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Exeter University Sailing Club
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University sailing, Team racing, Fleet racing, Yachting, Casual sailing, Beginner sailing
Beginner
The official club site says Exeter University Sailing Club caters to elite athletes and complete beginners alike, and describes its casual sailing as for chilled-out sailors and beginners. The University sport listing also says there are weekly opportunities to get on the water from beginners to experienced sailors. Access appears to be through University club membership/session signup rather than a public sailing-school offer.
Training
The University sport listing describes weekly team racing training for four teams and a development squad, plus fleet racing at Starcross Yacht Club. A University of Exeter fundraising page also says the club runs competitive team racing training, development training, and social sailing sessions. No current RYA course offer was found on the checked pages.
Current pages describe casual/social sailing and weekly beginner opportunities, but no current public taster session, open day, or trial-sail date was found. The linked FIXR organiser page currently says there are no events.
This is presented as a University of Exeter Athletic Union club with membership/session signup through the university club listing. No junior, family, or general public youth programme was found on the checked current pages.
Access· Unclear
No specific disabled access, adaptive sailing, Sailability, or accessibility information was found on the checked current club, University sport, FIXR, or fundraising pages. The fundraising page discusses widening access for students, especially beginners, but does not give practical access details.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
No current membership, session, course, taster, or boat-use prices were visible on the checked current pages. The University sport listing sends users to FIXR to sign up for sessions and buy membership, but the FIXR organiser page currently shows no events.
Membership
Official site and BUSA listing describe a university club for beginners through experienced racers, with team racing, fleet racing, yachting and casual sailing.
The current fundraising page says the club's access to the water depends on its boats, describes Fireflies reaching the end of their working lives, and says new boats would support beginners, casual and coached sessions, and students discovering sailing. Treat this as club boats/equipment used in member sessions, not separate public boat hire; no public hire terms or prices were found.
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