Wednesday 6 April 2011

Place to keep a boat.

Now, major problem with getting a boat is where to put the damn thing.

carrickfergus and bangor marina are pricey and if I get a resoration project I dont want to be spending a couple of thousand just to have a  boat out of water whilst i restore it. So been searching for somewhere that wouldnt be to expensive to store a boat and not mind the mess of restoration.

Found this place, beside the city airport - East Belfast Yacht Club.

 "East Belfast Yacht Club was founded by workers from the Belfast Shipyards in 1904, and has enjoyed both the high and the low years through its existence.  From the high points through the 1920s/30s/40s and '50s when the Club hosted many sailing races and entertained the owners and masters of the massive J-Class yachts down to the more plentiful and massively supported Belfast Lough one designs through to the Flying Fifteens and Dragons and others of the various periods"".

Memebership appears to be £80 a year plus £100 joining fee. so not too bad and they dont seem too sniffy about older boats or repair work.

Sounds very promising to me :) Gonna nip down and see them in the next few days when I get a chance.

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