Yarmouth Sailing Club

The friendly club next to Yarmouth Bridge

Yarmouth Sailing Club sits next to the swing bridge over the River Yar at the western end of the Isle of Wight. It’s a friendly, informal, inclusive club with over 800 members run on a volunteer basis. It is an RYA Training Centre and as such delivers dinghy sailing, power boating and first aid training to its members. A welcome is always extended to visiting yachtsmen.

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Latest news

GOOD NEWS!! Information for Sailors Number 10

Please see RC Sailing Graeme Bowen's information for Sailors Number 10 which can be found in the Sailing Section. More »

Published 11:44 on 9 Jul 2020

Piling in River Yar

The Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Commissioners Information for Local Mariners Yarmouth Harbour - Walcon Piling Rig Mariners are advised that on Friday 26 June 2020 work will commence on the River Yar Boat Yard pontoons in the Western Yar River, south of the Yar Bridge, replacing the wooden piles with metal piles. Work will take place during daylight hours, excluding weekends, and is expected to last approximately 10 days. More »

Published 06:10 on 27 Jun 2020

The Club remains closed. However...

The Club remains closed. However, the Boat Park is now accessible provided the 2 metres 'Social distancing' and hand hygiene is adhered to at all times. More details can be found in the latest version of Information for Sailors and Yarmouth Harbour Guidelines which can be downloaded in the Sailing Section of the website. Please note that initially there will ONLY be support at weekends for racing. Members who decide to sail outside of a More »

Published 10:04 on 17 May 2020

HELP DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING

Some of our local West Wight Members have offered to join a list of people willing to give help to those who are having to stay at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our Membership Secretary membership.ysc@btconnect.com is co-ordinating this scheme so would like to hear from anyone living in the West Wight who is in the category of "needing help" or in the "offering help" group. More »

Published 09:55 on 22 Mar 2020

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376 duty slots still to be filled

Upcoming events

Jul 14	16:30 - Simply Sailing ABANDONED Recreational non-competitive sailing in the river ABANDONED.
Jul 18	10:45 - July Series Restart Race 3 Handicap racing for allcomers in the river.
Jul 19	10:45 - Top of the River Series Race 2 Racing for Handicap, Scow and Optimist classes in the river.
Jul 19	12:15 - No bar opening or Sunday lunch…
Jul 21	11:00 - Simply Sailing Recreational non-competitive sailing
Jul 26	12:15 - No bar opening or Sunday lunch…
Jul 30	11:00 - Simply Sailing to the West Recreational non-competitive sailing in the Solent to Totland, Colwell or
Aug 1	10:30 - Simply Sailing Recreational non-competitive sailing in the river.
Aug 2	12:15 - Sunday lunch
Aug 2	19:30 - August Series Race 1 Evening racing in the river for Handicap, Scow and Optimist