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Dell Quay Sailing Club

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Dell Quay Sailing Club is a Chichester Harbour club with dinghy racing and cruising, cruiser activity, junior training, paddlesports, rowing, a pontoon, moorings, and a clubhouse at Dell Quay.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy cruising, Dinghy racing, Yacht cruising, Cruiser rallies, Paddlesports, Rowing

Beginner
Dell Quay Sailing Club describes itself as relaxed, friendly and inclusive, says the sheltered waters are perfect for learning to sail, and welcomes new members. The Sunday Funday junior page explicitly includes a group for juniors who do not know how to sail or are still learning.
Training
The club says it is an RYA Training Centre and that members receive discounted RYA courses on power and sail. Current official pages describe RYA Powerboat Level 2 and Safety Boat training for members, a Dinghy Instructor pathway, and junior activity structured around the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme.
Taster
The current official events page lists upcoming taster events: Open Morning Taster Sessions - 2 on Saturday 27 June 2026, 09:00-12:00, and Open Afternoon Taster Sessions - 3 on Saturday 18 July 2026, 14:00-19:00. The event search result for the 27 June taster shows it as free but also says booking closed on 17 May 2026, so availability should be checked before presenting it as bookable.

Activity tags

Cruiser rallies· ActivityDinghy cruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityPaddlesports· ActivityRowing· ActivityYacht cruising· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club lists active junior membership and runs Sunday Fundays for junior members aged 8 to 17 on alternate summer Sundays, with dinghy sailing, rowing, SUP and kayaking/canoeing options. Junior Week 2026 is listed for school years 3 to 10 and is structured around the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme.
Access· Unclear
No current official page checked gave specific adaptive sailing, Sailability, disabled access, step-free access, accessible changing, or access-support details. General inclusivity wording is present but is not enough to confirm practical accessibility provision.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official 2026 membership page lists annual membership fees: Family GBP 306, Single GBP 204, Young Adult GBP 102, Junior GBP 102, and Associate GBP 102. It also lists dinghy storage fees from GBP 56 to GBP 145 depending on storage type. Junior Week 2026 costs GBP 140 with a suitable own dinghy or GBP 180 using a club-provided dinghy. Powerboat training says to check the booking page for cost, but exact course prices were not found on public checked pages.

Membership

Official site describes a relaxed, friendly and inclusive Chichester Harbour club, with dinghy sailing and racing, dinghy cruising, cruisers, cruiser moorings, junior week, junior training, paddlesports, rowing, and RYA Training Centre activity.

Boat hire
The dinghy page says the club owns a fleet of various-size dinghies for hire so youth sailors and non-serious sailors can hire boats for the day. Sunday Funday says junior members can book a club sailing dinghy or SUP for a small fee, with a minimum RYA Stage 4 qualification to book a doublehander. Simply Sail also refers members to the process for hiring a club boat.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Cruiser moorings· StorageDinghy park· StorageClubhouse· ClubhouseFloating pontoon· LaunchWebcams· Other

Location

Dell Quay, Chichester · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
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12 Jun 2026
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