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Grimsby and Cleethorpes Yacht Club

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Grimsby and Cleethorpes Yacht Club is a Royal Dock yacht club serving the Humber Estuary and North Sea coast.

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Yacht club, Cruising, Racing, Moorings, Social sailing

Beginner
Grimsby and Cleethorpes Yacht Club has a supported route for beginner sailors. The official dinghy page says learning to sail a dinghy is a low-cost entry into sailing and a good way to learn essential boat-handling skills, and says the club offers regular dinghy sailing courses as a recognised RYA Dinghy Training Centre. The RYA listing confirms beginner-level dinghy and youth dinghy courses, plus beginner shorebased navigation courses.
Training
The club says it has been an RYA Training Centre since 2004 and offers RYA shorebased and dinghy courses, with training contact at training@gcyc.co.uk. The official dinghy page also says the club offers regular dinghy sailing courses. The RYA listing identifies the venue as a Training Centre and lists dinghy, youth dinghy, navigation, Marine Radio SRC, First Aid, Radar, and ICC test services.
Taster· Unclear
No current official page or reliable secondary listing checked in this run showed a current taster session, open day, try-sailing session, or future bookable introductory event. Past regatta or social/news items were not treated as current taster availability.

Activity tags

Cruising· ActivityMoorings· ActivityRacing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityYacht club· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The official dinghy page says the club has an active Cadet section open to children over 10 years old. The homepage says local youth groups including Grimsby Sea Cadets, Immingham Sea Cadets, and Cleethorpes Sea Scouts are encouraged to use the club facilities. The membership page includes Family Membership and says children up to age 14 are included on Family Membership. The RYA listing also shows youth dinghy sailing stages 1 to 4.
Access· Unclear
No current accessibility details were found on the checked official pages or RYA listing. The sources did not publish practical information about step-free access, accessible toilets or changing, disabled parking, adapted boats, hoists, Sailability support, or other access arrangements.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official homepage says visiting yachts can usually get a pontoon berth with shore power and water for as little as GBP10 per night. The membership page links a 2026 renewal form but the visible page text did not publish current membership fee amounts, and no current course fee amounts were found in the checked pages; old 2021 news prices were not treated as current.

Membership

Official site identifies an active yacht club based in Grimsby's Royal Dock.

Boat hire· Unclear
No current official page or reliable secondary listing checked in this run showed public boat hire or member dinghy/yacht hire availability. The club publishes training, dinghy sessions, moorings, visitor berthing, and yacht facilities, but that does not prove hire availability.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Cruising· OtherMoorings context· StorageSocial events· ClubhouseClubhouse· ClubhouseDock access· Other

Location

Grimsby · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
Club verification
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