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WASH Sailability

BeginnerTrainingJuniors

WASH Sailability is an accessible sailing group at SESCA's Lackford Lake site, using adapted dinghies and accessible facilities.

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Can a beginner start here?

Accessible sailing, Sailability, Dinghy sailing, Volunteer-supported sailing

Beginner
WASH Sailability presents itself as helping people with physical, mental or sensory disabilities try sailing, with sailors able to sail with an instructor or friend. It offers two taster sessions for prospective members, so beginners appear to be explicitly catered for.
Training
The site says suitably qualified volunteers instruct from a power boat or Hansa/Access 303, WASH offers Certificates of Achievement in Sailing, and SESCA-run RYA training courses are available to WASH members when published.
Taster
WASH offers two taster sessions for people who want to see whether they would like sailing, priced at GBP 6.00 per session.

Activity tags

Accessible sailing· AccessDinghy sailing· ActivitySailability· AccessVolunteer-supported sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The site says WASH aims to introduce sailing to people with disabilities and also their friends, families and carers. The linked membership form can be completed by a parent or guardian, but the visible pages do not describe a separate junior programme.
Access
WASH says physical, mental or sensory disabilities are welcome. The SESCA site has accessible upgrades including changing area, toilets, footpath to the lake and a hoist for wheelchair-to-dinghy transfers, plus accessible Hansa dinghies.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Current visible pricing found: WASH annual membership is GBP 15.00, regular sailing sessions are GBP 5 per session, and taster sessions are GBP 6.00 per session. A linked 2022 information sheet has conflicting older-looking figures, so the current HTML membership page has been treated as primary for membership and session prices.

Membership

Official site says WASH sails at SESCA on Lackford Lakes with accessible dinghies, hoist-supported facilities and a low-cost membership model.

Boat hire· Unclear
WASH provides Hansa dinghies for organised sessions and members may book a boat for Sunday racing with their own support, but the site does not clearly describe public boat hire as a standalone offer.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Accessible toilets· ChangingParking· AccessHoist· LaunchAccessible footpath to lake· ChangingAccessible dinghies· ChangingChanging area· Changing

Location

Lackford / Bury St Edmunds · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
14 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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