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[Welsh_Druid]

My son in law who lives in Balham (London) has suggested that the lake on Clapham Common might be a suitable place to sail  if I take a model with me when  I visit them.

Does anyone sail there or knows the situation re model boating on that lake ?

Don B.

[Islander1951]

Here's their website:

http://cmyc.wordpress.com/home/

[Welsh_Druid]

Thanks for that - I had already looked at the site but it only tells me that they RACE yachts on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in the month.

I dont race but do enjoy other forms of sailing both yachts and other models. Information re this is what I want - preferably from someone who sails there .

Don B.

[Wasyl]

I used to live in Abbeville Road, Clapham, and used to go to the ponds on the common,and can tell you that the guys who fished there,were none too happy about power boats being sailed,"frightened fish and all that"i would have thought a hook in the fish,s mouth would be more frightening,mind you that was 30 odd years ago,perhaps the fishermen are a bit more mellow now,but i would,nt hold my breath,


Wullie

[DickyD]

This off Model Boat Lakes .co.nr

Location: Clapham Common, London

Directions: the Long Pond, on the corner between Clapham Common South Side and Rookery Road.

Tube Clapham Common and plenty of buses too.

Parking easy on Rookery Road

Don’t confuse it with the Round Pond further to the SW which is for fishing.

Type: purpose built model boat lake.

Size: medium/large.

Access: 100%.

Depth: Waders.

Restrictions: none.

Local club: Yes. Clapham MYC who sail IOM and Vane racing classes, and have a clubhouse at the site. Sec: Jack Sanday, 0208 646 1806.

Public Access: Yes.

Toilets/Shop:
Loos and trendy café a short walk up Rookery Road.

Anything else: Long history as one of London’s two great Victorian club ponds, if Kensington Gardens is Lords this is the Oval. Steady winds from SE. Clapham MYC come out on Sundays and the pond is sometime visited by other clubs such as the Vintage Model Yacht Club.

http://www.modelboatlakes.co.nr/

[AL 1]

i sail at clapham common you can sail any day you like but parking is a problem during the week most people go there on a sunday there is no restriction to what type of boat you sail , you can sail there when the yachts are racing as there is plenty of room you get a mixture of boats there most sundays thanks al

[Welsh_Druid]

Thanks Dicky - I might have known you would come up with something

AL 1 - Thats exactly what I wanted to know - thanks a lot. Now all I've got to do is find room in the car for a model next time I visit.

Don 

[Wasyl]

It would appear that i was at the wrong pond,mind you when i think about it now,we were in Clapham S,and the pond was a small round one, yes its come back to me now,well my head was in the right place,its justa pity my brain was,nt,

Wullie

[Martin (Admin)]

 
Via email to Mayhem:   

Hi Martin

I wonder if you can help me , my dad used to go to Clapham common, south London on Sundays afternoon
with me and my brother to use his remote control motorboat, we have moved away do they still do that on
Sundays and is there anything we need to do to use to pond

Regards,
  Roy
 
 

[Martin (Admin)]

 
Clapham Model Yacht Club - https://cmyc.wordpress.com/home/

Clapham common history: https://claphamcommon.net/about-the-common/

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