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Welcome to Ely Sailing Club

Ely Sailing Club is based at Roswell Pits in Ely, Cambridgeshire. We have over 35 acres of fresh water with islands, trees and banks. The sailing is interesting, challenging and fun. There is dry launching directly from jetties, and crews are able to sail without getting their feet wet. We are a recognised Royal Yachting Association (RYA) training centre providing a range of sailing courses. In addition to sailing, we run a variety of social events for members. Our club is family orientated and run by its members, for its members, with good value and enjoyment for all. Our key goal is to promote sailing as an enjoyable hobby in a friendly and welcoming club, open to all levels of experience & confidence.

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Latest news

2026 Easter Races

Happy Easter! It was certainly an egg-citing day and the conditions were, one could say, a little hare-y. 8 Brave sailors across 7 boats were at the club today to take part in the Easter Egg races - with the reactions of a bunny required, it's been a breezy day. After having defaulted to plan B early on when the race computer failed (old school here we come), it was go More »

5 Apr 2026

Easter Weekend Update

You may have seen that the forecast for Saturday afternoon is for gusts of up to 35kts, so we've decided to postpone the Dinghy Launch afternoon until the 18th April. There will still be rescue cover for anyone who wants to give it a go, but obviously it's not ideal conditions for novices or anyone who's not sure how much they can remember! More »

3 Apr 2026

Flag signals: the Newsletter of Ely Sailing Club March 2026

)>2070349<( Despite February seeming to last well into at least March, it's finally sailing time! First, we would like to extend a massive thanks to everyone who has pitched in to help with the working parties this year; we've got an amazing amount done and the clubhouse is looking fantastic. We must mention that the new curtains, which not only look great, but also make the More »

3 Apr 2026

And with that, the 2026 winter working parties have come to an end...

We've done it! After weeks of sawing, drilling, cutting, making, sewing, cleaning and painting, the winter work parties have come to an end. It's been a brilliant few weeks with the first few focussed on cutting down all the overgrowth and many hours re-rigging a problematic halyard (now all working again). We then moved on to sawing launching systems, hanging new curtains (fancy), refreshing the club, resetting cardinals, sorting the club boats berths and More »

22 Mar 2026

Upcoming events

Apr 5

11:30 - Easter Egg Races

4 handicap races with your best 3 to count. Chocolate
Apr 6

13:30 - Bonus Bank Holiday Sailing

Since the Bank Holiday weather is looking good, 2 generous
Apr 7

17:00 - Model Yachts Summer Series

Model yacht summer season first races. Club boat available. All
Apr 11

13:00 - Social Sailing

Come enjoy a float on the lake. Destress, test your
Apr 12

13:00 - Spring Series 2026 » Spring Series

2 Handicap races and 1 season pursuit race. Social sailing
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