Welcome to the St Mary's Loch Sailing Club Website. St Mary's Loch is situated in the Scottish Borders, on the A708 about 72km south of Edinburgh. It is a beautiful loch, three miles long by half a mile wide, set in spectacular surroundings in the middle of the Southern Uplands. To preserve the peace and tranquility, only sailing craft may use the Loch. Apart from a few small fishing craft and the club rescue boats, no motor powered craft are allowed.

The Sailing Club is set in several acres of land bounded by a drystane dyke, next to the well-known Tibbie Shiels Inn. There is a spacious clubhouse providing a fully equipped kitchen, male and female changing rooms and showers as well as spacious areas for seating and activities. An extensive boat park provides plenty of tie-down berths for members' craft and there are 14 caravan pitches allocated annually to active club members.

Open from April to October, the club is very active with a wide range of sailing and social events. There is organised racing for Enterprise and RS200 classes on Sundays and on summer Wednesday evenings. On some specific Sundays there is also racing for Mirrors and Toppers. Many other classes enjoy recreational sailing throughout the season. The club is very family orientated, with young children and teenagers welcomed and actively encouraged to participate.

As well as series racing there are also bigger cup-winning events spread throughout the year, such as the Commodore's Cup (for Enterprises and Mirrors) and the Commodore's Cup for Juniors under 16 (sailed in Mirrors and Toppers). During August the Club holds its Annual Regatta where Enterprises, RS200s and Mirrors come from different clubs to race. We have had over sixty boats on the loch racing!

As an RYA Training Centre the Club offers a number of different training events throughout the season. The main training event over the last few years has been the annual Sailing Camp aimed at youngsters in the 8-15 age range, where junior members have gained RYA sailing and racing badges. A number of Saturday training events have covered basic sailing skills, specific Enterprise and Mirror skills and rescue boat coxing skills.

Friendly and welcoming, the Club has many social events spread throughout the year. At the beginning of each season there is a Cheese and Wine party which provides an opportunity for new members to meet old hands. The Family Fun Day is an opportunity for all the family to take part in on-and-off the water activities. There are also barbecues, social events relating to Cup competitions and a ceilidh on the night of the Regatta. The final social event of the year is the Annual Dinner Dance, held in the autumn, where the prizes and awards for the season are presented.