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Burnham On Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors· Unclear

Burnham On Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club is an RYA-affiliated coastal and estuary sailing club on South Esplanade.

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Start

Can a beginner start here?

Sailing cruisers, Sailing dinghies, Racing, Cruising, Motor boating, Gig rowing, Fishing, Taster days

Beginner
The club invites prospective sailing members to try before joining, says taster days can be provided, and says visitors or prospective members can come to the clubhouse and ask to speak to a committee member.
Training
The sailing page says the club is unable to offer practical training courses, but does offer RYA theory courses from time to time, such as RYA Day Skipper, ICC, Radar and DSC VHF, plus information sessions on First Aid, knots and splices, sails and rigging.
Taster
The club says taster days can be provided and that during the sailing season it tries to have two or three open days where members make boats available to take visitors or prospective members out. Membership copy also says prospective sailing members can try before joining.

Activity tags

Fishing· ActivityGig rowing· ActivityMotor boating· ActivityRacing· ActivitySailing cruisers· ActivitySailing dinghies· ActivityTaster days· ServiceCruising· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors· Unclear
The official pages checked did not confirm a sailing junior programme or family sailing route. Gig rowing mentions age groups from teens to sixties, but that is not sailing-specific.
Access· Unclear
No adaptive sailing, Sailability or disabled-access details were found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The membership fees page links to a 2025 fee PDF. It lists Family Membership GBP179, Ordinary Membership GBP153, Social Membership GBP28, Student Membership GBP30 and Junior Membership GBP30. The same PDF lists storage, river licence, work party opt-out and pontoon fees.

Membership

Official site describes an RYA-affiliated club established in 1948, with sailing dinghies, cruisers, racing, cruising and taster days.

Boat hire· Unclear
No public boat hire or club-owned dinghy hire was confirmed. Sailing access for newcomers appears to be through member boats, open days, crewing and club activities rather than a hire scheme.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

River moorings· StorageClubhouse· ClubhouseLaunching access· LaunchVisitor berths· StorageBristol Channel sailing access· OtherPontoons· Launch

Location

Burnham-on-Sea · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

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