ClubCoastalSheerness, KentNorth coast of the Isle of Sheppey, Thames Estuary, Medway and Swale
Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club
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Beginner
The club says membership is open to all, invites visitors to come on Sundays from 9am, and describes itself as an RYA Training Centre. Its linked membership information says new members of all abilities are welcome and that RYA Level 1 and 2 training courses are available for people who want to learn to sail.
Training
Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club is a recognised RYA Training Centre. The training page says volunteer instructors offer dinghy sailing and powerboating training, with boats and safety equipment provided as part of the course; it also lists 2026 junior training dates and Junior Week.
A site-wide notice found in search snippets refers to an Open Evening on 16 May where visitors could arrange a trial sail, but that date had passed by this check on 12 June 2026. No current future open day, taster session, or bookable trial-sail date was found on the checked official pages.
The official site says the shingle beach is popular with families and the clubhouse has child-friendly changing rooms. The training page lists 2026 junior training on Saturday afternoons and Junior Week, and the membership page says junior members can sail with instructors, take RYA certificate assessments, and race a club boat on Sundays once competent.
Access
The official pages describe disabled-accessible changing provision: the homepage says the clubhouse has disabled accessible changing rooms, the facilities page lists a disabled accessible changing room on the promenade level, and the welfare page mentions a unisex disabled changing room. No specific adaptive sailing or Sailability programme was found.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The current linked IOS Sailing Community membership page lists 2026 fees: Family GBP 225, Individual GBP 189, Junior GBP 84, Student GBP 84, Senior GBP 84, Swimming/Paddlesport GBP 84, Social GBP 25. It also lists 2026 boat parking at GBP 12 per square metre at Sheerness and GBP 6 per square metre at Minster. The main official membership page still shows 2025 membership dates, so the 2026-linked page is the current pricing source.
Club boat use is supported for training and competent junior members, but no stand-alone public boat hire offer was found. The training page says boats and safety equipment are provided as part of courses, and the membership page says junior members may race a club boat on Sundays once they reach a suitable level of competence.
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