Verified by the clubClub checked this info on 26 Jul 2026
Start
Can a beginner start here?
Dinghy cruising, Dinghy racing
Beginner
The club welcomes applications from experienced sailors and people with no sailing knowledge, says it offers training for first-timers, and describes practice/development sailing as aimed primarily at cadets and novices.
Training
Seafarers Sailing Club is an RYA Training Centre. Training is members-only, uses RYA qualified instructors, and includes novice/improver courses for ages 8 to 68 plus courses for more experienced sailors and powerboat/internal club training as required.
Seafarers Sailing Club is a Hill Head dinghy club on the Solent, with cruising, racing, RYA training for beginners, Family Fridays, club boats, and links with nearby Solent clubs.
The official programme has a Try Sail event type and shows an SSC Open Day on 25 April 2026, but that date has passed as of 2026-06-14 and no current upcoming Try Sail/open-day availability was found. Practice/development sailing exists but appears to be a club activity rather than a clearly public taster route.
The club offers training from age 8, has Cadet and Cadet/Student membership categories, supports RYA OnBoard for 8-18 year olds and Saturday morning Cadet sessions, and lists family-focused activities such as Family Fridays and Family Day/Regatta in the 2026 programme.
Access· Unclear
The official pages reviewed say training aims to be accessible and inclusive, and describe the site as beside a public car park and slipway, but they do not provide specific access-needs, disabled access, step-free access, toilet/changing accessibility, or adaptive sailing details.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
2026 membership and boat-space fees are published. Full Member family membership is GBP 88.00; Cadet/Student 11-24 in full-time education GBP 44.00; Cadet under 11 GBP 22.00; Senior GBP 44.00. Boat-space fees are GBP 99.00 small, GBP 132.00 medium, and GBP 165.00 large. No joining fee since 2023. Course or taster prices were not found on the accessible official pages.
Official site describes RYA training for complete beginners of all ages, Family Fridays, club boats, membership pages, dinghy cruising and racing, and a relationship with nearby Solent clubs.
The club maintains club boats for member use, primarily for training and helping trainees/novices develop before buying a boat. Suitably qualified and/or experienced members may also use club boats for cruising and racing, with booking through WebCollect and approval/check-out controls.
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