Humber Yawl Club is beginner-friendly for people interested in yacht cruising or racing on the Humber, but the club is clear that the tidal Humber can be challenging. The official About page says complete beginners, experienced cruisers and racers are assured of a warm welcome, the Join page says new members are welcome with or without sailing experience and can expect advice and support, and the home page says a buddy system is available for new or inexperienced members.
Training
The club says it is RYA affiliated and has been a recognised shorebased centre since 1984, with regular training courses including RYA-recognised qualifications from Competent Crew to Yachtmaster Ocean and radio courses. The current Training page says Fastack Sailing offers navigation, chart work, VHF, GPS, RYA Day Skipper, RYA Yachtmaster, diesel-engine and other courses, many run at Humber Yawl Club, with member discounts; a basic navigation course and ICC/CEVNI tests are available free to members, excluding learning materials.
Training
Juniors
Humber Yawl Club is a member-run yacht and keelboat club on the River Humber, with its East Riding haven at Brough.
No current official public taster sail, try-sailing session, open day, or Discover Sailing-style beginner event was found on the checked official pages. The current events list shows social, working, meeting and racing-related activity, and the May 2026 regatta had already passed at the time of this 12 June 2026 check, so it has not been treated as current taster availability.
The club publishes Family Membership and says children and young adults should be enrolled as Junior Cadet or Cadet members according to age, under 14 and under 21. No separate junior sailing programme or youth course schedule was found on the checked current official pages.
Access· Unclear
No current official page checked published practical access-needs information such as step-free clubhouse access, accessible toilets or changing, disabled parking, adapted boats, hoists for disabled sailors, Sailability support, or assistance arrangements. The facilities pages describe tidal slipways, boat hoists, mast hoists, winches, tractors, clubhouses, kitchens, toilets and showers, but not accessibility provisions.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The Join page confirms that subscription and joining fees become due once an application is approved and says the member-run structure helps keep fees realistic. The Training page says members receive discounts on many Fastack courses and that a basic navigation course plus ICC/CEVNI tests are free to members, though students must pay for learning materials. I found no current official exact membership, joining, mooring, course, taster, or boat-use prices.
Official site states the club welcomes new members with or without sailing experience, with full, family, cadet, junior cadet and associate membership categories.
No current official evidence was found that Humber Yawl Club offers public boat hire, club boat hire, or beginner loan boats. The official pages focus on members' own yachts and facilities for launching, lifting, storing, berthing and maintaining members' boats.
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