Brading Haven Yacht Club
Isle of Wight
At a glance
Brading Haven Yacht Club is a watersports and social club on Embankment Road in St Helens, near Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The club has access to a range of boating activities, with dinghy sailing, rowing, kayaking, paddle-boarding, power boating and cruising forming the main focus. Nearby beaches and Solent harbours provide destinations for time on the water.
The club caters for a broad range of ages and interests. Youth and junior sailing sit alongside adult activities, while a full training programme covers sailing and power boating. Courses are delivered by RYA-qualified instructors, making the club suitable for those developing practical skills as well as members taking part in regular sailing, cruising or racing. Radio-controlled yachting adds another option for water-focused activity without heading out in a full-sized boat.
Onshore, Brading Haven Yacht Club has a social programme that includes family days, regattas and other events. The setting combines the practical character of a working boating club with space for members and visitors to meet around activities on and off the water. Club hire boats are also listed among the facilities, supporting the wider programme of boating and training.
The food and drink offer is centred on the club bar, restaurant and galley. The galley provides lunchtime snacks, while the bar gives the clubhouse a relaxed place for refreshments before or after time on the water. The dining side is part of the club environment rather than a separate destination restaurant, making it a natural fit for sailors, families attending activities and guests visiting during events.
Visitors are welcome to call in and see the clubhouse, with staff generally available during office hours and often at weekends. Open days provide opportunities to sample selected activities, such as a rib ride, a harbour sail or radio-controlled yachting, alongside a drink at the bar or a lunchtime galley snack. Brading Haven Yacht Club is suited to people interested in learning, taking part in organised boating, joining social events or spending time around a local sailing community.
