LOWESTOFT
Location: Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club, Royal Plain, Lowestoft. Tel. 01502 566726.
Water: The North Sea. Tide runs more or less parallel to the coast, flooding southwards. Much of the water is as lump-free as most salt water – sandbanks are well below waves and keel! – but these make some areas lumpy in some winds, but waves tend to be long enough to go up and over rather than thump.
Launching: Effortless push-button electric crane at any state of the tide. FFs are normally dry sailed.
Surroundings: Yacht basin within larger harbour (fishing and commercial port). Recent improvements including provision of pontoon moorings plus changes to the yacht basin entrance to give calm conditions in the basin.
Facilities: Comfy clubhouse overlooking yacht basin. Bed and breakfast facilities in the clubhouse – for details contact Club Manager on 01502 566726.
General: Tip to visitors- you MUST have a compass aboard (local rule).
Racing: Class racing on Saturdays from mid-April to early October. Regattas: June Regatta (a weekend in June) and Sea Week (in August). FF open meeting (for the Martello Trophy).
