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ClubCoastalGairloch, HighlandLoch Gairloch / Flowerdale Bay

Gairloch Boat Club

BeginnerTraining· UnclearJuniors

Gairloch Boat Club is a family-oriented sailing club at Gairloch harbour, with dinghy sailing on Loch Gairloch, training, club sessions and harbour-side facilities.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Club sailing, Training, Regatta hosting, Family sailing, Social sailing

Beginner
Gairloch Boat Club says beginners and experienced sailors should get in touch and will be made welcome. Its club-boats page says several club boats are suitable for beginners, but members using club dinghies need RYA Level 2 or Youth Stage 3 equivalent experience, or club senior-instructor assessment.
Training· Unclear
No current 2026 training or course offer was found on the checked official pages. The visible sailing calendar is explicitly for 2025 and includes past adult beginner/improver dinghy course dates, so it has not been treated as current availability.
Taster· Unclear
No current taster session, open day, or try-sailing offer was found on the checked official pages. The 2025 calendar has past sailing-skills fun days, but those dates are stale and not evidence of current availability.

Activity tags

Social sailing· ActivityTraining· TrainingClub sailing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceRegatta hosting· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes itself as friendly and family-oriented. Its 2026/2027 membership form lists family, junior, and student categories, asks for details of members under 18, and sets junior participation conditions requiring parental or responsible-adult support.
Access· Unclear
No accessibility, disabled access, Sailability, adapted boat, hoist, step-free access, or accessible toilet information was found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The 2026/2027 membership form lists annual membership fees: Individual £60, Family £80, Junior £30, Student £30, Visitor/temporary per month or part month £25, safety-boat-driving-only Individual/Couple £30/£50, and affordable membership £10 individual or £15 couple for qualifying-benefit households. The 2026/2027 boat-storage form says boat-park fees are 70p per m2 per month.

Membership

Official site describes a friendly family-oriented club sailing between April and October, with membership, training and regular Sunday sessions.

Boat hire
The club says members can use club boats, so owning a boat is not necessary. Use is subject to competence requirements, club senior-instructor assessment where needed, and the safety boat being on the water. No public boat-hire offer or hire prices were found.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Large public car park nearby· AccessBoat park· StorageChanging rooms· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseParking· AccessClubroom· OtherToilets· ChangingKitchen· ClubhouseEquipment storage· StorageShowers· ChangingPublic slipway· Launch

Location

Gairloch · 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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