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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. We are an RYA Training Centre and offer a number of sailing training courses for cadets and adults as well as safety boat courses for members.
It’s easy to store and launch your boat – we have a large dinghy park, 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 us please click here and fill in your details. If you have any questions please contact the membership secretary.
2025 Subscriptions & Fees
The following fees for 2025 were incorporated into the Club Rules by the Committee on 11Oct24 and approved by the AGM in November 2024.
Membership Subscriptions:
| Membership Category | Annual Membership Fee | Annual Membership Fee (if renewed after 14 Feb 2025) |
| Family membership (one or two adults living at the same address and any children within their household aged under 21 on 1 January 2025) | £175 | £211 |
| Adult membership (a person aged over 25 on 1 January 2025) | £120 | £156 |
| Young Adult (a person aged between 21 and 25 on 1 January 2025) | £55 | £55 |
| Student (a person aged over 21 on 1 January in full-time education) | £40 | £40 |
| Cadet (a person aged under 21 on 1 January). Parents need not be DYC members but must sign on their behalf | £40 | £40 |
| Temporary membership (a person entering membership for a period of not more than 6 weeks) | £40 | £40 |
Club Facilities
| Club facility (for DYC members only) | Annual Fee |
| Allocated space in dinghy park for dinghy or tender | £120 |
| Allocated DYC swinging mooring * | £120 |
| Allocated space on pontoon for tender | £120 |
| Allocated space on Kayak/Canoe/Paddleboard storage racks | £40 |
| Outboard Storage | £50 |
| Small (≤ 3.7 m in length) unladen road trailer stacked in small road trailer area | £45 |
| Large (> 3.7 m in length) unladen road trailer in allocated dinghy space | £120 |
| Sails and foils in dinghy park shed | Free |
* Mooring holders are responsible for maintaining their club mooring in good condition.
The club is organised and operated by volunteers – we simply could not exist without their valuable work. During the winter, they maintain the clubhouse, ramp, pontoons, dinghy yard, club dinghies, and the safety boats. During the summer, they organise and run the club events (managing races, driving safety boats, running the galley and bar, etc.). And all year round, the DYC committee (all volunteers) make sure that the club is run safely and smoothly for the benefit of its members. DYC is locally renowned for being a friendly and welcoming club, and our volunteer culture is a large part of this. Thank you to all our volunteers, and we encourage all our members to consider joining one of our many volunteer teams. Please contact Mick Sheppard if you are able to help as part of our regular Tuesday morning Winter Working Party, or ask via safetyboatroster@btinternet.com to sign up on Dutyman for Safety Boat and Galley/Bar duties.
The Q&A has a lot of helpful information about the club and how it works. If you have a question that isn’t answered or other suggestions please let us know.