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ClubCoastalShaldon, Teignmouth, DevonRiver Teign and Lyme Bay

Shaldon Sailing Club

BeginnerTraining· UnclearJuniors

Shaldon Sailing Club is a dinghy sailing club at the mouth of the River Teign.

Start

Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Junior sailing, Family sailing, Social events

Beginner
The club describes itself as a small friendly family club and says it is an ideal club to learn to race, with both learners and experienced sailors racing and less experienced sailors not discouraged.
Training· Unclear
No current official page found confirming active RYA courses or a current structured sail-training programme. Older newsletter content mentions 2019 sail training, but it is not used as current availability.
Taster· Unclear
No current official page found advertising formal taster sessions or open days. The club does invite visiting sailors to get in touch beforehand and says visitors can sail/race and borrow club boats for a fee, but this is not described as a structured taster session.

Activity tags

Dinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceJunior sailing· AudienceSocial events· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes itself as a small friendly family club, and the 2026 membership fees include Family and Junior membership categories.
Access· Unclear
No current official page found describing accessibility, adaptive sailing, access needs support, or disabled facilities.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

2026 membership fees are listed as Family GBP 100.00, Single GBP 80.00, Junior GBP 20.00, Associate non-sailing GBP 25.00, and Temporary membership GBP 10 plus boat hire, maximum 2 per year. Boat parking is additional GBP 30 per year. Visiting sailors can sail at GBP 5 per sail and borrow a club boat for GBP 5 each time.

Membership

Official site describes a friendly dinghy sailing club at Shaldon with racing, social activity and junior/family sailing.

Boat hire
The 2026 news page says there is a club Topper, Laser and Enterprise that can be taken out for a small donation. The visiting sailors page says club boats are available and visitors can borrow one for GBP 5 each time.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Beach/estuary launching· LaunchClubhouse· ClubhouseParking· AccessBoat storage· Storage

Location

Shaldon, Teignmouth · 6 nearby clubs mapped

Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
14 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
Sources checked (2)