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Hickling Broad Sailing Club

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Hickling Broad Sailing Club is a Broads club offering sailing, racing, RYA training and junior activity on Hickling Broad.

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Sailing club, Dinghy sailing, Racing, RYA training, Junior sailing, Powerboating, Paddleboarding, Canoeing

Beginner
Hickling Broad Sailing Club explicitly welcomes people who are completely new to sailing and says its RYA-approved training programmes, club boats and friendly members help beginners learn at their own pace. The official site also describes supported sailing sessions for less experienced sailors, with a safety boat and experienced sailors on hand, and says new members joined those sessions.
Training
The club says it is an RYA Approved Training Centre offering sailing and powerboat instruction for all ages and abilities, including beginners. Current official pages also list RYA Powerboat Level 2 courses in 2026, planned RYA Safety Boat training, junior Saturday training days, and RYA Powerboat courses for juniors.
Taster
The official 2026 membership article says holidaymakers and visitors can join social sailing sessions or try selected club boats for a few days through temporary membership, subject to availability. The club also hosted an RYA Discover Sailing Open Day on 25 April 2026 and reported visitors taking trips in club Wayfarers and powerboats; because that event has passed, it is evidence of recent taster/open-day activity rather than a current open booking.

Activity tags

RYA training· TrainingSailing club· ActivityCanoeing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudiencePaddleboarding· ActivityPowerboating· TrainingRacing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes itself as family-friendly and says children and young sailors can build confidence through Tuesday evening sailing, RYA training courses, and Sunday junior and novice racing. The junior sailing page lists Saturday Training Days, Tuesday Evening T-Sail in late spring and summer, racing opportunities, club boats for junior sailing for fun, RYA Powerboat courses for juniors, and safety-boat support for organised racing and training.
Access· Unclear
No current official evidence found for disabled access, adaptive sailing, Sailability provision, step-free access, or other specific accessibility support. The reviewed official pages cover welcome, training, supported sailing, junior activity, membership, boat hire and contact details, but do not provide accessibility information.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Current official 2026 membership fees are: Family GBP 147 total, Adult GBP 99 total, Young Adult GBP 42 total, Junior GBP 27 total, Child GBP 27 total, and Basic Adult non-sailing GBP 35. The page also lists a Club Access Card at GBP 10, Adult Dinghy Berth at GBP 110, Junior/Young Adult Dinghy Berth at GBP 65, annual Road Trailer storage at GBP 23, Adult canoe/kayak/board storage at GBP 23, and Junior canoe/kayak/board storage at GBP 11. Temporary membership is available with full details on request. A 2026 official news article lists RYA Powerboat Level 2 courses at GBP 99 per course for members, including relevant RYA course books.

Membership

Official site welcomes new members, families, holidaymakers and visitors; it confirms RYA-approved training.

Boat hire
Club boat hire is available to members rather than as public walk-up hire. The club says members can access a fleet of club boats for hire, including Toppers, Lasers, Wayfarers and RS dinghies, for training, social sailing or racing. The 2026 membership article says temporary members may use selected club boats subject to availability.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseRYA training· OtherJunior sailing· OtherPaddleboarding· OtherCanoeing· OtherBroad sailing· OtherRacing· Other

Location

Hickling · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
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