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Brunel Sailing Club

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Brunel Sailing Club is a university sailing club in Uxbridge offering beginner sailing, team racing, fleet racing, RYA training routes and regular off-site sessions at Datchet Water.

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Can a beginner start here?

University sailing club, Team racing, Fleet racing, Beginner sailing, RYA training, Social sailing

Beginner
The page welcomes people who have sailed before and people wanting to try sailing at university for the first time. It describes beginner-friendly dinghy sessions with instructors and safety boats.
Training
Training is held on Wednesday afternoons at Welsh Harp Reservoir from 1pm to 5pm, with ability levels from beginner-friendly sessions to racing training. The page also says members can work toward RYA Level 1/2, Safety Boat and Powerboat Level 2, with participants paying course fees.
Taster· Unclear
No current public taster session, open day or dated trial sail was found. Beginner sessions are described as part of club activity after joining.

Activity tags

Team racing· ActivityBeginner sailing· ActivityFleet racing· ActivityRYA training· TrainingSocial sailing· ActivityUniversity sailing club· Audience

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
This is a university student sailing club and no public junior or family programme was found on the official page.
Access· Unclear
No adaptive sailing, disabled-access or accessibility details were found on the checked official page.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The page lists Brunel Sailing Standard Membership 2026-27 at GBP30. It also contains a cost conflict: one section says training is completely free once membership is paid, while another says Wednesday sessions cost GBP5 per session. RYA course fees are paid separately by participants.

Membership

Official Union of Brunel Students page lists a standard sailing membership and says the club caters for all abilities, offers official training courses and uses Datchet Water Sailing Club.

Boat hire· Unclear
The official page describes club training and sailing sessions but did not confirm standalone boat hire or club boat hire terms.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Fleet events· OtherOfficial training courses· OtherParking· AccessSocial programme· ClubhouseStudent union club· OtherTeam racing· OtherTransport to Datchet Water· Other

Location

Uxbridge / Datchet Water · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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