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Edinburgh University Sailing Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors· Unclear

Edinburgh University Sailing Club is the University of Edinburgh sailing club, offering beginner and intermediate dinghy sailing at Port Edgar, team racing, yacht racing, cruising and trips.

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Can a beginner start here?

University sailing, Beginner dinghy sailing, Intermediate dinghy sailing, Team racing, Yacht racing, Yacht cruising, Trips, RYA shorebased or yacht courses

Beginner
The official club homepage says beginners are welcome, including people who have never been on a boat before. The Club Sailing page says beginner and intermediate Sunday sessions are open to all members and that most people have never sailed before.
Training
The club runs weekly beginner and intermediate dinghy sessions with qualified instructors helping people learn to sail. It also says it offers RYA Competent Crew, Day Skipper, and Coastal Skipper courses each February, plus other RYA courses subject to interest.
Taster
The membership page says people do not need membership for tasters and Welcome Week socials in September, and can try sailing for free. The dated 2025 taster post is historical and was not used as current session availability beyond confirming that tasters have been offered.

Activity tags

Beginner dinghy sailing· ActivityIntermediate dinghy sailing· ActivityRYA shorebased or yacht courses· TrainingTeam racing· ActivityTrips· ServiceUniversity sailing· AudienceYacht cruising· ActivityYacht racing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors· Unclear
No current junior or family sailing programme was found on the checked official pages. The visible membership information is framed around Edinburgh University students, non-students, social membership, casual sailing, and racing membership.
Access· Unclear
No current accessibility, Sailability, disabled access, or specific access-needs information was found on the checked official club and Sports Union pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official membership page lists student prices of £20 full-year social membership or £15 for one semester, £65 full-year casual sailing or £40 for one semester, and £105 full-year racing or £60 for one semester. It lists non-student prices of £115 full-year racing or £65 for one semester, and £75 full-year casual or £45 for one semester. The EUSU page also lists current purchasable products, including £20 full-year social, £105 full-year student racing, £65 full-year student casual sailing, £115 full-year non-student racing, and £75 full-year non-student casual sailing.

Membership

University club page welcomes all abilities; club site says beginner/intermediate dinghy sessions run at Port Edgar Yacht Club and lists yachting courses and taster-session posts.

Boat hire
Casual Sailing membership includes usage of club kit and boats for non-racing club activities. The Club Sailing page says sessions use dinghies or Hunter 707 yachts depending on the day and preference. No standalone public boat-hire terms or hire prices were found.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Port Edgar Yacht Club sailing venue· OtherTeam racing· OtherTrips· OtherUniversity club structure· OtherYachting teams· Other

Location

Edinburgh / South Queensferry · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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