Seafarers Sailing Club

Welcome

Welcome to the Seafarers Sailing Club website.

The Seafarers Sailing Club is a small, friendly club formed to encourage the sport of dinghy sailing by the promotion of racing, cruising and training. The clubhouse is situated on the Solent between Hill Head and Lee-on-Solent overlooking the Isle of Wight. The Club has approximately 130 paying members. As the majority have "family" membership, the number of people entitled to use our facilities is over 200. There are over 100 boat spaces in the compound which is usually just sufficient to meet members' demands. See About SSC for more details.

News and Events

SOLO and Solution Open Meeting - 1st August

This year Seafarers SC is running a joint, open meeting for these two classes. No duty watch is nominated for the event and we rely entirely on volunteers to act as the race officer and his/her assistants, patrol boat drivers and crew, tractor drivers, beach crew and catering assistants. Visitors to our club often remark on what a friendly and helpful club we are thanks largely to the club’s voluntary culture. If you would like to volunteer your services in any capacity for the Open Event on 1st August please put your name on the list in the wet room or contact the Sailing Secretary, Dick Banks, or any member of the committee.

All visitors welcome. Event briefing at 1015 with first race at 1100. Entry forms, Sailing Instructions and further details available from the Sailing Secretary - email

Tuesday Evening Sailing - 8th June until 31st August

Informal sailing will be available each Tuesday from 8th June until 31st August from 6:30 to 8:00pm. Although aimed primarily at cadets and novices, this will provide an opportunity for anyone that fancies going for a gentle sail with patrol boat cover and, if required, guidance from experienced sailors or qualified instructors.

If you are the parent or guardian of an under-18 year old who wishes to take part, you will need to complete an authorisation form. You can download a copy of the form from here. Hard copies will be available in the clubhouse.

Each session will require volunteers to man the safety boat, drive the tractor and help with rigging, launching and recovery. There is also need for a coordinator, a member responsible for running the event. You do not have to be an OOD; it can be anyone who is happy to run a session using a set of guidelines which you can read here. If you would like to volunteer to help with these sessions in any way, please add your details to the list in the clubhouse.

End of Cowes Week Fireworks - 5th August

The bar will be open from 1800 for the Fireworks and a BBQ will be lit for you to grill your own meat. Salad and bread will be available at £2.50 a plate.