Sailing

UPSC sail dinghies and yachts and both are open to people of all abilities, whether you are an experienced racer or a complete beginner. We see Portsmouth differently from most sports clubs, we look at it from the water. We’re a friendly club, joining is a great way to make friends and come along to our amazing socials. We sail locally as well as nationwide so you have an opportunity to travel to some great locations with a great bunch of people. Keep an eye on our website and social media pages for details on our upcoming sessions. Membership to the club offers the opportunity to get involved, travel and competitions are an additional charge.

Our club is inclusive to all individuals regardless of their sailing ability, gender or sexuality. 
There are opportunities for all individuals to represent UPSC in BUCS competitions.
We welcome everyone to our socials, events, yacht weekends & sailing ability.

Dinghy sailing

We have a fleet of six Fireflies that we sail from Spinnaker Sailing Club for weekly team training. Social sailing happens from Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth Sailing Club, where beginners are welcome.

Simply pay the club membership fee for the year, and then safety boat fuel costs whenever you decide to go out on the water.

More experienced sailors can enjoy intermediate social sessions, take part in the annual frostbite series, or try out for our dinghy team.

Our dinghy team regularly attends events all over the country, including the BUSA Fleet racing nationals and the BUSA team racing qualifiers where we have often qualified for the national BUSA team racing finals.

Yacht sailing

If you’d rather sail something a bit bigger we charter 36ft - 39ft yachts and regularly sail all over the Solent as part of the yacht team or our social yacht weekends. Every year we also go on our “Summer Sail Week” and sail chartered yachts in the Mediterranean. It’s a great way to travel a bit with like minded people during the summer.

For Yacht Team racing we enter BUSA Yacht Nationals, which is often hosted in the Solent, local to Portsmouth.

2024/25 Memberships

You can join our club for second half of the 2024/25 academic year;

• Development: £57.50
• Play: £32.50

Plus top-up fees based on certain competitive races;

• BUCS match racing: £100 top up per person (TBC for 24/25)
• Yacht Nationals: £150 top up per person (TBC for 24/25)
• Yacht weekend: £140 top up per person (TBC for 24/25)