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Introduction

Slaughden Sailing Club is a very friendly and unpretentious sailing club in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Having just a couple of hundred members and a busy programme means that you can easily get to know everyone. However, small doesn't mean basic. We have a new clubhouse with galley, changing rooms, showers and a lounge with a fine view west up river where you can sit in a comfy chair and watch the racing - or the fantastic sunset, depending on your preference!

The Club operates largely on a "do it ourselves" basis and most members are pleased to help out whenever they can. Occasional working parties are organised to help with maintenance of the clubhouse, the dinghy park and club equipment. Helpers are always welcome at the frequent social events and experienced dinghy helms, both with and without RYA qualifications, form the volunteer backbone of the club training programme.

There are no paid staff (with the exception of clubhouse cleaning). In this way subscriptions are kept to a modest level. The Club is particularly suited for those "boating on a budget" folk who want to look after their own craft, and for those who have an interest in sailing and want to learn more. The more experienced members are always willing to help and advise others.

Over the past decades the Slaughden Sailing Club has won a reputation for being a friendly family club and always makes new members and visitors welcome.

How to Get to Slaughden

Enter Aldeburgh by the A1094 from the direction of Snape. Straight on at the island by the Co-Op. Past the church, turn right at the bottom of the hill onto High Street. Carry straight on past the queues at the chip shops until the end of the High Street. Continue down the very pot-holed, bumpy track (also known as Slaughden Road) until you see the car park sign at Slaughden Quay and the clubhouse.

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.

How To Join

The joining formalities are kept simple.There is a joining fee in addition to the membership fee in the first year. You would join either as a Family (two partners and any children under the age of 15 who are living with them as a family) or with Single membership. If, as a single member, your partner should use the club facilities more than a couple of times per year - and this includes use of slipway and dinghy park - then Family membership is more appropriate. The current membership application form is online as a pdf file which details membership and dinghy park fees.

If you feel that you would like to become an enthusiastic member of the Slaughden Sailing Club please contact the membership secretary -details on the Club Officers page.