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ClubCoastalGlasgow / Bardowie Loch, Clyde / Glasgow and East DunbartonshireBardowie Loch, Firth of Clyde and west coast cruising grounds

Clyde Cruising Club

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Clyde Cruising Club is a major Scottish sailing club with west-coast cruising, keelboat/racing activity and a Bardowie Loch dinghy section offering RYA training, club boats and accessible sailing.

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Can a beginner start here?

Yacht cruising, Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, RYA courses, Powerboat training, Junior sailing, Accessible sailing, Disability sailing, Keelboat racing, Scottish Series

Beginner
Bardowie Loch is presented as a place to learn to sail, with evening classes for children and adults from beginner level and summer school described as a beginner-friendly introduction.
Training
The club says Bardowie is an RYA-approved training centre offering youth and adult sailing courses, evening training, summer school, race coaching, powerboat and first-aid training.
Taster
Current official pages advertise open days where visitors can see what sailing is about and take a trip on a dinghy or power boat. The checked pages conflict on the next open-day date, so the date should be confirmed before visiting.

Activity tags

Accessible sailing· AccessDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityDisability sailing· AccessJunior sailing· AudienceKeelboat racing· ActivityPowerboat training· TrainingRYA courses· TrainingScottish Series· ActivityYacht cruising· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes Bardowie as family friendly, offers training to children from age 8, welcomes younger children with families at open days or arranged events, and publishes family membership categories.
Access
The dinghy section publishes a Sailing for All programme, lists RYA Sailability participation, accessible Hansa 303 and Challenger boats, ramp or hoist access, wheelchair-accessible buildings, a disabled changing room/wet room and some clubhouse parking.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership prices are published for 2025, including CCC membership from GBP 45-130 and Dinghy Section membership from GBP 33-295. The dinghy training page lists 2026 prices of GBP 70 for a 10-lesson evening block and GBP 170 for a five-day summer school; annual membership is also required.

Membership

Official site describes Clyde/west-coast cruising, racing and Bardowie Loch dinghy/powerboat training. Dinghy Section site describes RYA-approved family training, club boats, open days and disability sailing.

Boat hire
Club boats are available for members and course participants, including about 70 boats at Bardowie. The club says there is no per-hour charge to take a boat out once a member can sail independently, so this is member club-boat use rather than public commercial hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

RYA Training Centre· OtherBardowie Loch clubhouse· ClubhouseClub boats· OtherPowerboat training· OtherDisability sailing boats· OtherCruising musters· OtherScottish Series organisation· Other

Location

Glasgow / Bardowie Loch · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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12 Jun 2026
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