Dinghy Sailing

The Bar and the Bag, creeks and pubs, mud, sandy beaches, overhanging branches, long reaches, herons, gulls and cormorants, seals and dolphins, spring tides, neap tides, strong south westerlies, icy easterlies and fluky north westerlies, lazy days and racy days.  The Ria, which runs from Kingsbridge to Salcombe and the sea provides some of the most beautiful and safe dinghy sailing in the United Kingdom.  From beginner to expert there is more than enough variety and challenge to provide a wonderful learning environment together with a spectacular racing challenge.

Salcombe Yacht Club provides top quality racing as well as active encouragement of younger members with cadet training.  The Salcombe Yawl and Solo fleets form the backbone of club racing with a strong Handicap Class fleet providing quality racing.  Merlin Rockets appear annually in large numbers (competing a the Silver Tiller Open Meeting in April and the Marchand Petit Merlin Rocket Week which has a limited  100 entries for 2008) and SYC has hosted several dinghy class National Championships over the years.  The 2007 SYC regatta saw nearly 300 dinghies competing for class honours.

Whether you crave the last of the sea breeze taking you up a deserted creek and zephyrs off the land carrying you home...or rounding the windward mark amid bellows of "water!", this special place should make you smile.