ClubCoastalOulton Broad / Lowestoft, SuffolkLake Lothing, Oulton Broad and North Sea
Lowestoft Cruising Club
Beginner· Unclear
Start
Can a beginner start here?
Yacht cruising, Visitor moorings, Sailing events, Training, Social sailing
Beginner· Unclear
The club is a yacht-cruising club with member cruises and mooring facilities, but the checked current pages did not clearly state that complete beginners can start sailing there. Membership normally requires proposer and seconder support, and prospective members are invited to introduce themselves and ask questions.
Training
The official site describes the clubhouse as a hub for regular training courses and states on the visitors page that the club is an ICC test centre with ICC assessment and RYA online CEVNI test access. No current beginner learn-to-sail course was found.
Lowestoft Cruising Club is an Oulton Broad and Lowestoft cruising club with pontoon moorings, visitor berths, a clubhouse and East Coast sailing activity.
No current taster sail, trial sail, open day, or similar low-commitment sailing offer was found on the checked current pages. The visitors page is aimed at visiting yachts rather than people trying sailing.
The membership page lists a family membership class for one adult with children under 18 or two adults living together, with or without children under 18. No separate junior sailing programme was found.
Access· Unclear
No current Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, step-free access, or other accessibility provision was found on the checked pages. The joining page only says members restricted in the type of work they can undertake may approach the committee for appropriate arrangements.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
Membership subscriptions are listed as Family GBP 50 annually, Single GBP 40 annually, Crew GBP 35 annually, and Visitors GBP 1 per day included in the visitor mooring fee. Full members, excluding Crew or Visiting members, pay a GBP 200 joining fee. Visitor mooring charges for 2026 are listed as GBP 1.10 per half metre per day, GBP 5.00 per day services surcharge, and GBP 33.00 per half metre per winter period.
No current public boat hire, club boat hire, or member-use club sailing boat offer was found on the checked current pages. The site focuses on members' own cruising boats, moorings, storage, and visitor berths.
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