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University of Nottingham Windsurfing Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors· Unclear

University of Nottingham Windsurfing Club is a student windsurfing and kite club with beginner sessions, free sailing and Student Windsurfing Association activity.

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Can a beginner start here?

University windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Beginner sessions, Free sailing, Racing, RYA windsurfing, Student Windsurfing Association events

Beginner
The official University of Nottingham Students' Union page says the club is for complete newcomers as well as experienced windsurfers, and says beginners sessions can teach people from the ground up.
Training
The SU page says the club will run beginners sessions and can even get members qualified with the RYA. It does not give dates, course names, or booking details for specific training sessions.
Taster· Unclear
The current visible SU page mentions upcoming windsurf sessions and beginners sessions, but does not explicitly advertise taster sessions, trial sessions, open days, or a first-session offer.

Activity tags

Beginner sessions· ActivityFree sailing· ActivityKitesurfing· ActivityRacing· ActivityRYA windsurfing· TrainingStudent Windsurfing Association events· AudienceUniversity windsurfing· Audience

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors· Unclear
The page presents this as a student windsurfing club and mentions associate membership for NTU students, graduates, and other non-students, but does not state whether juniors or families can take part.
Access· Unclear
The current visible SU page does not provide accessibility, disability access, adaptive sailing, or access-needs information for the club.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The SU page states a GBP 30 membership fee and GBP 3 for any session attended. It also says non-UON students should get associate membership and windsurf membership, but the visible page does not state the associate membership price.

Membership

Students' Union page describes beginner windsurf sessions, regular free sailing, own equipment and membership/session fees.

Boat hire
The club says it has its own equipment, and that the membership and session fees help maintain kit, pay for petrol, and grow the club. The page does not describe a separate public hire scheme.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Travelling event access· OtherUniversity windsurfing equipment· OtherUses Notts County Sailing Club facilities· Other

Location

Nottingham / Hoveringham · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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