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Kyles of Bute Sailing Club

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Kyles of Bute Sailing Club is an open Tighnabruaich club with racing, cruising-in-company, learner dinghies and junior training activity on the Kyles of Bute.

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Dinghy sailing, Club racing, Cruising in company, Junior sailing, Youth training, Learner dinghies, Family sailing

Beginner
The official site says Kyles of Bute Sailing Club is a friendly member-run club open to all, with Toppers and a Laser for learners, young and old. The dinghies page says the club owns seven Toppers for members and describes them as suitable for learning to sail.
Training
KoBSC publishes a junior training programme using the club Topper fleet on Tuesdays from 17:00 to 19:00 at the RNLI slip, starting in May. The page says sessions depend on instructor availability and weather, with WhatsApp updates, and that Tighnabruaich Sailing School helps the club. The official homepage also says the club runs a juniors training programme with Tighnabruaich Sailing School for students in the area.
Taster· Unclear
I did not find a current official taster sail, open day, trial session, or beginner booking page. The club has learner dinghies and junior training, and publishes a 2026 racing/events schedule, but those pages do not confirm a current low-commitment public taster/open-day offer.

Activity tags

Club racing· ActivityCruising in company· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceJunior sailing· AudienceLearner dinghies· TrainingYouth training· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Junior provision is clear. KoBSC publishes junior training for children aged 8 and over, says under-10s should be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and asks for one parent or guardian to assist on the beach each week. The homepage also describes a juniors training programme open to students in the area.
Access· Unclear
I did not find current official accessibility information such as step-free access, accessible toilets, disabled parking, adapted sailing, Sailability, or access-needs support on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The only current exact KoBSC price I found is on the junior training page: children who are not already members are expected to pay GBP 5 once only for tuition, with no additional charge for children who are already junior members or part of a family membership. The Join Us page explains how to submit the membership form and pay by cheque or bank transfer, but I did not find current annual membership fee amounts on the checked official pages.

Membership

Official site says the club is open to all, runs racing, cruising-in-company, Toppers/Laser learner boats and a juniors training programme with Tighnabruaich Sailing School.

Boat hire
The club owns seven Toppers available to members and also has a Laser for more advanced sailors. This supports member use of club dinghies for sailing and learning, not public walk-up boat hire; the dinghies page says users take a dinghy at their own risk and are strongly advised to have a safety boat on standby.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Racing calendar· OtherToppers· OtherJunior training programme· OtherKyles of Bute sailing area· OtherLaser· Other

Location

Tighnabruaich · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
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