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Bristol Avon Sailing Club

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Bristol Avon Sailing Club is a family-friendly dinghy club at Saltford on the River Avon, offering racing, social sailing and RYA-accredited training.

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Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, RYA training, Junior sailing, Family sailing, Club boats

Beginner
The homepage welcomes experienced sailors, novices and complete beginners. The RYA Accredited Training page says the club offers a membership-plus-training package for new members who have never sailed before or need a skills refresh, covering Adult RYA Level 1 & 2 or Junior RYA Stage 1 & 2.
Training
Bristol Avon says it is an RYA recognised training centre. Its membership-plus-training package includes club membership from the start of the course to the end of November and either Adult RYA Level 1 & 2 or Junior RYA Stage 1 & 2. The Join Us page also lists RYA accredited dinghy courses and specific training for junior and youth sailors.
Taster· Unclear
The checked official pages did not show a current public taster session, open day, or try-sailing date. The club invites prospective members to visit on Sundays for a chat and provides beginner training packages, but no standalone current taster offer was confirmed.

Activity tags

Club boats· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceJunior sailing· AudienceRYA training· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The family-friendly page says the club includes all ages, runs junior race series, family regatta and Commodore's Day activities, and family camping/sailing trips. The Junior Section page says juniors are encouraged into racing and inter-club competitions, with junior race series and junior activities on regatta days and Commodore's Day.
Access· Unclear
The checked official pages did not show a dedicated Sailability, adaptive-sailing, disabled-access, accessible toilet, or access-support page.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The Join Us page links to the official prices/application form download for full details and prices, but that link opened through Microsoft SharePoint and exact fee values were not visible in the public page text during this check. The public page does confirm a comprehensive range of membership options and attractive boat hire rates for children and adult members.

Membership

Official site describes a family-friendly River Avon club between Bristol and Bath, with sailing on Sundays and summer Wednesday evenings, new members welcome, RYA-accredited training and club boats available for hire.

Boat hire
The homepage says the club has a wide range of club boats available to hire at low cost, both single-handed and double-handed. The facilities page says members can use club boats for a small fee, bookable through the Duty Officer and launchable when safety boat cover is available.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Sail storage· StorageMast storage· StorageHot showers· ChangingChanging rooms· ChangingDinghy storage· StorageClub boats· Other

Location

Saltford, Bristol · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
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