Portchester Sailing Club

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Portchester Sailing Club is a coastal club on Waterside Lane with dinghy and yacht cruising and racing, plus RYA training, cadets, trial membership, and beginner open-weekend activity.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy cruising, Dinghy racing, Yacht cruising, Yacht racing

Beginner

Trial membership offers Get Afloat sessions for new or improving sailors, SUPs or kayakers, and says the club will support development after trial membership.

Training

The club states it is an accredited RYA Training Centre offering youth and adult courses, including dinghy, powerboat, shorebased and other RYA courses.

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Taster

A 3-month Trial Membership is advertised for trying watersports in a club setting. Get Afloat sessions are listed for new or improving participants.

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Activity tags

Dinghy cruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityYacht cruising· ActivityYacht racing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors

Trial membership covers an adult or couple with children aged 18 or younger. Cadets information says children aged 8 to 16 can take part in RYA Youth Training or non-accredited sessions, and Cadet Club is open from age 5 upwards.

Access· Unclear

No current official source checked gave specific accessibility information.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Trial membership is listed as GBP 39 for 3 months, including joining fee, for an adult or couple with children aged 18 or younger. A 2026 membership fees PDF is linked from the membership fees page.

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Membership

Official site promotes a Discover Sailing open weekend, trial membership, family participation, cadets, RYA OnBoard activity, and a training section.

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Boat hire

Trial membership facilities list includes club boat / SUP hire, subject to conditions including experience.

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Facilities