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Solva Sailing Club

BeginnerTraining· UnclearJuniors

Solva Sailing Club is a small community sailing club at Solva Harbour, with junior and grassroots dinghy sailing, taster sessions, occasional racing and recent Sport Wales-backed boat investment.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Junior sailing, Taster sessions, Club sessions, Occasional racing, Local cruising records, Grassroots sailing

Beginner
Solva Sailing Club appears suitable for beginners, especially children and new sailors. Current public snippets describe the club as supporting sailing in Solva and show recent school taster activity; older secondary reporting also describes complete beginners being taken sailing, but current detail on how adults can start was not found.
Training· Unclear
No current public club page found with a clear learn-to-sail programme, RYA course offer, dates, or booking route. The RYA listing shows Solva Sailing Club as a club with dinghy cruising, dinghy racing and yacht racing activities, but it does not list training services on the accessible page.
Taster
Recent public posts/snippets show school pupils having taster sessions with Solva Sailing Club, so tasters appear to happen at least through school/community activity. A general public taster-session booking route was not found.

Activity tags

Club sessions· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityGrassroots sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceLocal cruising records· ActivityOccasional racing· ActivityTaster sessions· Service

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club has clear junior/youth evidence: current public snippets mention school taster sessions, and the Solva community listing describes Solva Sailing Club as supporting sailing for all ages. Family-specific membership or parent participation details were not found in current accessible sources.
Access· Unclear
No current accessible source was found describing disabled access, adaptive sailing, step-free access, parking access, accessible changing, or support for specific access needs.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

No current membership fees, taster prices, course prices, boat-use fees, or booking prices were found in the accessible current sources. Users should contact the club before relying on availability or costs.

Membership

Local community, council and Sport Wales sources point people to the club Facebook page or secretary. Public evidence emphasises junior/community sailing, taster sessions and new dinghies bought with grant funding.

Boat hire
The club appears to have club boats rather than just privately owned boats: current Facebook snippets say Sport Wales funding is replacing an ageing fleet with new RS Sailing dinghies, and recent snippets mention a new support boat named Wally. No public evidence was found for casual boat hire terms or whether non-members can borrow boats.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Facebook contact route· OtherClub dinghies· OtherJunior sailing programme· OtherSolva Harbour setting· Other

Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Partial
Find Watersports check
14 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
Sources checked (8)