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ClubInlandLongleat / Warminster, WiltshireShearwater Lake

Shearwater Sailing Club

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Shearwater Sailing Club is a Wiltshire dinghy sailing, racing and RYA training club on Shearwater Lake on the Longleat Estate.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, RYA training, Youth sailing, Junior sailing, Boat rental

Beginner
The club says many members use the lake for social sailing and to develop skills, and that members are often available to provide help and assistance. It is not a formal teaching establishment, so beginners should treat this as informal member support rather than a learn-to-sail course route.
Training
Training is limited: the club says it does not run sailing courses and is not a teaching establishment, but it organises rescue boat refresher training for members with Power Boat Level 2 qualifications and occasional race or novice race training for inexperienced sailors. No current RYA sailing course offer was found on the official pages checked.
Taster· Unclear
No current official taster session or open-day availability was found. The membership page instead suggests prospective members visit the lake on a Sunday when the club is most active.

Activity tags

Boat rental· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceRYA training· TrainingYouth sailing· Audience

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The membership page lists Family membership for a couple with children under 16, plus Junior/Student membership for under-16s or people in full-time education on 1 January of the membership year.
Access· Unclear
No official accessibility or access-needs information was found on the checked club pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership fees listed: Individual GBP 75; Married or Partnership Couple GBP 85; Family GBP 90; Junior/Student GBP 30. Sailing licences are required for each boat sailed: GBP 60 including VAT for the first boat and GBP 30 including VAT for each further boat. Dinghy park berths are GBP 45 for the first registered boat and GBP 30 for subsequent boats.

Membership

Official site describes dinghy sailing on Longleat Estate, sailing/racing pages, training pages and membership/joining information.

Boat hire
The club says it has several sailing boats that members without their own boat can hire. The rental page says there are currently two Comet Duo doublehanded boats available for members to rent by half day or full day when not used for training.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Changing facilities· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseTraining· OtherLake sailing area· OtherBoat rental· OtherRace programme· Other

Location

Longleat / Warminster · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
Club verification
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