The official site says people are welcome to learn safely how to sail dinghies or windsurf, and the sailing page describes shallow water at low tide as a safe environment for beginners. RYA also lists beginner dinghy, youth dinghy, windsurfing, and wingsurfing courses for the club.
Training
The official sailing page says training takes place on Tuesday evenings, with RYA Level 1 and 2 courses running through spring and into summer. The RYA lists Newtownards Sailing Club as a Training Centre with dinghy, youth dinghy, windsurfing, wingsurfing, and first aid courses.
Newtownards Sailing Club is an RYA Training Centre on Strangford Lough, with dinghy sailing, GP14 racing, windsurfing, Discover Sailing tasters and wider watersports from Cunningburn.
The official news page advertised a Discover Sailing Day with dinghy sailing and windsurfing taster sessions on 16 May 2026, but that date has passed and the current online payments page says there is nothing open for booking at the moment. No current future taster session availability was found.
The official membership page lists family membership for a couple at the same address plus children below 18 and junior membership for ages 10-17. RYA lists youth dinghy and youth windsurfing courses for the club.
Access· Unclear
No current official accessibility, disabled access, adaptive sailing, or Sailability information was found on the official pages checked. The RYA listing shows Club, OnBoard Club, and Training Centre services, but does not list Sailability or a venue-specific accessibility service.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
2026 membership rates: single adult GBP 230; family GBP 280; senior GBP 130; social single GBP 50; social couple GBP 70; student and young workers GBP 84; junior aged 10-17 GBP 42; outport member 50% of the above rates. New family or single members pay a GBP 30 joining fee. Storage prices listed include cruising boats, RIBs, dinghies, and unused yard trailers at GBP 0.80 per square foot, indoor windsurfing boards/canoes/kayaks at GBP 35 per item, outdoor canoes/kayaks at GBP 16 per item, and outboards at GBP 15 each. The official payments page also lists new-member prices including the joining fee and renewal prices.
Official site and 2026 Discover Sailing listing describe an RYA Training Centre with a friendly club, all-ages taster sessions and sailing/windsurfing activity.
The official sailing page says the club owns GP14s for training courses and club racing, plus Picos, a Laser, a Leisure 17, and RIBs for safety duties. This supports club boat availability for training/racing, but no current official public boat hire or paid boat hire offer was found.
Facilities
Facilities and equipment
Jetty· LaunchSlipway· LaunchClubhouse· ClubhouseParking· AccessChanging and social facilities· ChangingOn-site parking· AccessNew facilities· OtherRYA Training Centre· Other
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