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The
Club is situated in Emberton Country Park, which is one mile South
of Olney on the A509. |
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Members of EPSC have exclusive use of Heron Water, which is situated within Emberton Country Park. |
Heron Water is ideal for beginners, while providing a challenging sailing environment for more experienced sailors. |
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| Clubhouse facilities include changing rooms, hot showers, kitchen, bar and social area. Picnic benches outside provide a relaxing viewpoint from which to watch the sailing. |
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| The classes of dinghies raced at Emberton are:
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| Infact, any dinghy with a Portsmouth
Yardstick of 1000 or above can be sailed on Heron Lake. The lower the PY, the faster the dinghy. The PY of a dinghy is used as a handicap when calculating results in a mixed class race. |
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| EPSC has a secure compound where
members can keep their boats and a separate storage area for road
trailers. Two slipways and a jetty provide excellent launching facilities. |
| The Club provides four Toppers and an Enterprise which can be borrowed for a small fee. Two Optimists, which are particularly suitable for young children, may be borrowed free of charge. |
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| A full racing programme continues throughout the year with Sunday being the main racing day. Wednesday evening races run from April to September, with food and social activities afterwards. Open meetings in which members of other clubs compete are held at Emberton Park and members of EPSC frequently represent the Club at opens at other clubs, with many successes. Members can use the lake (except for when racing is taking place) and clubhouse at any time. Saturday afternoon is particularly popular with beginners.
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| Emberton Park Sailing Club is a very informal club. As well as an active sailing programme, the club has a very full social calendar. Events include quiz evenings, BBQ's, visits to the Dingy Show, Christmas parties for adults and for children. Wednesday evenings are a social as well as a racing event, with games and competitions taking place to help members wind down after the racing! Take a look at our Social Calendar, and see what takes your fancy. |
| EPSC welcomes beginners. The Club runs a beginners' course each Spring. Training continues throughout the year with special sessions for junior members and fleet-based training days. Novices can also try their hand at crewing for the more experienced sailors in the club - a great way to learn.
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| Membership fees are very reasonable and are based on a pro-rata rate if you join part of the way through a year. Membership fees for 2008 are:
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