Clubs In UK
RC Laser Clubs
This page has details of all the clubs in the UK that currently sail and race RC Lasers. We are bound to have missed a couple of the smaller clubs, however if you sail RC Lasers at your local club and would like to be included on this page to attract new RC Laser members then please send the webmaster an email to sec@rclaser.org.uk and you will added to the page.
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Ayr Bay Radio Yacht Club
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An excellent sailing venue at the beach Park, Irvine at the harbour beside the Maritime Museum. The pond can have a weed problem at the height of summer. Access is good with a car park next to the pond and the water has a hard edge, with a grass area for boat preparation making launching easy too. The skippers at Ayr are keen and they hold a National TT every year. They hold Club races on Tuesday afternoons and Sunday mornings. A very much recommended venue and you will be made very welcome. For more information on RC Lasers at Ayr Bay contact Bill Lees.
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Abersoch RC Lasers
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Based in the picturesque village of Abersoch this club sails mainly over the winter months and has a fleet of around 15 RC Lasers. Sailing waters are varied and usually involve the sea or the local marina.
Contact Tim Long for more details on 01758 713900 or tim@abersochboatyardservices.co.uk
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Blackpool and Fylde Model Boat Club
A great location just down the coast from Fleetwood offering a parkland location with a good stratch of water. Boat launching is easy although the sloping bank can sometimes be slippery. There is a tarmac path along the side of the lake making walking easy, although the park is open to the general public and the path sometimes gets very busy. Well worth a visit.
The sailing is usually towards the Blackpool end of the Lake. As you drive along the promenade from the White Church at Fairhaven, towards the west end of the lake you will see a small black and white tennis pavilion by the lakeside. The sailing area is in front of this pavilion You can park on the promenade, and there is a path to the lake from here, opposite Cypress Avenue, parking on the promenade is free. Permanent buoys are now in place. There is a cafe a short walk from the sailing area, and we now have use of the building, with toilet and kettle.
Contact Robert Wheeler at fairhavenrclasers@gmail.com for more details on the club
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Burwain RC Lasers
One of the only ‘pure’ RC Lasers clubs in the country (we don’t sail any other class), Burwain RC Lasers was started in June 2016, already boasts 14 skippers and hosts Northern Championships and National TT events.
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Described in Yachts and Yachting as ‘probably the nicest location in the country’ the club is set in a stunning Lancashire valley and situated on the beautiful Lake Burwain, near Colne. The club is perfectly placed to attract sailors from both Lancashire and West Yorkshire with some regularly making trips from as far afield as North Lancashire and Merseyside. Burwain RC Laser sailors enjoy excellent facilities, to include a warm clubhouse with a bar, launching jetties and rescue boats, thanks to sharing the lake with Burwain Sailing Club.
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Club racing takes place every Sunday from 10am until 3pm (check our website for any 'No Sailing Days’). Visitors are made extremely welcome and tuition is freely available, as are our two club boats for newcomers to sail while they are learning. In case you are thinking of bringing a non-sailing friend, there are excellent walks around and near the lake together with Boundary Mill, the vast indoor shopping mall at Colne.
We look forward to welcoming you soon.
Contact details are on our website: www.burwainrclasers.co.uk
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Slotted into the full size sailing calendar at this great club the RC Laser section meet on a Wednesday morning and a Friday afternoon and have a good fleet of boats that race regularly. The sailing water is excellent, the facilities are great with racing usually taking place just outside the clubhouse on the veranda.
For more details contact John Cronshaw on rcronshaw@toucansurf.com
This prestigious location has been part of model yachting history for many years and we are privilaged to have access to this sailing water. A rectangular pond which catches the best of the available breeze and gives excellent windward leeward courses. Access is superb with car parking right next to the lake and a great rigging area. Launching is easy with vertical sides all round the pond and a good solid path to boot.
The lake is situated on the sea front and is signposted (brown signs)
By your own route get onto the A585 towards Fleetwood
Remain on A585 till you reach The Nautical College on your left at a large roundabout with a figure of Pan on a plinth on the top centre. Turn left, first exit, onto Fleetwood Road (brown sign) Follow to 1st RB 3rd exit straight on, Beach Rd. (general store on your right)
Follow to sea front - next RB turn Right. The Club is on the left.
Park in the car park.
Tea/coffee are available but no food
Basic toilets are available in the club with public toilets 200 yards distant.
Contact Elizabeth Rothwell for more details on Lasers at Fleetwood at e_rothwell2000@yahoo.com .
