ClubInlandRickmansworth / West Hyde, HertfordshireTroy Lake
Rickmansworth Sailing Club
Beginner
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Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Cruising, Supervised sailing, RYA training, Junior sailing, Club boats, Social sailing
Beginner
The club presents itself as beginner-friendly: it is an RYA Training Centre offering courses for all levels, says its training programme is designed to get people on the water and sailing with confidence, and states successful sailing-course students learn how a boat sails and how to sail a small boat.
Training
Training is available for adults and juniors, delivered by experienced RYA-qualified instructors and safety crew. Sailing courses are in dinghies and RYA levels or stages take 2 days. The page also lists RYA Dinghy Training dates and RYA Level 2 Power Boat Course dates, with power boat course prices of GBP 170 for members and GBP 260 for non-members.
No current dedicated taster session or open day for beginners was found on the inspected current pages. The club invites visitors to drop by at listed times, and its social sailing sessions are for sailors of all abilities but expect Level 1 or 2 RYA skills, self-rescue, tacking, gybing, and rigging ability, so they are not clearly first-time taster sessions.
Junior and family options are present. The club offers training for adults and juniors, has Trojans sessions for youngest members aged 4-8, is part of RYA OnBoard for 8-18 year olds, and says it continues to offer RYA Youth Sailing Scheme training. Membership includes junior, junior with social adult, and family categories; juniors must be accompanied by a named responsible adult member.
Access· Unclear
The inspected current pages did not provide specific accessibility information about step-free access, adapted boats, accessible toilets, parking, or support for disabled sailors. The youth page includes an RYA OnBoard quote about benefits regardless of age, background, or ability, but this is not enough to confirm specific accessibility provision.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
Membership pricing is published: Full Member GBP 130, Junior Member GBP 55, Junior with Social Member GBP 114, Family Membership GBP 160, Social Member GBP 59, Student Member GBP 65, first boat storage GBP 85, additional boats and road trailers GBP 64 per year. Boat hire during Launch and Lunch or Saturday Social Sail is GBP 5. Power boat training is GBP 170 for members and GBP 260 for non-members. Current dinghy sailing-course prices were not found on the inspected training page.
Club boats are available for members to rent or hire. The facilities page says there is a sizeable fleet of dinghies available for hire by members via the members' booking system. Launch and Lunch and Saturday Social Sail say no pre-booking is needed on the day and boat hire is GBP 5 if not using your own boat.
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