Boat Hire
Calshot Sailing Club is fortunate enough to have a fleet of dinghies available for hire to members. The boats we currently have in our fleet are:
- 6 Picos – The Laser Pico is an 3.5m (11ft 6in) dinghy that can be sailed by one or two people, children or adults. It can be sailed with or with out a jib and is an ideal boat for the less experienced sailor.
- 2 Lasers – The Laser is a 4.2m (13ft 9in) single handed Olympic class dinghy. Suitable for the more experienced sailor. It has two sail sizes to suit sailors of different weights. These require different sized masts. So we now have the red Laser rigged for the Radial sail- 5.7m2 and the yellow boat rigged for the Full sail–7m2.
- 2 Hartley 12s – The Hartley is a 12 ft boat designed for one or two sailors, it can be sailed with a main and jib or just the main. It is very stable and is ideal for the less experienced sailor.
Any member who has a basic level of competence is allowed to hire club boats. However to ensure safety we insist that they are only used when a club safety boat is on the water. This is during any programmed event.
Club boats cannot be used if the wind strength exceeds Force 4 (16knots)
All boats are used extensively during our training programmes enabling tuition and coaching to be provided for everyone, even if they do not own a boat.
Payment of boat hire fees can be paid in cash into the wall mounted tin to the right of the computer, or by BACS direct to the club account detailing who and what the transaction is for.
The charge for any club boat is £10 per session.
