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Family Fun or Competitive Racing

Whether you’re a complete beginner, returning to the water, or want to join the weekly racing programme, there is something for everyone.

If you are interested in joining us to sail for the first time, we offer free taster sails with experienced helms, so you can come down, explore our club and find out more. For families with Juniors, we have a full programme of Junior sailing and training.

For those of you wanting to return to sailing and racing, we offer a range of racing options on Sunday and Wednesdays; or join our members who competing regionally, nationally and internationally.

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Latest news

North Youth and Junior Championships at Ullswater Yacht Club

In June some of our Elton Juniors went on a weekend away to the largest youth and junior sailing event in the country. With over 190 sailors competing it was a busy but exciting few days. It was amazing to see Elton sailors representing the club across all fleets and bringing home medals despite the challenging and breezy conditions. All our sailors (and parents) had a fantastic time, here's what they had to More »

4 Jul 2025

Guides for Race Officers and Safety Crew

In order to assist people with undertaking their Race Officer and Safety roles, we have published a guide for each one. These detailed documents are primarily aimed at helping newer members who often find the thought of carrying out their allocated duties quite daunting. They also act as a reminder and reference for more experienced members who may have done duties for a while. We hope that you find them useful and informative. More »

14 Jun 2025

Update from your Commodore

I cant believe that its June already where has this year gone? I would like to take a bit of time to reflect upon the last few months and also the plans for the rest of the year and beyond. When the new council first met last December, we held a brainstorming session to look at our plans for the year. The discussion centred around seven main topics:- Business Planning, More »

14 Jun 2025

Sailing Committee June Update

Wednesday Night Racing: It has been great to see so many boats out racing on Wednesday nights, including new members and Junior sailors. Sailing Programme: There have been a couple of amendments to this on 22nd June / 13th July due to not being able to get a RO for one of the specialist Trophy Days, please see the calendar online. Events : Elton Sailing Club . Battle of the More »

14 Jun 2025

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Duty Roster

11 duty slots still to be filled

Upcoming events

Jul 8	7:00pm - Council Presentation
Jul 9	7:30pm - 2025 Wednesday Summer Handicap » Race 3
Jul 9	8:30pm - 100 Club Draw » July
Jul 9	9:00pm - EGM
Jul 11	6:00pm - Private Function
Jul 12	12:00pm - 2025 Saturday Club Improvers Sessions » Coached Race
Jul 12	12:00pm - 2025 Saturday Social Sailing » Saturday Social Sailing 10 Enjoy a relaxed and informal sailing session where the water
Jul 13	11:00am - 2025 Trophy Day » 2025 #3 Battle of the Classes Special Battle of the Classes Trophy Day