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ClubCoastalBroughty Ferry, Dundee, Dundee CityRiver Tay / Tay Estuary

Dundee Sailing and Rowing Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors

Dundee Sailing and Rowing Club is a Grassy Beach club on the Tay Estuary, offering dinghy sailing, coastal rowing, taster sessions, training and club cruises.

Start

Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Coastal rowing, Training, Taster sessions, Club cruises, Social sailing

Beginner
The club says it is open to new members of all abilities, offers guests the chance to try rowing or sailing, and describes its main Wayfarer dinghies as stable boats ideal for beginners and families.
Training
The club says it provides club boats and training activities, runs regular rowing training throughout the year, and has basic sailing training on Thursday evenings.
Taster
Guests can book taster sessions. Rowing tasters run all year, sailing tasters run April to the end of September, and sailing tasters require a temporary day membership/sailing voucher.

Activity tags

Club cruises· ActivityCoastal rowing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityTaster sessions· ServiceTraining· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes itself as family friendly, says its main dinghies are ideal for beginners and families, lists family membership pricing, and says under-18s need a paying adult to accompany them for sailing vouchers.
Access· Unclear
The official site uses broad wording about being accessible to the community, but I found no current, specific access-needs information such as wheelchair access, adapted sailing, step-free access, or accessible changing/toilets.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Sailing taster vouchers cost GBP 25 and count toward annual membership if joining. Annual membership fees shown on the official site are GBP 154 for individual membership and GBP 220 for family membership. Rowing taster sessions are described as free.

Membership

Official site has current sailing sessions, taster vouchers, membership renewal and a 2026 sailing programme; contact page confirms Grassy Beach base and email.

Boat hire· Unclear
The official site says a range of club boats are available for members' use and that taster sessions use club equipment, but I found no explicit public boat-hire offer or hire pricing.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Boat storage· StorageClubhouse· ClubhouseParking· AccessClub boats· OtherTaster vouchers· OtherLimited member parking· AccessTraining materials· Other

Location

Broughty Ferry, Dundee · 6 nearby clubs mapped

Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
Sources checked (2)