Complete beginners can start here. New sailors are pointed to an RYA Level 1 course or crewing, and do not need to join the club before taking a course. The club membership team also recommends Wednesday evenings, when members coach beginners informally in a relaxed setting.
Training
The club offers beginner and improver training, Powerboat Level 2, RYA courses, K2O youth sailing, and informal improver or racing tips for members. New sailors are pointed to an RYA Level 1 course or crewing, and course participation does not require club membership. Beginners are also encouraged to attend Wednesday evenings, when members offer informal coaching in a relaxed setting. Current formal course availability should be checked before booking.
Bartley Sailing Club is a Birmingham reservoir club offering dinghy sailing, racing, junior sailing, windsurfing and paddlesport membership, with RYA training delivered through its on-site training partner.
The training page lists taster sessions among the course areas the club hopes to offer soon, but no clearly bookable current taster session was found. The Start Sailing factsheet suggests asking someone to take you out if you want to try sailing first.
The club offers junior membership for ages 8 to 16, a household membership covering two adults and children under 18, and K2O junior sailing from age 8 to 18. Junior beginners are directed to RYA Youth Sailing Stage 1 or Saturday morning K2O sessions.
Access· Unclear
No Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, or access-support details were found on the checked official pages. The About page says the club aims to make sailing and watersports accessible to as many people as possible, but it does not describe specific access provision.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The 2025-26 membership fees page lists annual sailing membership as single adult GBP 360, household GBP 504, student/youth GBP 180, junior GBP 90, winter GBP 216, and boat space GBP 132. A non-member day sailing ticket for members of another sailing club is GBP 20.
Official membership factsheet says members get access to facilities, boat park, reservoir and racing programme; training is delivered through Andrew Simpson Centre Birmingham at the clubhouse.
Members can borrow club boats when they are not being used for training. Learners use club boats on courses, and the club membership team says Wednesday evenings are the usual time for beginners to borrow boats while they build confidence before buying their own dinghy.
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