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Colne Yacht Club

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Colne Yacht Club is a Brightlingsea waterfront club with keelboat, yacht, dinghy, RYA training, racing, cruising and cadet activity on the River Colne.

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Can a beginner start here?

Yacht sailing, Keelboat sailing, Dinghy sailing, RYA training, Cruising, Racing, Cadet sailing, Women on Water, Social sailing

Beginner
Colne Yacht Club offers RYA Keelboat Level 1 Start Sailing with no assumed experience and describes it as a course for complete beginners. The club also says potential new members are welcome to come down and discuss how to get on the water.
Training
The club describes its RYA approved Sailing School as offering practical keelboat sailing and powerboat courses, with RYA keelboat levels, start racing, day sailing, spinnaker, seamanship, PB1 and PB2 courses listed.
Taster
The powerboat training page lists a Power Boat Taster Session as a 2-hour introduction including a trip down the river, with a stated cost of GBP 58 per person.

Activity tags

Cadet sailing· AudienceCruising· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityKeelboat sailing· ActivityRacing· ActivityRYA training· TrainingSocial sailing· ActivityWomen on Water· ActivityYacht sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The Cadet Section is for 8-18 year olds and meets on Saturday mornings from May to October, with parents encouraged to get involved. Powerboat Level 1 also lists a minimum age of 8.
Access· Unclear
No specific accessibility, disabled access, adaptive sailing, or access-needs information was found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Training prices found: keelboat courses are listed at GBP 165 for members, with temporary membership charges for non-members; powerboat prices include PB2 GBP 248, PB1 GBP 140, taster GBP 58, and temporary membership GBP 75. Shoreside rates include boat storage, dinghy racks, mooring rings, tractor storage, and freshwater at GBP 1 for 15 minutes. Current general membership prices were not found because the membership page redirects to login.

Membership

Official membership page lists 2026 rates and benefits including cruising, racing, RYA sail training, RYA powerboat courses, cadet section and temporary training membership.

Boat hire· Unclear
The club says Sonatas can be booked by club members for racing or cruising via the Training Centre, and training uses club Sonatas and RIBs. The checked pages do not describe public boat hire or list hire terms.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseDinghy rack· OtherBar· ClubhouseRestaurant· OtherClub launch· LaunchClub jetty· LaunchTraining· OtherCadet section· OtherBoatyard· Other

Location

Brightlingsea · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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