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University ClubCoastalBangor / Beaumaris, Gwynedd / Anglesey operating baseMenai Strait

Bangor University Sailing Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors

Bangor University Sailing Club is a student sailing and team-racing club, welcoming beginners and experienced sailors with training on the Menai Strait from Royal Anglesey Yacht Club.

Start

Can a beginner start here?

University sailing, Team racing, Beginner sailing, Training, Social sailing, Menai Strait sailing

Beginner
BUSA says Bangor University Sailing Club caters for sailors of all abilities and welcomes complete beginners, with RYA Level 1 and 2 courses for beginners.
Training
BUSA says the club runs RYA Level 1 and 2 courses for complete beginners and weekly training for seasoned racers. The Bangor University article says six Firefly dinghies and trailers were bought to support training for competitions.
Taster· Unclear
The checked reliable pages confirm beginner-friendly sailing and courses, but no current taster session, open day, or trial-sail offer was found. The Undeb Bangor club page was blocked by CloudFront during the check.

Activity tags

Beginner sailing· ActivityMenai Strait sailing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityTeam racing· ActivityTraining· TrainingUniversity sailing· Audience

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
This is a university sailing club for Bangor students; no junior or family sailing offer was found on the checked reliable pages.
Access· Unclear
No accessibility, Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, or access-support details for the sailing club were found on the checked reliable pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

No public sailing-club membership fee, course price, taster price, or boat-use price was found on the checked reliable pages. The official Undeb Bangor page could not be accessed during this check because it returned a CloudFront 403 error.

Membership

Official Undeb Bangor page invites students to join the sailing club and lists Wednesday and Saturday training at Royal Anglesey Yacht Club.

Boat hire
BUSA says Bangor is based at Plas Menai with access to boats, equipment and facilities. The university says the Students' Union purchased six Firefly dinghies and two trailers for the sailing club to train in competitive boats.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Team racing· OtherTraining facilities· OtherFirefly dinghies· OtherRoyal Anglesey Yacht Club operating base· OtherStudents' Union club· Other

Location

Bangor / Beaumaris · 6 nearby clubs mapped

Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
Sources checked (3)