About Us

Welcome to the Lowestoft Cruising Club

About us
Hopefully you have an interest in sailing and have arrived at our website as a result of a desire to learn more about us and the Lowestoft Cruising Club, if so we are very pleased to have you aboard.

Our club is not unique, but the way our club is structured and the facilities that our club can offer are rather special. From the day that the club was conceived, way back in 1965, the ethos of the club has been one of self help and membership participation.
Without these two key ingredients our club simply could not exist in its present form or boast the marvellous facilities that our members currently enjoy.

The Lowestoft Cruising Club is not a commercial marina and most definitely not just a place to simply berth a boat. The facilities and social activities that we enjoy at the Cruising Club have all come as a result of the personal efforts of our members. You too are likely to be asked to contribute some of your time, effort and skills, if and when required.

Don’t worry if the idea of some of the apparent heavy site maintenance seems daunting or very technical, there are members that know what they are doing and can give you tasks that will be well within your capabilities.

From engineering & painting to catering and legal services, our members are expected to participate where they can – there’s administration that needs doing, too!

Our secure marina installation can accommodate over 70 vessels, all of which are moored against walk on and off finger-type berths, with water and electricity available to all berths. We have good toilet and shower facilities as well as secure car parking available for the benefit of both members and visitors.

In addition, hard standing winter storage (out of the water), rail-mounted trolley slipway (currently under repair), mast craning and the use of the club’s own pontoon mooring in Southwold Harbour (set very near to the Harbour Inn) are available to our members.

With respect to berth allocations, please be aware that because there is great demand for long-term berths at our moorings, we operate a waiting list system. The waiting list can be quite long and one might expect to wait several years before arriving at the top of the list.

One major benefit that our members and visitors enjoy is the close proximity to all the services that a yacht crew might need. Chandlers, cash machines, bars, restaurants, take-aways, shops, bus and rail links are all within a short walk, just few minutes away – once you regain your land-legs! Coupled with our secure car parking, this all adds up to our club making an ideal place to stop after a difficult trip or if you find yourself storm bound.

If you live and sail locally to us, why not give us a look and perhaps consider membership?

By the rules of our constitution, we do have a limitation on how many members that we are able to have, but at the moment we do have a limited number of memberships available. We always endeavour have an interesting program of events featuring both sailing in company and social functions around the Club grounds.

If you are new to sailing at sea, we have some shorter trips “in company” with more experienced skippers on hand to shepherd you through your first trips. We would love to have you with us.

So have a look around our website where most of the above will be covered in a little more detail and if you want any further information, just click on one of the appropriate links.

I look forward to seeing you,
Paul Dowrick
LCC Commodore