ClubCoastalFolkestone, KentFolkestone Harbour and English Channel
Folkestone Yacht and Motorboat Club
Beginner
Start
Can a beginner start here?
Yacht club, Cruising, Motor boating, Moorings, Social sailing
Beginner
The official site says new members are always welcome and invites people who are not already yachtsmen, motor boaters, divers, paddleboarders or kayakers to come along and learn. This supports beginner suitability in a general club sense, but I found no current official page describing a structured beginner sailing course or a specific learn-to-sail pathway.
Training
The official site describes FYMBC as an RYA-affiliated Training Club and says the club has an active diver training program with access to paddleboard instructors. I found no current official details for sailing-course titles, dates, booking links or prices.
I found no current official taster session, open day, try-sailing date, or public booking page. A Folkelife article mentions a 2023 community sea-safety event and paddleboard race, but those dates are stale and were not treated as current availability.
Social sailing· ActivityYacht club· ActivityCruising· ActivityMoorings· ActivityMotor boating· Activity
Suitability
Juniors, families, and accessibility
Juniors
A current Folkelife page quotes the club describing itself as family-based, with members ranging from around age 9 or 10 to older adults, and welcoming new members interested in motorboating, yachting, diving, paddleboarding and kayaking. The official site does not give junior sailing programme details.
Access· Unclear
The checked official page and directory listing did not show disabled access, step-free access, adapted sailing, Sailability, accessible toilets, or other specific access-support information.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
I found no current membership, mooring, training, taster, hire, or course prices on the checked official page or VisitMyHarbour listing.
Membership
Directory and Yachting Monthly evidence identify a Folkestone yacht club with members' moorings; official-domain detail was limited.
The official site says the club has sailing, motorboat, paddleboard, kayak and sub-aqua sections, and that members lay their own moorings, but I found no clear current statement that boats or sailing equipment are available to hire or borrow.
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