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Burton Sailing Club

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Burton Sailing Club is an inland dinghy sailing and training club at Foremark Reservoir.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, RYA training, Junior sailing, Youth sailing, Open days, Paddleboarding

Beginner
Burton describes itself as a fun family club with activities from training for beginners to racing, windsurfing and offshore sailing. Its RYA training page says courses range from complete beginner to more advanced, and the club offers a taster interest route.
Training
Burton is an RYA-affiliated training centre offering dinghy sailing, windsurfing, powerboating, stand-up paddleboarding, shorebased and instructor courses. The training interest form includes RYA Dinghy Sailing Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3, RYA Youth Dinghy stages, powerboat, safety boat and taster session options.
Taster
The home page invites people to arrange a short taster session, and the training interest form includes a Taster Session (Dinghy Sailing) course type. The calendar also listed Discover Sail/Windsurf/SUP club sessions during the check.

Activity tags

Dinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceOpen days· ServicePaddleboarding· ActivityRYA training· TrainingYouth sailing· Audience

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Burton is a family club and an RYA OnBoard Club active in training young sailors and windsurfers, often with local schools. The Youth Academy meets on Friday evenings from spring to autumn and on Saturdays in colder months; membership includes Family and Junior Sailing categories.
Access· Unclear
No current adaptive sailing, Sailability or disabled-access details were found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The 2026 membership page lists Family GBP300, Ordinary Sailing GBP220, Junior Sailing GBP45, Student GBP77, Non-Sailing GBP45 and Board GBP150, with a GBP0 joining fee. Boat and board storage fees are also listed, including standard boat storage at GBP45.

Membership

Official site describes a friendly club at Foremark Reservoir with racing, training, youth sailing and open-day routes for new sailors.

Boat hire· Unclear
The official pages checked confirm training and club boats/equipment are used for courses, but no current standalone dinghy hire page or hire price list was accessible through internal web access during this refresh.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Bar· ClubhouseBoat park· StorageChanging rooms· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseGalley· ClubhouseLaunching area· LaunchParking· AccessSafety cover· SafetyShowers· Changing

Location

Foremark, Derby · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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