Hamble River Sailing Club is suitable for beginners through its RYA Training Centre. The official adult sailing page lists RYA Level 1 as introducing people to sailing and lists combined RYA Level 1 & 2 with no previous experience necessary. The youth RYA Stage 1 & 2 course is described as accessible to complete beginners for ages 6-17.
Training
The club says it has been a recognised RYA Training Centre since 2005 and runs dinghy sailing, powerboat, first aid and some shore-based courses. Current official pages list adult RYA sailing courses, youth RYA sailing courses, youth advanced sailing, youth powerboating, adult powerboat courses, theory courses and first aid courses, with online booking available.
Hamble River Sailing Club is a River Hamble club with dinghy and yacht sailing, racing, cruising, youth activity, taster sessions, and a broad RYA training offer.
The official youth sailing page says dedicated taster sessions are available for non-members to try sailing at HRSC, charged at GBP 10 per taster session for a maximum of two sessions before joining. The training centre page also says HRSC can offer sailing and powerboating experiences, including bespoke activity for groups. Racing open events were not used as evidence for beginner tasters.
HRSC has youth sailing sessions for club members, split by experience, age and boat, with Saturday youth sailing from April to September open to youth sailors from Peanuts through advanced cadets. Membership options include family membership, cadet membership, and cadet-parent membership for children aged 6-16, which gives the parent and child access to youth activities.
Access· Unclear
No current official accessibility, Sailability, adapted sailing, wheelchair access, step-free access, hoist, accessible toilet, or disability support information was found on the checked official club, training, facilities, youth sailing, dinghy hire, booking, and contact pages.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The official club page lists 2026 membership fees: family GBP 340, single GBP 239, young member aged 18-25 GBP 90, cadet under 18 GBP 90, cadet-parent GBP 155, and overseas GBP 90. The youth page lists youth RYA Stage 1 & 2, Stage 3, Stage 4 and Improver Week at GBP 285 members or GBP 350 non-members. The adult sailing page lists RYA Level 1 single-hander at GBP 170 members or GBP 210 non-members, Level 1 double-hander at GBP 185 members or GBP 225 non-members, Level 2 at GBP 170 members or GBP 210 non-members, Level 3 at GBP 170 members or GBP 210 non-members, and combined Level 1 & 2 at GBP 285 members or GBP 350 non-members. Youth taster sessions are GBP 10 per non-member taster session, maximum two sessions.
Club dinghy hire is available to members. The official dinghy hire page says the club owns 2 RS Visions, 3 RS Fevas, 6 Teras, 2 Lasers, 6 Fusions, 6 Toppers and 10 Optimists available for hire by members, with booking and payment required for non-club-event use. The booking page also lists 'Boat Hire member only'. This should be treated as member-only dinghy hire, not public walk-up boat hire.
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