ClubCoastalWells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk and Norfolk BroadsWells Harbour and North Norfolk creeks
Wells Sailing Club
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About this club
Wells Sailing Club is a friendly, member-run harbour club at East Quay, Wells-next-the-Sea, for active sailors, with racing, leisure sailing and cruising on Wells Harbour and the North Norfolk creeks. Its clubhouse has a bar and deck with harbour views.
The club is run entirely by volunteers, with no paid staff, and members are expected to help run and maintain it. It does not offer RYA courses or formal instruction and is not set up for complete beginners.
Wells Sailing Club confirmed that it is not set up for complete beginners. An existing sailor may informally take someone for a sail, but this is not an organised beginner programme or public first-sail route.
Training
Wells Sailing Club does not offer RYA courses or formal instruction. Sessions described as training in the fixture list are coaching for existing members who want to improve. People seeking formal courses are referred to other clubs along the coast.
Beginner
Training
Juniors
Wells Sailing Club is a friendly, member-run harbour club at East Quay, Wells-next-the-Sea, for active sailors, with racing, leisure sailing and cruising.
The club does not offer organised taster sessions or a public try-sailing route and is not set up for complete beginners. An existing sailor may informally take someone for a sail, but this is a private member arrangement rather than a club programme.
The club has several junior members, generally children of existing members rather than unconnected young people joining through an open junior pathway. The 2025 application form lists Family and Junior membership.
Access· Unclear
I did not find current visible information about physical accessibility, accessible facilities, adaptive sailing, or access needs support. The club handbook says membership is open to anyone interested in sailing regardless of disability, subject to available facilities, but that does not confirm practical accessibility arrangements.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
The current visible 2025 membership application form lists annual subscription fees: Full individual GBP 94, Family GBP 140, Junior GBP 19, car parking sticker GBP 11, Safety Boat & Harbour Dues GBP 20, and boat/canoe parking fees shown as GBP 38. The form says not to enclose payment and that payment details are provided by email once the application is approved.
Prospective members must visit the club and meet members. Applications must be proposed and seconded by existing members, one of whom must be on the general committee. The club has no paid staff, and members are expected to help run and maintain it. Membership is intended for people who want to sail rather than use the clubhouse only as a social venue.
The homepage says the club has a fleet of club boats that can be borrowed by any competent members. I did not find public boat hire details, hire prices, or confirmation that non-members can hire boats.
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