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Aldeburgh Yacht Club

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Aldeburgh Yacht Club is a River Alde yacht and dinghy club at Slaughden, serving local members and visiting yachts on the Alde and Ore.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Yacht cruising, Racing, Junior sailing, Visiting yachts

Beginner
The club says it welcomes new members of all ages and abilities, and its training page says RYA sailing courses can take people from complete beginner through to expert, from age 8 to 88.
Training
Aldeburgh YC describes itself as an RYA recognised training centre, with July and August sailing courses, adult Level 2 and Level 3 courses, junior stages, private sailing tuition, powerboating, shore-based, instructor, and coaching courses.
Taster· Unclear
No current taster session, open day, or trial sail offer was found. An older open-day news page was found, but it was not treated as current availability.

Activity tags

Dinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceRacing· ActivityVisiting yachts· ActivityYacht cruising· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club lists family, youth, junior, and child membership categories. It offers a summer Junior Sailing programme, weekly Youth Sailing for under-18s with RYA Stage 3+, and junior RYA courses.
Access· Unclear
No accessibility, Sailability, adaptive sailing, or disabled access information was found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The 2026 membership-fees page lists full adult GBP 275, couple GBP 495, family GBP 550, young adult GBP 144, youth GBP 92.50, junior GBP 92.50, child GBP 0, over-70 GBP 220, and over-80 GBP 164. The boat-rental page lists 2026 club dinghy charter from GBP 14 per club activity/race, half-day from GBP 26, full-day from GBP 38, week from GBP 167, and regatta race charter from GBP 224, depending on boat class.

Membership

Official visitor and location information confirms the Aldeburgh river club, visitor-yacht context and club contact details.

Boat hire
The boat-rental page says members can charter the club fleet when boats are not being used for training, including Teras, Fevas, Quests, and Lasers. Suitable RYA qualifications or equivalent experience are required; membership is normally required, with temporary membership available and regatta-week exceptions.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseGalley and bar· ClubhouseRiver access· OtherVisitor moorings nearby· StorageParking· Access

Location

Aldeburgh · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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11 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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