Aldridge Sailing Club is a small friendly club based just outside Aldridge in the West Midlands. If you’re looking to join a sailing club, we extend a warm welcome to beginners and experienced sailors alike.
The Club has a Clubhouse comprising an attractive Clubroom overlooking the river, a licensed bar, galley, changing rooms, shower & toilet facilities, and a store for sailing gear.Outside there is a large patio/quarter deck. Dinghy storage along the river bank is available with good launching facilities. There is a car park and trailer park.Aquarius Sailing Club is a private members sailing club which is affiliated to the RYA (Royal Yachting Association). We are located on the River Thames about midway […]
It was in late 1986 that the newly elected Commodore, Michael Larkam asked me to write a history of the Club. Now, at the end of Philip Everard’s term of office as Commodore it is finished. How it will be published or in what form it will be available for present and future members to read, I leave to the Committee. It has approximately 60,000 words and mathematically that works out at an average of 33 per day! Nothing […]
Bartley Sailing Club is situated on Bartley Reservoir in the south-western outskirts of Birmingham. Close to the M42 and M5 we have 120 acres of clean water and generally excellent wind conditions. The Reservoir at Bartley Green, Birmingham was built around 1900. The water in Bartley runs entirely by gravity from the Elan Valley in Wales. The club was founded when a few hardy souls from existing local sailing clubs began sailing on Bartley Reservoir in the late 1970s. Our […]
We are pleased to welcome people who want to know who we are and what we do, as well of course visiting yachtsmen and their crews. No pressure involved, just come along to the Clubhouse at the weekend or to an advertised event to meet us . If after a few visits you like what you see then you can apply for membership and attend on a permanent basis . Our aim is to promote and advance the enjoyment of sailing […]