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Thames Sailing Club

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Thames Sailing Club is a Surbiton River Thames club with dinghy racing, junior sailing, training and social activity.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Junior sailing, Social sailing

Beginner
The club says its charitable objective includes promoting sailing to people who are inexperienced. Its RYA training page lists RYA Start Sailing Level 1 as suitable for complete beginners and says Keep Sailing Surbiton is based at Thames Sailing Club.
Training
RYA sailing and powerboat training is offered through Keep Sailing Surbiton at Thames Sailing Club, including adult RYA Start Sailing Level 1, RYA Basic Skills Level 2, RYA Powerboat Level 2, youth sailing stages, and school holiday camps. The page says courses run March through October and that equipment is provided.
Taster
The joining page invites prospective members to come to the club, meet members, and have a go on the water. The prospective members guide also says summer Fun Fridays allow children to mess about in boats, novices to practise, and more serious sailors to get free advice and training. No separate formal sailing taster product or open-day price was found on the checked pages.

Activity tags

Dinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceSocial sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club has Friday youth sailing for TSC Junior or Family members aged 7+, led by an RYA Senior Instructor, with club boats provided. The RYA training page also lists youth sailing courses for ages 7-16 and school holiday camps. The sailing page says Sunday sailing includes racing and family activities from March to October.
Access· Unclear
I did not find current visible official information about disabled access, step-free access, accessible toilets, adaptive sailing, or specific access needs on the checked pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Visible prices found: Friday youth sailing costs GBP 75 for the season; club craft hire is described as a modest fee of GBP 10 for bigger boats and GBP 5 for single-handed craft; Tuesday supper is listed as GBP 8.50-GBP 10. Membership and berthing fees are said to be on application/berthing forms, but exact membership prices were not visible in the checked page text.

Membership

Official site describes membership, racing, junior sailing and training/learn-to-sail opportunities on the Thames at Surbiton.

Boat hire
The prospective members guide says the club owns Omegas, Picos, and Toppers which may be hired for a modest fee by people who can demonstrate some proficiency and/or have passed RYA Level 2. Friday youth sailing also states club boats such as Toppers and Fusions are provided for those sessions.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Boat storage· StorageSocial events· ClubhouseRace programme· OtherSlipway· LaunchJunior programme· OtherClubhouse· Clubhouse

Location

Surbiton · 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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