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Carrickfergus Sailing Club

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Carrickfergus Sailing Club is a Belfast Lough club with dinghy, sportsboat and keelboat racing, cruising, RYA youth/adult training and open regatta activity.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Sportsboat racing, Keelboat racing, Cruising, RYA youth training, Adult sailing courses, OnBoard, Open regattas

Beginner
Carrickfergus Sailing Club is an RYA recognised Training Centre and lists 2026 junior RYA Stage 1/2, Stage 3/4 and Start Racing courses plus an adult RYA Stage 1/2 course. The club also says non-members booking a 5-day youth training course receive complimentary junior membership for 2026.
Training
The club states that it is an RYA recognised Training Centre and runs courses for adults and children during the year. The 2026 training page lists junior RYA Stage 1/2, Stage 3/4, Start Racing, Sailing with Spinnakers, Intermediate Racing and adult RYA Stage 1/2 dates, with training enquiries routed to training@carrickfergussc.org.
Taster· Unclear
No current 2026 taster session, discover-sailing day or open day was found on the checked official pages. Older discover-sailing references in historic training navigation were not treated as current availability.

Activity tags

Adult sailing courses· TrainingSportsboat racing· ActivityCruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityKeelboat racing· ActivityOnBoard· ActivityOpen regattas· ActivityRYA youth training· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Junior and family routes are present: the membership page lists Family and Junior Associate categories, while the 2026 training page lists multiple junior RYA courses and says non-members booking a 5-day youth training course receive complimentary junior membership for 2026.
Access· Unclear
No current adaptive sailing, Sailability or disabled-access arrangements were found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

2026 membership fees are listed as Ordinary GBP252, Family GBP315, Senior GBP126, Senior Family GBP159, Sailing Associate GBP126, Junior Associate GBP44, Associate 18-25 GBP66 and House Associate GBP102. Adult RYA Stage 1/2 course price was marked to be confirmed. Club vessel loan for a race series is listed at GBP50 for suitably qualified/experienced members.

Membership

Official site lists 2026 junior/adult sailing courses and current club events; RYA NI annual report lists OnBoard and junior race training support.

Boat hire
Club boats are available only as member club-vessel loans rather than general public hire. The policy lists club-owned Toppers, Qubas and Bahias, and says suitably qualified or experienced members may book them for racing in a club race series, normally with RYA Stage 3 competence and a GBP50 series charge.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Social facilities· ClubhouseTraining courses· OtherClubhouse· ClubhouseClub racing· OtherCarrickfergus Marina/harbour setting· OtherRegatta/event programme· Other

Location

Carrickfergus · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
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