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ClubCoastalGranton, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh / ForthFirth of Forth

Royal Forth Yacht Club

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Royal Forth Yacht Club is a Granton Harbour yacht club on the Firth of Forth, with racing, cruising, cadet activity, open sailing and mooring facilities.

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Start

Can a beginner start here?

Yacht racing, Cruising, Cadet sailing, Open sailing, Social sailing, Moorings

Beginner
Beginners and non-members can start by booking free Open Sailing places to try a brief sail, meet members, ask questions, and assess whether to join.
Training
Training is available through cadet dinghy sailing led by an RYA qualified Senior Instructor, plus member skill-based courses arranged by demand including Powerboat Level 2, Safety Boat, VHF, Assistant Instructor, crane, tug, and committee boat training.
Taster
Open Sailing offers bookable free non-member taster evenings, and the club says it participates in RYA Discover Sailing, normally in May.

Activity tags

Cadet sailing· AudienceCruising· ActivityMoorings· ActivityOpen sailing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityYacht racing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Cadets are offered for ages 8-18 during the sailing season, and Open Sailing allows children from age 8 subject to skipper decision.
Access· Unclear
No current official accessibility or access-needs information found.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Cadet season training is listed as GBP 150 per cadet for existing Ordinary or Family members, or GBP 250 for a non-member first child package including cadet and parent membership, with GBP 225 for further children under the same parent membership; general membership subscription prices were not found in official page text.

Membership

Official site lists membership, open sailing, cruising, racing, cadets and learning opportunities at the Granton Harbour clubhouse.

Boat hire
Members can hire two club Squibs for a small daily fee, and club dinghies are available for members by contacting the sailing secretary; cadets can also use club dinghies and keelboats.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseGallery· OtherLaunch service context· LaunchMoorings· StorageWebcam· OtherYard and harbour access· Other

Location

Granton, Edinburgh · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Data status
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14 Jun 2026
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