Welcome
Welcome to the website of Roadford Lake Sailing Club (RLSC). Roadford Lake is a reservoir formed by the flooding of the Wolf Valley in 1989, and is just a couple of miles off the A30 about 10 miles to the East of Launceston (so is very easily accessible). It is the largest open inland body of water in the South West and provides domestic water supplies to large swathes of Devon. The Sailing Club is a small but very friendly club which has a somewhat unusual, if not unique, operating model.
The lake and all facilities are managed and maintained by the South West Lakes Trust (SWLT). Thus for example boat berthing, ground maintenance, buildings and general administration are all dealt with by their full time staff. They are also responsible for safety on site which of course includes rescue facilities and they provide a safety cover service throughout the year. Therefore if you want to sail at Roadford Lake, the first thing that you need to do is to join as a member of the SW Lakes who can be reached on 01409 211507 or by email on roadford@swlakestrust.org.uk. Further information on SW Lakes memberships can be found here.
Roadford Lake Sailing Club exists to provide the only thing that is not provided by the SWLT, i.e. organised dinghy racing. So once you've joined the SWLT you can join RLSC for a very small fee and join in with our racing.
Further details of Club contacts, activities, costs etc are included in these pages.
Why sail at Roadford?
- Roadford Lake is the biggest lake in the South West at some 730 acres
- There's no salt in the water!
- There is no current, and the tide only goes out once a year (in Summer!) so your launching trolley will be where you need it when you return to the beach
- There's a massive launch and recovery area
- There are very few obstacles, either to wind flow or in the water
- Boats can be stored all year in your own berth with good security. No being kicked out by the yachts in Winter!
- Changing facilities are spacious and of good quality
- Fees are very reasonable
- Parking is free and extensive, and there are camping facilities on site
Why not come and join us? Further information about us.
Autumn Series
Three "scratch" races were also held; One on Sunday afternoon and two on Bank Holiday Monday morning (25th). Monday was a superb day with wall-to-wall sunshine and a hot southerly breeze at F4 or so. Ideal!
Triathlon
SWLT are running another triathlon on Sun 31st. We're told that it will, as previously, be principally from the cafe area and so should have very little impact on our sailing.
Mass Paddle
SWLT have organised a Mass SUP paddle event on Sept 7th as part of the 25th anniversary celebration. No-one has any idea at all how this will impact things, but it's a big lake and there should be room for us somewhere (assuming that we're not all on SUPs!)