ClubCoastalGosport, HampshirePortsmouth Harbour and the Solent
Gosport Cruising Club
Beginner· Unclear
Start
Can a beginner start here?
Yacht cruising, Motor boating
Beginner· Unclear
The official site describes Gosport Cruising Club as a friendly club for boating enthusiasts with sailing yachts and motor boats, and says membership enquiries are being added to a waiting list. No current beginner sailing pathway, learn-to-sail offer, or first-sail guidance was found on the checked official pages.
Training· Unclear
No current sailing training, RYA course, or beginner course information was found on the checked official pages. The public content seen focuses on membership, moorings, rallies, safety notices, and bookable club resources rather than instruction.
Gosport Cruising Club is a coastal cruising club on Weevil Lane by Portsmouth Harbour, with RYA-listed yacht cruising activity and an official website describing sailing yachts, motor boats, moorings, and social clubhouse use.
No current taster sail, open day, trial session, or try-sailing event was found on the checked official pages. The public events page did not show a current public taster or open-day offer.
The FAQ lists Family and Junior membership prices, and says children over 18 cannot join under family membership but may attend as guests until ready to become full members themselves. No junior sailing programme details were found.
Access
The FAQ says the club has ground-floor facilities, disabled parking, and a stairlift. It also notes that pontoon and on-water activities remain the responsibility of individuals, so this is facilities access information rather than evidence of adaptive sailing provision.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The FAQ lists a GBP 600 one-off joining fee, annual membership prices of GBP 60 Family, GBP 45 Ordinary, and GBP 25 Junior, and says an under-the-bridge membership can spread the GBP 600 joining fee over five years. Current booking pages list Drying Grid pricing from 1 Jan 2026 as GBP 2.00 per night with the first two nights free, Hammerhead as GBP 5.00 per night, and Pond as GBP 5.00 per night with the first 14 nights at GBP 2.00 per night.
Official website says membership and moorings are available, with new enquiries being added to a waiting list. PLSA listing mentions training, first aid courses, disabled activity, and cadets.
No current public boat hire, club-boat hire, or member boat-borrowing offer was found on the checked official pages. The bookable resources found were the Drying Grid, Hammerhead, and Pond, not boats.
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