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Scammonden Water Sailing Club

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Scammonden Water Sailing Club is a Huddersfield-area reservoir club offering dinghy sailing, racing, RYA training, powerboat courses, junior/family sailing and paddleboarding membership.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, RYA courses, Powerboat training, Saturday Club, Race Academy, Junior sailing, Family sailing, Paddleboarding

Beginner
The club states that its training supports people completely new to sailing, and its RYA Level 1 course is described as a two-day introduction for complete beginners.
Training
SWSC describes itself as an RYA-accredited training centre offering beginner, intermediate and advanced coaching. The club lists RYA Level 1 and Level 2 sailing courses, with WebCollect pages showing 2026 course dates and booking paths.
Taster· Unclear
The official site has a 2026 Open day post and a comment response saying there is no need to book, but the event details themselves were not available as readable text in the fetched page. Current taster/open-day availability could not be confirmed reliably.

Activity tags

Dinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceJunior sailing· AudiencePaddleboarding· ActivityPowerboat training· TrainingRace Academy· ActivityRYA courses· TrainingSaturday Club· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The training centre page says sessions are designed for adults and juniors and that the club aims to open sailing to more children and families. The junior/family page describes a Saturday Club/Race Academy for children and teenagers aged eight to 16 plus families, with RYA junior training scheme content, although its specific session dates shown are from 2024.
Access· Unclear
No clear current official information was found about disabled access, accessibility support, or access-needs arrangements.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Some course pricing was found. The RYA Level 2 WebCollect listing shows Non Members 2026 GBP 195 and Club Members 2026 GBP 165. The training page says costs are listed via the booking links, but Level 1 pricing and membership pricing were not visible in the fetched official text.

Membership

Official site lists 2025 membership renewal/new-member enquiries, RYA Level 1/2 courses, powerboat courses and Saturday Club for children, teenagers and families.

Boat hire
Club boat use is confirmed for training: the training centre page lists access to club dinghies including Tera boats, Toppers and Wayfarers, and the course listings include use of club boats and/or equipment. General boat hire outside courses was not clearly stated.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Reservoir sailing area· OtherTraining centre· OtherClub dinghies· OtherJunior programme· OtherPaddleboarding membership· Other

Location

Scammonden / Huddersfield · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
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