The club says new members are always welcome, young people are made especially welcome, and new members can join in with launching and club activity. It also offers formal RYA training courses and says sailing training covers a variety of dinghies.
Training
Fidlers Ferry describes itself as an RYA Training Establishment. It lists dinghy sailing courses including RYA Level 1, 2 and 3, day sailing, seamanship and Youth Sailing Scheme stages 1-4. Dinghy sessions for adults are free to club members and run by volunteer RYA instructors; courses are only available to club members. Powerboat courses are also listed and charged separately.
The events page says Discover Sailing open days let non-members call in and have a go, but the dated open-day listing found on the page appears to be from 2025. No current future open-day date was found on the checked official pages.
The club says young people are made especially welcome, with the opportunity to use club equipment and qualified instructors. It lists Youth Sailing Scheme stages 1-4 and says junior membership is escorted and supervised access only; the events page says youth sailing dates are still awaiting post-Covid dates.
Access· Unclear
No current Sailability, adaptive sailing, disabled access, step-free access, or accessible facilities information was found on the checked official pages.
Costs
Costs, sessions, and boats
Prices
The 2026 fees page lists annual membership: Full/Family GBP 128.00, Senior GBP 66.25, Student GBP 66.25, Junior please ask, and Associate GBP 32.00. It also lists storage/mooring charges including dinghy storage from GBP 51.25 or GBP 82.00 by class, canoe/kayak rack storage GBP 25.50, and larger boat storage GBP 5.25 per foot per quarter.
Official site describes dinghy racing, motor boating, canoe trips, RYA-standard training, boat storage and social facilities. RYA directory confirms club, training centre, OnBoard and Sailability services.
The site says young people can use club equipment and that training can use club dinghies or the member's own craft, but no current general boat hire or member boat-hire arrangement was found on the checked official pages.
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