Sailing on Derwentwater

[jt142]

I plan on sailing my dinghy on Derwentwater. Do anyone know any good public launch sites that I could use? I am aware of the two marinas, but I am looking for public slipways or similar.

Thanks for your help.

[kelvyn]

There is public launching at Kettlewell car park not far from the Borrowdale youth hostel - but this is likely to be busy & is mainly used for kayaks/canoes. There are log barriers to pvent cars drining into the lake, and I seem to remember a height restriction at the entry.

The landing stages at Keswick lakeside are also used for launching kayaks, but there are vehicle restrictions there.