced to try racing. This is followed by a barbecue and thus is a

very popular evening out for crews and families. This creates a very friendly atmosphere at the

club which is probably the reason for a large number of family members. (for the sailing calendar

click here)

Whilst being primarily a Racing Club cruising is encouraged during weekdays and most weekends and many cruisers take up racing after participating in introductory racing coaching courses. Sailing for the disabled is a has two special trimarans (for information on disabled sailing click here)

Flying Fifteen

The Flying Fifteen fleet continues its long tradition at BSC of having the most boats in the dinghy park and boasts regularly well supported and hotly contested racing . We are supportive of our sailors who have a wide range of ability from beginners to very experienced and, equally have some very competitive boats including the older 'Classic' fifteens.

For more information contact Pip Hudson

Handicap

If you are just starting to sail, want to race or just float around on a Saturday. The people are friendly and helpful, the racing's competitive for all types of boat and always held in the right spirit. A diverse range of boats make for really interesting sailing so we look forward to seeing you on the lake.

For more information contact Simon Williams

British Moth

Designed specifically for close tactical racing in sheltered waters its high rig is tuned to extract the smallest of zephyrs that penetrate the tree lining of the rivers and lakes that are home to the British Moth. This allows them to excel in light and fickle airs but also to quickly give an exciting ride as breeze strength increases.

Although the focus for Moth sailing has shifted away from Broxbourne we retain a central position in general club racing and activities, many of the Moth sailors going on to be club officials ( our Commodore for instance ). With the knowledge base we have in the form of Tom and Toby Cooper, Roger Wollin and Barry Pleasance there is no reason why anyone taking up Moth sailing couldn't be coached to the top level.

For more information please contact Richard Kurzyca

Laser

The Laser at Broxbourne has always been popular and has had some extremely skilled sailors join, either, as a Winter venue as a change from the Open circuit or, as a base for their Open campaigns. Many of our junior sailors move into the class particularly with the Laser Radial variation.

The Laser is a challenging boat to sail in that there are helms who seem to be able to make the boats virtually fly across the water, and since Lasers are strictly one design, the only difference can be in the skill level.

For more information please contact Ashley Smith

Topper

The topper fleet at Broxbourne has, like the Laser, been a strong and creditable part of the club. Many a junior have learnt in these boats before moving onto larger things (mainly lasers). As with the Laser, the Topper is strictly one design, meaning the only difference can be in skill levels.

For more information please contact Martin Weyland