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Harper Adams Sailing Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors· Unclear

Harper Adams Sailing Club is a student sailing society that sails at Telford Sailing Club on Priorslee Lake.

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Can a beginner start here?

University sailing, Beginner sailing, Leisure sailing, Racing, Training, Social sailing, Taster sessions

Beginner
Harper Adams SU describes HAU Sailing Club as an inclusive student club where members can set sail for the first time, learn, compete, and enjoy sailing. The host club, Telford Sailing Club, says newcomers are welcome and it has activities for novices through to experts.
Training
HAU on-the-water membership includes race training sessions, weather dependent. Telford Sailing Club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre and lists 2026 RYA dinghy courses including Level 1 Start Sailing for complete beginners and Level 2 Basic Skills.
Taster· Unclear
The HAU page lists taster days on 1 October 2025 and 8 October 2025, but those dates are past as of 12 June 2026 and the page also says there are currently no events. No current taster or open-day availability was found.

Activity tags

University sailing· AudienceBeginner sailing· ActivityLeisure sailing· ActivityRacing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityTaster sessions· ServiceTraining· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors· Unclear
HAU Sailing Club is presented as a Harper Adams student club, and the current HAU page does not describe junior or family participation. Telford Sailing Club separately offers family and student/junior membership and training from age 8, but this does not confirm a junior or family offer through HAU Sailing Club.
Access· Unclear
The current HAU page does not state accessibility or adaptive-sailing arrangements for the student club. Telford Sailing Club hosts a Telford Sailability group with access boats and support for disabled or less mobile sailors, but no source confirms how this applies to HAU Sailing Club members.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

HAU lists Social membership at GBP 25 for social attendance only, and On the water membership at GBP 100, including Telford Sailing Club membership, use of Telford dinghy boats, race training sessions, and social attendance. Telford Sailing Club's own current membership page lists Family GBP 90, Single GBP 80, Student / Junior GBP 70, Compound Fee GBP 65 per berth, and one-off key deposit GBP 32.

Membership

Official Harper Adams SU page describes HAU Sailing Club as a new inclusive student club using Telford Sailing Club, with social and on-water memberships, taster days, training and racing.

Boat hire
HAU on-the-water membership includes use of Telford's dinghy boats. Telford Sailing Club says members may borrow club boats at no charge, including Toppers, Laser, GP14s, Miracles, and Laser Picos. This is member boat use, not evidence of public pay-as-you-go hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Buoyancy aids· OtherUniversity society membership· OtherUse of Telford club dinghies· OtherUses Telford Sailing Club facilities· Other

Location

Newport / Telford · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
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