ClubCoastalHardway, Gosport, HampshirePortsmouth Harbour and the Solent
Hardway Sailing Club
Beginner· Unclear
Start
Can a beginner start here?
Dinghy cruising, Dinghy racing, Yacht cruising, Yacht racing
Beginner· Unclear
The current official pages support junior membership and formal instruction from around age 7, and list a 2026 Junior Week training booking. They do not clearly state that complete adult beginners can start sailing here, and adult sailing membership is limited by a waiting list and an interview process to confirm a genuine interest in sailing.
Training
The official booking pages list Junior Week as a training item for Mon 27 to Fri 31 July 2026, and the contact form includes Training enquiries. A current support-boat refresher news item is aimed at members who want to help with dinghy-racing support boat duties. No current public adult learn-to-sail or RYA course schedule was found.
Hardway Sailing Club is a coastal club at Priory Road in Gosport, with RYA-listed dinghy cruising, dinghy racing, yacht cruising, and yacht racing activity on Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent.
No current official taster sail, open day, trial session, or try-sailing booking was found on the checked official home, news, booking, training, events, joining, and contact pages. Older or external event mentions were not treated as current availability.
Junior membership is available and is not subject to an interview, but the parent, grandparent, or nominated responsible adult must be a club member and must accompany the junior on club premises. The joining page says there is no lower age limit, but generally age 7 is the minimum considered able to take formal instruction. The current booking pages list Junior Week for Mon 27 to Fri 31 July 2026. The club states there is no Family membership category.
Access· Unclear
The official club page says the landing pontoons are accessible at virtually all states of tide, but no current official disability access, step-free access, accessible toilet, hoist, Sailability, adaptive sailing, or access-needs support information was found on the checked official pages.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The official joining page lists current membership fees: Full GBP 125 joining fee plus GBP 80 annual membership, total GBP 205; Full/Spouse GBP 150 joining fee plus GBP 120 annual membership, total GBP 270; OAP GBP 50; OAP/Spouse GBP 75; Junior under 12 GBP 30; Junior 13-17 GBP 17 joining fee plus GBP 30 annual membership, total GBP 47; Young Adult 18-21 GBP 60 joining fee plus GBP 40 annual membership, total GBP 100; and Young Adult and Spouse 18-21 GBP 90 joining fee plus GBP 60 annual membership. The scale of charges page lists pontoon stays at GBP 5 per day for members and GBP 20 per day for visitors on days 1 to 7, winter rate GBP 25 per week for members, grids GBP 5 per tide for members, derrick GBP 20, cruiser trolley GBP 20 per haul, electric winch GBP 20 per haul, and storage charges including inflatables GBP 20 per year, outboards GBP 20 per year, dinghy toast rack GBP 20 per year, dinghy summer storage GBP 30, dinghy winter storage GBP 30, sailing dinghy on the flat GBP 60 per year, kayak in racks GBP 15 per year, ground-level sailing dinghy rack GBP 60 per year, middle and upper sailing dinghy rack GBP 30 per year, cruiser compound storage over 6m GBP 20 per month, and under 6m GBP 10 per month.
Official site confirms current club activity and address. RYA lists dinghy cruising, dinghy racing, yacht cruising, yacht racing, club status, and ICC test centre status.
No current official public boat hire, club dinghy hire, or member boat-borrowing offer was found on the checked official pages. The booking and charges pages cover pontoons, grids, derrick, storage, and related facilities rather than boat hire.
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