Gosport Model Yacht and Boat Club
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Another historic club that has a good fleet of RC Lasers that sail regularly throughout the year. The Gosport club hosted our 2013 Nationals with 32 entries. The Laser section meets three times a week and usually have around 8 races at each meeting. Access is good with easy launching and a good clubhouse. Well worth the trip if you get the chance.
For more details of RC Lasers at Gosport contact the class captain at lasercapt@rclasergosport.org.uk
Keighley DMES
Sailing on Weecher Reservoir above Eldwick in West Yorkshire this venue is as bleak at it comes and you definitely don't want to be b'aht t'at! The wind is usually good and pretty true, there is ample parking and a grassy rigging area as well as a cosy clubhouse with toilets and a canteen that does the most amazing pie and peas and cups of tea, which you will need. Launching is easy from a purpose made jetty but the 19th century reservoir has sloping cobbled banks and care should be taken if your boat becomes stuck. Our TT event there in 2012 had every possible weather option apart from fog so teka some wet weather gear and even some wellies!
Weecher Reservoir is off the Otley Road between East Morton and Menston. From East Morton, travel past Dick Hudson's for about half a mile until a turn on the right with a 'Public Bridleway' sign. Turn right here and the gate for the KDMES car park will be found fifty yards on the right.
For more details about RC Lasers at Keighley DMES contact John Tushingham atjohn@graphitecreative.co.uk
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Medway Sailing Club
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The Medway RC Laser Sailing Club was formed in 2006. We sail on the lake at Barton Point Coastal Park on the Isle of Sheppey. We sail almost every Sunday between the start of November to the end of March, racing starts at 10am to 12.30pm. They run a winter series which attracts a good number of skippers.
Postcode is ME12 2BX
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To find out more information please email jblairl@sky.com
Click the link to see our website http://www.medwayyachtclub.com and http://www.bartonspointcoastalpark.co.uk
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Mid Argyll Radio Sailing Club
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Mid Argyll Radio Sailing is located near to Lochgilphead and by the banks of the famous historical Crinan Canal, Argyll & Bute.
Unlike so many other Clubs we are lucky not to have a weed problem at Loch a Bharain as the water level is too deep for the weed growth. This makes our location an ideal spot for National Events. It is a good location to spend a few days on holiday with family.
We predominantly sail RC Laser’s with few DF95’s.
Our Website: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.midargyllradiosailing.org.uk&data=02%7C01%7C%7C5edd336d7a48480e403108d79a1fcbdf%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637147333666409257&sdata=hrD3U8qw2bOGcdEFi%2FtINEa7Chq28p2JI8wfcfXIvbk%3D&reserved=0
We also appear on our Facebook page.
Our Secretary Lorna Rushton is happy to accept emails for more info at:
Secretary@midargyllradiosailing.org.uk
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Poole RYC
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In the heart of Poole Park is the Poole Radio Yacht Club who have a very active RC Laser section which turns out a good number of boats on a regular basis. There is usually a National TT event here each year which attracts a good number of skippers both local and travelling. The pond is part of a larger boating lake and is saltwater and can be tidal depending on the council.
Parking and access are good with firm concrete banks making launching easy too.
For more details on RC Lasers at Poole RYC check out their website www.pryc.co.uk
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Rhu Radio Lasers sail at Rhu Marina which is just by Helensburgh in Scotland, we have weekly race day on Thursday Afternoons 1.30 to 3:30 pm
A friendly group who sail RC lasers, new members welcome as are visitors to come and sail in this great location.
If you do come and visit please note that Life Jackets must be worn on pontoons.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RhuRadioLasers/info
WLYC (West Lancashire Yacht Club)
Yet another stonkingly good RC Laser venue. The recent Championship of Nations was staged here and what a fantastic location it is too. A great water with excellent access and a good walking area. Sailing usually takes place outside the clubhouse where there are toilets, showers and even a bar! Without doubt the best equipped location that the Northern TT series visits.
Marine Lake, Marine Drive, Southport, PR8 1RY
Situated on the sea front immediately north of Southport Pier
Entrance to the Club area is by the green channel buoy, but you have to go a little further North to get onto the slip road. The Channel bouy is located at the Exit point
Park in the car park.
Contact Alan Tickle for more details of RC Lasers at WLYC at tickleap@hotmail.co.uk
If you are a club based in the UK and would like to be featured on this page please send details of your club to the webmaster.
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