Please note that these boats and kayaks are for the use of Waldringfield Sailing Club members only – details below
Waldringfield Sailing Club owns several boats which are available for members to borrow. You may want to take out friends or family for a cruise or try racing in a different class. The list is below. These boats will be available from mid-April and will be used for Social Sailing and for Junior sailing on the dates when this is scheduled.
There is a small charge to help towards the upkeep and maintenance
How to book the club boats
Before you book a boat, please see more details about use of the boats further down this page.
Laser, Topper, RS200, Mirror and Kayaks – book on-line by following this link to your own Membership homepage in membermojo.
Wayfarer, Dragonfly and Cadet – see booking details and more information about the boats below.
For casual sailing:
Wayfarer
We have two Wayfarers used mainly for training purposes, which are available for members to use at other times when the club is open.
For more details read Using the Club Wayfarers
We also have two Hartley 15s, which we hope will be the ideal training boat. It is lighter than a wayfarer, with stripey sails, a higher boom, and an asymmetric. Because rigging it is very different from standard boats, you will need to be shown how to do it before you are let loose.
Contact Oriel O’Loughlin at or text 07932 405541.
Charge £10 per day (no charge during social sailing sessions)
Mirror
We own one Mirror dinghy. It is suitable for family sailing as well as racing although currently there is no spinnaker. For more details read Using the Club Mirror.
To notify any damage or loss, or if you have questions, please contact Darrell Atkinson on 07966 237812 or email .
For racing, training and trying!
Dragonfly
The Dragonflies have a class boat, No 45 “Nippy and Tippy”. This boat is available for
anyone in the club to use. The only request is the boat is treated with respect and left as it was found.
Contact Richard Smithson for bookings M: 07879 205264 E:
Charge : £10 per sail.
Laser / ILCA
The Club has two competitive, relatively new and well equipped Lasers with a choice of 4.7, Radial and Standard rigs.
Hirers must be competent sailors, in control of the boat given the conditions of the day. If the Club is not open and there is no Club safety cover operating, we would expect alternative safety cover to be arranged. In some circumstances it may be possible to rent a Club Laser without safety cover, but only after discussion with the Laser Bosun, and you MUST be accompanied by another boat.
More details on the boats (location and equipment) at WSC Laser Hire.
Any other queries, please contact Mark on or via the Laser WhatsApp group
BOOKING:
Rental is booked on-line – see top of the page. Mornings (10am – 12:30pm) £5. Afternoon (up to 5pm) £10. Wednesdays evenings (after 5pm) £5.
RS200
We now have a new club RS200, number 837 “Cheeky Monkey” in top condition. This is a great way to try friendly racing in one of our faster dinghy classes.
For more information please contact Chris Mayhew
Cadet
Did you know Waldringfield Cadet Squadron now owns FIVE Club Cadets?
These are “White Lightening”, “Space Cadet”, “Will Power”, “Crisis” and “Lazy Susan II”.
The boats can be hired by members by the day for racing or training, or for a whole Racing or Training series or Cadet Week.
There is a nominal charge of £10 per day for use of a Cadet, which contributes towards the upkeep of the boats (£50 for a race series). If the boats are damaged and repairs are necessary, the hirer also agrees to pay the insurance excess of £50.
Use our online booking form to book a cadet.
Topper
WSC has two racing specified Toppers which are kept in the Topper Rack near the Laser dinghy Park and available to club members for club training or club racing. Find out more about hiring a club Topper (pdf file). For hire outside these times please talk to Hugo Mason on
Please report any problems to Duncan Bush on 0773 852 5801 or email .
Kayaks –
WSC members only – buoyancy aids MUST be worn.
We have two kayaks available to rent which are kept on the Topper rack near the Laser dinghy Park.
Instructions for access to the paddles will be sent to you in a confirmatory email once you have made the booking.
Please report any problems to Kevin Ward 07780 438429 or
