April 2024

Saltcote Sailing Club

Saltcote Sailing Club is a small club with simple facilities and low membership costs.

We cater for a mix of craft comprising of sailing yachts, sailing and rowing dinghies, canoes and wind-surfers. We pride ourselves on low-cost and self-help. Most of our sailing is informal, but we do have several organized events each year.

ABOUT

Our club is based on the north bank of the beautiful river Blackwater.

Join our Club

The club is nestled between the Blackwater Sailing Club and the Milbeach Marine Club. We are located a 1 ½ mile upstream from Osea Island and 2 miles downstream from Maldon.

Unlike most other clubs on the river, members can bring their boats alongside the wharf, right outside the clubhouse, which is very useful for ta king on supplies, crew, fresh water etc.

We have beautiful panoramic views across the river from our clubhouse and outdoor seating for those fine and balmy after-sail evenings that we all dream of.

The Club has 45 drying moorings located in front of the clubhouse and storage ashore for dinghies, wind-surfers and canoes is provided on the wharf and in dinghy racks.

Members may use the club dinghy to row out to their moorings. Dinghies, canoes etc. can be launched from our slip and from our floating pontoon. We have water for 2 hours either side of high water.

At the end of the season yachts are winched up the slip on yard trailers or road trailers. There are always experienced members on hand to help with this task and to ensure that safety is maintained. Smaller craft are normally either stored in our private car park or taken home for the winter. Larger craft over-winter on the wharf or on our sheltered winter moorings in protected creeks alongside the club. We are one of the few local clubs able to offer sheltered winter mooring.

New Commodore

We are delighted to bring the news that as of 01st April 2024 we have our new Commodore in post - Bryan Stoughton who sails 'Rosie' a Leisure 23SL, Bryan replaces Rob Brown, who will kindly remain on the committee and be the contact for launching/recovery etc. Bryan has been with the club for approx. 6 years and has been sailing and boating for 26 Years.

"What I have always liked about Salcote Sailing Club is that we are a friendly club with one thing in common, we love to be on the water having fun and not taking ourselves too seriously" Bryan Stoughton

With a Saltcote Sailing Club membership you can enjoy:

Comfortable clubhouse with tea/ coffee making facilities
Plenty of car parking
Access to launching slip and floating pontoon
Key controlled toilets
Changing room facilities

CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP

INDIVID UAL/ JOINT/ FAMILY
MEMBERSHIP

Choose when joining as an individual, a family or a joint membership (two adults over 18 living at the same address).

Download Form

STUDENT
MEMBERSHIP

Choose when joining as a student over 18 and in full-time education.

Download Form

BOAT LAUNCHING
(Members Only)

To enable us to schedule boat launchings, please contact the Rob Brown to book in your boat launch date giving at least 7 days notice. If you don't book a date, you may not be able to launch on that day because other boats may have already booked in. This is to stop too many boats trying to launch on one day.

Contact Rob Brown to book in your preferred launch date via phone, text or email using the details below:

Tel: 07427 502036

Email: saltcotesailingclub@hotmail.co.uk

NEWS AND VIEWS

Kayak Racks

Available to rent at £25 per year

In 2022 the Club installed a number of new vertical kayak racks, the bays of which are raised above the spring high tide mark.

Depending on the dimensions of the kayak/ canoe it is possible to get more than one vessel in a single bay.

The price for rental of all our kayak/ dinghy racks is £25 per year.

To rent a bay, please contact saltcotesailingclub@hotmail.co.uk

New members welcome

Moorings available

There are a few moorings available . If you are interested in joining the club, please download the membership form.

Membership Form

Student membership

Student membership rate available

We've created a new membership rate especially for students over 18 and in full-time education.

Student Membership Form

Got news or views?

Submit your news, views and photos.

Submit your news, views and photos to saltcotesailingclub@hotmail.co.uk

SALES AND WANTS

Members Only

Do you have something to sell, or need that all important part? There maybe one of the members or even someone reading this now that wants what you have or has what you want, so place an ad here!

Contact saltcotesailingclub@hotmail.co.uk to submit your item for sale or want.