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Royal Findhorn Yacht Club

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Royal Findhorn Yacht Club is an RYA-affiliated Findhorn club sailing on Findhorn Bay and the Moray Firth, with dinghy racing, cadets, club boats, training-school links, visitor moorings and regatta activity.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Cadet sailing, Regatta hosting, Training, RYA courses, Sailability, Visitor moorings, Social sailing

Beginner
Beginners can start via Findhorn Watersports, based at RFYC, with an Adult RYA Level 1 course stating no experience is needed; RFYC also says there is no waiting list or selection process for membership.
Training
RFYC says Findhorn Watersports is its in-house sailing school and is RYA Recognised, RYA OnBoard Accredited, and RYA Sailability Accredited; Findhorn Watersports publishes RYA sailing courses.
Taster
Findhorn Watersports' booking information references taster-session certificates, and its course navigation includes Taster Sessions, but no dedicated current taster price page was found in this check.

Activity tags

Cadet sailing· AudienceDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityRegatta hosting· ActivityRYA courses· TrainingSailability· AccessSocial sailing· ActivityTraining· TrainingVisitor moorings· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
RFYC offers Family and Junior memberships, runs Cadet Week, and Findhorn Watersports publishes junior sailing sessions and courses.
Access
Findhorn Watersports is listed by RFYC as RYA Sailability Accredited, and its booking form asks participants to share medical issues or additional support needs so support can be planned.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Training prices are available on Findhorn Watersports course pages, including Adult RYA Level 1 at GBP 300 and private adult dinghy lessons at GBP 250; full RFYC membership subscription pricing was not fully accessible because WebCollect showed a cookie/session page.

Membership

Official site says RFYC is an RYA-affiliated club with no waiting list, family/junior/holiday memberships, club boats, cadet week, racing, visitor moorings and Findhorn Watersports as its in-house RYA Recognised, OnBoard and Sailability-accredited school.

Boat hire
RFYC says it has club boats for members to use and a wider variety of boats for children and adults that members can hire; Findhorn Watersports also says boats and equipment are provided for courses.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Two listed piers· OtherGarden· OtherPontoon· LaunchBar· ClubhouseSafety boats· SafetyChanging rooms· ChangingClub boats· OtherCoffee bar· ClubhouseFindhorn House clubhouse· ClubhouseTwo dinghy parks· StorageVisitor moorings· StorageTraining room· Other

Location

Findhorn / Forres · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
Club verification
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