Maidenhead Sailing Club offers a warm welcome to new members. Come and sail on our 51 acre lake with fine views over open country side. We offer sailing every week of the year with a full season of events for you to join in. We are a family friendly club with a strong junior section. Sail your own boat or hire one of the club's boat, we have over 20 to choose from to suit all abilities.
Latest News
MSC Hawaiin evening a great success
Sunday, 18 July 2010
At the end of June, club members enjoyed a lovely tranquil evening overlooking the
lake, basking in the early evening sun, sipping Pims and enjoying the buffet, while listening and dancing to
the melodious Steel Band. A Great
Evening. Many thanks to all who made this evening a success.
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Lorraine & Geoff.
Solo Open Meeting 2010
Sunday, 18 April 2010
The second Thames Valley Open Meeting of 2010 was held at Maidenhead Sailing Club on Sunday 18th April 2010. The event was gifted a beautiful sunny spring day, an ideal opportunity to dispense with wetsuits and wear t-shirts and shorts. 14 boats entered the meeting which included 5 visiting boats. 3 races were scheduled, with 2 to count.
The 2010 Maidenhead Sailing Club Albacore Open got under way on Saturday 10th April with a training day being run by Will Gulliver and Andy Elliott. The day started with clear skies and very light winds but soon filled in to provide ideal conditions for all. The sessions were instructive with feedback and guidance being provided both on and off the water.
Sunday 11th was the day for the Open and was greeted by bright sunshine, and a steady (by Maidenhead standards) force 3 from the North East.
In the weekends immediately following MSC's open day, we are running learn to sail courses:
RYA Level 1 - Start sailing, 8th/9th May RYA Level 1 - Start sailing, 15th/16th May RYA Level 2 - Basic sailing and introduction to racing on 22nd/23rd May
New and established members wishing to book should contact our senior instructor, John Williams.
MSC Laser 4.7 Open - 29th May 2010
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Following the success of our Optimist Open meetings in previous years and the Laser 4.7 Open in 2009, MSC is running another Laser 4.7 Open Meeting on May 29th 2010. Download notice of race, poster and entry form.
Due to new and overly restrictive conditions to the use of
its home waters, Taplow Lake Sailing Club has had no option but to close at the end of March 2010. Maidenhead Sailing
Club, just 1.5 miles away, has offered the club a relatively simple way to keep its
members together as a group and the spirit of the club alive.
After winning the Butler Cup for the Albacore fleet at Swanage regatta the previous weeked, John Woffinden swapped crews and travelled north of the border with Ali Hendry, to take part in the Combined Albacore Scottish National Championships and the European Championships in Largs (near Glasgow) in a fleet of 21 Albacores.