The club has a programme of activities throughout the year mid week and at weekends as well as summer “taster” sailing sessions for people who are interested in joining the club.

With its fast tides and eddying winds sailing on the Thames is always fascinating and challenging, and it is said that if you can sail a dinghy on the river Thames you can sail on any water in the world!

The club is committed to helping members improve their sailing skills as well as having fun on the water. Safety boat cover is always provided and members are free to cruise if they don’t want to race. Racing is round the buoys on Putney Reach at high tide or down river; going out with the tide, turning when the tide turns and racing back with the rising tide. Our members also visit and compete against other clubs.

We have an annual club dinghy sailing holiday on the Turkish or Greek coasts.

Club dinghies for members to hire include 6 Lasers, 1 Solo, 3 Enterprises, 2 Xenons, 2 GP 14s and 3 Toppers.

We are an RYA recognised Power Boat centre and club members can benefit from reduced rates to take RYA Power Boat 2 which enables holders to apply for the ICC Certificate which is required for using or hiring powerboats in other countries – great for those summer holidays!

We welcome new members with all different levels of sailing competency, whether you are a novice or an advanced racer! Come down and see what we do and what we about and you can decide whether what we offer is for you and if so, it would be great if you would like to get involved.

If you’re just a bit rusty, our members have a wealth of experience and are happy to point you (and your boat!) in the right direction.

You don’t need your own boat. You can hire one of our club dinghies at a very low cost.

Our friendly vice-commodore Sara Bennett runs occasional Saturday ‘taster sails’ in the summer for potential new members.

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South Bank Sailing Club uses the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick Handicap system for club races. The handicap system aims to provide fair racing between boats of different classes.

We use the following handicaps for classes that are regularly sailed at the club:

Where a class does not have a handicap listed above they will initially use the handicap listed in the current RYA national list. Should a class not have a handicap listed there then they will be assigned a trial handicap by the Sailing Committee.

To view the RYA PY Handicap data click here