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Royal Southern Yacht Club

BeginnerTrainingJuniors

Royal Southern Yacht Club is a Hamble yacht club with Solent access and RYA-listed dinghy, sportboat, yacht cruising, and yacht racing activity.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy cruising, Dinghy racing, Sportboat / RIBs, Yacht cruising, Yacht racing

Beginner
The club has an official youth pathway that explicitly includes first-sail and confidence-building routes for young sailors, including Splash Club for under-8s and confidence-building sailors. The source supports beginner suitability for children/youth, but a comparable adult complete-beginner pathway was not found.
Training
The Junior Academy provides instructor-led structured training linked to RYA Dinghy Sailing Stages, including RYA Stage 1 to Stage 4 and RYA Start Racing. The 2026 events calendar also lists future Splash, Junior Academy, and Youth Academy training events with online booking links.
Taster· Unclear
No current official taster session, open day, or first-try sailing event was found. The youth pathway describes introductory youth sailing, and the events calendar lists training sessions, but these were not clearly presented as public taster sessions or open days.

Activity tags

Dinghy cruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivitySportboat / RIBs· ActivityYacht cruising· ActivityYacht racing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club publishes a youth pathway with Splash Club for under-8s and confidence-building sailors, Junior Academy for ages 8 to 15, and Youth Academy for ages 15+. Membership prices include an 8-17 category, and the membership benefits page lists Splash, Junior Cadets, Academy, and Younger Members activity.
Access
The facilities page says the private car park has allocated disabled parking. Broader access-needs information, such as accessible changing, toilets, step-free clubhouse access, or adaptive sailing support, was not found on the current official pages checked.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership pricing is published. Lead member annual subscriptions are GBP 645.00 for age 40+, GBP 484.00 for 35-39, GBP 323.00 for 30-34, GBP 194.00 for 26-29, GBP 90.00 for 18-25, and GBP 58.00 for 8-17. Partner/spouse annual subscriptions are GBP 355.00 for 40+, GBP 266.00 for 35-39, GBP 177.00 for 30-34, and GBP 106.00 for 26-29. An educational institution affiliation option is listed at GBP 250/year from September to August. Course, taster, and boat hire prices were not found.

Membership

Official site positions the club on the Hamble with the Solent on its doorstep. Club documents and membership materials indicate junior and family-related membership/activity routes.

Boat hire
The club says members can charter four J/70 sportsboats for training or racing, and that RS Feva and Optimist dinghies are also available for members to hire. The membership benefits page also mentions reduced-rate J/70 hire and ability to hire club RS Fevas. Hire prices were not found.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseTraining facilities· Other

Location

Hamble · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
14 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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