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Royal Windermere Yacht Club

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Royal Windermere Yacht Club is a long-established yacht and dinghy sailing club on Windermere.

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Can a beginner start here?

Yacht racing, Cruiser sailing, Dinghy sailing, Flying Fifteen sailing, Youth training, Adult training, RYA training, Sunday sailing, Social events

Beginner
The club explicitly caters for complete beginners through adult sailing courses and beginner youth sailing, and the training FAQs state no previous experience is required for beginner courses. The general FAQ also says RYA courses take juniors and adults from complete novice to managing a boat with confidence.
Training
Royal Windermere Yacht Club describes itself as an approved RYA Training Centre offering youth sailing stages 1-4, adult sailing following the RYA National Sailing Scheme, RYA Powerboat Level 2, RYA Safety Boat, RYA First Aid, advanced/race training and instructor courses.
Taster· Unclear
The current official pages reviewed describe courses, youth clubs, Adult Squad, training enquiries and online course booking, but do not clearly advertise current taster sessions or open days.

Activity tags

Adult training· TrainingCruiser sailing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFlying Fifteen sailing· ActivityRYA training· TrainingSocial events· ActivitySunday sailing· ActivityYacht racing· ActivityYouth training· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club offers beginner-to-advanced youth sailing, weekly youth sailing clubs, summer sailing weeks and school sailing programmes. The training FAQ gives a minimum participation age of 8, and the club FAQ says children are welcome in the clubhouse and describes a Youth Squad for ages 8 to 14. Family membership is also listed in the membership enquiry and pricing pages.
Access
The training FAQ says there are no specific fitness requirements, asks participants to declare relevant medical conditions, injuries or disabilities, and asks anyone with a disability or additional needs to contact the club in advance so appropriate arrangements can be discussed. It states the aim is to make sailing accessible wherever reasonably possible.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The 2026-27 subscriptions and boat charges page publishes membership prices and boat storage/berthing charges. Membership examples include Family GBP 573.50, Single Ordinary GBP 382.10, Overseas GBP 127.60 and Young Adult 18-24 GBP 73.70; boat charges include Dinghy GBP 35.75 per m2 and Canoe GBP 113.30. Training-course prices were not found on the official pages reviewed, although training booking is linked through Sailia.

Membership

Official contact and training pages list membership enquiry routes, sailing fleets and youth/adult training; temporary membership is available for training weeks.

Boat hire· Unclear
The training page states training is supported by a modern fleet of dinghies and high-performance Humber RIBs, and the FAQ says the club can provide buoyancy aids. However, the current official pages reviewed do not clearly state whether visitors or members can hire boats outside organised training or member crewing arrangements.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Parking· AccessBoat park· StorageJetty· LaunchTraining boats· OtherChanging rooms· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseClub boats· Other

Location

Bowness-on-Windermere · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

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Verified
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14 Jun 2026
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