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ClubInlandAbbots Bromley / Rugeley, StaffordshireBlithfield Reservoir

Blithfield Sailing Club

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Blithfield Sailing Club is a large reservoir dinghy sailing, racing, cruising and training club near Abbots Bromley.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Cruising, Catamaran sailing, Training, Club training boats

Beginner
The official homepage says Blithfield welcomes beginners and is an RYA recognised training centre running junior and adult courses for all abilities. The training page says beginner training assumes no prior knowledge.
Training
Blithfield is an RYA recognised training centre. Its training page describes junior, youth and adult sailing pathways, RYA levels and club boats, while the booking page lists adult and junior RYA dinghy courses plus windsurfing and wingsurfing options.
Taster· Unclear
The checked official pages describe beginner courses, family sailing, Ladies Sailing and show-round invitations, but did not clearly advertise a current taster sail, open day, or trial sail.

Activity tags

Catamaran sailing· ActivityClub training boats· TrainingCruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityTraining· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The training page says sessions run through spring and summer with integration between junior, youth and adult programmes so all the family can take part. It lists children aged 6-12, juniors aged 11-16 and youth sailors aged 17+ pathways, and the membership page describes family membership and members of all ages.
Access· Unclear
The training page says the RYA recognised centre has equality and safeguarding policies, but the checked current pages did not provide specific disabled access, Sailability, adaptive sailing, or access-support information.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The booking page lists course prices including Adult RYA Dinghy Sailing Levels 1 and 2 from GBP 85 and Junior RYA Dinghy Sailing from GBP 55. The membership page links to online membership forms and payment but did not expose current exact annual membership prices in the checked page text.

Membership

Go Sail and official-site evidence describe a large Staffordshire reservoir club with racing, cruising, beginner training and club training dinghies.

Boat hire
The racing page says Family, Single and Senior members may engage in the club's water sports, and that club boats and boards are available free of charge except when needed by the club, with a daily charge for foiling equipment. This supports member club-boat/board use, not public hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Boat park· StorageLarge reservoir sailing area· OtherClubhouse· ClubhouseRacing fleets· OtherParking· AccessTraining dinghies· Other

Location

Abbots Bromley / Rugeley · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
Club verification
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