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ClubInlandTorside, Glossop, DerbyshireTorside Reservoir

Glossop Watersports Club

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Glossop Watersports Club is a sailing, windsurfing and wing-foiling club at Torside Reservoir.

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Dinghy sailing, Windsurfing, Wing foiling, RYA training, Junior sailing, Open sessions, Kayaking, Paddleboarding

Beginner
The current official site says Glossop Watersports is a members-based club offering expert training and guidance with activities for all skill levels and ages from age 8 to adult. Current membership text says beginners should contact the club before joining: experienced applicants are referred to a sport captain, while novices requiring training are kept informed when courses will run. For junior dinghy beginners, the current subscription page adds an important caveat: it currently has no ability to support novice junior dinghy sailors unless a parent or guardian joins as an adult member and accompanies them whenever they are on the water.
Training
The current official pages say the club offers training for beginners, is an officially recognised RYA Training Centre, and runs several RYA training courses each year. The official WebCollect home page says RYA training is offered in windsurfing and power boat handling to junior and adult members, from complete beginner to advanced and instructor level. No current public WebCollect training events were listed when checked, so current bookable course dates and sailing-specific course prices were not found.
Taster· Unclear
No current official page checked confirmed public taster sessions, open days, try-sailing sessions, or a current booking route for beginners. The public WebCollect event list and training category showed no upcoming events when checked.

Activity tags

Dinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceKayaking· ActivityOpen sessions· ActivityPaddleboarding· ActivityRYA training· TrainingWindsurfing· ActivityWing foiling· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The current official site says activities are for ages 8 to adult, and the WebCollect home page says Saturdays are fun days for 9 to 18-year-olds with structured and supervised water-based activities for junior members with a responsible adult in attendance. The current subscription page says adult membership covers dependent children under 18 as free Junior Family Members, there are regular junior dinghy and windsurfing sessions, and junior individual membership is available at £3 per month. It also warns that novice junior dinghy sailors currently need a parent or guardian to join as an adult member and accompany them on the water.
Access· Unclear
No current official page checked confirmed step-free access, accessible toilets, adapted sailing, Sailability, disability support, or access-needs arrangements. The membership page advises prospective members to get in touch before joining to check the facilities and location.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The current WebCollect subscription page lists Adult Standard membership at £12 per month, annual fees £144; Student Standard at £3 per month, annual membership £36; Social Standard at £3 per month; Junior Standard at £3 per month, annual fees £36; Junior Family membership at £0 for children of paying adult members; boat and windsurf board berths at £5 per month each; and a club key deposit at £50. The page states monthly direct debit and a minimum 12-month duration for subscriptions. No current public course, taster, or equipment-hire prices were found.

Membership

Official site presents the former Glossop Sailing Club as a watersports club with sailing, windsurfing, wing foiling, RYA instruction and open sessions at Torside Reservoir.

Boat hire
The current About Us and WebCollect home pages say club kit can be hired for use during Saturday junior sessions. The current public equipment-hire WebCollect category showed no upcoming events when checked, and no current official page checked gave exact boat, board, or kit hire prices or confirmed general member hire outside those junior sessions.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseLaunching area· LaunchShowers· ChangingChanging rooms· ChangingSafety cover· SafetyParking· AccessClub equipment· Other

Location

Torside, Glossop · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
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12 Jun 2026
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