Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club

BeginnerTraining· UnclearJuniors

Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club is a historic Dover yacht club serving members and visiting yacht crews on Dover Harbour and the Channel.

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Can a beginner start here?

Yacht club, Cruising, Yacht rallies, Visiting yachts, Social sailing

Beginner

The club's cruising page says boat owners seek crew and that no previous experience is required; racing also says skippers often need extra crew, but this is crewing rather than a structured beginner course.

Training· Unclear

The club has a Learn to sail page, but it currently says the page is under reconstruction. The facilities page mentions sailing school partners using the clubhouse, but current RYA/course details are not published on the club page.

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Taster· Unclear

No current taster session or open day details were found on the club's own website.

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Activity tags

Cruising· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityVisiting yachts· ActivityYacht club· ActivityYacht rallies· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors

The membership page says the club is keen to encourage families and offers special deals when families join together, but no current junior sailing programme details were found on the club site.

Access

The facilities page lists disabled access, facilities and lifts.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership pricing is available in the 2025 application PDF, including a GBP20 application fee and apparent 2025 Full Single/Full Joint subscription figures, though formatting is unclear and should be confirmed.

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Membership

Official and harbour/local sources describe a historic yacht club welcoming members and visiting yacht crews.

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Boat hire· Unclear

No club boat hire or club boat availability details were found. The site does offer a crew register to connect skippers and crew.

Facilities