About Us

Come Join Us! We've A Lot To Offer!

Bosham Sailing Club is a family-based sailing club located at the Old Mill on historic Bosham Quay. We are the oldest sailing club in Chichester Harbour and celebrated our Centenary in 2007.

Something for Everyone

We are a wonderfully welcoming club that balances a range of water-based activities with a varied and enthusiastic social calendar. We support all types of sailing from learning to sail and dinghy racing through to Channel crossing and cruising oceans! We offer a wide range of other water-based activities including coastal rowing, wingsurfing, paddle boarding and kayaking with plenty of equipment for hire to members. If you're new to water sports, we cater for beginners and those who would like to explore which type of sailing or activity suits them best.

There's an active social programme, so on or off the water you can be sure of good company.

Unique and Beautiful Location

Situated within the Chichester Harbour National Landscape, Bosham is a popular village for visitors with a royal history, 10th century church, historic quay, numerous yacht moorings and a coastal ecology. All-tide access for launching into the sailing mecca of Chichester Harbour makes Bosham an ideal location for water-based activities. Our lovely modernised clubhouse with split level terrace was once a water mill and is the perfect setting for the social side of sailing; watching the water, chatting over a drink with friends, rehydrating after racing, enjoying our excellent professionally-catered food events and watching the beautiful sunsets all year round.

Lively Cadet Sailing

Our encouragement of sailing starts with our cadets, who progress through the racing classes from Optimist and Mirror to Topper, RS Feva, Laser, 420 and beyond. BSC has provided many top sailors, winning national championships and competing for Great Britain internationally. Our training and racing is more than just an activity for cadets; it forms friendship groups proven to last for lifetimes. Families return to Bosham to re-visit their youth here and many members are from multi-generational Bosham families. The active cadet social scene means that sailors are involved in club activities all year round and see BSC as a place to meet friends or look forward to visits with families.

Each summer, Bosham Junior Week is the harbour's premier regatta, with 140 boats and 180 young sailors competing for prestigious trophies alongside a busy social schedule. Cadets find time for plenty of games, activities, their own black-tie Dinner, fleet parties and discos.

Our Classic Dayboats

We have perhaps the largest fleet of competitively sailed classic dayboats in the UK and celebrated 40 years of dayboat racing in 2025. The CDB fleet comprises individual heritage craft and traditional classes. Classic National 18, Chichester Harbour 12, 18 and Scow, Sharpie, Yachting World Dayboat, Fairey Falcon and Tideway classes are all represented, together with day-sailers such as Devon Yawl. What better way to enjoy the glories of Chichester Harbour!

Dinghy Racing

As well as classic boat sailing, BSC also races standard dinghy classes with active fleets including Finn and ILCA and numerous boats handicap racing. There is also a unique fleet of Chichester Scows that benefit from regular racing and a very active social programme. Our sailing programme features racing every weekend from Easter through to December and sunset racing on Fridays throughout the summer. So there's lots of scope for competitive class and handicap racing as well as plenty of family sailing or just getting on the water in a more relaxed style.

Cruising In Good Company To The Horizon And Beyond

Friendly rivalry rather than cut-throat competition is the order of the day for our races and rallies around The Solent and longer cruises to France, the Channel Islands and the West Country. Members sometimes take on distance events such as the Fastnet, the AZAB and the ARC. One or two of our 130+ boats have even completed global circumnavigations.

All this is complemented by relaxed conversation over dinner at our rally destinations and at our series of informal winter suppers at the Club which usually feature a presentation of sailing interests. Everything from maritime history to members' cruising exploits!

Friendly Social Scene

Our year-round programme of entertainments brings everyone together - family events, theme evenings, barbecues, quiz nights, gastronomic gatherings and black-tie dinners all feature. All ages and tastes are catered for, so whatever your principal interest, you can enjoy life on and off the water with us!