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Windermere Cruising Association

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Windermere Cruising Association is an informal sailing club for keelboats and cruisers on Windermere.

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Can a beginner start here?

Keelboat sailing, Cruiser sailing, Fleet racing, Winter racing, Summer racing, Social sailing, Seagoing cruises

Beginner· Unclear
WCA welcomes new members and new racing participants, and describes its Pursuit Series as a gentle racing format that can build confidence. However, the reviewed official pages do not explicitly say a complete beginner can learn to sail there or start without prior sailing experience.
Training· Unclear
No official learn-to-sail training, lessons, RYA practical courses, or beginner course schedule was found. The racing page links to RYA racing-rules videos and explains racing rules, which is racing education rather than a course offer.
Taster· Unclear
No official taster session, trial sail, open day, or try-sailing offer was found. The practical first step for interest in joining is to contact the Membership Secretary or submit the membership/contact form.

Activity tags

Cruiser sailing· ActivityFleet racing· ActivityKeelboat sailing· ActivitySeagoing cruises· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivitySummer racing· ActivityWinter racing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors· Unclear
No specific junior section, youth training, family sailing programme, age guidance, or family membership details were found on the reviewed official pages.
Access· Unclear
No official accessibility, disabled access, Sailability, adaptive sailing, or access-needs support information was found on the reviewed pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Exact membership fees were not published on the reviewed official pages; the about page only says membership fees are very modest. No course, taster-session, or boat-hire prices were found. Event-specific Ferry Nab bundle prices for the One Design Weekend were found: Sonatas GBP 84 including two nights on a jetty, tractor launch/recovery, car parking, and trailer storage; SB20s GBP 33 including four slipway uses, parking, and secure trailer park use. These event bundle prices should not be treated as general WCA membership, course, taster, or boat-hire pricing.

Membership

Official site describes WCA Sailing as an informal sailing club on Lake Windermere and invites prospective sailors to become members and join racing.

Boat hire· Unclear
No visitor or member boat-hire offer was found. The racing page describes boats owned by members, and the one-design entrant page covers event launching and berthing arrangements rather than hire of WCA boats.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Calendar· OtherRace programme· OtherResults archive· OtherWeather resources· Other

Trust

Sources and data quality

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