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BBC Yacht Club

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BBC Yacht Club is a BBC Club workplace yacht club with two Hamble-based yachts, Solent cruising and racing, Try Sail trips, RYA practical courses and winter theory training.

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Workplace yacht club, Yacht cruising, Yacht racing, RYA practical courses, Theory courses, Try sails, Social sailing

Beginner
BBC Yacht Club says it welcomes beginners and experienced sailors, advises new sailors to start with a weekend or mid-week trip, and says most trips are open to anyone new to sailing or the club. Some racing events are explicitly unsuitable for complete beginners.
Training
The club is an RYA recognised training establishment offering discounted theory and practical courses to members, including Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper, Yachtmaster preparation, First Aid, Sea Survival and Radar.
Taster
The official pages describe Try Sail trips before committing to join. Try Sail trips cost the normal member crewing fee for trips of three days or less, with a GBP 25 per day guest surcharge from the fourth day onward.

Activity tags

RYA practical courses· TrainingSocial sailing· ActivityTheory courses· TrainingTry sails· ActivityWorkplace yacht club· ActivityYacht cruising· ActivityYacht racing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
BBC Club membership can include a partner or family member of a BBC Club member. BBC Yacht Club says children under 18 can sail for half the regular crewing fee and half the guest surcharge, but they must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult.
Access· Unclear
No Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, or specific yacht-access support details were found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

BBC Yacht Club membership is GBP 50 per year, in addition to BBC Club membership. Sailing trip fees for members include Ariel weekend cruising GBP 70 per day, Prospero weekend cruising GBP 55 per day, Ariel midweek cruising GBP 49 per day, Prospero midweek cruising GBP 35 per day, Ariel week cruising GBP 370, Prospero week cruising GBP 260, Ariel summer cruise week GBP 414, racing GBP 80 per day on Ariel and GBP 65 per day on Prospero, RYA practical course GBP 121 per day on Ariel, midweek non-RYA training GBP 73.50 per day on Ariel and GBP 52.50 per day on Prospero, and weekend non-RYA training GBP 105 per day on Ariel and GBP 82.50 per day on Prospero. Temporary members pay a GBP 25 per day guest surcharge on top of crewing fees.

Membership

Official BBC Club page says BBC Yacht Club welcomes beginners and experienced sailors, offers Try Sail trips, has a membership fee, and is open through BBC Club eligibility.

Boat hire
The club owns two yachts, Ariel of Hamble and Prospero of Hamble, and members/temporary members join crewed club trips with a qualified skipper and mate. This is club yacht use through organised trips, not bareboat public hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

BBC Club support· OtherParking· AccessQualified skippers· OtherRYA practical courses· OtherSolent weekend trips· OtherTwo yachts· OtherWinter theory courses· Other

Location

BBC Club W1 / Bursledon · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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12 Jun 2026
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