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DUTYMAN
Last updated
22 May, 2011
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North Haven Yacht Club is ideally situated close to the entrance to
Poole Harbour in Dorset, England. We pride ourselves as being the friendliest
sailing fishing and boating club in Dorset, and we positively welcome new
members.The Club is a "broad church". We have no demarcation or preference
between types or classes of boat and the club hosts a full range of both power
and sailing craft. We have an active and enthusiastic group of fishermen along
with a keen group of sailing enthusiasts. Many other members just simply enjoy
their boating in Poole Harbour and along the magnificent Dorset coast .
We have a membership of around 250 people and many of our members have more years
boating experience than they care to own up to! Others are new to the water and
are actively helped by the old hands.
To keep costs and fees as low as
possible, North Haven is a self-help club. The running and most of the
maintenance of the club and its moorings is done by the members. All are
expected to participate. The Clubhouse itself was completely rebuilt in 2008
from the ground up and has an excellent panoramic view of Poole Harbour.
In the season, a taxi service ferries members to and from their boats between
8am and 6pm at weekends and on public holidays, tide and weather permitting, and
volunteers receive boat-handling training. The canteen is also open at these
times. In addition, there is the Club / Boat Watch scheme, which operates on
weekdays. An electronic key will be required to gain access to the pier and the
Clubhouse. It is very important that the gate to the jetty is kept closed at all
times for the security of equipment left by members and for insurance purposes.
About half of North Haven’s boat-owning members have motorboats, and the other
half have sailing boats. Some of the sailing boats take part in very informal
races organised at the Club and for the fishermen there are fishing competitions
throughout the season. There are regular social events throughout the year
including live bands, quiz nights, indoor skittles etc. A Big Breakfast is held
at the Clubhouse on the first Sunday of each month during the winter. The Club
also organises RYA recognised VHF courses. All events are advertised in the Club
and on the Club website and members are urged to participate.
The Club has 154 main moorings, 136 of which are swinging moorings that dry out
or have limited depth for 90 minutes either side of low water. The maximum size
of boat allowed for these moorings is 7.9m (26ft) LOA with a draft of up to 1m
(3ft 3ins). There are 7 mid-water moorings situated on the shore side of the
North Channel and these can take boats up to 9.1m (30ft). On the other side of
the North Channel there are
11 Deep Water main moorings which can take boats up to 10.7m (35ft) LOA. There
are also moorings for 85 members’ tenders, 30 on the jetty and 55 swinging
moorings. In addition, we also have three Club tenders for members’ use
accessible via
a floating pontoon.
Club swinging moorings are allocated from 1st April – October 31st each year and
are also available between November and March for an additional winter mooring
fee. The availability of moorings varies, and new members may have to go on a
waiting list. All Club moorings are issued through the Mooring Officer. The Club
provides and maintains the moorings, which are checked and renewed each winter
as necessary, but it accepts no liability for their condition. Therefore,
members are required to check and confirm the sound condition of their mooring
before starting to use it and to check its condition regularly. The Club will
rectify any defect found.
The above information is given as an insight into North Haven Yacht Club and
confers no rights.
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North Haven Yacht Club