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Midland Sailing Club is an amateur sailing club, based at Birmingham in England. It is situated on Edgbaston Reservoir in the centre of Birmingham. The club was founded in 1894. It is an open sailing club for men, women, adults, and children of all abilities. The club actively tries to improve the diversity of the sailing population by engaging with the local community
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- ↑ "RYA OnBoard Scheme". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ↑ RYA Champion Club
- ↑ WLYC 24 Hour Race Archived April 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Southport Sailing Club 12 Hour Race Archived May 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine