ClubCalvert, Buckingham, BuckinghamshireGrebe Lake
Great Moor Sailing Club
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Dinghy racing, Dinghy cruising, RYA training, Powerboating, Paddle sports, Club boat hire, Social sailing
Beginner
Great Moor Sailing Club presents itself as suitable for beginners and improvers. The home page says sailors and paddlers of every age and experience level can enjoy the water, and that RYA training is offered from beginners to improvers. Adult training describes RYA Level 1 as introducing people to sailing under supervision, while Sunday racing says sailors of all abilities are welcome and novice racers can get help.
Training
The club says it runs RYA recognised training in sailing and powercraft skills plus informal development sessions. Adult sail training covers the RYA National Sailing Scheme Levels 1, 2 and 3, and youth training covers RYA Youth Stages 1 to 4. The public calendar showed current June 2026 adult Level 1 and youth Stage 1 course dates, but public booking pages required login for bookings and did not show exact course prices.
Great Moor Sailing Club is an inland North Buckinghamshire club on Grebe Lake, with dinghy racing, cruising, RYA recognised training, club craft hire and social facilities.
No current formal taster-session listing was found on the checked official pages. A Great Moor Sailing Club Open Day was visible on the public calendar for Saturday 9 May 2026, but that date was already in the past at this 12 June 2026 check, so it is not evidence of current availability. The membership page does invite prospective members to visit on a Sunday for a committee member to show them around.
The club has family membership and junior/youth routes. The 2026/27 fee page lists Family membership and Junior U18 plus Adult Social membership. The youth sailing page says young sailors who want to come along and have fun are welcome, and the youth training page says Stage 1 assumes no sailing knowledge with a minimum age of 8; below that, the club offers half-day introduction-to-sailing sessions. The current calendar also showed a 2026 RYA Youth Stage 1 course.
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The club describes itself as inclusive and says it supports members of all ages and abilities, but no current practical accessibility details were found on the checked official pages. Step-free access, accessible changing/toilets, disabled parking, hoists, adapted boats, or sailability-style support were not found during this check.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
Current official 2026/27 membership fees are: Family £260, Two Person £215, Individual £145, Young Adult / Student £65, Junior U18 plus Adult Social Membership £115, Fishing £70, Social £50, and Social Family £85. Public exact prices for current RYA courses, club boat hire, paddlecraft hire, or buoyancy-aid hire were not found; the booking area lists member-only boat, paddlecraft, power craft and campsite booking categories but does not expose prices publicly without login.
Official site describes a member-focused inclusive club on Grebe Lake, with organised Sunday sailing, racing or cruising, club craft hire, flexible water access, RYA recognised training and clubhouse facilities.
Club craft are available for hire during organised Sunday sailing sessions, and the membership pages say members can hire a range of club boats and paddle craft. The FAQ says the club can hire out dinghies for a small fee and lists Optibats/Optimists, RS Teras, Toppers, Laser 1, Laser Pico, Wayfarer, Kestrels, RS Fevas and RS Visions, generally when the club is manned by a committee member. The public booking page lists member-only categories for adult double-handed boats, adult single-handed boats, Pico beginner boats, youth Feva, youth Topper, Tera/Optimist, SUP/canoe and power craft. Exact hire prices were not visible publicly.
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