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ClubInlandCovenham St Bartholomew / Louth, LincolnshireCovenham Reservoir

Covenham Sailing Club

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Covenham Sailing Club is an inland reservoir club near Louth with sailing, racing, training, windsurfing and SUP.

Start

Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Club racing, Training, Windsurfing, SUP, Wing foiling, Social sailing

Beginner
The club says it welcomes complete beginners, and its RYA training information includes courses for people new to the sport, including Level 1 with no assumed knowledge.
Training
Covenham lists RYA-qualified volunteer instructors delivering the RYA National Sailing Scheme, Youth Sailing Scheme, and adult/youth windsurfing; the course document lists adult sailing courses from taster and Level 1 upward.
Taster
A taster option is listed in the club's sailing courses document. The 2026 Discover Sailing open day was listed for 23 May 2026, which has now passed, so no future public open-day date was found.

Activity tags

Club racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivitySUP· ActivityTraining· TrainingWindsurfing· ActivityWing foiling· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Youth sailing is listed for Wednesday evenings in 2026, with youth members invited to attend; the membership form includes family and young-person membership categories.
Access
The club runs Covenham Sailability, says facilities are on one level, and lists wheelchair-accessible building features, disabled parking, accessible changing rooms, and hoists for transfers into boats and in the changing room.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

2026/27 membership prices found: full single GBP 185, family GBP 210, Sailability youth GBP 19, Sailability 18-25 GBP 33, Sailability adult GBP 52, Sailability group GBP 95, crewing GBP 95, volunteer GBP 10, group GBP 95, boat berth GBP 60 per berth, youth berth GBP 30, refundable gate key deposit GBP 25. Day fee is GBP 10 for non-members. Course prices and the exact club-equipment donation amount were not found.

Membership

Official site welcomes prospective members and describes sailing, racing, training and wider watersports.

Boat hire
Club boats can be borrowed by Covenham Sailing Club members only; the boats page says some club-owned boats can be borrowed by members with at least RYA Level 2, with a donation requested for upkeep. No public non-member hire was found.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Racing· OtherChanging rooms· ChangingSafety cover· SafetyWatersports equipment· OtherClubhouse· ClubhouseTraining· Other

Location

Covenham St Bartholomew / Louth · 6 nearby clubs mapped

Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
Sources checked (3)