Racing

Merlin and Contender open

We are looking forward to hosting the Merlin Rocket and Contender open meeting on 8 and 9 July. Come and experience the home of real sea sailing, with easy sheltered launching in the harbour and a short sail out to sea to the race area. Enter online and book your camping – there are limited […]

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Easter Cup

The Easter Cup was raced in glorious sunshine in a force three from the South East on Monday 6 April. Scheduled to be a two day event the Sunday racing was cancelled due to gusts in excess of 25 knots, and there weren’t enough keen beans to take on the big seas so early in […]

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Club Handicap Numbers for 2026

At the last club AGM, there was much discussion of local adjustment of national Portsmouth Yardstick Numbers (PN). Whilst there was no specific proposal to vote on, the clear view was that this should be given serious consideration. Accordingly, the committee tasked a working group with finding a recommendation. It was agreed that any acceptable […]

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Contender & Wayfarer Nationals 2025

On Wednesday 3rd September, the club will be a hive of activity as we welcome the 2025 entrants for the Contender & Wayfarer Nationals for 4 days of racing (4th – 7th September) We currently have 30 Contenders & 16 Wayfarers confirmed with entries closing on Wednesday 3rd September at 23:59 Much work has been […]

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Profile: Sophie Mackley

Name: Sophie Mackley When and where did you learn to sail? I learnt to sail at about the age of 10 on the river Orwell in Suffolk, crewing in a National 12. I raced 12s into my adult life, and love going back to the East coast which is a far cry from the sea […]

Merlin Rocket, News

Spring Morning Series

This weekend we will be using the new eTally system to sign on & off. Don’t Panic! We expect some hiccups, so please don’t get frustrated if you’re having problems….your race results will still be recorded, entered & published, even if you’re unable to sign on. Here is how it will work: – There is […]

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Changes to the SI’s 2025

The updated club 2025 Sailing Instructions will shortly be published to the website. Here are the main changes – please do familiarise yourself with them: Fast, Medium & Slow fleets The boundaries have changed for 2025: Fast: < 999 (eg. Phantom – RS800) Medium: 1000 – 1128 inclusive (RS 100 8.4  – 2000) Slow: 1129 […]

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2025 at Shoreham SC

Our 2025 racing season is set to be a busy one kicking off with the Spring series on Sunday 23 March. The year includes the usual club series’, Battle of the Beaches, open events for members and visitors and high profile national events. The big change to club racing this year is that the start […]

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Cooler Series Concludes

The Shoreham SC November Cooler series concludes this Sunday 10th November. The updated schedule of races (due to slipway repairs) means the series is restricted to 6 races. This Sunday is looking very light & from the North. So fickle & tricky. Our outgoing Commodore, Tyler Harmsworth, leads the series with 3 bullets in his […]

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Easter Cup 2024

Easter is only 3 weeks away & already SSC members have been seen polishing hulls & tweaking settings! Come & join us for 4 races over 2 days on the south coasts best waters…..   Notice of Race & online entry is now available  

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Easter Cup 2023

It’s the Easter Cup this weekend and the weather is looking particularly special – it is an open event so feel free to invite your sailing friends over to enjoy the delights of sailing at Shoreham. Entries, Sailing Instructions and Notice of Race are all available here (scroll down to the bottom)

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Merlin and 420 open

Shoreham Sailing Club are delighted to welcome the Merlin Rocket and 420 fleets to compete at their open meeting on 18th – 19th June. Come and experience the best sea sailing in the UK, with easy sheltered launching in the harbour and a short sail out to sea, Shoreham is renowned for its wonderful clear […]

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Shoreham SC Cooler series 2021

Shoreham Sailing Club Cooler series will run over four weekends in November and visitors are welcome. We are offering 8 races (2 races back-to-back each Sunday) over four weekends, with the option to store your boat at the club. For visitors entry for the full series of eight races is £50 (to include leaving your […]

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Barts Bash – Sunday 12 September

Its Barts Bash this Sunday where we sail West to Lancing Sailing Club to race off their clubhouse (escorted by our safety boats). With two races back-to-back these are also the deciding races for the Battle of the Beaches. Entry is now open for Barts Bash at https://www.bartsbash.com/sign-up/individual. Please sign up asap to help Lancing […]

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RS200 open meeting – 18 Sept

We are pleased to announce in conjunction with the RS200 Class Association that we will be running an Open Meeting as a round of the SEAS on Saturday 18th September. The event is open to Shoreham SC members and to RS200 Class Association Members. The event will consist of 4 Races sailed back to back […]

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Merlin open meeting – 24 and 25 July

The Shoreham Sailing Club Merlin Rocket open meeting will take place on the weekend of 24 and 25 July. The event will consist of; 6 races sailed back-to-back out at sea (3 races on Saturday, 3 races on Sunday) First race start not before 13:25 pm on Saturday, no warning signal will be made after […]

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Wayfarer open meeting – 26 and 27 June

We are really looking forward to welcoming the Wayfarer class to an open meeting at Shoreham Sailing Club on the weekend of 26 and 27 June. The event will consist of; 6 races sailed back-to-back out at sea (3 races on Saturday, 3 races on Sunday) First race start not before 13:25 pm on Saturday, […]

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D-Zero open meeting – 19 and 20 June

We are really looking forward to welcoming the D-Zero class to an open meeting at Shoreham Sailing Club on the weekend of 19 and 20 June. The event will consist of; 6 races sailed back-to-back out at sea (3 races on Saturday, 3 races on Sunday) First race start not before 13:25 pm on Saturday, […]

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