ClubCoastalGivendale / Ripon, North YorkshireGivendale Lake and River Ure
White Rose Sailing Association
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Beginner
White Rose Sailing Association states that complete beginners are welcome and that established members help them become competent sailors, with informal training available from an RYA-qualified instructor. The site also says membership is available to all levels of experience and that new members are welcomed whatever their age or ability.
Training
Training evidence is informal rather than a published course programme: the About WRSA page says complete beginners receive assistance from established members and that informal training is available from an RYA-qualified instructor. It also says two club boats are used for lessons. The site identifies WRSA as an RYA-affiliated club, but no formal RYA course list or timetable was found on visible pages.
No explicit taster sessions, open days, trial-sail dates, or booking page for a taster session were found. The clearest low-commitment route is to enquire or visit on a Sunday afternoon, and the joining FAQ says members without boats may crew with others and use club boats before buying a boat.
WRSA explicitly welcomes families, encourages family membership, and says children can sail with suitable safety precautions. The site notes that children must be supervised by a parent or responsible adult and must wear a buoyancy aid when on jetties. Family membership covers one or two co-habiting members and children under 18 within their guardianship.
Access· Unclear
No accessibility, Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, step-free access, or access-needs support information was found on the visible official pages reviewed.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The Interested In Joining page lists 2026 annual rates: joining fee GBP 50; full member GBP 110; family member GBP 110; student GBP 40; reciprocal GBP 60; boat permit fee GBP 75; additional boat permit fee GBP 55. It says fees for new members joining after 1 July are reduced by 50%. The About page says member hire of club boats after the first try is GBP 5 for a half day. The FAQ also notes winter boat storage cost of GBP 30 per boat for Winter 2024-2025. No course, taster-session, or visitor boat-hire prices were found.
The club says it has two club boats used for lessons, free for members to try for the first time, then GBP 5 for a half day for members. The joining FAQ also says club boats are available for members to use for a nominal charge before deciding to buy a boat. Evidence is member-focused; visitor hire was not found.
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