Club AddressYorkshire Ouse Sailing Club Commodore Mrs C J Preston Founded 1938 Classes Sailed National 12 and Enterprise, plus Handicap fleet OS Reference SE 598 456 |
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Naburn provides classic river sailing on the River Ouse, about five miles south of York. The clubhouse is a 200 year old building which was once the village blacksmith's shop, adjacent to the old ferry slipway, and has a pleasant lawn running down to the river's edge.
Courses extend over the river from Naburn lock downstream, and to the old Naburn railway bridge upstream. On several occasions each year there are trophy events which extend all the way up the river to York itself and back. Racing takes place on Sundays from late March to early November, when there are two fleet races a day (first start 11.30am) and on Wednesday evenings from April until late July when the Twelves and the Enterprises race in one fleet on level handicap (starting at 7.30pm). Members traditionally gather in the bar after Wednesday night sailing, whether or not they've been afloat!
Members are able to launch and sail at any time, and a summer evening spent pottering on the river is hard to beat!
Older National Twelves perform as well as, if not better than, more modern designs, with successful designs ranging from vintage clinker boats (China Doll, Whisper etc), through Cheshire Cat to the more modern Crusader and Design 8 Designs.
Visiting boats are most welcome