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ClubCoastalShoreham-by-Sea, West SussexRiver Adur, Shoreham Harbour and English Channel

Shoreham Sailing Club

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Shoreham Sailing Club is a dinghy and catamaran sailing club on Shoreham Beach with harbour launching, sea sailing, racing, family/improver activity and clubhouse facilities.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy racing, Recreational sailing, Family sailing, Improver sailing, Catamaran sailing, Cruising

Beginner
The club explicitly welcomes complete beginners at its 2026 open day and says its Improver and Youth training is suitable for adults and kids new to sailing who want to improve through practice and workshops. The homepage advises people looking to learn to sail to talk to the Improvers Team for advice on the best way to start.
Training
Shoreham Sailing Club runs Improver and Youth training from April through autumn, with practice and sailing workshops. Current official pages do not show a current RYA dinghy course schedule; older RYA powerboat/race-officer course posts are historic and were not treated as current availability.
Taster
The Improvers page invites people to register for a first free taster session. The 2026 open day also advertised free taster sails, weather dependent, with no sailing experience necessary.

Activity tags

Catamaran sailing· ActivityCruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityFamily sailing· AudienceImprover sailing· ActivityRecreational sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club runs youth race improver days and regular Family and Improver days. A 2026 SSC Youth Club is listed for young members, with Saturday Improver sessions, youth club nights, racing access, club boat rentals, and supervision rules for ages 10 and under and ages 11-18.
Access· Unclear
The club publishes an equality policy saying its services, including training schemes, should be accessible to all and that participants should be treated fairly irrespective of disability. Current official pages found did not provide practical access details such as step-free access, accessible toilets, adapted sailing provision, or who to contact for access needs.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

2026 pricing is published for membership, joining fees, visitor temporary membership, boat/storage fees, harbour fees, and a club boat loan season pass. Standard annual membership examples: Single 192.50 GBP, Family 265.00 GBP, Young Person/Student 67.50 GBP, Associate 55.00 GBP, Cadet 33.00 GBP. Visitor temporary membership is 15 GBP per visit. Boat Loan Season Pass is 100 GBP for the calendar year.

Membership

Official site welcomes new members and describes racing, family and improver days, clubhouse facilities, boat park and sheltered launching from the harbour.

Boat hire
Club boats are available free to members during Improver and Junior race training sessions and available to hire outside those times. Members book through Sailing Club Manager. The published fleet includes RS Quest, Argos, RS Fevas, RS Zest, ILCA/Laser, Picos, Toppers, Topaz Uno, Optimists, and RS Teras for juniors only. A Boat Loan Season Pass is listed at 100 GBP.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Galley· ClubhouseBar· ClubhouseGrassed boat park· StorageShowers· ChangingClubhouse· ClubhouseChanging rooms· ChangingSlipway· Launch

Location

Shoreham-by-Sea · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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