Dovestone Sailing Club

Home
United Kingdom
Oldham
Dovestone Sailing Club

Come and sail in the beautiful surroundings of Dovestone. Join now at www.dovestonesc.org.uk Give us a call, send an email or just drop in.

We are a sailing club, affiliated to the RYA, that welcomes families and individuals new to sailing or experienced. We provide training and coaching for adults and young people, to develop skills towards taking part in the club racing programme and beyond. Dovestone Sailing Club has sole use of the almost 100 acre reservoir at Greenfield near Oldham. It is set amid dramatic scenery in the PEAK DIS

TRICT NATIONAL PARK off the A635 Greenfield to Holmfirth Road, via Banks Lane. It is approximately half a mile from the Clarence Hotel at the junction of Chew Valley Road and Manchester Road, Greenfield.

16/04/2025

We’re holding our annual Discover Sailing Open Day on Saturday 10 May from 10am to 4.30 pm. This is your chance to get a 30 minute taster sail with an experienced sailor and some food afterwards in beautiful surroundings, cost £10 per person. We’ll have information about what club membership offers, and If learning to sail appeals to you we’ll be running RYA Dinghy training courses in May/June and over the summer. You can book your place at www.dovestonesc.org.uk/events.php or by using the events tab on the club website.

https://www.rya.org.uk/start-boating/discover-sailing

09/04/2024

Dovestone Sailing Club is hosting its annual Discover Sailing Open Day on Saturday 27 April from 10am to 4.30 pm. If you've walked around Dovestone Reservoir and thought it would be fun to get out on the water, now's your chance. You can book a timed slot using the link at www.dovestonesc.org.uk/events.php or by using the events tab on the club website. You will get a 30 minute taster sail with an experienced sailor and some food afterwards. This event is part of the Royal Yachting Association’s Discover Sailing initiative. The club will also be running RYA Dinghy training courses in May/June if you decide you’d like to take things further. https://www.rya.org.uk/start-boating/discover-sailing

09/05/2022

Dovestone Sailing Club hosted their annual open day on Saturday 7th May, under the banner of Discover Sailing, a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) initiative. More than 60 people of all ages took to the water in a perfect day for a trial sail. The sun was out and the breeze gave visitors a great experience on the water. The club had 4 boats out helmed by very experienced sailors. Each boat could accommodate up to 3 guests. Visitors enjoyed around 30 minutes tacking backwards and forwards across the reservoir, learning the basics of dinghy sailing. One family included three generations, Mary Dunkerley had been a club member during the club's first year, 1967, when the reservoir was filled for the first time. She hadn't been sailing for over 50 years and loved sharing the experience with her son Chris Dunkerley and Grandson, Hugo Dunkerley. Dovestone Sailing Club always welcomes new members, check their website for details - dovestonesc.org.uk

23/04/2022

Dovestone Sailing Club have an Open Day, 7th May. Discover Sailing 2022 is your chance to get out on the water for 30 minutes with an experienced sailor and see if the sport appeals to you, and join us for some refreshments after. If you've walked around the reservoir and thought it would be fun to get out on the water, now's your opportunity. www.dovestonesc.org.uk/openday.php to book your place.

21/07/2021

On Sunday 8th August, 10am-4pm, Dovestone Sailing Club at Greenfield is taking part in the annual RYA Discover Sailing event for people new to sailing. Discover Sailing offers the chance for people considering taking up sailing to have a go, for about 30 minutes, with a fully qualified instructor at the helm. All equipment is provided. Sailing Is a fantastic activity for people of all abilities and ages and of course, it is great to get the kids involved. Sailing at Dovestone isn’t expensive – family membership is less than £5 a week and training courses are available. Once suitably qualified, new members can use the club’s boats before deciding if they wish to buy their own. You should bring a towel and maybe some spare clothes (particularly if you are bringing children).There will be changing facilities on site. Sun hat and sun screen are also important. You can purchase refreshments on site so a small amount of cash maybe handy. Dovestone Sailing Club is looking forward to hearing from you and will be able to provide more details and answer any further questions you may have. 30 mins taster sails can be pre-booked send an email to [email protected]

06/07/2021

Tomorrow, Wednesday night racing will commence as usual with the first race scheduled for 7pm with 2 back-to-back races. However, England v Denmark is playing in the semi-final of the 2020 Euros and we will also be showing this in the Clubhouse (kick-off 8pm). The bar will be open and Sally Pulman has kindly agreed to serve food at half time. There will be a choice of fish finger / sausage butties with an alternative vegetarian option.

People are planning to buddy sail from around 5pm to get a sail in before the match.

It would be useful if you plan to attend, and want food, to place an order with Sally on either 07880 861 431 / [email protected].

04/03/2021

Great news for the 2021 Sailing Season.

With the announcement of the "Road Map" we can now start to plan towards the resumption of the normal use of the Club facilities and get back to sailing which is great news for members. The "Back to Sailing Team" (aka Covid Committee) are awaiting new guidance from the RYA identifying how this relates to sailing clubs such as ours, which is anticipated towards the end of this week. Once this guidance has been received we will produce our own "Navigation Route" which we will circulate as soon as possible and hopefully next week. With a fair wind there is positive hope that after an initial phased start we will benefit from an almost full season of activities.

14/09/2019

Morning sports fans. Hopefully everyone is getting themselves a good view for the cycling event coming through today. Just to let you know we still have spaces on next weekend course and the midweek course for RYA level 1 and RYA level 2. If you are interested you can get me on [email protected] or 07708 830931

Fair winds

Karl

Address

Club House, Dovestone Reservoir
Oldham
OL37NE

Opening Hours

	9am - 5pm
	7pm - 9pm

Telephone

+441457873000

Website

http://dovestonesc.org.uk/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Dovestone Sailing Club posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Dovestone Sailing Club:

Shortcuts

Address
Telephone
Opening Hours
Alerts
Contact The Business
Claim ownership or report listing

Want your business to be the top-listed Gym/sports Facility in Oldham?