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Sailing, Watersports, Club boats, Seamanship, Gig rowing, Community sailing, Social sailing
University Community Sailing Club is a Brightlingsea sailing and watersports club at the Old Sail Loft, with member sailing, club boats, community activity and gig rowing on the Colne.
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Suitability
Costs
Prices
The official membership pack page search-visible text gives annual membership as GBP 40 and lifetime membership as GBP 400. It also references bank transfer for GBP 40. No other course, taster, hire, or facility prices were visible.
Membership
CAMRA listing describes UCSC as a members club and links to membership details; Brightlingsea Regatta describes UCSC as opening sailing to boat owners and enthusiasts with a fleet available for member use.
Facilities
Trust
Other source
18 May 2026
Other source
18 May 2026
Other source
18 May 2026
Social media
18 May 2026
Official website
14 Jun 2026
Local forecast
Now · 11:45

Moderate breeze · Scattered cloud
Breezy · Expect a lively, more active sail
Gusts 14 kt
Feels 18°
A useful breeze for dinghy sailing, with moderate heel on the water.
Next 6 hours
Now
8 kt
14:00
7 kt
17:00
6 kt
7-day outlook
Today
11 Sept
Drizzle
21° / 14°
11 kt · Gusts 19 kt
Rain 90%
Sat
12 Sept
Overcast
24° / 13°
13 kt · Gusts 23 kt
Rain 30%
Sun
13 Sept
Drizzle
21° / 17°
9 kt · Gusts 17 kt
Rain 69%
Mon
14 Sept
Overcast
23° / 16°
11 kt · Gusts 19 kt
Rain 6%
Tue
15 Sept
Overcast
20° / 15°
14 kt · Gusts 25 kt
Rain 18%
Wed
16 Sept
Overcast
18° / 12°
12 kt · Gusts 21 kt
Rain 6%
Thu
17 Sept
Overcast
19° / 13°
13 kt · Gusts 24 kt
Rain 20%
Forecast near Brightlingsea Creek, River Colne and Colne Estuary, not a live water observation.
Check club notices and local conditions before launching. Data by Open-Meteo.
Brightlingsea · 6 nearby places mapped
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