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Orkney Yole Association

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Orkney Yole Association preserves and promotes traditional Orkney yole sailing, with members, active sailors, summer weekday sailing and links into the islands' regatta calendar.

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Traditional boat sailing, Yole sailing, Heritage sailing, Regatta participation, Boat preservation, Community sailing

Beginner· Unclear
The official site says the yoles sail regularly on weekday evenings through summer and that visitors are welcome, but it does not clearly say that complete beginners can start sailing with the association now.
Training· Unclear
An official project page says the yole Lily was intended to train youngsters, but that statement relates to a 2008 Heritage Lottery Fund project and was not treated as current training availability. No current course or training programme was found on the official pages reviewed.
Taster· Unclear
A 2022 news item reports that members of the public were invited to sail around Stromness harbour on 12 September 2021, but that is a past event. No current taster session, open day, or try-sailing offer was found.

Activity tags

Boat preservation· ActivityCommunity sailing· ActivityHeritage sailing· ActivityRegatta participation· ActivityTraditional boat sailing· ActivityYole sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors· Unclear
The official site includes historic/project information about youngsters learning to sail and Lily being intended for youth training, but no current junior or family programme was found.
Access· Unclear
No practical accessibility information was found for sailing, visiting, boarding boats, changing facilities, parking, toilets, or support needs.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

No current membership, sailing, training, taster, or boat-use prices were found. A 2022 regatta timetable listed regatta fees, but those dates are expired and should not be treated as current pricing.

Membership

Official site says the association has members, owners and active sailors, preserving Orkney yoles and promoting their use; it notes regular weekday-evening sailing through the summer and welcomes visitors.

Boat hire· Unclear
The official project page says Lily would be available for OYA members without their own yole, but it does not describe public boat hire or paid hire, and the statement is from the older project page. Do not present this as visitor boat hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Heritage sailing network· OtherRegatta timetable· OtherStromness/community context· OtherYole fleet context· Other

Location

Stromness / Orkney-wide · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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13 Jun 2026
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