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Shropshire Sailing Club

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Shropshire Sailing Club is a dinghy, small-keelboat, training and Sailability club at Whitemere near Ellesmere.

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Dinghy sailing, Small keelboat sailing, Dinghy racing, Junior sailing, Youth sailing, RYA training, Powerboat training, Sailability, Social sailing

Beginner
Shropshire Sailing Club explicitly welcomes beginners and says it offers instruction and coaching to help people learn and improve. The club also describes a small fleet of Hansa boats and a Kinsman for total novices of any ability to enjoy sailing.
Training
The club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre offering RYA-approved dinghy sailing and powerboating courses for members and non-members. Adult dinghy training starts with RYA Start Sailing Level 1 and progresses to Levels 2 and 3. Youth courses include RYA Stages 1 to 4 for ages 8 to 16, with Stages 3 and 4 dependent on demand. Course availability and booking are directed through Book Online.
Taster
The current booking page lists a Try Sailing category, so there appears to be an official route for try-sailing bookings. The fetched Try Sailing category page did not show current session details, dates, eligibility, or prices in visible text, so those details remain unknown.

Activity tags

Dinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudiencePowerboat training· TrainingRYA training· TrainingSailability· AccessSmall keelboat sailing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityYouth sailing· Audience

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes itself as having a strong family focus, with over 130 junior and youth members aged 8 to 18. Youth activities include youth training, junior days, a family weekend with camp-over, fortnightly youth sailing sessions from April to September, and progression through the RYA training scheme. The club is also an RYA OnBoard centre.
Access
The club says it is working to offer sailing opportunities to people with physical and mental challenges and encourages prospective sailors to contact its Sailability team to discuss support. It also states it is not currently able to accommodate every type of disability. The visible accessibility statement content was not available in the fetched page text, so specific site-access details are unknown.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Training fees shown for 2025 are: adult dinghy courses GBP 115 for members and GBP 238 for non-members; youth dinghy courses GBP 77.50 for members and GBP 160 for non-members; powerboat courses GBP 132.50 for members and GBP 275 for non-members. Membership fees shown for 2026/27 include adult membership GBP 212 annual direct debit plus GBP 50 joining fee, family membership GBP 300 annual direct debit plus GBP 50 joining fee, youth GBP 54 annual only, junior GBP 114 annual direct debit, student GBP 54 annual only, and social GBP 59 annual only. Berthing/rack fees are also listed. No Try Sailing price was found in visible fetched content.

Membership

Official site describes a registered charity and RYA Training Centre at Whitemere with open membership, training, racing, youth sailing and Sailability.

Boat hire
The club says it has club boats including Toppers, Fevas, 2000s and Flying Fifteens that can be hired by competent members throughout the year. The Book Online page also lists member-only booking resources and boat categories including 2000, Flying Fifteen, GP14, Kinsman keelboat, Laser, Pico, RS Feva, RS Tera, Solo and Topper. Hire availability, competency requirements and prices were not found in the visible fetched content.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Safety boats· SafetyGalley· ClubhouseChanging rooms· ChangingTwo jetties· OtherClub boats· OtherPurpose-built clubhouse· ClubhouseParking· AccessBoat berths· StorageAmple car parking· AccessClub rooms· OtherToilets· Changing

Location

Whitemere / Ellesmere · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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14 Jun 2026
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