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Barry Yacht Club

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Barry Yacht Club is a Barry Docks coastal harbour club welcoming dinghy and yacht sailors, with mooring/storage facilities, social activity and RYA shorebased training.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Yacht cruising, Yacht racing, RYA shorebased training, Mooring and storage, Rowing, Social activity

Beginner
Barry Yacht Club says new members are welcome and sailors of all levels and experience are welcome, from cruising yachts to Mirror dinghies. The RYA Training page describes a shorebased Day Skipper course suitable for anyone thinking of taking up sailing.
Training
The official RYA Training page lists a shorebased RYA Day Skipper course running during autumn and winter, with tutor support and booking by phone.
Taster· Unclear
No current sailing taster session, open day, trial sail, or low-commitment try-sailing offer was found on the checked official pages. The events page lists social events, not sailing tasters.

Activity tags

Social activity· ActivityYacht cruising· ActivityYacht racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityMooring and storage· ActivityRowing· ActivityRYA shorebased training· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The membership page lists cadet and family membership categories, but no detailed junior training programme or family sailing pathway was found on the checked official pages.
Access· Unclear
No adaptive sailing, Sailability, disabled sailing, or waterside access-support details were found on the checked official sailing pages. A social-events page asks event guests to say if they need access to the chairlift, but this does not confirm accessible sailing provision.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership fees are listed publicly: boat owner GBP 526, joint boat owner GBP 587, cadet GBP 42, family GBP 639, social GBP 93, joint social GBP 154, watersports GBP 163, joint watersports GBP 224, and partner of any member GBP 61. The RYA Day Skipper shorebased course costs GBP 285 including the RYA course pack.

Membership

Official site says new members are welcome and sailors of all levels, from cruising yachts to Mirror dinghies, are welcome. RYA directory confirms RYA Club and Training Centre status.

Boat hire· Unclear
No public boat hire or member club-boat borrowing information was found on the checked official pages. The moorings page describes member moorings and storage arrangements rather than hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Moorings· StorageHarbour views· OtherRYA training· OtherStorage· StorageBar and grill· ClubhouseRowing section· OtherWeather and tides information· OtherClubhouse· Clubhouse

Location

Barry Docks / Jackson's Bay · 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
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