S-MAX Extreme

MONTH: February 2009
ORGANISER: Datchet Water Sailing Club
WHERE: Horton, Berkshire, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Who says you need the sea to enjoy sailing? This huge reservoir west of London holds races every Sunday in February.
CONTACT: Go to dwsc.co.uk

MONTH: September 2009
ORGANISER: Sail Cats
WHERE: Braunton, Devon, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Fly a hull, trapeze from the wire and surf the swell in the waters of Devon’s Taw and Torridge estuaries.
CONTACT INFO: www.sailcats.co.uk

MONTH: August 2009
ORGANISER: Gurnard Sailing Club
WHERE: Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Time your trip to coincide with Cowes Week at the beginning of August, and you’ll see how the experts sail catamarans half-cut.
CONTACT: Go to gurnardsc.org.uk

MONTH: July 2009
ORGANISER: Thorpe Bay Yacht Club
WHERE: Thorpe Bay, Essex, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Right where the Thames hits the North Sea, this stretch of water has the second largest tidal movement in the world and will test even the most accomplished sailors.
CONTACT: Go to tbyc.org.uk

MONTH: June 2009
ORGANISER: Catamaran Yacht Club
WHERE: Sheerness, Kent, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: The last time England was invaded (in the 17th century), the Dutch took the Kent town of Sheerness. Reason enough to learn your sailing here and ensure they never do it again.
CONTACT: Go to catclub.co.uk or call 01795 663031

MONTH: May 2009
ORGANISER: Helensburgh Sailing Club
WHERE: Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Cruise round the islands of Arran, Bute and Cumbrae using this sailing club, at the Glasgow end of the Firth of Clyde, as your base.
CONTACT: Go to helensburghsailingclub.co.uk