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Hunts Sailing Club

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Hunts Sailing Club is a family-friendly inland club at St Ives, with dinghy sailing, racing, windsurfing and RYA training.

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Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Windsurfing, RYA training, Junior sailing, Social sailing, Club boat hire

Beginner
Hunts Sailing Club is suitable for beginners. The official home page says everyone is welcome whether they have sailed before or not, and says the club runs regular beginner and improver courses for adults and kids. The adult RYA course page lists beginner Level 1 and Level 2 dinghy courses, and the children course page says RYA Stage 1 and 2 are for complete beginners.
Training
The club is an RYA Training Centre and runs sailing and powerboat training for members. Official pages list adult RYA Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Start Racing, race training and one-to-one tuition; youth RYA Stages 1 to 4, Start Racing, Team Hunts, summer courses and Cadet Week; and the current events page lists upcoming 2026 training events including Mirror Training, Junior Race Coaching and Boat Camp.
Taster· Unclear
A current official news article confirms Hunts Sailing Club held a recent taster day, but it was published after the event and does not establish a future taster session or open day as currently available. No upcoming taster/open-day event was found on the checked official events, booking, news, home, membership, training and contact pages.

Activity tags

Club boat hire· ServiceDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceRYA training· TrainingSocial sailing· ActivityWindsurfing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes itself as family-friendly and family-oriented, lists beginner and improver courses for kids, and has junior sailing and youth training. The 2026 membership page lists Family and Junior membership categories, and the junior programme page lists free member OnBoard sessions, junior race training, junior RYA courses and Boat Camp, with parents or guardians expected to stay and assist for some junior sessions.
Access· Unclear
No current official accessibility, Sailability, adapted sailing, wheelchair access, accessible toilet, hoist or step-free access information was found on the checked official pages. The About page says future clubhouse extension work will enable a bigger women's changing room and full disabled facilities, so this should not be treated as current accessibility provision.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official 2026 membership-fees page lists annual membership from 1 March, reduced pro rata if joining part way through the season: Individual GBP 86, Family GBP 112, Junior GBP 31, Student GBP 31, Radio-Controlled Yacht associate membership GBP 52, Temporary GBP 25 and Non-sailing GBP 40. It also lists berth fees of GBP 94 for an adult boat/sailboard and GBP 26 for a cadet/young person boat/sailboard. The junior programme page lists May half-term junior RYA courses at GBP 220 for Stage 1 & 2, Stage 3 & 4 and Start Racing, and GBP 110 for Sailing with Spinnakers; those prices exclude boat hire. No current adult course prices or club-boat hire tariff was found on the checked official pages.

Membership

Official site describes a family-friendly St Ives club where everyone is welcome, with racing, casual sailing, RYA courses for adults and young people, and club-owned boats for hire.

Boat hire
Club boat hire/use is available, but mainly as member or organised club use rather than public walk-up hire. The home page says club-owned boats can be hired at reasonable costs, and the club-boats page says boats are available to all members, may be used by new members, training-course participants and families, and can only be booked in advance for training courses otherwise first-come, first-served. It lists Oppi, Topper, Pico, Quba, Feva, 2000 and Vago boats, with competency and safety-cover conditions. The page says Toppers, Oppies, Picos and Qubas may be hired by guests, while Vagos and 2000s require an experienced helm who is a club member.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Racing lake· OtherWebcam/weather station· OtherClub boats· OtherRYA Training Centre· OtherOpen events· OtherSocial calendar· Clubhouse

Location

St Ives · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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