Welcome to Wraysbury
The cradle of dinghy sailing in the Thames Valley.
Dinghy sailing and dinghy racing for all ages. Access is easy if you
live in West London, Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey or
Middlesex. Sail all year round, sail training available.
The closest sailing club to London for Optimist sailors.
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You will be warmly welcomed at the Wraysbury Lake clubhouse when you visit us. Located conveniently just west of the M4/M25 junction on the north side of Wraysbury village WLSC offers a secluded spot for family and competitive sailing. There is a lot more information available if you click here. |
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What's on? See our Club Calendar or our Newsletter |
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Looking for somewhere to sail?
Wraysbury's 60 or so acres of water are well suited to one or two person dinghies without spinnakers. The main classes are the Enterprise for two people, the Solo, a single handed traditional designed medium performance boat and the ubiquitous Laser. Other classes sailed include the Wayfarer, Byte, Topper and Comet for adults and the Optimist for children.
Have a look at our photo album.
New to the sport?
Call in to see our clubhouse situated well above water level so you can see the action or laze in the sun by the water. Learn to sail in one of our club boats which is ideal for beginners before you really take the plunge. Or you can start by crewing a more experienced sailor in a two man Enterprise or Wayfarer dinghy. Start with our three-part introduction to sailing. The sooner you start the sooner you will be able to enjoy a sport and passion to last your whole life through.
Somewhere for the children?
Wraysbury has a keen Optimist fleet. The Optimist is an ideal boat for youngsters from five or six years old up to fifteen. It can suit abilities from the complete novice through to International standard helms. The last event at Wraysbury for the youngsters attracted over forty enthusiasticsailors who had a whale of a time.
And for the teenagers...
As your children grow thier needs change. In sailng terms, they want to make that step up from the Optimist to a full sized boat. We help them through that transition, with fun and in safety, with our regular Youths On Boats (YOBs) sailing sessions. We hope, by this means, to help them carry their enjoyment of the sport through into adulthood.
The Beaufort wind scale
| Wind Force | Knots | WMO | Appearance of Wind Effects On the Water | Appearance On Land |
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| 0 | Less than 1 | Calm | Sea surface smooth and mirror-like | Calm, smoke rises vertically |
| 1 | 1-3 | Light Air | Scaly ripples, no foam crests | Smoke drift indicates wind direction, still wind vanes |
| 2 | 4-6 | Light Breeze | Small wavelets, crests glassy, no breaking | Wind felt on face, leaves rustle, vanes begin to move |
| 3 | 7-10 | Gentle Breeze | Large wavelets, crests begin to break, scattered whitecaps | Leaves and small twigs constantly moving, light flags extended |
| 4 | 11-16 | Moderate Breeze | Small waves 1-4 ft. becoming longer, numerous whitecaps | Dust, leaves, and loose paper lifted, small tree branches move |
| 5 | 17-21 | Fresh Breeze | Moderate waves 4-8 ft taking longer form, many whitecaps, some spray | Small trees in leaf begin to sway |
| 6 | 22-27 | Strong Breeze | Larger waves 8-13 ft, whitecaps common, more spray | Larger tree branches moving, whistling in wires |
| 7 | 28-33 | Near Gale | Sea heaps up, waves 13-20 ft, white foam streaks off breakers | Whole trees moving, resistance felt walking against wind |
| 8 | 34-40 | Gale | Moderately high (13-20 ft) waves of greater length, edges of crests begin to break into spindrift, foam blown in streaks | Whole trees in motion, resistance felt walking against wind |
| 9 | 41-47 | Strong Gale | High waves (20 ft), sea begins to roll, dense streaks of foam, spray may reduce visibility | Slight structural damage occurs, slate blows off roofs |
| 10 | 48-55 | Storm | Very high waves (20-30 ft) with overhanging crests, sea white with densely blown foam, heavy rolling, lowered visibility | Seldom experienced on land, trees broken or uprooted, "considerable structural damage" |
| 11 | 56-63 | Violent Storm | Exceptionally high (30-45 ft) waves, foam patches cover sea, visibility more reduced | |
| 12 | 64+ | Hurricane | Air filled with foam, waves over 45 ft, sea completely white with driving spray, visibility greatly reduced |
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