The club presents itself as beginner-friendly: it says people of all ages and abilities are welcome, promotes learning to sail in a friendly safe environment, says most activities suit younger people and adult beginners, and runs Junior League/Beginners events with help setting up, launching and safety-boat support. Some activities require course completion or equivalent experience before helming.
Training
The club describes itself as a recognised and accredited RYA training centre providing voluntary training to new and existing members. It teaches RYA youth and adult sailing syllabus levels, including youth Stage 1/2/3 and adult Dinghy Level 1/2. It also describes Powerboat Level 2 and club-level safety boat training for existing members supporting club duties.
The official site mentions Junior League/Beginners days and the 2026 programme says the club is encouraging participation through expeditions, social sailing, experience days and training. However, no clearly public taster-session or open-day booking route, dates, eligibility or price was found on the reviewed official pages. The clearest first step for a newcomer is to contact the training address or Facebook Messenger.
Junior and family suitability is supported. The club says around half its members are juniors and most activities suit younger people and adult beginners. Junior League/Beginners days are open to young people in the club, including those who have attended a training course and gained annual membership, and family members. Under-14s should have an adult present. Training information says there is a lawned area where families can spectate.
Access
The official home page says the club does not have specialist accessibility equipment and notes steep river banks, rising river levels and a flowing river. It suggests other RYA training centres and clubs may be better able to support specific access needs. Assistance animals are excepted from the house rule that otherwise excludes pets from the lounge.
Costs
Costs, membership, and boats
Prices
Membership fees, sailing course prices, public taster/open-day prices and boat-hire prices were not found on the reviewed official pages. The Junior League/Beginners page states Junior League is free to members who meet the entry criteria. The About page states slip-ramp use asks for a GBP 5 donation per group, but that is slip-ramp use rather than membership, training, taster sailing or boat-hire pricing.
Membership
Official site welcomes people of all ages and abilities; RYA/directory evidence confirms training centre status.
The official site supports club boat use for events/training rather than general public hire. The About page says the club has a range of club boats that can be used for events. The Junior League/Beginners page says training boats are available and allocated fairly on the day. No separate hire price, visitor hire offer or non-member hire route was found.
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