ClubInlandSale / Trafford, Greater ManchesterSale Water Park
Manchester Seniors Sailing Club
Verified by the clubClub checked this info on 13 Aug 2026
About this club
Manchester Seniors Sailing Club is a community club for retired sailors who already have experience. It offers gentle, non-racing sailing at Sale Water Park on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the year, plus club boats and social events.
Start
Can a beginner start here?
Gentle non-racing dinghy sailing, senior sailing, club boats, social sailing and sailing holidays. The club sails year-round on Mondays and Thursdays.
Beginner
This club is not suitable for complete beginners. It is for retired people who have sailed before, and members must have Dinghy Level 1 before joining. New members can initially sail a club boat with another member until they feel able to handle it.
Training
The club does not teach sailing. Applicants must already have Dinghy Level 1 before joining, so anyone without the required experience needs to arrange training elsewhere.
Beginner
Training
Juniors
A non-racing Sale Water Park dinghy club for retired sailors who already have sailing experience, with club boats and year-round Monday and Thursday sailing.
No public on-water taster session is confirmed. Prospective members can visit on a Monday or Thursday to see the club, but the club does not teach sailing and applicants must already have Dinghy Level 1 before joining.
The club is for retired sailors and has no member families with children. Married couples do sail together, and the published membership fees include a family member or partner category.
Access· Unclear
No current official evidence was found for disabled access, step-free access, accessible toilets or changing, adapted boats, hoists, Sailability provision, or practical access-needs support on the checked MSSC pages.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The official membership page publishes 2026 membership fees: Individual full sailing GBP 114, Family member or partner full sailing GBP 162, Associate GBP 50, Day guest GBP 5 per day per person, Life membership free, and Honorary membership free. Boat parking is GBP 36 per boat annually for Individual and Family members, but the page says there are no more boat spaces available for 2025.
Membership is for retired people who have sailed before, and members must have Dinghy Level 1 before joining. The club does not teach sailing. Prospective members can visit on a Monday or Thursday, and the published fees include a partner membership option for couples.
Club boats are available to members rather than for public hire. New members initially go out with another member until they feel able to handle the boat, and members often look for someone to sail with.
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