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Bosham Sailing Club

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Bosham Sailing Club is a Chichester Harbour club on Bosham Quay, with dinghy racing and cruising, cadets, RYA training, Sailability, cruiser activity, rowing, and clubhouse facilities.

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Start

Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy cruising, Dinghy racing, Yacht cruising, Cadet sailing, Powerboating, Rowing, Wingsurfing

Beginner
The adult training page says RYA Adult Dinghy Level 1 is a two-day beginner introduction for people with no sailing experience. The cadet training page says Beginners / RYA Youth Stage 1 introduces those who have not sailed before.
Training
Bosham is an RYA Recognised Training Centre offering adult and cadet RYA sailing pathways, personal tuition, race coaching, powerboat, classroom and rowing training. Adult and cadet RYA courses are open to members and non-members, with non-member fees refunded if they join within four weeks.
Taster
Current search results for the official site show a Cadet Try Sailing Taster Session with no previous sailing experience required and member/non-member prices. The direct event page was temporarily restricted when checked, so users should confirm live availability on the club calendar or with BSC Training.

Activity tags

Dinghy racing· ActivityRowing· ActivityWingsurfing· ActivityYacht cruising· ActivityCadet sailing· AudienceDinghy cruising· ActivityPowerboating· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The cadet training page says training caters for ages 8 and older, including beginner through advanced youth pathways, personal tuition and member race coaching. The join page describes family-oriented member benefits, member use of dinghies and social/fundraising activity.
Access· Unclear
The checked official pages include equality, safeguarding and health and safety policy links and show training open to all ages and abilities, but did not provide a dedicated Sailability, adaptive-sailing, disabled-access, or access-support page.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official join page links to a current Scale of Charges download and says membership provides access to sailing, rowing, clubhouse facilities, private slipway, storage for a small annual fee, launch service and weekday use of dinghies, SUPs and rowing boats. The club boat page links to 2026 club boat pricing; exact charge values should be checked in those downloads.

Membership

Official site confirms membership, cadets, adult training, cadet training, powerboat training, classroom training, rowing training, cruisers, clubhouse, bar, and office information.

Boat hire
The club boats page says Bosham maintains a large fleet of club dinghies for members and training, free to members on weekdays with a fee at weekends and bank holidays. Terms say club boats may only be hired by full members aged 18 or older, with non-members accompanied by a member unless under a qualified coach.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Bar· ClubhouseDinghy hire· OtherClubhouse· ClubhouseOffice· OtherPaddlesports hire· Other

Location

Bosham · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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