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Rugby and Daventry Sailing Club

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Rugby and Daventry Sailing Club is a dinghy sailing and racing club on Drayton Reservoir near Daventry.

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Can a beginner start here?

Sailing club, Dinghy sailing, Racing, Leisure sailing, Club boat hire

Beginner
The club says its Sunday racing caters for novices through experienced helms and veterans, and its adult Level 1 course assumes no prior knowledge. The current learning page also says no training is currently planned, so beginners should contact/check before relying on course availability.
Training
The club describes itself as an RYA Training Centre and lists adult and youth course structures, but its current Learning to Sail page states that no training is currently planned.
Taster· Unclear
No current taster session or open day availability was found. The homepage shows old 2019 open-day/come-and-try posts only, which were treated as expired evidence and not current availability.

Activity tags

Racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivitySailing club· ActivityClub boat hire· ServiceLeisure sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Youth training courses are described for ages 8+ and run over 2 days. No current youth course dates were found, and the current learning page says no training is currently planned.
Access· Unclear
A site menu page for RYA Sailability exists, but the page content only says 'Awaiting results'. No current access needs, disability sailing, step-free access, or adapted equipment information was found.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Boat session hire prices are published for members: Adult GBP 15 per session and Child GBP 10 per session, including wetsuit, splash top and buoyancy aid. Membership and course prices were not found on the checked official pages.

Membership

Official site describes member-run Sunday club sessions from March to December and member sailing outside sessions at own risk.

Boat hire
Boat ownership is not essential: the club says it has a fleet of boats for members to use at reasonable rates. Published dinghy session hire is Adult GBP 15 and Child GBP 10, including wetsuit, splash top and buoyancy aid. Listed hire dinghies are Solo, GP14, Hartley 12 and Laser Pico.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Hot showers· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseChanging rooms· ChangingSlipway· LaunchSocial room· ClubhouseParking· AccessLicensed bar· ClubhouseKitchen· ClubhouseSun terrace· Other

Location

Daventry / Drayton Reservoir · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
Club verification
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