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Longhope Sailing Club

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Longhope Sailing Club is a Hoy sailing club on Longhope Bay, with a long-running annual regatta, local dinghy/yole/catamaran sailing history, and club storage facilities behind the community hall.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Yole sailing, Catamaran sailing, Regatta hosting, Traditional boat sailing, Local fleet sailing

Beginner· Unclear
Current official/community pages describe an active sailing club and annual regatta, but do not say whether complete beginners can start there.
Training· Unclear
No current learn-to-sail, RYA course, lesson, or training details were found on the official/community page or linked club website.
Taster· Unclear
No current taster session, trial sail, open day, or beginner try-sailing offer was found on the official/community page or linked club website.

Activity tags

Catamaran sailing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityLocal fleet sailing· ActivityRegatta hosting· ActivityYole sailing· ActivityTraditional boat sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors· Unclear
Current official/community pages do not provide junior, youth, or family sailing details.
Access· Unclear
No accessible sailing, Sailability, disabled access, or access-support information was found on the official/community page or linked club website.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

No current membership, course, taster, regatta entry, or boat hire prices were found. The Hoy page only includes a historic 1933 one-shilling membership/race-fee reference, so no current price should be shown.

Membership

Hoy community page describes Longhope Sailing Club as an active club formed in 1933, still holding an annual regatta and maintaining a compound and boat-storage facilities behind the YM community hall.

Boat hire· Unclear
The sources mention members' boats, a club compound, and boat storage/maintenance space, but do not say whether visitors or members can hire or use club boats.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Boat compound· OtherClub shed· OtherCommunity hall context· OtherElectricity in shed· OtherHard standing· OtherAnnual regatta· Other

Location

Longhope, Hoy · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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13 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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