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ClubCoastalCramond, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh / ForthRiver Almond and Firth of Forth

Cramond Boat Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors

Cramond Boat Club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre at the mouth of the River Almond, offering dinghy sailing, small-cruiser activity, racing, cruises and family events.

Start

Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Keelboat racing, Small cruiser sailing, Cruising, Open regattas, Family sailing, Powerboating

Beginner
The club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre and offers introductory adult sailing levels, youth stages, and beginner-level powerboat training for club members.
Training
Planned 2026 training includes RYA Level 1 & 2, Sea Monkeys youth training, Cadets, and powerboat training; only Cramond Boat Club members may take part.
Taster
The 2026 sailing programme describes Family Fun Day for members to bring friends and family onto the water, and Shottie with a Yottie for members, family and friends to have a go in bigger boats. No general public taster-session offer was found.

Activity tags

Cruising· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceKeelboat racing· ActivityOpen regattas· ActivityPowerboating· TrainingSmall cruiser sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club offers RYA Youth Training levels 1-3 for ages 10+ through Cramond Sea Monkeys, Cadets for young sailors with Youth Stage 3, family membership, and family sailing events.
Access
The club says the clubhouse has a separate accessible toilet/shower room and accessible access to all parts of the clubhouse. No wider on-water accessibility programme was found.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

2026 membership subscriptions are published: Full £205, Family £308, Under 26 £51, Junior £51, Social £103, plus a £103 reduced renewal rate for eligible retired long-standing full members. Boat/storage fees are also published, but training-course prices were not found.

Membership

Official site says the club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre and runs sailing, racing, cruises and family activity for members.

Boat hire
The club states that club dinghies are available to suitably competent members during safety-boat cover and that training progression is supported by free use of club sailing dinghies. No public paid boat-hire offer was found.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Changing rooms· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseBar· ClubhouseMoorings and dinghy park context· StorageWorkshop· OtherFunction room· OtherStorage· Storage

Location

Cramond, Edinburgh · 6 nearby clubs mapped

Trust

Sources and data quality

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