Welcome to South Windermere Sailing Club
Our family friendly club has been on the shore of Windermere since 1961. In 2022 we moved to our new location at North Camp on the west shore of Windermere.
Our aim is to provide a friendly club that encourages both adults and juniors to have fun on the water. We offer competitive racing in a variety of formats, plus opportunities for informal training and sailing with safety cover on Saturday mornings as well as social sailing events.
The sailing program is complemented by a number of social events that take place in our outstanding setting on South Windermere.
Latest news
Farewell Helga
Our race officer's boat Helga left the club today for her new home in Peterhead. With thanks to our bosun Tim who procured the sale and the team who cleaned her up to look her best. More »
21 Jun 2026
Advanced Training this Sunday, 21st June
Looking forward to our next training session? I'm afraid I wont be around for video, but Mark and Brett will go through some planning with you - and cover anything that you want, but the outline plan is: Starting : Holding station and slow speed manoevers, then timing and pulling the trigger. Beating parctise and perfecting tacking. Saving a second tack. And if time allows a tech talk on spreaders.... Current forecast More »
18 Jun 2026
Chew Valley Sailing Club visit
Late in May on a fabulous sunny day, several members of Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club called in to the club for a picnic lunch. Julie Tomkinson and I made pots of tea for our very appreciative visitors. They thought our club was in an idyllic setting and were quite envious of our vast race area. )<2129113>( Chew Lake, at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills is the fifth largest man More »
13 Jun 2026
RYA Training offer
Dear members, I was contacted recently by James Watts, Head of Windermere Outdoor Activity Centre located on Rayrigg Road just north of Bowness. This water sports centre is run by Greenwich Leisure Limited on behalf of Westmorland and Furness Council with the purpose of encouraging community access to the lake and improving water safety. SWSC is part of that community. James is offering a variety of sailing opportunities including RYA courses all More »
3 Jun 2026
Upcoming events
| Jun 27 |
10:00 - Messing About in Boats |
| Jun 27 |
13:30 - Saturday Sprint Races Series A… |
| Jun 28 |
11:00 - Single Hander / Laser Day Seri… |
| Jul 4 |
10:00 - Messing About in Boats / junio… |
| Jul 4 |
13:30 - Saturday Pursuit Series Race… |
| Jul 5 |
11:00 - Rampholme Race - Long Distance… |
| Jul 11 |
Old Gaffers Summer Cruise ProvisionalIn the event of a bad weather forecast we will |
| Jul 11 |
13:30 - Commodore's Day & Race |
| Jul 12 |
11:00 - K1 & HANDICAP DAY Races 1,2,3… |
| Jul 18 |
10:00 - Messing About in Boats |
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