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Medway Cruising Club

BeginnerTraining· UnclearJuniors

Medway Cruising Club is a Lower Upnor cruising club on the River Medway with moorings, facilities and social sailing.

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Can a beginner start here?

Cruising club, Yacht club, Moorings, Cruises, Social sailing

Beginner
Medway Cruising Club provides a plausible route for people without their own boat, but not a formal beginner course. The official How to Join page says the club is open to people interested in sailing or motor boating, can accept new members with most types of craft, and says people who do not own a boat can join the club crew register for cruising and racing opportunities.
Training· Unclear
No current official evidence was found for RYA courses, learn-to-sail training, beginner instruction, coaching sessions, or a training programme. The official site shows an RYA logo in the footer, but the reviewed pages do not describe current training provision.
Taster· Unclear
No current official evidence was found for taster sessions, trial sails, try-sailing sessions, public open days, or a current beginner introduction event. The official cruising and racing pages list 2026 club programmes, but these are not described as public taster or open-day availability.

Activity tags

Cruises· ActivityCruising club· ActivityMoorings· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityYacht club· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Family and cadet membership are supported. The official How to Join page says family membership is open to the partner or child of Full or Associate Members, and cadet membership is open to people up to and including age 21 when nominated by a parent or guardian who is a full or associate member. The 2026 racing page also lists a Cadet Race and a Reserve Cadet Race.
Access· Unclear
No current official evidence was found for accessible sailing, Sailability, adapted equipment, hoists for sailors, step-free access, accessible toilets, disabled parking, or other practical access-needs support on the official pages reviewed.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official site publishes mooring and berthing/storage prices but no current membership subscription price was found. The mooring page lists member mooring fees at GBP 165 per annum and club mooring fees at GBP 500 per annum. The berthing page lists hauled-out berths at GBP 9.50 per square metre, West Berths at GBP 6.50 per square metre, East Beach at GBP 8.00 per square metre, Lighters at GBP 6.00 per square metre, covered accommodation at GBP 1.00 per square metre per week, large dinghies over 10ft and up to 16ft at GBP 75 per annum, small dinghies up to and including 10ft at GBP 55 per annum, and dry dock at GBP 20 per week.

Membership

Official site gives membership information and describes an active cruising club at Lower Upnor.

Boat hire· Unclear
No current official evidence was found for public boat hire, club-boat hire, or independent member use of club sailing boats. The mooring page says the club owns two work boats and a mooring platform that members may use to lay and service moorings, but that has not been treated as sailing boat hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Bar· ClubhouseClubhouse· ClubhouseMoorings· StoragePontoon· LaunchSlipway· LaunchSocial events· Clubhouse

Location

Gillingham / Medway · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
13 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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