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Cambridge University Cruising Club

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Cambridge University Cruising Club is the University of Cambridge's small-craft sailing club, covering dinghies, team racing, windsurfing and related training.

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Student sailing, Dinghy sailing, Team racing, Windsurfing, Board sports, Small keelboats, RYA training, Taster sessions

Beginner
CUCrC welcomes Cambridge students with no previous experience in sailing, windsurfing or wingfoiling. Recreational dinghy sailing welcomes sailors of any ability and runs beginner and more advanced tuition to RYA standards at Grafham Water.
Training
CUCrC runs RYA Level 1 training for novices in Michaelmas term and may run RYA Level 2 if there is sufficient interest. The club also organises team racing and board sports, with RYA-certified instructors for dinghy training.
Taster
CUCrC offers half-day taster sessions for Cambridge sailing or wingfoiling at the start of Michaelmas term. The taster page says complete novices are welcome, sessions use Fireflies or wingfoiling kit with experienced members on hand, and the session cost is GBP16 including half-day membership and transport.

Activity tags

Board sports· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityRYA training· TrainingSmall keelboats· ActivityStudent sailing· AudienceTaster sessions· ServiceTeam racing· ActivityWindsurfing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
CUCrC is a university club. Its eligibility page says sailing and board sports are offered only to students, including postgraduates, at non-commercial universities and colleges; Senior Affiliates may help and have restricted opportunities when students are present. No junior or family sailing offer was found.
Access· Unclear
CUCrC says it does not have sufficient resources to offer its activities to all disabled people and points people with special needs to Grafham Water Sailability. This is useful access guidance, but it does not confirm that CUCrC itself can support a specific access need.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The current student membership fee is GBP60. The only regular additional cost for sailing and board sports at Grafham is transport, normally GBP5 per return trip. Taster sessions cost GBP16 including half-day membership and transport, and taster participants can request a GBP10 discount code against normal membership.

Membership

Official site describes CUCrC as the home of small-craft sailing at the University of Cambridge, including dinghies, boards, foils and small keelboats. University support material says it caters for complete novices and runs RYA training at Grafham Water.

Boat hire
CUCrC activities at Grafham Water are restricted to club equipment. The dinghy page says the club shares Fireflies with team racers, hires boats such as Fevas and Laser 2000s from Grafham Water SC, and has wetsuits and buoyancy aids available for club activities. This is club-session equipment use, not public boat hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Firefly dinghies· OtherGrafham Water activity· OtherRYA training· OtherTaster sessions· OtherTeam racing· OtherUniversity club· OtherWindsurfing· Other

Location

Cambridge / Grafham Water · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

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12 Jun 2026
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