ClubCoastalBeccles, SuffolkRiver Waveney
Beccles Amateur Sailing Club
BeginnerTrainingJuniors
Beccles Amateur Sailing Club is a friendly River Waveney dinghy sailing club with racing, cruising, social events and a beginner sailing-school programme.
Start
Can a beginner start here?
Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Sailing school, Cruising, Social sailing
Beginner
Beccles Amateur Sailing Club says it offers a free ten-week sailing school, welcomes people regardless of experience, and provides training for non-members to get involved with sailing and learn how to sail a dinghy.
Training
Training takes place on the River Waveney at the club and is available to junior and adult club members at no extra cost. The club says it has qualified RYA instructors, experienced club sailors and a club-owned fleet including Oppies, Toppers, RS Fevas and Wayfarers.
Taster· Unclear
No current taster session, open day, trial sail, or bookable try-sailing offer was found on the checked official pages. The training page does say non-members can get involved with sailing and learn to sail a dinghy.
Activity tags
Cruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivitySailing school· AudienceSocial sailing· Activity
Suitability
Juniors, families, and accessibility
Juniors
The official site says Beccles offers family and individual memberships and provides for old, young and everyone in between. Training is available to both junior and adult members.
Access· Unclear
No Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, or specific access-support details were found on the checked official pages.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The homepage describes a free ten-week sailing school, and the training page says training is available to junior and adult club members at no extra cost. No public membership or dinghy-park prices were found on the checked official pages.
Membership
Official site describes a small welcoming club with a year-round programme, free ten-week sailing school, racing and family/individual membership.
Boat hire
The training page says the club has a large fleet of club-owned boats used for training, including Oppies, Toppers, RS Fevas and Wayfarers. This supports club-boat use for training, not public boat hire.
Facilities
Facilities and equipment
Clubhouse· ClubhouseSocial events· ClubhouseRiver sailing area· OtherClub programme· Other
Location
Beccles · 6 nearby clubs mapped
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Sources and data quality
- Data status
- Verified
- Find Watersports check
- 12 Jun 2026
- Club verification
- Not listed
Sources checked (1)
- becclesasc.co.uk
Official website
12 Jun 2026