ClubInlandFairlop / Ilford, Greater London and ThamesFairlop Waters
Fairlop Waters Sailing Club
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Dinghy sailing, Club racing, Leisure sailing, Club boats, Family sailing, Brightlingsea trip
Beginner
Fairlop Waters Sailing Club is not presented as a direct complete-beginner club membership route: its membership page says applicants should be RYA Level 2 standard or have equivalent experience. For complete beginners, the club points people to Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre across the lake for RYA Levels 1 and 2, then says it would welcome them to join after Level 2. The club also says it includes less experienced sailors and has club boats members can use.
Training
The club's learn-to-sail page says Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre runs RYA Levels 1 and 2 sailing courses that prepare people to join the club. The linked current Bookwhen page for Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre lists RYA Dinghy Level 1 Course dates in May and June 2026, plus an Entry Level Junior Sailing Course and RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course. The evidence is for the linked activity centre training route, not club-run training by Fairlop Waters Sailing Club itself.
Fairlop Waters Sailing Club is an RYA-affiliated dinghy sailing club at Fairlop Country Park in Ilford, with club boats, racing, membership and lake access.
The linked Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre Bookwhen page says it can provide a one-off taster session or multi-activity day. No current Fairlop Waters Sailing Club open day, try-sailing event date, or club-run taster session was found on the checked club events or schedule pages.
The club says members' children under 16 are free and lists a Cadet annual fee for ages up to 16 to 18, or to 21 if a student. The linked Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre booking page lists an Entry Level Junior Sailing Course in May 2026.
Access
Accessibility evidence is limited. The membership page lists a reduced lake-use fee for a Senior/Junior/Disabled helm, and the linked Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre Bookwhen page says the centre is part of the RYA Sailability scheme to support people with disabilities to take up sailing. No practical access details such as step-free access, accessible changing/toilets, hoists, adapted boats, or parking arrangements were found on the checked club pages.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The membership page says season tickets and fees run from 1 April to 31 March. It lists annual club membership as £45 per adult, members' children under 16 free, Cadet £15, annual use of club boats £50, and club house key £10. It lists lake-use fees of £145 for one boat with helm and crew, £94 for one single-hander, £115 for one boat with Senior/Junior/Disabled helm and crew, and £65 for a Senior/Junior/Disabled single-hander. Boat park storage is listed as £247.50 for one boat storage only, £363 for two boats storage only, £154 for one boat storage with lake use, and £253 for two boats storage with lake use. The sample total says £184 annual fee for a new member using club boats, or £155 concessionary, but its sample membership line says £40 while the annual adult fee above says £45, so the page contains a small internal inconsistency.
Official site lists annual club membership, cadet membership, club-boat access and lake-use fees. It says RYA Level 2 or equivalent is expected and points learners to Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre courses.
The membership page lists annual use of club boats for £50 and names Laser 1s, Toppers, Pico and Wayfarer. The about page says people do not need to be boat owners because the club has boats for members' use. The learn-to-sail page says membership includes the option to use club boats to practise after passing a course.
Boat park· StorageLake access seven days a week· OtherParking· AccessClubhouse· ClubhouseClub boats· OtherStorage/changing container· ChangingWorkbench and tools· Other
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