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Staunton Harold Sailability Trust

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Staunton Harold Sailability Trust provides accessible sailing from Staunton Harold Sailing Club.

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Can a beginner start here?

Accessible sailing, Dinghy sailing, Volunteer-supported sailing, Sailing for disabled people

Beginner
Beginner and first-time participants appear welcome. SHST says new participants can come along to a session, speak to volunteers, and may still be able to take part that day. Sailing can be done alone, with an instructor, with other participants, or with family/volunteers, with skills built at each participant's pace.
Training
Training is available via Staunton Harold Sailing Club using specially adapted boats. SHST says courses follow RYA guidelines and recommendations, instructors and safety boat drivers are RYA qualified, and the sailing school offers courses for adults and juniors, members and non-members. Specific current course dates and prices were not found on the SHST pages checked.
Taster
SHST lists bookable Sailability sessions and says new participants can come along before committing, talk to volunteers about what is offered, and may still be able to take part in that session. This supports an informal taster/try-it route, though the pages checked did not label these as formal open days.

Activity tags

Accessible sailing· AccessDinghy sailing· ActivitySailing for disabled people· AccessVolunteer-supported sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
SHST serves disabled children and young adults as well as adults, states there is no lower or upper age limit, and encourages siblings and parents to join in. Training information also says the sailing school offers courses for adults and juniors.
Access
Accessibility is central to SHST's offer. It provides sailing and waterborne opportunities for people with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, long-term illness, and less-mobile sailors. Evidence includes adapted Hansa and Challenger dinghies, stable boats, support seating, a pontoon and Hereford hoist supplier, and powerboats that can accommodate wheelchair users where safe, including hoisting and loading the wheelchair separately.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Listed 2026 Sailability sailing sessions are priced at GBP 5.00 per participant. The events page says the donation applies to each sailor, sibling, parent or carer taking part, while spectators are not asked to pay. Achievement evening and December closure entries are listed at GBP 0.00. No broader membership, course, boat-hire, or annual pricing was found on the SHST pages checked.

Membership

Official trust site describes disabled sailing sessions from Staunton Harold Sailing Club, with volunteer support and adapted boats.

Boat hire· Unclear
SHST clearly provides access to Trust boats during Sailability activity and mentions Sailability Membership giving access to year-round sailing and use of Trust boats, but the pages checked did not provide a standalone boat-hire offer, hire rules, or hire pricing.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Accessible facilities· ChangingAdapted boats· OtherClubhouse access· ClubhouseHoists· LaunchParking· AccessVolunteer support· Other

Location

Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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