Full Sail: How a Yacht Club Got 300Mbps in the Middle of Nowhere

Company

The Royal Harwich Yacht Club

Industry

Yachting | Sailing Club

Location

Woolverstone, Suffolk

Website

Description

The Royal Harwich Yacht Club, based in Suffolk, offers a range of sailing and social activities in a stunning riverside location.

The Problem: Zero Infrastructure, Maxed-Out Frustration

The Royal Harwich Yacht Club sits in one of Suffolk's most beautiful spots. Perfect for sailing. Terrible for internet.

Fibre had never reached there. Mobile networks were spotty at best. Yet their members expected to pay by card, staff needed email, and their VoIP phone system required reliable connectivity. When payment terminals froze mid-transaction, when staff couldn't access files, when calls dropped in the middle of business—that's when the frustration set in.

What They Needed: Connectivity That Actually Worked

The club didn't need flashy tech. They needed reliable internet. Fast enough for card payments. Stable enough for VoIP. Good enough to integrate with their WiFi network. But no leased line provider would touch Woolverstone. And traditional broadband meant waiting weeks for a service that would barely keep up with demand.

The Solution: Bonded 4G/5G Over SD-WAN

Integra ran a site survey and found what others had missed: clear sightlines to multiple mobile towers. They bonded 4G connections over SD-WAN to create a single, ultra-reliable connection. Over 300Mbps. Strong enough to handle any demand.

Installation took days, not months. The antennas went on the roof—invisible from the clubhouse. Everything integrated with their existing WiFi and VoIP system seamlessly. From day one, it worked.