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Portchester Sailing Club,
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Waterside Lane,
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Portchester,
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Hampshire.
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England.
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PO16 9QN
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(44) 023 9237 6375
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History of Portchester Sailing Club
This history of Portchester Sailing Club gives a good picture of the efforts made by members in the past, which have resulted in a very friendly and vigorous Club. It is an unusual Club whose members enjoy various interests ranging from dinghy sailing, cruising, and angling to sea scouting. There are also those who belong to the Club with the idea of just meeting others who have a fascination for the water. Portchester Creek has the charm of an ever-changing scene in the shadow of a castle over a thousand years old. It is essentially still a place of nature dominated by the ever-vigilant cormorant perched high on his green or red pile.
The story of Portchester Sailing Club begins with the first General Meeting at Crown House in March 1928 when the officers were elected and the basic rules of the Club were formed. Cmdr. Hamond was elected Secretary and provided the driving force for the formation of the Club. He designed and built 31 "Portchester Ducks". These were attractive clinker single sail dinghies. After some 72 years there are still 4 of these craft in use. An important step in the formation of the Club was the general agreement negotiated by Admiral H.H. Smith that the Portchester Sailing Club has exclusive title to use the slip and hard in perpetuity.
By 1934 membership stood at 90, at which time the joining fee was 5 shillings. The Ducks were raced regularly until the outbreak of the war in 1939. In 1945 the Club was flourishing again and a search was made for a floating Clubhouse to be positioned beside the slipway. In 1951 Cmdr. Hamond himself presented the Club with a 70ft landing craft which was to be the Clubhouse for the next 17 years. The cost to Bill Hamond was ?400 and the club members contributed a further sum to convert the interior to a suitable Clubhouse. By 1965 plans had been drawn up to build a Clubhouse on piles on the foreshore. Fortunately at this time the 250 year old house, known as The Old Vicarage, came on the market. After many months the purchase was completed in December 1968. The Club was granted a council loan that was conditional on the Club carrying out many expensive repairs, such as solid floors, retiling, and double-skinned walls. By then the Club had spent ?15,000. We were helped by the Sports Council grant that enabled us to build an extended lounge on the seaward end of the building. One room was converted into a bar and the stable was refurbished for the use by all the members and for storing the anglers' equipment. In 1970 members constructed a dolphin for scrubbing off and for lifting masts. In 1980 a pier was built, again by members, which reached as far as half tide.
1983 saw another milestone in the evolution of the Club. We are grateful to the John Aylwin, a Club member, for designing a large lounge with a superb view of the creek. Throughout the post-war years the dinghy fleet has flourished with regular racing for 505s, National 12s, Fireballs, Mirrors, Lasers, RS400s and RS600s. The Club is fortunate in having an Olympic Gold Medallist (Flying Dutchman) and an RS600 National Champion as members. The Club organises a number of Open Meetings and provides favourable facilities for the Portchester Sea Scouts. The mooring area accommodates approximately 170 moorings for a variety of yachts that cruise from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and across the Atlantic. Club and Inter Club racing is a favourite activity for the cruisers.
When Port Solent was built in 1985 the Club gave up 40 swinging moorings in order to provide access to the marina. These have been replaced by 40 pile mooring spaces on the edge of the channel that is periodically dredged. By using cranes or a tractor the Club provides winter storage for 85 cruisers. The Club now owns all the freehold of the land on which it is situated, and currently has around 700 full members.
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History of Portchester Sailing Club
Location of Portchester Sailing Club
Current Management
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Upcoming Events
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6th Jul - SuperCup 3 Start14:00 |
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9th Jul - Wednesday Series 2 Race 3 |
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10th Jul - Big Kids in Little Boats |
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10th Jul - 6th Cruiser Evening Race |
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11th Jul - Friday Series 2 Race 3 |
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12th Jul - Yarmouth Interclub Rally |
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13th Jul - Yarmouth Interclub Race |
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13th Jul - Junior Training (PM) Start 14:00 |
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14th Jul - Junior Night afloat Start;18:00 |
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16th Jul - Wednesday Series 2 Race 4 |
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17th Jul - Angling: Junior Cup 10:00 - 14:00 |
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18th Jul - Friday Series 2 Race 4 |
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19th Jul - Junior Training Day |
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19th Jul - Back of Wight Race |
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19th Jul - Saturday Series 2 Race 3 Start 13:00 |
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20th Jul - Dinghy:Family Sail Start 09:30 |
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20th Jul - Crews Race |
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23rd Jul - Wednesday Series 2 Race 5 |
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24th Jul - Big Kids in Little Boats |
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25th Jul - Friday Series 2 Race 5 |
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26th Jul - Saturday Series 2 Race 4 Start 17:00 |
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