Gravesend Sailing Club

Gravesend Sailing Club presents a clear beginner route. The Dinghies page says newcomers can try sailing at informal Discover Sailing sessions with an experienced sailor giving instruction, and that the club runs RYA Level 1 and 2 dinghy sailing courses each year. The Discover Sailing page says completely new visitors can be taken out by an experienced helm who will teach the basics.

The club says it is a Royal Yachting Association training establishment and offers courses. The Training page says it has a varied programme, summer Discover Sailing taster sessions, course application forms, and booking by returning an application form to the training principal with payment. The Dinghies page specifically mentions annual RYA Level 1 and 2 dinghy sailing courses. The fetched Upcoming Events page listed RYA Dinghy Level 1 on 30-31 May 2026 and RYA Dinghy Level 2 on 6-7 June 2026, but those dates were already past when checked on 12 June 2026, so they should not be treated as current bookable availability.

The official Discover Sailing page says Discover Sailing sessions welcome existing members, friends and family of members, and people completely new to the club. It says new visitors will be taken out by an experienced helm, the sessions have safety boat cover, and there is no charge. The Training page also says summer Discover Sailing sessions are scheduled. No future-dated Discover Sailing session was found in the fetched event listings; the visible 10 May 2026 Discover Sailing event was already past when checked on 12 June 2026.

The About page describes Gravesend as a family club. Membership pricing includes Joint membership for two adults at the same address together with children under 18, and Youth membership for ages 14-18 or up to 23 in full-time education.

No current official accessibility details were found on the checked pages. The site did not publish practical information about step-free access, accessible toilets or changing, adapted boats, hoists, disabled parking, or Sailability-style support in the fetched page text.

The Dinghies page says members can hire one of the club's Wayfarer dinghies and gives a charge of GBP22.50 per day or part day, with a Dinghy Hire link. It also says members without their own boat can use club dinghies during Discover Sailing sessions.