Welcome to the NEL Sailing Club Web Site!

The NELSC based at East Kilbride owns a Westerly Tiger cruising yacht berthed at Inverkip Marina. Only a 40 minute drive from Glasgow, it is an ideal gateway for access to the Clyde and the West coast of Scotland which provides the most beautiful cruising areas in the world. Boat bookings vary from short trips to nearby places like Arran, Rothesay or Millport to cruises further afield such as the Western Isles and Ireland.

Club Ethos
The club has existed since 1952 to promote sailing and to make it available in a safe, friendly and affordable way  to members, their families and friends. For new members of limited sailing experience the club has lots of RYA qualified and club approved skippers willing to provide supervision. Requirements vary from those who simply like occasional short breaks to others who wish to acquire sailing experience while taking formal courses with Royal Yachting Association registered training schools. Running costs are kept low by volunteer members freely donating their efforts and labour over a few weekends during winter months to keep the boat in a safe and seaworthy condition. There is also an association with the Scottish Civil Service Cruising Club whose members use the boat under the supervision of an approved skipper.

Membership
Being a non commercial association the qualified skippers who provide advice and experience make the same contributions to the funds as new and non-qualified members. Running costs are met by the membership fees either from members with unlimited use of the boat or "pay as you go" contributions of  members and  guests.