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ClubCoastalSt Lawrence Bay, Southminster, Essex and East Coast EstuariesRiver Blackwater / Blackwater Estuary

Stone Sailing Club

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Stone Sailing Club is a Blackwater Estuary club at St Lawrence Bay, with racing, cadets, dinghies, catamarans, keelboats, cruisers and windsurfing.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Catamaran sailing, Keelboat sailing, Cruiser sailing, Windsurfing, Cadet sailing, Training, Regattas, Social sailing

Beginner
Stone Sailing Club presents itself as open to new members and offers a free personalised on-the-water experience for people who want to visit and try water activities. Its 2026 public calendar also lists Duncan's Saturday Sailing Therapy as welcoming all boats and sailing abilities, especially new sailors.
Training
The site confirms the club provides opportunities for tuition and practice, says cadet members learn to sail and race with regular training sessions, and lists a 2026 training event series for improving sailing skills. The dedicated Training page says full sail-training details are still to come, and no current RYA course details were found on the official pages checked.
Taster
The Get On The Water page invites people to contact the club by email/contact form or Facebook to book a free personalised on-the-water experience. No separate open-day page was found in the official pages checked.

Activity tags

Cadet sailing· AudienceCatamaran sailing· ActivityCruiser sailing· ActivityDinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityKeelboat sailing· ActivityRegattas· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityTraining· TrainingWindsurfing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club has cadet activity: cadet members start at around age seven, learn to sail and race in Cadets, Toppers and Lasers, and take part in regular training. The fleets page describes a Cadet fleet for young sailors aged 7 to 17. The 2026 membership fee page includes Family Membership and Cadet/Junior Member categories, and the public calendar listed Cadet Week 2026 and regular cadet racing entries.
Access· Unclear
No current official page checked gave practical accessibility/access-needs details such as step-free access, accessible changing/toilets, adapted sailing, or support for disabled sailors. Safeguarding and child protection pages refer to disability in equality/safeguarding contexts, but not venue access arrangements.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

2026 full-year membership prices are published: Family Membership GBP 378, Adult Membership GBP 266, Cadet/Junior Member GBP 52, Young Member GBP 134, Student Member GBP 52, Guest Membership GBP 133, and Joint Guest Membership GBP 210. The club says there are no additional joining fees. Dinghy park annual fees are also published: Cat. A GBP 97, Cat. B GBP 102, Cat. C GBP 113, and Cat. D GBP 42. The Get On The Water page says the personalised on-the-water experience is free.

Membership

Official site describes a membership-based volunteer club, online joining, dinghy storage, limited Blackwater moorings and cruiser storage.

Boat hire· Unclear
No current general club-boat hire or member boat-hire offer was found on the official pages checked. The club lists many types of boats sailed and dinghy/craft storage, but that does not confirm hire availability. Past/news event references to event-specific boat hire were not treated as current general hire evidence.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Two bars· ClubhouseCruiser storage· StorageCommittee boat· OtherGalley· ClubhouseMoorings· StorageSafety boats· SafetyClubhouse· ClubhouseChanging rooms· ChangingDinghy park· StorageShowers· Changing

Location

St Lawrence Bay, Southminster · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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