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ClubCoastalShotley Gate, SuffolkRivers Stour and Orwell

Shotley Sailing Club

Beginner· UnclearTraining· UnclearJuniors

Shotley Sailing Club is a family-oriented sailing club at Shotley Gate for dinghy sailing, racing, cruising and social sailing on the Stour and Orwell.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Cruising, Visiting yachts, Social sailing

Beginner· Unclear
The club presents itself as a warm, friendly sailing club and says membership is open to anyone with an interest in the water. It appears welcoming to new members, families, dinghy sailors, yacht cruisers and visiting yachtsmen, but the current pages found do not specifically explain a beginner pathway or what a complete beginner should do first.
Training· Unclear
No current official page was found confirming RYA courses, learn-to-sail training, beginner tuition, or a training contact route. The RYA listing identifies Shotley Sailing Club as a club with sailing activities, but the fetched listing did not show it as an RYA training centre or list training services.
Taster· Unclear
No current official evidence was found for taster sessions, open days, trial sails, or discover-sailing events. The official Coming Events page was fetched and showed no events at the time checked.

Activity tags

Cruising· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityVisiting yachts· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Family membership and junior membership are explicitly offered. The club describes sailing as an all-round family activity. The official membership page says Full/Family membership includes the member, spouse or partner, and family members up to age 18, and it also lists a Junior membership category for active sailing members aged 14 to 18.
Access· Unclear
No current official evidence was found about accessibility, disabled sailing, access needs, step-free access, accessible toilets, changing access, adapted boats, or Sailability-style provision. Users with access needs should contact the club before visiting.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The current official site includes a subscription-renewal page, but the page is headed 2024/2025 and refers to membership expiring on 31 March 2025, so these prices should not be presented as confirmed current 2026 prices. The page lists Adult/Family Membership at GBP 85, Senior Members at GBP 40, Junior at GBP 25, Mooring Space at GBP 100, and Dinghy Park at GBP 60. The dinghy park page separately lists an annual dinghy park cost of GBP 60 per space and a GBP 20 deposit for each key.

Membership

Official site describes a friendly family sailing club promoting sailing from racing to pottering on the Stour and Orwell and cruises farther afield.

Boat hire· Unclear
No current official evidence was found for club boats, boat hire, loan boats, or beginner boat-use arrangements. The site does confirm dinghy park and mooring facilities, but that is storage/mooring provision rather than boat hire.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Clubhouse· ClubhouseBar· ClubhouseDinghy park· StorageEstuary access· Other

Location

Shotley Gate · 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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