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Strangford Lough Yacht Club

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Strangford Lough Yacht Club is a Whiterock Bay club with dinghy sailing, junior training, race development, cruising, visitor moorings and family-oriented membership on Strangford Lough.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Junior sailing, RYA training, Race development, Club racing, Cruising, Visitor moorings, Family sailing

Beginner
The club presents a clear beginner pathway. Adult RYA Level 1 is described as a short introduction to sailing for novices, the junior/youth programme starts with complete beginners from age 7 upwards, and non-members are welcomed to try sailing at Sunday morning sessions.
Training
SLYC runs RYA training for adults, youth, powerboating and shorebased topics. Adult courses include RYA National Sailing Scheme Levels 1 to 3, youth courses cover RYA Youth Sailing Programme levels 1 to 4, and additional RYA advanced modules, powerboat courses and shorebased courses are listed with dates or TBC status.
Taster
The club says non-members are welcome to come and try sailing at regular Sunday morning sessions. The Sunday Sailing page says non-members are especially welcome to come down and give sailing a go, with membership requested after 3 weeks of attendance.

Activity tags

Club racing· ActivityCruising· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceJunior sailing· AudienceRace development· ActivityRYA training· TrainingVisitor moorings· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club has a junior and youth programme from age 7 upwards, Sunday Sailing is primarily aimed at children aged 7 to 15, and week-long RYA youth courses are run for ages 7 to 15. Membership categories include Family and Cadet membership.
Access· Unclear
I found no current official information describing disabled access, adapted sailing, step-free access, accessible facilities, or other specific access-needs support.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership pricing is available in the official linked 2026 fees document: examples include Ordinary adult over 25 at GBP 370, Family at GBP 542, Cadet under 18 at GBP 60, House at GBP 78, and joining administration fees from GBP 21 to GBP 53 depending on category. Visitor moorings are listed at GBP 15 per day. I did not find visible course prices or boat-hire prices on the checked course, membership, dinghy, Sunday Sailing or visitor-mooring pages.

Membership

Official membership page describes junior training and race development from age 7, RYA-trained instructors and visitor moorings.

Boat hire
The membership page says members without their own boat can hire Laser Bahias, Toppers, Fevas or paddleboards. The dinghy page says Laser Bahias, RS Fevas and Toppers can be rented for Friday night dinghy racing, with booking under the members area. No hire prices were found on the checked public pages.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Whiterock Bay moorings· StorageVisitor moorings· StorageRYA instructors· OtherJunior training· OtherOffice· OtherClubhouse· ClubhouseSocial facilities· Clubhouse

Location

Whiterock / Killinchy · 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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