Push The Boat Out at Chelmarsh SC! 

Shropshire club hosting Taster Day on Saturday 21 July

Help Chelmarsh Sailing Club ‘Push the Boat Out’ by coming along to try sailing at the club’s Sail for Gold Taster Day on Saturday 21 July!

Exactly one week before the start of the Olympic sailing event, this fun-filled Taster Day at this family friendly club on Chelmarsh Reservoir runs from 1pm until 4pm and is guaranteed to offer something for everyone.

Whether getting your first taste of sailing under the watchful eye of Royal Yachting Association (RYA) instructors or simply sampling the social side of what life at Chelmarsh SC has to offer, the Sail for Gold Taster Day is open to everyone regardless of age, gender or experience. To book your taster contact Ken Westwood on ke.westwood@btinternet.com or phone 01746 764719. Refreshments will be available from the clubhouse.

Chelmarsh SC are enthusiastic participants in the RYA’s nationwide London 2012 initiative, Sail for Gold, celebrating Britain's unmatched Olympic sailing heritage and inspiring more people to get out on the water more regularly.

On Saturday 21 July sailing clubs and centres all over the country will take part in national ‘Push the Boat Out Day’ in an emphatic show of support for the British sailing team as they prepare to stake their claim as the World’s top sailing nation for the fourth Games in a row.

Chelmarsh SC has its own proud record of producing Olympic sailors, with Andy Beadsworth twice representing Britain at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, while Penny Clark (nee Mountford) competed at the last Games in Beijing in 2008. Could the next get their first taste of sailing on ‘Push the Boat Out Day’?

Chelmarsh SC is a recognised RYA Training Centre, meaning it conforms to the highest standards of quality and safety in the world.

The club is just off the B4555 on the western side of the River Severn, seven miles south of Bridgnorth. For full details on everything going on at Chelmarsh Sailing Club this summer visit www.chelmarshsailing.org.uk