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Keyhaven Yacht Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors

Keyhaven Yacht Club is a Keyhaven and Hurst Castle area club offering dinghy sailing, yacht cruising, junior activity, and RYA training for members.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy cruising, Dinghy racing, Sportboat / RIBs, Yacht cruising

Beginner
Keyhaven Yacht Club offers RYA dinghy sailing courses on club boats and says non-members can use a month-long taster membership with a course to visit the club and learn to sail. Junior sailing also includes absolute beginner and beginner routes for younger sailors.
Training
The club is an RYA Recognised Training Centre offering dinghy sailing, powerboating and shorebased courses to club members, with dinghy courses run on club boats in the Keyhaven and Lymington area.
Taster
The current official training page says non-members interested in visiting can join as a month-long taster member in conjunction with a course to discover and use the club facilities while learning to sail. I did not count expired open-day/event listings as current availability.

Activity tags

Dinghy cruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivitySportboat / RIBs· ActivityYacht cruising· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The membership page describes Keyhaven Yacht Club as family friendly with youth, juniors and a full junior/youth sailing programme. Junior pages describe Salterns, Junior and Youth sessions, including novice primary school age sailors, club dinghies and parent-supported sessions.
Access· Unclear
I did not find current official Keyhaven Yacht Club information confirming accessible sailing, Sailability, disabled access arrangements or adapted equipment.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership information for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 lists Single membership at GBP 205 per year plus a GBP 100 joining fee, Full membership at GBP 295 per year plus a GBP 150 joining fee, Cadet/Junior membership at GBP 30 per year, and Student membership at GBP 40 per year plus a GBP 40 joining fee. A car park permit is listed at GBP 10 per year. Dinghy course member prices are described as typically from GBP 180 for a two-day course, and course-linked taster membership typically works out at GBP 40 for a month.

Membership

Official home page says the club welcomes membership applications from anyone interested in sailing or paddle sports around Keyhaven and Hurst Castle, with family, youth, and junior activity.

Boat hire
The membership page lists club boats available to hire, including Oppies, Teras, Qubas, Argo, 2000, Lasers and Lymington River Scows. This appears to be a member facility; I did not find evidence of public visitor boat hire outside membership or training.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseClassroom· Other

Location

Keyhaven · 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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