ClubInlandSouth Norwood, Greater London and ThamesSouth Norwood Lake
Croydon Sailing Club
Beginner
Start
Can a beginner start here?
Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Club boats, RYA-linked beginner training via Norwood Watersports, Youth sailing, Social sailing
Beginner
The official site directs complete beginners to the Learn to Sail route through the RYA Training Centre. The Learn to Sail page says Croydon Sailing Club offers adult RYA Level 1 courses for non-sailors, with 2026 adult course information published, though the linked booking page showed no events from 12 June 2026.
Training
Croydon Sailing Club describes itself as an official RYA Training Centre offering adult RYA Level 1 courses, Level 2 for existing sailors, and informal refresher days. Current booking availability is limited: Bookwhen showed no events from 12 June 2026.
Croydon Sailing Club is a South Norwood Lake dinghy club with Sunday racing, club boats, member sailing and beginner support through Norwood Watersports.
The booking page says the annual open day on Monday 4 May 2026 included first-come-first-served sailing taster sessions, and the Learn to Sail page says youth taster sessions are planned. Because those open-day tasters are now past and no future events were listed from 12 June 2026, current taster-session availability is unknown.
Club boats· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityRYA-linked beginner training via Norwood Watersports· TrainingSocial sailing· ActivityYouth sailing· Audience
Suitability
Juniors, families, and accessibility
Juniors
Families are encouraged to join once adults and children have completed the relevant RYA levels. The club says youth courses are not currently available due to volunteer instructor availability, but youth taster sessions are planned, and the Sailing page describes fortnightly family sailing through Norwood Watersports pay-and-play sessions from April to July with instructor support for beginners and improvers.
Access· Unclear
I did not find an explicit accessibility or adaptive-sailing statement on the official pages checked. The Learn to Sail page says participants are expected to have a full range of movement and invites people to discuss physical difficulties with the Training Centre Principal before booking.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The Contact & Membership page currently presents membership subscription rates for 2025 and lists Single £80, Family £120, Club Boat use annual fee £50, and Boat Park fee per boat space £50. The same page notes boat park availability is extremely limited. Course prices were not visible in the official pages or the non-JavaScript Bookwhen page checked.
Official membership page says qualified sailors can join and use club boats, with volunteer instructors supporting beginners through Norwood Watersports; council page confirms sailing at South Norwood Lake with Croydon Sailing Club.
Club boats are available to members for Go Sailing and Go Racing through an annual £50 club boat use fee. I did not find evidence of public casual boat hire for non-members.
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