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City Livery Yacht Club

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City Livery Yacht Club is a sailing and social club for eligible Liverymen and Freemen, with London and Cowes events, inter-livery racing, cruises and rallies.

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About this club

City Livery Yacht Club is a sailing and social club for eligible Liverymen and Freemen, with London and Cowes events, inter-livery racing, cruises and rallies. CLYC welcomes people with little or no sailing experience who meet the club's membership eligibility requirements for Liverymen and Freemen.

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Can a beginner start here?

Yacht club, Cruising, Rallies, Inter-livery regatta, Boating events, Social sailing, City livery club

Beginner
CLYC welcomes people with little or no sailing experience who meet the club's membership eligibility requirements for Liverymen and Freemen.
Training· Unclear
No current RYA courses, tuition programme or formal training details were found on the official pages checked.
Taster· Unclear
The 2026 Sailing Experience Day is listed as postponed to later in 2026, with new date/details pending. It is described as members-only, especially for new joiners, so current bookable taster availability is not confirmed.

Activity tags

Boating events· ActivityCity livery club· ActivityCruising· ActivityInter-livery regatta· ActivityRallies· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityYacht club· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The Join Us page says events are geared toward Livery members and their families and lists a programme of events to engage all the family. No junior-specific programme was found.
Access
For the Inter-Livery Regatta, CLYC says the Cowes venues are disability friendly with non-step indoor access; berth-specific access arrangements should be raised with the Club Secretary. Accessibility for other events or a fixed club site was not found.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Annual subscription is stated as £135, payable on joining and each February. The bye-laws say members aged 40 or under receive a 50% annual-subscription discount until age 41. The postponed Sailing Experience Day is described as no cost other than lunch, drinks and snacks.

Membership

Membership is available to eligible Liverymen and Freemen. The club welcomes applicants with little or no sailing experience who meet its membership requirements. The official site describes sailing, dining and socialising opportunities, regattas, rallies and Royal London Yacht Club affiliation.

Boat hire
Boat hire/charter evidence is limited to the Inter-Livery Regatta: the page says many companies charter boats and Sonar entrants can ask the CLYC Club Secretary to liaise with Island Sailing Club about hire costs and requirements. No general boat-hire scheme or prices were found.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Cowes events· OtherEvents programme· OtherInter-Livery Regatta· OtherLondon member evenings· OtherRallies· OtherRoyal London Yacht Club affiliation· Other

Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Partial
Find Watersports check
16 Jul 2026
Club verification
16 Jul 2026
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