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ClubInlandDubwath, Cockermouth, CumbriaBassenthwaite Lake

Bassenthwaite Sailing Club

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Bassenthwaite Sailing Club is an active inland dinghy sailing club on Bassenthwaite Lake.

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Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Cadet sailing, RYA training, Taster sessions, Open meetings, Canoeing, Paddleboarding

Beginner
Bassenthwaite Sailing Club says it welcomes new members of all ages and abilities, and its training page offers taster sessions and first-year member training with club boats. The introduction page says racing is optional, so beginners can start without needing to race immediately.
Training
The club offers taster sessions, first-year member training in club boats with RYA books/logbooks, follow-on training by request, and support from RYA-qualified instructors using RYA OnBoard practices.
Taster
The training page says taster sessions are free and can be arranged on a training day, open day, or other suitable day after contacting the club.

Activity tags

Cadet sailing· AudienceCanoeing· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityOpen meetings· ActivityPaddleboarding· ActivityRYA training· TrainingTaster sessions· Service

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club welcomes new members of all ages, describes RYA OnBoard-style training with parental/guardian consent for under-18s, and offers family membership among its subscription options.
Access· Unclear
No Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, or specific waterside access-support details were found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official membership and new-members pages point prospective members to subscription options and prices on WebCollect, including family, individual, crew, social, camper and SUP membership categories. Exact current subscription amounts were not visible on the checked public pages. Taster sessions are described as free.

Membership

Official training page welcomes new members, offers taster sessions and describes free first-year member training with RYA logbook/coursebook.

Boat hire
First-year member training includes use of club boats, books and logbooks at no extra charge. This supports club-boat use for member training, not public boat hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseTraining boats· OtherClub boats· OtherRescue boats· SafetyParking· AccessChanging facilities· ChangingGalley· ClubhouseMicrowave· Other

Location

Dubwath, Cockermouth · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
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12 Jun 2026
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