ARCHIPELAGOES - Isle of Wight

Yachtclub	Position	Address	Information
Bembridge Sailing Club		Embankment Road Bembridge Isle of Wight PO35 5NR Tel 01983 872237 01983 872686 Fax 01983 874950 e-mail	founded in 1886. Welcome to the Bembridge Sailing Club Web site; it has been kept very simple and is intended to provide members with a useful source of up to date information.
Brading Haven Yacht Club		St Helens Ryde tel 01983 873911	Brading Haven Yacht Club (BHYC) is situated near St.Helens on Bembridge Harbour. Bembridge Harbour lies on the tidal estuary of the East Yar in an SSI-protected area of tranquil natural beauty on the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight which is renowned for its world-class Solent sailing activities. The club is open all year-round and is popular with all age-groups.
Gurnard Sailing Club		29 Shore Road Gurnard Isle of Wight PO31 8LD tel 01983 295169 e-mail	Gurnard Sailing Club is located on the shores of Gurnard Bay, a mile or so west of Cowes. The club is solely run by its members with no paid staff, and consequently the membership fees are low and offer great value - although you will be expected to help! The location is superb with the prevailing south westerlies providing windward starts and reaching legs to the mainland shore. The racing area is set either within Gurnard Bay for the smaller dinghies or the exciting waters of the western Solent for fast reaching and Olympic courses. The tides are strong and provide challenging conditions which make first-class sailors.
Royal Victoria Yacht Club		91 Fishbourne Lane Ryde Isle of Wight PO33 4EU Tel 01983 882325 Fax 01983 884908 e-mail	Based at Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight, the Royal Victoria Yacht Club was founded by Prince Albert in 1845. The RVYC offers a full and varied sailing program, as well as organising the annual Asymmetric Round the Island Race.
Shanklin Sailing Club		Hope Road Shanklin Isle of Wight e-mail	Shanklin Sailing Club is situated on the south coast of the Isle of Wight between Sandown and Ventnor, the Club is located by the beach at the north end of Shanklin's Promenade. Access to the water is via gradually shelving sandy beach.
Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club		39 Birmingham Road Cowes Tel 01983 296333	The Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club was established in 1952 by the late "Tiny" Mitchell as a club for local yachtsmen. It has evolved, largely through the voluntary labours of its members, to become a popular venue for both racing and cruising yachtsmen. The club can provide marina berths and shoreside boat storage facilities for its members and guests. The approach by sea to the club, situated on the west bank of the Medina, is made by turning to starboard after passing the southernmost pontoon of Cowes Yacht Haven and the club pontoons are directly ahead.
East Cowes Sailing Club		Victoria Wharf Clarence Road East Cowes Tel 01983 297588	East Cowes Sailing Club was founded in 1912 "to encourage sailing, good sportsmanship, youth training, racing, fishing and other boating activities". The Club provides its members with inside storage and hard standing for small yachts, motorboats, sailing dinghies and tenders. It has drying out mud berths with slipway and pontoon landing at all states of the tide. Its social side centres around its Thursday evening racing and its sailors have earned good reputations by winning events as diverse as Cowes Weeks, CCRC, Admirals Cup to Island dinghy meetings.
Island Sailing Club		70 High Street Cowes Isle of Wight PO31 7RE tel 01983 296621 fax 01983 293214 e-mail	The Island Sailing Club sits on the western bank of the Medina Estuary and has the most seaward of all the floating pontoons on the Island.
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club		Castle Hill The Parade Cowes Tel 01983 294278	The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, established in 1842, received its Admiralty Warrant in 1872. Set in idyllic surroundings overlooking Cowes Harbour entrance, it has panoramic views of the Solent. The Club is a natural choice for everyone interested in sailing or socialising. Facilities include pleasant accommodation, comfortable bar and dining areas, excellent food and large sun deck. New members and visiting yachtsmen are especially welcome.
Royal London Yacht Club		The Parade Cowes Tel 01983 299727	The Royal London Yacht Club was founded in London in 1836 and its first meeting place was the Coal Hole Tavern on the Strand. Now, as befits one of Europe's senior yacht clubs, the Royal London is located in the centre of Cowes waterfront where it has been since 1882. A majority of its current members live or work in the Capital. This long history, as a principal element of British yachting, is a matter of great pride to the members of the Club, although its desire to maintain past traditions is balanced by an active and progressive new membership.
Royal Solent Yacht Club	Mrs Sue Tribe	Yarmouth Isle of Wight tel 01983 760256 fax 01983 761172 e-mail	Immediately eastwards of Yarmouth Pier, within a short walk of the harbour. An unrivalled position commanding the Western Solent.
Royal Yacht Squadron		The Castle Cowes Tel 01983 292191	The Royal Yacht Squadron was founded in 1815. In 1826 it became the first Yacht Club to establish organised yacht racing in Britain, becoming the world authority for devising racing rules and handicapping. Its annual regattas established Cowes as the headquarters of sailing in the UK. In 1858 The Squadron took residence in the Castle but it was when the Prince of Wales became its patron in 1863 that the public interest in regatta racing increased, inspiring a more competitive spirit on the water whilst at the same time establishing Cowes as the place to sail and be seen. In 1851 the Squadron was the instigator of what was to become the most prestigious racing event in the world- The America's Cup- and in August 2001 co-hosted with the New York Yacht Club a special Jubilee Regatta to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the original race. Few who witnessed the event will never forget seeing over 200 of the worlds finest and most beautiful yachts sailing off Cowes and around the Island for the re-enactment race. The event also attracted the largest single gathering of 12M class yachts, but the undoubted stars were the fabulous J Class yachts - Endeavour, Shamrock and Velsheda which raced off Cowes.
Seaview Yacht Club		Seaview Isle of Wight Tel 01983 613268 Fax 01983 565451 e-mail	The Sea View Yacht Club is one of the premier sailing clubs on the Solent. We are on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight, a small island off the coast of central southern England. The Sea View Yacht Club is a little unusual in that we own a fleet of keel boats that are available to charter. As a result we have, in addition to our members, many non-members who come to sail as part of a pre-organised group.
Yarmouth Sailing Club		Bridge Road Yarmouth Isle of Wight PO41 0NL Tel 01983 760 270 e-mail	Yarmouth Sailing Club sits next to the swing bridge over the River Yar. It's a friendly, un-stuffy club with around 800 members and always extends a welcome to visiting yachtsmen.
Royal Ocean Racing Club		82 High Street Cowes Tel 01983 295144	The Royal Ocean Racing Club was founded in 1925 in Plymouth but has an elegant clubhouse in St James Place, London, although operating out of Cowes High Street for many of its annual events. Membership is strictly limited to competent offshore yachtsmen and yachtswomen who qualify by completing a minimum mileage of offshore racing. RORC, through its Rating Office, is the national authority for measurement and rating of offshore yachts. It organises the famous Fastnet Race and the Commodores Cup Series being held in Cowes from 11th to 18th August 2002.
Royal Lymington Yacht Club		Bath Road Lymington Hampshire SO41 3SE tel 01590 672677 fax 01590 671642 e-mail	Located at the picturesque western end of the Solent, the Royal Lymington Yacht Club began its life in 1922 as the Lymington River Sailing Club. It quickly gained strength and in 1924 found a home in a disused boathouse beside the River. This original structure remains, just, as the southern wing of today's expanded premises, commanding an outstanding view down the Lymington River, across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.