CharityBlashford, Ringwood, HampshireBlashford Lake
Spinnaker Sailing Club
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Dinghy racing, Team racing, Recreational sailing, Kayaking, Paddleboarding, Windsurfing, Model yachting
Beginner
Spinnaker presents itself as beginner-friendly: it describes its inland Blashford Lake setting as sheltered, with no tides, waves or commercial shipping, and says this makes it an ideal place to learn to sail. It also lists beginner-suitable club boats and adult learn-to-sail sessions for people with no or very little sailing experience.
Training
The club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre. It says it offers certificated dinghy, windsurfing, powerboat and first-aid training, including adult RYA dinghy courses from Level 1 upwards and youth RYA dinghy courses from Stage 1 upwards. Adult, youth, private tuition, school/group sessions and regular supported sailing are described on official training pages.
Spinnaker Sailing Club is an inland club at Blashford Lake near Ringwood, with dinghy racing, team racing, RYA training, youth sailing, Sailability links, club craft hire, and recreational sailing on the lake.
Current calendar listings include Sailing Taster Sessions on Saturday 20 June 2026 and Saturday 25 July 2026, both 09:30-12:00. The event detail page was temporarily restricted when fetched, so booking details, availability and prices were not confirmed. The schools/youth groups page also says short introductory taster sessions can be booked by organised groups.
The club has a substantial youth pathway: youth RYA courses, Spinnaker Youth Training for junior members from beginners through racing, school/youth group sessions, and family membership options. The membership page says individual junior members are not accepted unless linked to a sponsoring full adult member.
Access
The club hosts New Forest and District Sailability, described as a charity based at Spinnaker Sailing Club that enables disabled people to sail. The page says Sailability operates Hansa 303s, 2.4mR keelboats, safety boats and equipment including hoists. The schools/youth groups page also says sessions can be tailored to support requirements and mentions provision for children with complex additional support needs. Exact visitor accessibility details for the clubhouse, parking or toilets were not found.
Costs
Costs, sessions, and boats
Prices
Some exact official prices were found for member craft hire: dinghies are GBP 20 for half a day, stand up paddleboards are GBP 5 per hour, and sit-on-top kayaks are GBP 5 per hour. Exact membership, taster-session and course prices were not confirmed in the fetched visible pages; the membership page says there is a price list further down, but that section rendered as 'Not supported'.
Official site describes an inland sailing venue at Blashford Lake near Ringwood, with racing, RYA training for all ages and abilities, youth training, club craft hire, Sailability group members, open days, and recreational sailing.
Eligible members can hire club craft through the website booking system. The club lists training/recreational boats, multi-role dinghies, racing boats, kayaks, paddleboards and windsurfers. It says boats are available for members during training, racing or recreational sailing, with some restrictions and a requirement to use your own buoyancy aid for recreational hire.
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