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Loch Ard Sailing Club

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Loch Ard Sailing Club is an RYA-affiliated inland loch club west of Aberfoyle, offering dinghy racing, family sailing, informal training, junior/cadet activity, club regattas and member facilities on Loch Ard.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Club regattas, Informal training, Family sailing, Junior and cadet activity, Keelboat moorings, Canoeing

Beginner
Loch Ard Sailing Club describes a relaxed atmosphere with no pressure to compete, welcomes children and non-sailing members, and says training days cover beginning sailors, including youngsters and adults. It also says experienced club sailors can mentor beginners with sailing and racing.
Training
The club says training days are run as convenient and can cover beginning sailors, race officers, safety officers, safety boat use and first aid. It describes this training as informal and advises people needing formal training to attend a recognised RYA training course.
Taster· Unclear
No current official beginner taster session, try-sailing session, open day, or bookable public starter session was found on the checked current official pages. Old secondary mentions of past taster events were not treated as current availability.

Activity tags

Dinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceInformal training· TrainingKeelboat moorings· ActivityClub regattas· ActivityJunior and cadet activity· AudienceCanoeing· ActivityDinghy racing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club says it welcomes children and non-sailing members, has family-friendly membership fees, and runs fun activities particularly suitable for families and younger children. Its programme includes special races and participation support for novices and children, and its rules define junior and cadet member arrangements.
Access· Unclear
No specific accessible facilities, adaptive sailing offer, Sailability programme, or access-adjustment process was found on the checked official pages. The club rules only note that guide dogs for disabled people are exempt from the rule excluding dogs from the clubhouse.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The membership page lists fees from 1 March: Full Member GBP 80, Student Member GBP 55, Country/Social Member GBP 30, Junior Member GBP 10, Cadet Member free, Boat GBP 50, Canoe/Sailboard GBP 25, adult guest GBP 5 per day, child guest GBP 3 per day, and launching fee GBP 6.

Membership

Official site says full, student, country/social, junior and cadet memberships are available; it is not necessary to own a boat because crewing and club boats may be available.

Boat hire
The club says it owns a Wayfarer, a Laser, a Laser Stratos, two Toppers, two Optimists and several canoes for members to use, and the membership page says members do not need to own a boat because crewing or use of club boats may be possible. Club rules say club dinghies and craft must be signed out and in by an authorised member, with a GBP 5 charge for adult dinghy use and no charge for under-18s.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Car parking· AccessCoffee bar· ClubhouseParking· AccessClubhouse· ClubhouseCanoes· OtherToilets· ChangingRace and safety powerboats· SafetyLimited keelboat moorings· StorageBoat park· StorageChanging rooms· ChangingClub dinghies· OtherCommon room· OtherWebcam· Other

Location

Kinlochard / Aberfoyle · 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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