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Wilsonian Sailing Club

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Wilsonian Sailing Club is a River Medway dinghy club near Hoo with racing, cruising, training and junior/adult sailing.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Club racing, Cruising, Training, Junior sailing, Social sailing

Beginner
Complete beginners appear supported through RYA adult dinghy training that covers starting to sail, plus Open Day activity for people who have never sailed. The site also describes Adult Rookies as for new and improving sailors and lists novice/improver Saturday racing, but routine course participation is mainly framed around club or RYA members, with non-RYA courses for non-members only when published and space-limited.
Training
Wilsonian SC states it is an RYA Recognised Training Centre. RYA training courses are open to existing Wilsonian SC members and held through the year by qualified instructors; non-RYA courses may be available to non-members when published. Adult National Dinghy Sailing Scheme courses are listed at GBP 75 and cover beginner through advanced topics; youth sailing, powerboat, safety boat, first aid and instructor training are also listed, with some prices on application.
Taster
The clearest taster route is the official annual Open Day, listed for Saturday 2 May 2026 from 10.30am to 4pm. It invites visitors, including people who have never sailed, and lists RIB rides, dinghy sailing with experienced helms, experts on and off the water, club tours, food and drink, and RYA courses scheduled after the Open Day. Visitors become members for the day for insurance. No separate Open Day visitor price was found.

Activity tags

Club racing· ActivityCruising· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceSocial sailing· ActivityTraining· Training

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Juniors and families are clearly supported. The site describes Saturday Skimmers as the junior club every Saturday morning, junior training on most Saturday mornings, and Junior Week for junior full or provisional members aged from 5, subject to sailing experience and a trial session, to 17. Family membership is available for cohabiting partners or a single parent and children under 18, with children required to be accompanied by at least one adult on that membership.
Access
The official site confirms some access provisions: disabled parking/drop-off guidance on the contact page, and changing, shower and toilet facilities for disabled persons on the about page. It does not state an accessible sailing, Sailability, adaptive equipment, hoist, or supported-sailing programme, so sailing-specific accessibility remains unknown.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership prices found: Adult GBP 212/year with GBP 50 one-off joining fee and dinghy spaces GBP 135/year; Family GBP 249/year with GBP 50 one-off joining fee and dinghy spaces GBP 135/year; Youth GBP 81/year with GBP 25 one-off joining fee and dinghy spaces GBP 67/year; Junior GBP 81/year with no joining fee and dinghy spaces GBP 26/year; Social GBP 37/year with GBP 50 one-off joining fee; Provisional listed as price on application. Training prices found: adult dinghy scheme GBP 75, powerboat Level 1 and 2 GBP 75, safety boat GBP 75, refresher free, first aid and instructor training price on application. Sailing Week costs GBP 37/day or GBP 167/week, evening meal GBP 10, non-member reduced additional joining fee GBP 97. Junior Week costs GBP 168 for members with GBP 40 deposit; provisional Junior Week membership is GBP 10 per junior; daily rate GBP 36.75 members or GBP 42 non-members. No boat hire prices and no explicit Open Day visitor/taster fee were found.

Membership

Official and MSBA pages describe a welcoming dinghy club with junior/adult racing, cruising, training and social programme.

Boat hire
The club says it has a fleet of boats available for members to hire, some free, intended for members without their own boat, whose boat is temporarily unavailable, or who need a different single/double-handed option. Listed boats include Wayfarer, Laser 2000, Wanderer, Topper, Laser rigs, Tera and Optimist. Availability is stated for Saturday afternoons and Sundays in the main season, Sundays during warm-up/winter series, and Wednesday evenings when racing is taking place. No hire prices were found.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Cruising· OtherTraining· OtherClubhouse· ClubhouseSafety boat· SafetySocial programme· ClubhouseShingle beach launch· LaunchRacing· Other

Location

Hoo / Rochester · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Trust

Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
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15 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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