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Tonbridge Town Sailing Club

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Tonbridge Town Sailing Club is an inland dinghy club at Haysden Water with racing, training, junior sailing and radio sailing.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Club racing, RYA training, Junior sailing, Radio sailing, Social sailing

Beginner
The club says it offers sailing for pleasure, racing and training, with RYA Level 1 and 2 adult courses and Junior Stage 1 and 2 courses intended to help people learn to sail at Haysden Water. Racing is described as catering for all levels of experience, and the sailing/racing page says races are formulated to suit all levels of sailing ability and can help members put RYA training into practice.
Training
The club states that it is an RYA approved Training Centre and that its RYA-trained instructors run junior RYA Stage 1 and 2 courses and adult RYA Level 1 and 2 courses. The 2026 training page gives scheduled course dates and says enquiries should go to tonbridge.training@yahoo.com.
Taster· Unclear
I did not find a current official visible page advertising public sailing taster sessions, open days, or try-sailing sessions. The site does publish training, junior club, racing, club opening times and membership information, but no clear taster-session offer was visible in the checked pages.

Activity tags

Club racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceRadio sailing· ActivityRYA training· TrainingSocial sailing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club has a Junior Club for young Tonbridge Town sailors, with 2026 session dates, use of club boats during sessions, parent involvement, and a requirement that juniors are members and have completed RYA Stage 1 or 2 or can sail to that standard. The training page also lists RYA Junior Stage 1 and 2 courses, and the home page describes the club as having an active Youth Training Squad and Junior Club.
Access· Unclear
I did not find current official visible information about accessibility, adapted sailing, disability access, step-free access, accessible changing/toilets, or specific access support.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

The official 2026 new membership form lists family membership at GBP 95.00, individual membership at GBP 85.00, student/young person membership at GBP 30.00, social non-sailing membership at GBP 40.00, and group educational membership as price on application. Boat park charges are listed as GBP 65 per standard space, GBP 55 per Topper rack space, and GBP 40 per Optimist space. I did not find visible published prices for training courses or boat-hire daily rates; the boat-hire page says details may be obtained from the clubhouse.

Membership

Directory and official-site evidence describe a volunteer-run members' club at Haysden Water.

Boat hire
The club says members do not need to own a boat because boats are available for hire by members. The boat-hire page says hirers must be qualified to at least RYA Level 2 and lists Topper, Optimist, Laser, GP14, Pico and Solo boats; the home page also mentions GP14s, Toppers, Picos, Optimists, Lasers and Solo. The visible page does not publish exact hire prices, only that details are available from the clubhouse.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Training· OtherRacing· OtherChanging rooms· ChangingCanteen· OtherPurpose-built clubhouse· ClubhouseToilets· ChangingStorage· Storage

Location

Tonbridge · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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14 Jun 2026
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