1. Gear
2. Insurance
3. Boatmakers, repairs and craftspeople
4. Sail repairs
5. Associations
6. Towbars
7. Safety
8. Local
9. Wetsuit and Drysuit repairs
10. Second hand dinghies
11. Useful Facebook Groups
12. Other
1. Gear
Online chandleries
Purplemarine
Force 4
http://www.tridentuk.com/gb/
http://www.rssailingstore.com/Catalogue/Your-RS – RS parts
Rooster Sailing
P & B
Chandleries in Poole
Force 4 Poole
Quay West Marine
Piplers of Poole
Local Swanage shops
Eureka sell some sailing gear such as boots, gloves
Boat covers
Rain and sun
Trident boat covers
2. Insurance
http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/
https://www.newtoncrum.com/
3. Boatmakers and craftspeople
Chris Somner Dinghy services
http://cserve.co.uk/ (Facebook)
Summerwine boats, The Stone Barn, Whitecliffe Farm, Whitecliffe Road, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2RL
Tel: +44 (0) 1929 42 43 68
Maker of the among others, the Spirit of Marion
Custom Made Boat Covers and Repair Service, Facebook
Dawn Hand Morgan
4. Sail repairs
Repairs to sails and boat covers. New webbings of allsorts,trampolines etc. Bespoke bags, webbings etc.
email: b@beessailrepairs.co.uk
Mobile: 074 0235 9465
5. Associations
RYA
Boat class associations page
6. Towbar fitting and trailer servicing
TC Reeves & Sons – (Towbar Technix) Mobile service
7. Safety
Swanage NCI – Coastwatch
Swanage Coastguard
Swanage RNLI
Weather page – always check the weather forecast and tides
8. Swanage
9. Drysuit Repairs
http://www.safe2shore.co.uk
Unit 14/Glenmore Business Park/Blackhill Rd,
Holton Heath,
Dorset, Poole BH16 6NL.
Tel: 01202 622520
http://www.othree.co.uk – Portland
DIY repairs, try this StormSure repair kit.
10. Second hand dinghies
Check the class website for your boat, they usually have for sale sections and also the usual second hand websites like:
http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk/
Dinghies and Dinghy Bits for Sale
https://www.gumtree.com
http://www.ebayclassifieds.com/
http://www.ebay.co.uk/
11. Useful Facebook Groups
Dinghy and Boat Advice
Dinghies and Dinghy Bits for Sale
12. Other
Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson Sailing foundation
Bart’s Bash
Dinghy Cruising Association