Daniel_

There's three sailing clubs on the river/harbour I live by, and two Sea Scout groups (one of which I was a member of for many years as a kid). There's also a canoe club on the river, and a couple of surf/windsurf/kite-surf beaches within a couple of miles.

My brother used to be in the UK under 21's whitewater kayak team, and my father has competed (and won his class) in many fastnet races for the UK and on one occasion for Papua New Guinea.

Nick Baker who spent much of the 90's as a very successful pro-windsurfer was once my assistant Patrol leader - it was me that taught him the basics of dinghy sailing before he got into windsurfing.

In 2012 the Olympic sailing events will be held on he south coast, not in London.

So - yep - we have a deal of water-sports here.

Comes from being an island, I guess. Nowhere in the UK is more than 55miles from the sea, I seem to remember.

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