It is also designated as a bird sanctuary so preserving the natural charm and beauty of the area. The club has a very healthy membership of 400, with visitors of 300 on an annual basis. Determined efforts are made to attract new members and therefore the club continues to grow each year, but has not lost its family feeling. The junior fleets comprise Optimist, Topper and Mirror dinghies. These junior fleets are a very important feature of the club and competition is encouraged against the adult fleets.
Sailing is available to all members every day of the year.
Cruising for leisure is actively supported on Saturdays and all days mid-week. It is well supported by a full class racing programme each Sunday, Bank Holidays also Wednesday evenings during the spring and summer. Open meetings are held each year for , Laser, GP14, Solo, Fireball, and Topper class dinghies, and being part of a traveller series these events attract many visitors. The club has held the GP14 Youth National Championships, the Redwing Inland National Championship and hosted the Topper International Club Association training week, with up to forty competitors living on the premises. There are dinghies owned and maintained by the club, these are available to all members.