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Sailing Clubs in Suffolk

Suffolk offers the ideal base for getting out and about on the water, whether you want to take a trip down its picturesque rivers or enjoy some faster-paced action in the sea.

As a highly experienced house removals company serving people in Suffolk and Norfolk, across the UK and abroad, Hamiltons Removals can offer individually tailored packages for both domestic or commercial moves. For sailing enthusiasts who may be thinking of moving to the area, here is our guide to some of the local sailing clubs, plus other ways you can enjoy water sports.

Lowestoft

This north Suffolk town is home to several sailing clubs. Lowestoft Cruising Club, which is based on the north shore of Lake Lothing and has about 150 members. It runs a number of social events throughout the year, as well as organising ‘in-company’ cruises as far as Europe.

Lowestoft is also home to the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club, a private members’ club whose home is at Royal Plain, close to the Bascule Bridge. It has an all-weather harbour which offers access to both the southern Broads as well as the North Sea.

The town’s third group, the Waveney and Oulton Broad Yacht Club, operates all the year round, and the annual regatta week, held towards the end of August, is the highlight of its racing calendar. Its headquarters is in Nicholas Everitt Park, and the club hosts Open championships as well as club races.

The park is also home to Oulton Broad Water Sports Centre, which is ideal if you have children interested in taking up water sports. The centre offers courses in windsurfing, kayaking, powerboating, canoeing and sailing, and there are also special packages for schools.

Southwold

The picturesque resort of Southwold is the ideal base for enjoying all manner of marine activities. The sailing club has around 150 members of all abilities. It is based in the harbour, and caters for dinghy, cruiser and power boat sailors.

Alternatively you can try out surfing at Southwold Surf School. Full lessons last up to 90 minutes, starting with beach tuition before you are allowed on the water. Another option is to take a trip on the Coastal Voyager, a 9metre rigid inflatable boat which is available for private hire. You can experience a gentle journey down the River Blyth; the more energetic may prefer a high-powered trip along Southwold’s seafront, or a visit to the Scroby Sands wind farm, where you may be able to see a colony of seals.

Beccles

Although this north Suffolk town appears to be a long way inland, it still has a thriving amateur sailing club. Members sail on the River Waveney, about half a mile downstream from the town, and there are a number of competitions and social events throughout the season, which runs from Easter until Christmas.

If you want to let someone else do the steering, then hop on The Big Dog Ferry service, which operates down the Waveney from Beccles Lido to Geldeston Locks.  This three-mile trip will let you appreciate all the local flora and fauna and enjoy a meal and a drink at The Locks Inn. You can hire out a canoe if you prefer to make the trip yourself.

Ipswich

The town is home to two sailing clubs, the Orwell Yacht Club and Fox’s Marina Yacht Club, which are close together in Ostrich Creek, near the head of the River Orwell. Both have their own clubhouses and racing and social events programmes, and both benefit from having the marina’s top-class repair and maintenance facilities right on their doorstep.

If you own a boat and are looking for somewhere to store it over the winter months, then Hamiltons Removals  has two state-of-the-art storage facilities, at Harleston and Aldeby.

The Aldeby site is ideal for boat owners from Suffolk and Norfolk as it offers safe storage in a variety of differently-sized container units. You can drive your vehicle right up to your storage unit, and the site is covered by CCTV cameras and uniform padlocks for extra security.  Follow the link above if you would like to know more about our house removals and self-storage services.