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Avon Sailing Club

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Avon Sailing Club is a River Severn club at Chaceley Stock with dinghy racing, river cruising, RYA training, cruiser moorings and a member-run clubhouse.

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Start

Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Dinghy cruising, Yacht cruising, RYA training, River sailing, Social sailing

Beginner
The membership page says Avon Sailing Club welcomes experienced sailors and people completely new to the sport, and the training page says courses support complete beginners. The RYA listing includes Dinghy Level 1 Start Sailing and youth Stage 1 as beginner courses.
Training
The club training page says training is member-only and led by qualified instructors, with RYA Levels 1-3, Youth Sailing Scheme Stages 1-4, Start Racing, Seamanship Skills, Performance Sailing and powerboat courses. The RYA listing confirms Avon as a training centre for dinghy and powerboat courses.
Taster· Unclear
A 2026 news item referred to an open day for visitors on 30 May 2026, but that date has passed. No current future taster session or open day was found on the checked pages.

Activity tags

Dinghy cruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityRiver sailing· ActivityRYA training· TrainingSocial sailing· ActivityYacht cruising· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The membership page lists family and youth membership options, including children under 18 or under 22 in full-time education, and the training page lists Youth Sailing Scheme Stages 1-4 for young sailors.
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 membership page lists membership categories and says to contact the Membership Secretary for current fee information. It also says additional fees may apply for boat registration, British Waterways licence, club boat usage, moorings and camping, but no exact current fees were found.

Membership

Official site describes a volunteer-run river club with cruising and racing members, Sunday racing, member sailing from March to December and training; RYA directory confirms training-centre courses.

Boat hire· Unclear
The membership page mentions possible club boat usage fees, but the checked pages did not clearly explain whether members or visitors can hire or use club sailing boats.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Concrete slipway· LaunchBoat park· StorageCamping field· OtherBar· ClubhouseChanging rooms· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseParking· AccessShowers· ChangingCruiser moorings· StorageFloating pontoon· LaunchKitchen· Clubhouse

Location

Chaceley / Tewkesbury · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
Sources checked (2)