JOIN IN: Crew members of all levels of experience, particularly novices, are welcome on most events.  All boats will have experienced skippers and crew who will guide novices and the inexperienced through the mysteries of boat handling.  A few specialist activities, e.g. racing, will require some previous experience.

BEGINNERS ARE WELCOME !!!!!!

London IVC - Weekend Yacht Cruises

Aug 05-07            Gosport           £ 85
Aug 26-29            Lymington        £135 **
Sept 16-18            Lymington        £100
Oct 01-02            Hamble            £ 80
Oct 21-23            Solent Area     £ 84

Plus expenses to cover food, harbour fees and diesel fuel will be around £15 per day. ** For three-day weekends a valid passport is required.  Boats cannot be booked until sufficient applications have been received; hence book early or the events might not happen. To book, send a cheque payable to London IVC and 2 SAEs to John Strode, the London IVC sailing commodore.  Please include details of your previous sailing experience (if any, none required) and a statement that you can swim confidently 50 metres.
Organiser: John Strode, c/o London IVC Office (admin@londonivc.com )

Weekend venues: most  yacht cruising weekends start from one of the several harbours or rivers in the Solent. Its sheltered waters are ideal for windy, choppy  weekends. In more settled conditions we hope to sail further afield along the south coast, particularly to Poole or, with a fair wind and tide, along the Dorset Coast to Lulworth Cove and Weymouth. Occasionally, weekends are based on the East Coast or in the West Country.

 3 day weekends give the opportunity, weather and tides permitting, to reach Alderney (the nearest of the Channel Islands)  or Normandy.

 Holidays: Longer trips of 10 to 14 days are organised from time to time, when there is sufficient demand, and they extend the cruising range to encompass all the Channel Islands and the North Brittany coast beyond.  Foreign based sailing holidays are also an option. A place on a sailing holiday will usually require several weekends previous experience, hence, if you are interested get afloat!

Sailing Club Contact
The Sailing Group is managed by John Strode of London IVC.  For third party insurance purposes, all participants must hold a current IVC membership at the time of sailing.

Contact Address for London IVC:
Office Administrator,  The Association of IVCs, c/o London IVC, Garden Studios, 11-15 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BP.

Tel: 020-7470-8715 (London IVC office number)
Email:  enquiries@londonivc.com
Web:  www.londonivc.com