Welcome to Syston Sailing Club
-
More space for female sailors
We have greatly expanded the women’s changing rooms to help cater for our increasing number of active female sailors at SSC. A dedicated group of club members worked through the winter to create the space. They took over the former men’s changing room area plus a bit more of the main clubhouse. The redecorated space…
-
First aiders ready for the season
Preparations for the 2025 sailing season included a specialist first aid course at Syston Sailing Club. Five club members, plus a guest who sails elsewhere, received the RYA’s first aid qualification. It focused on some of the most likely injuries and illnesses you might expect in a water-based sport. For some it was a refresher…
-
First aid for sailors
We are hosting an RYA first aid course this Saturday, February 15, 2025, 9am-4.30pm. Learn the essentials to preserve life, including CPR. The cost of £75 includes a certificate, and teas and coffees. Booking is essential via Syston.sailingclub@outlook.com You can find out more about the course and its contents from the RYA here: https://www.rya.org.uk/training/courses/First-Aid-Course-FAC1d
-
Powerboat training
Congratulations go to Joanne, Joanne and Matt, who achieved their RYA powerboat level 2 qualifications at Syston in December. They are pictured with RYA instructor Ceri. Although our sport is wind-powered, we use powerboats to provide safety cover, and to help with practical things like moving the buoys we use to lay out the courses…
-
Level 3 dinghy course
Do you want to be a “better sailor” – and have the certificate to prove it? Syston Sailing Club is offering a rare opportunity to take the RYA Level 3 dinghy sailing course on the weekends of November 23 and 24, and November 30 and December 01 (you need to do all four dates for…
-
Council’s grant helps make a bigger splash!
A grant from Charnwood Borough Council will help a new generation of sailors onto the water for the first time. Syston Sailing Club carried out some taster sessions for a junior club this summer and has now officially launched its Splash and Sail sessions, designed to engage children, aged six years and above, in sailing…