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ClubCoastalTankerton / Whitstable, KentTankerton Bay

Tankerton Bay Sailing Club

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Tankerton Bay Sailing Club is a family-friendly coastal dinghy and catamaran club at Tankerton with RYA training, racing and cruising.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Catamaran sailing, RYA training, Cruising, Club racing, Social sailing

Beginner
The club says it welcomes all ages and abilities. Its club boat membership is specifically described for people without a boat, including newbies who may not know what type of boat to buy, but use requires competence to rig and sail and is only available when the support boat is on duty.
Training
The site identifies TBSC as an RYA training centre, but the current training page says the club is temporarily taking a break from sailing courses and will be back for the 2027 season, with no courses in 2026.
Taster· Unclear
No current taster-session offer or dated open-day/taster details were found on the official pages checked. The join page says prospective members may be invited to visit when the club is sailing, and the location page suggests dropping in on a Sunday after checking the sailing rota.

Activity tags

Catamaran sailing· ActivityClub racing· ActivityCruising· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityRYA training· TrainingSocial sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club describes itself as family friendly and runs a dedicated cadet programme for ages 8 to 18, led by qualified and experienced volunteers, with activities for young people who are new to sailing or developing existing skills. Membership pricing also includes family, couple, single young person, and cadet categories.
Access· Unclear
The official pages checked did not provide specific accessibility information such as step-free access, adapted facilities, accessible changing, parking for disabled visitors, or support for specific access needs.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership and boat park fees are published. Examples shown include a one-off joining fee of GBP 35, family membership GBP 190 per year, couple GBP 180, single over 25 GBP 160, single young person 18 to 25 GBP 100, cadet 8 to 18 GBP 50, single social membership GBP 30, family/couple social membership GBP 45, catamaran storage GBP 65, monohull storage GBP 48 on boat park or GBP 40 on rack, boards/canoes GBP 50, and club boat membership GBP 110 for the first full year. The page says reduced fees apply from 1 July except social fees, and asks new members not to pay until their application is confirmed.

Membership

Official about page welcomes all ages and abilities and points to membership options.

Boat hire
The join page describes club boat membership for members who do not have their own boat, with free use of club dinghies during the first full year under that membership. It also says normal over-18 sailing members pay GBP 10 per sailing session if they hire club boats. Conditions include priority for training and cadets, use only when the support boat is on duty, competence to rig and sail, and one club boat per membership per session.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Social events· ClubhouseCruising· OtherSeafront launch· LaunchRacing· OtherTraining· OtherClubhouse· Clubhouse

Location

Tankerton / Whitstable · 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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