Welcome to Deben Yacht Club, founded in 1838 and located on the beautiful River Deben in Woodbridge, Suffolk. Whether you are new to sailing or a seasoned racer, we are a welcoming and family friendly club. Please take a look at our Club News and Upcoming Events below to see what going on now and in the near future .

The Deben Yacht Club offers a full calendar of events throughout the sailing season including a mixture of dinghy & yacht racing, flotillas and leisure sailing, all supported by our safety boat team. DYC is affiliated to both RYA and Paddle UK, and is an RYA Training Centre.

We offer sail training courses for cadets and adults as well as safety boat courses for members.

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It’s easy to store and launch your boat – we have a large dinghy park, a modern slipway and 21 moorings. If you don’t have a boat, we have over 30 club dinghies for members to hire including Toppers, Topper Argos, RS Qubas, RS Fevas, Laser and Wayfarers.

To get a feel for the club and the wide range of activities we offer, please explore our website and take a look at our newsletter. If you are interested in joining or have any questions please contact the membership secretary.

Thomas Yeung, Commodore

Upcoming Club Events
  • Float Your Boat - also optional short introduction to racing at DYC
    03/05/2025  15:30 - 17:18

  • Improvers Sail Training 3 (HW 18:15)
    04/05/2025  15:00 - 19:00

  • Evening Points 1 Yachts 1 (HW 19:21)
    05/05/2025  17:30 - 21:30

  • Coffee Morning - Friends of Woodbridge library
    09/05/2025  10:00 - 12:00

  • Improvers Sail Training 4 (HW 12:02)
    10/05/2025  09:00 - 13:00

Woodbridge

www.suffolk-tides.com

Tide times for 28 April 2025

Tide Time Height
High  00:59 4.2m
Low   06:34 0.0m
High  13:27 4.1m
Low   18:50 0.4m

Tide times for 29 April 2025

Tide Time Height
High  01:42 4.4m
Low   07:16 0.1m
High  14:11 4.1m
Low   19:37 0.3m

Tide times for 30 April 2025

Tide Time Height
High  02:26 4.4m
Low   07:58 0.2m
High  14:55 4.0m
Low   20:23 0.3m

Best yacht club with great facilities and very friendly members

Roger G (Google Reviews)