Thinking of joining us?
We think that sailing is a great sport and once you have learnt the basics, you’ll soon be hooked which makes joining the club great value for money.
We do our best to keep the costs for new members to a minimum by offering low rates for learn-to-sail events, which we set at just enough to cover costs and to deter no-shows on training days, free use of club boats for beginners and we keep a supply of donated sailing gear which if it fits new members can take free of charge. In addition, reduced rates are available for new members joining part way through the season (from June onwards). For more information please contact our membership secretary at membership.burwain@gmail.com.
Nevertheless, we recognise that membership is a significant outlay, but this reflects the costs which amongst other things include our lease on the lake, rent on the site of the dinghy park, building and grounds maintenance, heating, fuel, cleaning costs, insurance and the cost of maintaining of a fleet of club dinghys and safety boats.
Try before you buy
If you are not sure if sailing is for you then we can arrange a short taster session during one of our Saturday sailing sessions. Please ask our membership secretary who can help you arrange this.
Categories and Membership Rates (2026)
Dinghy Sailing Membership Categories
| Membership | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Sailing (IS) | £185 | Adult sailing member, excluding boat storage. |
| Family (F) | £255 | Covers the full family where the children are under 18 years of age or are in full time education or training to the age of 21, excluding boat storage. |
| Dual (D) | £225 | Covers two adults of the same household who both sail, excluding boat storage. |
| U21 Adult (U21) | £95 | Adult sailing member (U21), excluding boat storage. |
| Junior (J1) | £95 | For sailing members under 18, excluding boat storage. A parent must also be a member in one of the adult categories (e.g. Club Membership for non-sailors). |
| Junior (J2) | £70 | For a second sibling in the same family. |
| Junior (J3) | £50 | For a third sibling in the same family. |
Non dinghy sailing membership/other fees
| Membership | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Club Membership (C) | £30 | This is for anyone who has an interest in the Club, but they cannot sail more than 2 times in the season. |
| Associate Membership (A) | £30 | Only open to those who have been full members for 5 years or more but no longer wish to sail, or to existing members who take up residence over 75 miles away from the Club. Associate Members cannot sail more than 2 times in the season. |
| RC Laser Membership (RC) | £95 | This is for members who sail Remote Control Lasers only. They cannot sail full size craft more than 2 times in the season. |
| Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Membership | £80 | Covers the whole family for paddleboarding activities. |
| Boat storage | £35 | Members rate, per sailing dinghy, including road trailer. |
| Boat storage (non-members) | £80 | Members not intending to sail who wish to continue to store a boat at the club, may join as a Club or Associate member and pay the members dinghy storage rate. |
| NB Open Water Swimming is not a membership category. For all open water swimming enquiries see www.pendletriclub.co.uk. | ||
Member information
Keep in touch with our WhatsApp Group
We have a busy Burwain SC WhatsApp group with everything and anything to do with the club, so all members should ask our membership secretary at membership.burwain@gmail.com to be added to the group.
New member induction
Regardless of what category of membership you take out there are certain things which all new members need to know, so please arrange with our membership secretary for a committee member to welcome you to the club and show you around. The brief induction includes important safety and security information as well as being a personal way of welcoming you to the club.
Club keys
The club is secured by multi-lock keys which unlock our gates and access into the clubhouse. Club keys are available for a £25 returnable deposit and these give you access to the facilities outside our programme of activities.
Volunteering
We have no staff apart from a part-time cleaner, so in order to keep costs of membership low all members are required to make themselves available from time to time to contribute to voluntary activities which are essential to running the club. If you have any specialist skills which you think may help, then please let us know. Organised work parties will be publicised to members on the WhatsApp group. For experienced sailing members their volunteer activities will involve race officer duties (often referred to as OD duties from the outdated term “Officer of the Day”). Newer members will be encouraged to assist with race officer duties.
Club Committee
The club is organised with a committee structure with the traditional roles found in most sailing clubs including Commodore (chairman), Vice Commodore (chairman in waiting), Sailing Captain, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Bosun (safety boat maintenance). The future of the club relies on members willing to be part of the committee and contributing their skills and a small amount of time into the smooth running of the club. All members are welcome to attend committee meetings, details of committee meetings will be advertised on the WhatsApp group. At the AGM each November we vote on the committee for the year ahead. We ask all members to give careful consideration to putting themselves forward for one of the many roles.
