Downs Sailing Club
Downs Sailing Club was founded in 1949, when dinghy sailing was very much in its infancy. The clubs name give’s homage to the historic safe anchorage for shipping off the club “The Downs” protected to the east by the infamous Goodwin Sands. The sailing club benefits from an unlimited sailing area with consistent winds from most directions, space for multiple fleets to launch and recover at all states of tide. The NSSA Youth regatta has been previously held at Downs in 1981, 1992, 1999 and 2014, attracting competitors from across the UK with excellent opportunities for spectators to view the sailing and racing. The club has modern facilities which will be extended to form a Regatta village to cope with the expected number of visitors.
NSSA – National Schools Sailing Association – www.nssa.org.uk
The NSSA is a UK membership organisation for anyone involved with youth sailing. We provide a framework of competitions to encourage young people to get involved in fleet racing, team racing and match racing in a variety of dinghies.These competitions form some of the biggest inclusive and prestigious sailing regattas in the country and serve as achievable milestones for the young people.
KSSA – Kent Schools Sailing Association – www.kssa.co.uk
“The purpose of the KSSA is to provide opportunities for youth sailors to further their sailing, racing and coaching skills at different events and venues across Kent throughout the year.”
- Links to Managers Site
- Link to Accomodatation