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Goring Thames Sailing Club

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Goring Thames Sailing Club is a family dinghy sailing and RYA training club on the River Thames at Goring.

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Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, River cruising, Junior sailing, Family sailing, RYA training, Youth club

Beginner
Goring Thames Sailing Club presents itself as suitable for beginners. The training page says the club welcomes sailors of all abilities, including total beginners. The membership page says sailing experience is not essential, training is generally available, members do not need their own boat, and there are opportunities to crew or use club boats. The boats page also identifies several club boats as suitable for people learning to sail.
Training
The official site says GTSC is an RYA Training Centre and lists training for adults and juniors. Current evidence found on 12 June 2026 includes an Adult Level 1 RYA Beginner course over Saturdays 4 and 11 July 2026 at GBP100 for members, plus powerboat course enquiries via gtsc.training@goringthamessc.org.uk. The page also shows May 2026 and Summer 2025 entries; those dates are stale or uncertain for current availability and should not be treated as bookable without checking the club.
Taster· Unclear
No current official taster session or open-day listing was found on the checked pages. The events page currently showed a social BBQ event, and the booking/service pages did not expose a current taster/open-day booking in the fetched page text.

Activity tags

Dinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceJunior sailing· AudienceRiver cruising· ActivityRYA training· TrainingYouth club· Audience

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes itself as family-oriented and family-friendly, with a junior programme covering courses, Friday Night Youth Club for age 10+, junior racing for age 8+, Saturday sailing with a qualified instructor, and development opportunities. Family membership covers one or two parents plus children aged 5-25 in full-time education.
Access· Unclear
No specific current accessibility information was found on the checked official pages. The site did not publish practical access details such as step-free access, accessible toilets/changing, adapted boats, hoists, or disabled parking arrangements.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Published 2026 membership prices are: Sailing Member GBP203, Joint Members GBP265, Family Membership GBP296, Student Member GBP57, Social Member GBP57, and Joint Social Members GBP84. Additional 2026 storage/parking prices shown are Additional Canoe Parking GBP45, Additional Junior Dinghy Parking GBP45, and Additional Sailing Dinghy Parking GBP74. Membership is valid March 2026 to February 2027, and the one-off GBP50 joining fee is waived for the 2026 season. Training page prices include members-only course rates, with non-members usually double the member rate by enquiry.

Membership

Official site describes a family-oriented Thames club with casual racing, junior programmes, RYA adult/junior courses and club boats for members.

Boat hire
Club boats are available to members at no extra cost rather than as a public hire offer. The site says there are 21 club boats for members to use, and the boats page lists Optimists, Laser Picos, RS Fevas, Comets, Toppers, Lasers, and RS Visions. The site also says paddleboards, kayaks and raft-building equipment are available to members.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

River access· Other21 club boats· OtherPaddle equipment· OtherRiverfront clubhouse· ClubhouseBoat storage· StorageRYA Training Centre· Other

Location

Goring-on-Thames · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Verified
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12 Jun 2026
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