Littleton Sailing Club enjoys exclusive use of a picturesque lake of some 80 acres between Shepperton and Chertsey. There are about 400 members in total. Littleton Sailing Club was officially opened in June 1958 and was the Civil Service Sailing Association's first active club.

There is club sailing at weekends throughout the year and on Thursday evenings during the summer months. Adopted classes are Solos, RS200s, Lasers, Optimists, Comets and sailboards. There is also an active handicap fleet.

Besides sailing, the club holds a variety of social events, connected with its activities. Members are kept up to date through a newsletter published bimonthly. Membership is not restricted to Civil Service Sailing Association members. Non-Civil Servants may apply to join Littleton Lake Sailing Club.

Littleton Lane
Shepperton
Middx
TW17 0NF

Tel: 01932 569157

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The club was formed in 1958 by a small group of civil servants sought and discovered a working gravel pit that was suitable for sailing dinghies. Littleton lake in Shepperton owned by Thames Ballast and occupied by “Twicks” (Twickenham Piscatorial Society was identified, rent was paid friends made and Littleton Sailing Club was founded.

Cut in two by only the third motorway in the country.. the M3, 150,000 tons of rubble from Hook underpass, good relationships with local contractors “Genet’s”, and three club houses later. Littleton Sailing Club has a healthy local membership, is a Royal Yachting Association training centre, has several racing dinghy fleets for hire including children’s dinghies to members and a full racing training programme. Many of our members compete at International level We share our facilities with Phabsail (physical Handicapped able bodied sailors ) CS fishing club, many BSAC / PADI sub Aqua clubs, model boat club and local Artists who enjoy the light spacious club house.

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Littleton Sailing Club, 1958 - 2008