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Broadstairs Sailing Club

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Broadstairs Sailing Club is a coastal dinghy club at Viking Bay with racing, RYA training, club boats and youth/family activity.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Club racing, Open meetings, RYA training, Club boats, Youth sailing, Social sailing

Beginner
The homepage says Broadstairs Sailing Club welcomes experienced and non-experienced families, couples and individuals. The 2026 Learn to Sail page says the club is an RYA Training Centre offering beginner and improver courses for members, including adults new to sailing following RYA Level 1 and children aged 10 and over following Youth Stage 1.
Training
The 2026 Learn to Sail page says the May 2026 course is fully subscribed, but also confirms Broadstairs is an RYA Training Centre and describes beginner-to-race-ready RYA sessions for club members, later development sessions, and adult and youth RYA syllabus routes. The RYA Powerboat Training page lists member powerboat and safety boat course details and prices, though its next-course dates are old 2024 dates.
Taster· Unclear
The checked official pages did not show a current future public taster session, open day, or try-sailing date. A past Open Day appeared in the site event list for 24 May 2026, which had already passed at this check, and the 2026 Learn to Sail course was marked fully subscribed.

Activity tags

Club boats· ActivityClub racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityOpen meetings· ActivityRYA training· TrainingSocial sailing· ActivityYouth sailing· Audience

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The Learn to Sail page offers member training for children aged 10 and over and adults. For children aged 10-15, a parent or guardian must be present during beginner-to-race-ready sessions. The programme includes Youth Stage 1 for children new to sailing, Youth Stages 2-4 for older children who have completed earlier courses, and development sessions after courses.
Access· Unclear
The checked official pages did not show Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, accessible facilities, or a specific access-support route.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official 2026 subscription PDF lists fees by application month. January subscription examples are Individual GBP 110.89, Joint GBP 156.41, Family GBP 175.09, Individual Parent GBP 128.40, Junior 11-18 GBP 47.86 and full-time Student 18+ GBP 47.86, with first-year joining fees of GBP 40 for Individual/Individual Parent and GBP 80 for Joint/Family, nil for Junior/Student. Learn to Sail 2026 course costs are GBP 80 single person, GBP 120 family of two and GBP 150 family of three or more; later lessons are GBP 20 less. Member Powerboat Level 2 and Safety Boat are listed at GBP 80 each.

Membership

Official site welcomes experienced and non-experienced families, couples and individuals.

Boat hire
The Club Boats page says Broadstairs has Picos, Toppers, Lasers, Miracle and 2000 dinghies available for use during training and coaching, and at other times subject to conditions, with details in the 2025 Club Boat Hire Policy or from the Training Centre Principal.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Training· OtherOpen meetings· OtherClubhouse· ClubhouseRacing calendar· OtherDinghy park· StorageClub boats· Other

Location

Broadstairs · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
12 Jun 2026
Club verification
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