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Holyhead Sailing Club

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Holyhead Sailing Club is a Newry Beach harbour club with dinghy sailing, day sailing, cruising, kayaking, powerboating, moorings and facilities for members and visiting sailors.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Day sailing, Yacht cruising, Kayaking, Powerboating, Moorings, Social activity, Visiting sailors

Beginner
Holyhead Sailing Club presents itself as a friendly, active club with unrestricted harbour sailing, adult and junior training, and opportunities for members to crew for racing and cruising. The official pages do not publish a detailed complete-beginner course pathway, so new sailors should contact the club to confirm the easiest starting route.
Training
The current homepage says HSC offers training for adults and juniors. A separate RYA Dinghy Instructor page currently embeds a February 2024 Llyn Brenig Sailing Club document, so that page was not treated as current Holyhead course availability.
Taster· Unclear
I did not find current official evidence for public sailing taster sessions, open days, try-sailing dates, or trial sails. The site directs enquiries through the office/contact form.

Activity tags

Moorings· ActivityPowerboating· TrainingSocial activity· ActivityVisiting sailors· ActivityYacht cruising· ActivityDay sailing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityKayaking· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club supports juniors and families: the homepage says training is available for adults and juniors, the 2026 application form has family membership and asks family applicants to list children aged 10-18, and the 2026 fees list Family/Joint, Cadet, and Student membership categories. The Young Optimists page also describes junior sail training in its 2023 report, but that historic report was not treated as proof of current session dates.
Access· Unclear
No current official Holyhead page checked gave visitor accessibility details such as step-free access, accessible toilets, adapted sailing, disabled parking, or other access support. The PDF on the RYA Dinghy Instructor page refers to Llyn Brenig Sailing Club, not Holyhead, so it was not used as Holyhead accessibility evidence.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official 2026 membership fees document lists Single Full Member GBP 151.11, Family/Joint GBP 242.19, Senior GBP 91.08, Joint Senior GBP 173.88, Cadet GBP 22.77, Student GBP 38.30, Associate/Diving/Rowing GBP 62.10, and Overseas GBP 32.02. The 2026 application form repeats Full GBP 151.11, Family GBP 242.19, and Student GBP 38.30 and says first-year pro-rata payments apply. A separate official mooring document lists 2025 mooring fees by boat length.

Membership

Official site describes Holyhead Sailing Club as a website for members, friends and visiting sailors, with harbour sailing, kayaking and powerboating.

Boat hire· Unclear
The official homepage says members may crew for racing and cruising, full members can use the slipway and launch vehicle for trailered boats, and the 2023 Young Optimists report refers to club Optimists, Toppers and Fevas for junior training. I did not find current official evidence that adult members or visitors can hire or borrow club sailing boats.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Showers· ChangingDinghy park· StorageSwinging moorings· StorageToilets· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseHarbour launch/sailing water· LaunchRestaurant/bar context· Clubhouse

Location

Holyhead / Newry Beach · 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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